Facebook for BlackBerry Version 1.5 Info!

Way over a month after MySpace for BlackBerry version was released, Version 1.5 of Facebook for BlackBerry is now here! Some nice improvements include BlackBerry message, calender, and contacts integration right into the app!



Get it straight from AppWorld or go to http://www.blackberry.com/facebook from your BlackBerry browser.

Want some more info before you download? ... Boygeniusreport posted a nice Facebook 1.5 preview.

Enjoy!

Craigslist Killer Caught Because of His BlackBerry?

In addition to armed robbery and kidnapping another person, Philip Markoff, who has come to be known as the "Craigslist killer", was charged yesterday with murdering a woman that he may have contacted using an ad on Craigslist. Markoff allegedly held a 29-year-old woman at gunpoint and robbed her at a Westin Hotel in Boston. He was later accused of murdering 25-year-old Julissa Brisman.

According to the Boston Herald, the online trail that Markoff left is what lead investigators to him. In pictures such as the one shown above, Markoff appears to be using a BlackBerry on-the-go. Being an avid BlackBerry user myself, that grip looks to be indicative of a crackberry addict thumbing away.

Oh yeah, Philip Markoff is a medical student at Boston University ... erhh ... at least he was. Wonderful.

UPDATE: Julissa Brisman was 25 years old, not 26.

Free WiFi from Optimum Online!

If you are currently an Optimum Online customer, you can enjoy access to WiFi hotspots completely free! Tons of hotspots are located all throughout the NY, NJ, and CT area. With services like Skype for iPhone and BlackBerry, this could prove to be some great news for Optimum subscribers. As for those on Comcast, many people are still without access to their Comcast webmail ... might be a good time to move to an area covered by Optimum!

All you need to do is login with your Optimum ID and password. Find out if Optimum's free WiFi is available near you!

Skype for iPhone and BlackBerry Release!

Skype for both iPhone and BlackBerry have finally become official. Tomorrow (Tuesday) will mark the release of the iPhone version, but BlackBerry users will have to wait until May. While there isn't much information yet on the BlackBerry version, quite a few details have been reported on the iPhone app...

Here is a summary of what to expect:

• Typical iPhone app user interface
  
• Free Skype to Skype calls
• WiFi connection needed for VoIP (won't work over the cellular network)
• Basic chatting
• Mute call
• Hold
• Speakerphone
• Sort contacts
• Set avatar image by a taking photo right in the app, or using your stored photos
  
• Accept Conference calls (but can't make them... yet...)
  

The Skype app will work with the iPod Touch as well, but will require the use of headphones that include a microphone for voice calls. While it is not going to be part of tomorrow's release, hopefully video calling will be a feature added in the near future.

Will currently available services like Fring and Nimbuzz continue to exist after Skype enters the game for two of the most popular smartphones? Well, they better bring some new ideas to
the table if they plan to... Take a look at Google Voice as an example - they really seem to know how to set themselves apart from the competition.

Cnet already has a nice review on Skype for iPhone, as well as some awesome screen shots, so be sure to check it out!

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