Official BlackBerry Twitter App now in beta! Unfortunately only by invitation.

Seems the talk about RIM's official Twitter app was true indeed. It's now officially in beta and if you are lucky enough to have an invite code, you can try it out. Initial reports are that there is no icon caching which causes a little lag in changing screens. But nevertheless, it's another Twitter app to try. It's lacking in some of the features we have all become accustomed to such as profile settings for mentions. But it also has features that other clients don't. Like integration into the messages list. If you don't have an invite and want to see it in action, Adam Zeis at CrackBerry has uploaded a video of the Official BlackBerry Twitter Client in action. It looks pretty nice aesthetically. I would love to see it running on a touchscreen device. I think the extra screen space would really help out a lot.

* Got a beta invite? Download it here!
* Sign up for updates about Twitter for BlackBerry
* Check out the sneak peak at the BB Blogs

Leaked: OS 5.0.0.484 for the Storm 9500

Holy crap look at this. Can you honestly tell me the last time we had a leak for the 9500? It sure has been quite a while. Somebody managed to sneak OS 5.0.0.484 online for us addicts. The last month or so has been kind of like withdrawn from all the 5.0 leaks we were getting when it was in high development. So this leak kind of takes the edge away. Thank you, you kind soul for the leak.

* Download leaked OS 5.0.0.484 For the 9500

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HulloMail Gets New And Improved Features

Back in September we told you about a new voice mail alternative application named HulloMail. Since then, the app has been updated to version 1.1.1 with lots of new and improved features. HulloMail is a voice mail alternative that allows you to exchange short audio messages without having to make a phone call. Because HulloMail is carrier and platform agnostic, you can talk to your friends in other countries free without incurring any charges. You could think of it as a better way to send voice notes. The new version features push notifications and automatic message downloads. It also has support for syncing messages with Gmail and Microsoft Exchange. HulloMail is available in both the U.S. and the U.K. The application is supported on the BlackBerry 8900, 9000, 9630, and 9700. Unfortunately for Storm users, there is no supported version.

• Download HulloMail from App World

Official: OS 5.0.0.464 for the Bold 9000

A lot of you have been asking in the forums "when will we see 5.0 officially for the 9000?" Well Zain Kuwait has just released an official 5.0 OS for the 9000, version 5.0.0.464. Yes it's not AT&T, but it is official rather than just a leak. But we still hope AT&T will release 5.0 officially for the 9000 sooner rather than later. Thanks to jarrod623 for the tip!

• Download Officially Released OS 5.0.0.464 from Zain Kuwait

Official: OS 5.0.0.436 for the 9520 Storm2 by multiple carriers

Just a few days after the EastAsia version of OS 5.0.0.436 for the BlackBerry Storm 9520 was released by Celcom Malaysia, now multiple carriers are joining in. Good thing about it, we now seem to have them all, from EastAsia, multi-language, to DRM versions - and the confirmation, that many carriers obviously trust in this release.

• Download 5.0.0.436 from MTN
• Download 5.0.0.436 from Vodafone UK
• Download 5.0.0.436 from Vodafone Netherlands

Official: Alltel Released OS 5.0.0.419 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630

A few days ago Saskatel and Telus made OS 5.0.0.419 official for the BlackBerry Tour. Now today has started out with an official OS for the 9520 and I just caught sight that Alltel has became the third carrier to make OS 5.0.0.419 official for the 9630. Alltel released this OS on 02/05/10.
Just goes to show that this OS is as stable as our members have said it was when it first leaked over a month ago.

• Download Officially Released OS 5.0.0.419 from Alltel

Official: OS 5.0.0.436 for the 9520 BlackBerry Storm2

Celcom Malaysia has released 5.0.0.436 on Thursday 02/04/10 for the BlackBerry Storm2 9520.
BBOS member yhamaie says that the "Japanese Input option can be invoked" with this release.
Even if this is not your carrier, just be sure to delete the Vendor file and you shouldn't have any problems loading this OS to your device.
Thanks for the tip.
9520 users give us your take on this build. I'm sure some hybrid builders will start to post some new threads in the forums as well.
Keep the releases coming carriers. I'm putting my request in for a 9550 release. Even a leak would be nice.

• Download 5.0.0.436 for the 9520 from Celcom Malaysia

5.0.0.459 for 8530 officially released by Sprint

Sprint has officially released 5.0.0.459 for the 8530. Me personally I am on the "ok this is depressing" train because it seems every other device but the 9550 is getting love from the OS Gods. Just think, soon, maybe some time this year we could possibly see a post just like this but for the 9650. HA, ok, I know I know. That's far fetched. Anyways, you can download 5.0.0.459 from the Blackberry website. Enjoy!

* Download 5.0.0.459 for the 8530 from Sprint