Blackberry Applications
I have been itching to really get to grips with unleashing the power of my Blackberry device since I upgraded earlier this year. It seems this itch has taken a back seat as I have been busy with other things. That is until now.
The last week or so I have been experimenting with what applications I add to really make a difference to how I would normally interact with my phone or with the world at large. The Blackberry app market is not as saturated as the iPhone apps market, nor is it as easy to navigate and find the apps that you may be interested in. However, the apps themselves are as powerful as those for the iPhone and come with the massive benefit of not having to own an iPhone to use!
I am sure that as time goes on I will find soem more apps to add, but for the time being I have gone for a relatively small selection that really make a big difference:
Facebook – no Blackberry is really compelte without a social networking app. i have not yet worked out how to get it to tell me about new event invites, but it does let me synch existing events with my BB calendar.
Viigo – this RSS and news aggregator is a fantastic bit of kit. Took less than 5 mins to set up all the feeds I subscribe to and it also includes suggestions of related sites and feeds. The best bit about it is the almost complete control you have over how it displays your information. This really helps to prevent info overload!
Google Maps – BB based version of the popular web based mapping software. Ties in nicely with the BB GPS system.
Windows Live Messenger – a BB version of the IM software.
Gmail – Again, the BB app verison of the webmail service from Google. I actually don’t use it so much as I have my gmail accounts set up within the email system, but a useful backup none the less.
