Blackberry apps have come a long way in the last year and I expect they’ll come even further in the next year, but for now here’s a list of my favorite apps.
- Facebook
I’m not a huge Facebook person, but if you’re somebody who needs to check on everyone’s status all the time, then this is a good one to have. It’s the most fully-featured Facebook app available, from what I know. Uploading photos to your Facebook account really simple. It has message notifications. It will interact with your phone’s calendar and contacts. Very solid app.
- Ubertwitter
This is, by far, my favorite Twitter app for the blackberry and it has been since they first released it. With every new release, they seem to be really addressing the existing problems while still adding lots of new features. As twitter apps go, this one is as solid and fully-featured as it gets.
- Pandora
I can’t say enough about this app. I have discovered so much new music from listening to Pandora. Even before it really became a mainstream product it was a very useful and enjoyable app. But then when it became a mobile app, it changed everything. I love, love, love the fact that I can listen to Pandora in my car. I probably listen to Pandora more than I listen to my personal library. On a side note, however, I would like to try Grooveshark, so if any of you have downloaded that app, please post your opinions and tell us what you think and how it compares to Pandora.
- Poynt
Poynt is a wonderful little app to have on your phone. They keep adding new features to it. Most recently they added gas prices and weather. What I like about it the most, is that they really seem to have thought of everything the user would want to do after they’ve found whatever it was they were looking for. For example, after finding a restaurant, it gives you every option you want like saving it to your address book or calling directly from the app or mapping a route to the listing or looking at the restaurant details. If it’s available, they’ll have a link to OpenTable so you can make a reservation. The list goes on an on. It’s a really nice app and very well developed.
My name is Matthew Bauer and I've been working in the web industry for over 10 years. Professionally, I work full-time as a web developer in Cincinnati, Ohio. Home to Skyline Chili, Nick Lachey and Jerry Springer. For fun, I write this blog. I really enjoy the topics of blogging, social media and design. Where I don't consider myself a designer, it has always fascinated me. I'm not a very serious person. Mostly everything I write is lighthearted in nature.....