Flickr for BlackBerry
Like the Facebook and MySpace applications, this
BlackBerry app was built by RIM. So it integrates
tightly with your BlackBerry software.
When you snap a photo of a smiling friend, you will
now have the option of uploading it to Flickr.
You can add titles, descriptions, and even geo-tag
your image if you have a GPS-enabled BlackBerry.
To download it,
click here
iTookThisOnMyPhone
iTookThisOnMyPhone is a really great app that works silently in the
background, uploading your photos to a web storage
system.
You can set the app to automatically upload all your
photos and videos to your online account, then
delete them [or not] from your BlackBerry memory. So
you'll effectively have unlimited photo space.
You can also set this app to automatically upload
your photos/videos to:
Flickr
YouTube
Picasa
PhotoBucket
TwitPic
...and a couple of others
I love this app because you can set it to ask you
before it uploads anything, if that's what you want,
so you only upload the good stuff and delete the
bad. That's just how I use it anyway.
iTookThisOnMyPhone is a really great app. One of the
best free apps available. I'm astonished it's free,
in fact ;)
To download iTookThisOnMyPhone,
click here
The Thing To Know About These
IM Apps
The thing about downloading some of these following IM
apps is that some carriers don't allow them.
Annoying, right? They want you to instead spend lots
of money on their SMS charges.
If you can't install any of these Instant Messaging
apps give your carrier a call and ask to speak to
the BlackBerry team, and ask them to push the
download to you. Make them work with you to install
it.
Some carriers really do suck, but keep pushing them
until they do it. It's just a case of unblocking a
port that these apps use to connect with [i think].
But the below links should work first though, for
most of you. See how it goes!
Google Talk for BlackBerry
If you use Google Talk from your cvomputer then this is
the BlackBerry app for you.
This app is made by RIM, so it all integrates
perfectly with your BlackBerry menus and contacts,
and you can even set it to sign you in automatically
when your BlackBerry turns on. If you use Gtalk, get
this app now.
To download Google Talk for Blackberry,
click here
MSN / Windows Live Messenger
for BlackBerry
If you use MSN Messenger to communicate with friends
you REALLY need to install this app.
This app is made by RIM, so it all integrates
perfectly with your BlackBerry menus and contacts,
and you can even set it to sign you in automatically
when your BlackBerry turns on. If you use MSN, get
this app now.
To download Windows Live Messenger,
click here
AIM for BlackBerry
If like most Americans you use AIM to communicate with
friends then you're in luck. The RIM folks haven't
left you out in the cold.
You can even set it to sign you in automatically
when your BlackBerry turns on, so all your AIM pals
with be able to get hold of you whenever and
wherever you like.
To download AIM for BlackBerry,
click here
Yahoo Messenger for
BlackBerry
If you're a Yahoo kind of guy/gal then here's your new
favorite BlackBerry app.
Yahoo Messenger will let you stay connected, 24/7,
with your Yahoo buddies. They will be overwhelmed
with your online presence!
To download Yahoo Messenger for BlackBerry,
click here
Opera Mini
The default web browser on your BlackBerry is good. But
it's not perfect. It has lots of good points, and
lots of bad points. For example, it does not render
web pages as fast as you would like and often has
trouble showing you a desktop-faithful rendering of
the webpage.
Enter Opera Mini.
Opera is a 2nd browser you can install on your
BlackBerry. You can't set it to be your default
browser [so clicking on links in emails will always
open the default browser], but Opera will put an
icon on your home screen for you to click open
whenever you like.
It won't fully replace your default browser, but it
is really fast browsing webpages that would even
crash your BlackBerry browser, so it's good to keep
this one around.
To download Opera Mini,
click here
MobiPocket eBook Reader
Smartphones!
Google Maps
Google Maps BlackBerry App
The native Maps application on your BlackBerry will
either be BlackBerry Maps, or maybe even a map
application from your carrier. While these are ok,
Google Maps trumps them on nearly all counts.
More features, satellite images, a tie in to the
massive amount of data Google has about the world
around you, and even a cool feature to tell you
roughly where you are even if you don't have GPS.
If you have a BlackBerry with an unlimited data
plan, you need to install Google Maps. It is a solid
application and gets fairly regular updates.
Here are some good things about it:
MyLocation - If you don't have a GPS enabled BlackBerry, worry
not. Google Maps application can still locate where
you are. It 'triangulates' your signal just like
they do on 24, and offers you an approximate
location which is always pretty damn close.
Latitude - If you have lots of friends (lucky you) and want
to know where they are, just click open the Latitude
option. If you have shared your location with your
friends then you can see where they are, and they
can see where you are. you can pause it at any time,
cancel it completely, or leave it going constantly
to give your friends a God-like power over you.
It's up to you...
Full Satellite View - Bringing the power of Google
Earth and Google Maps to your teeny BlackBerry
screen. It's just what you expect, works fast
(faster over wifi or 3g), and lets you zoom right in
to your house and look at your garden. Always cool.
Directions - What Map application would be complete without the
power to get you to where you want to be? Combined
with MyLocation (see above), you'll never get lost
again.
To download Google Maps,
click here
Shazam
Music App for BlackBerry
If you have ever heard a song on the radio and wished
you could identify it, Shazam is for you.
Press the Shazam icon, hold your BlackBerry up to
the music, and in about 15 seconds it will tell you
what the song was, who was singing it, and what
album it's on.
It's worked every time for me, but does have a few
limitations. It can't identify live music and
doesn't have a link to buy the music just like the
iPhone/iTunes version does.
But I can easily live with those!
Shazam is really smart and will really impress
you.
To download Shazam,
click here
Pandora
Music Discovery Radio App
For BlackBerry
Are you a music lover? Can't get enough of what you
like? Pandora is for you.
This Pandora app is your BlackBerry version of the
online pandora.com music project.
You type in a band you like, or an artist, or a song
or album, and it creates for you a station made up
of songs jjust for you. It works extremely
well, and you'll find yourself listening to it for
hooouuurrrsss.
If you are in America, get Pandora!
To download Pandora,
click here
Google Mail
BlackBerry app for Gmail
If you have a Gmail account, and you DON'T get the
emails sent to your BlackBerry like your other
emails, then the gmail app is for you. It puts a
nice little mail icon on your homescreen, and when
you click it open you can access any and all of your
gmail accounts in a fast and fancy interface.
Just like everything Google makes, it is free. And
just like almost-everything Google makes, it is a
must-have.
To download Google Mail,
click here
emails sent to your BlackBerry like your other
emails, then the gmail app is for you. It puts a
nice little mail icon on your homescreen, and when
you click it open you can access any and all of your
gmail accounts in a fast and fancy interface.
Just like everything Google makes, it is free. And
just like almost-everything Google makes, it is a
must-have.
To download Google Mail,
click here
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Google Sync
Keep your BlackBerry
contacts and calendar in sync with your Google mail
contacts and calendar
Google created this Sync application so that dear old
BlackBerry users can keep their BlackBerry calendar
and BlackBerry contacts completely in sync with
their Google calendar and Gmail contacts.
You can set the application to run on Manual mode,
and only sync when you want it to, or on Automatic
mode.
While automatic mode sounds great, the trouble is
you can't set the sync schedule. So if you have an
older BlackBerry model you may find it jamming up as
it tries to sync up at unknown intervals. So manual
might be best, especially if you don't mind not
having up-to-the-minute syncing.
To download Google Sync,
click here
