[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] One of the first videos I ever did up for CrackBerry.com was a BlackBerry 101 on How to Install the MicroSD Card into your BlackBerry Smartphone . To this day it is still one of the most popular articles viewed on CrackBerry.com though back in October 2007 there were only a few BlackBerry device models on the market that actually accepted a MicroSD card. We’re into 2010 now so I figured it was time to do a little update covering both MicroSD card installation and SIM card installation

You Can ALWAYS Use Coupon Code CBROCKS to Save $5 When You Buy Fixmo Tools via the CrackBerry Mobile App Store or CrackBerry App Store Client! Back at the end of December we announced the beta of Fixmo Tools for BlackBerry Smartphones right here on the CrackBerry blogs. If you haven’t heard about Fixmo yet, it’s an ever-growing set of individual tools and utilities designed to make your BlackBerry better, including features such as Undelete, Forward/Reply with Edit, Flame Retardant, Silencer, Battery Watch and Memory Monitor, with more features on the way

As a BlackBerry user, we’ve all seen some applications here and there that leak memory and it can be quite a pain. As a BlackBerry developer this can be an extremely frustrating thing to have to deal with, especially if you have a amazing application you wish to release but just cannot find the memory leak. While checking out the BlackBerry developers blog the other day I began reading the two part series “How to find that memory leak” that was written up to assist BlackBerry developers with not only finding memory leaks but also plugging them

The most exciting news this week was definitely checking out the BlackBerry Magnum. It’s really a shame that this device will never see the light of day (sources tell us), but it’s still very possible that a touchscreen/QWERTY hybrid is in the cards

The guys behind reQall let me know that their free organizational tool has been updated with new features and a better UI. The app helps with memory and idea management with some pretty cool features such as location-based reminders and a patent-pending reQall Memory Jogger that reminds you at just the right moment

We’re ending another year at BlackBerry Cool with a MobileHeist for great savings. From now until January 1st, 2010, you can save around 50% on selected apps. Participate in the MobileHeist from your desktop here.

Howdy folks! Hope everyone out there in CrackBerry Nation had a solid week.

Following up on yesterday’s announcement of Open GL ES support for BlackBerry Smartphones, we followed up with RIM today at the BlackBerry Developer Conference to clarify exactly which devices would be able to take advantage of the 3D graphics standard via the newly-released Open GL APIs. The original press release made note that it would be available to BlackBerry Smartphones running the OS 5.0 platform and higher, which is not totally the case. Not all in-market OS 5.0 devices will be able to run these new apps which incorporate 3D graphics

MemoryUp Pro is a powerful BlackBerry RAM boosting tool and Java virtual machine (JVM) management application specially designed for BlackBerry users. It is a handy memory optimizer tool that will keep your BlackBerry running faster and efficiently.

The next week has some great software deals. For the next 7 days, certain software is 40% off and today MP3 Ringtone Creator is 40% off. MP3 Ringtone Creator is a simple way to create ringtones for your BlackBerry and is has some of the following features: Simply choose a song, select a starting point and save your new Ringtone file.