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My Lastest BlackBerry Bold App Load (June 2009)

June 19, 2009 · 1 Comment

I receive a lot of questions on which BlackBerry applications I load on my BlackBerry Bold. Here they are. Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help.

SocialScope: Twitter and Facebook

* dual client for both services

* in private Beta

Facebook for BlackBerry: Facebook

* integrated with BlackBerry messages, calendar, and address book

Viigo: news, RSS feeds, movie times, simple weather

* can publish to Twitter and Delicious

YouVersion Bible: online Bible

* 40 Bible translations

Google Maps: maps, directions, local search, street view pictures

* works with GPS or tower triangulation

WeatherBug: detailed weather

* detailed with base station pictures, videos

Bloomberg: stock prices, charts, news

* surprisingly fast

FoxNews: breaking news

* icon turns red, buzzes when breaking news hits; link to website usually lame but this adds value

AP News: detailed news

* share stories over email, Delicious, Facebook

Slacker: streaming music

* can also store on SD card if synch over USB

Quickpull: simulates a battery pull

* press icon performs a “hard reboot”

QiK: real time video broadcasting

* share video link with Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, brightcove, twelve seconds, tumblr

Ubertwitter: my Twitter backup to SocialScope

* like the geotagged pictures capability

Yammer: internal corporate social media

* its Twitter for business

BlackBerry App World: authorized app portal for BlackBerry applications

I hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any questions.

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