| If you are a BlackBerry user, you are already aware | | | | application is you can find the location of the person |
| that BlackBerry is the best smartphone for | | | | you are chatting with in real-time. |
| multi-tasking, running several apps at once and of | | | | Web Messenger - This is an instant messenger |
| course it has a longer battery life than any other | | | | service application which helps you to chat with friends |
| smartphone. This 4 part article is designed to discuss | | | | whether they are on AOL, Google, ICQ, Jabber, Skype, |
| the applications needed for your BlackBerry | | | | Yahoo and MSN. It also imports your contact list from |
| smartphone to work at its peak performance. Each | | | | any of those IM customers, you can set your status, |
| application is a program designed for each desired | | | | and chat as long as you like. |
| task. I have compiled a list of what I think are the most | | | | Vlingo - If you haven't heard of this one you will surely |
| important and the most entertaining apps you will want | | | | thank me, because this is the most popular voice |
| for your BlackBerry. Part 1 will discuss the program | | | | activation application in the world. You can control |
| 'boosters' for optimum BlackBerry usage. Part 2 | | | | everything on your BlackBerry from the power of your |
| discusses shopping and communication apps. For part | | | | voice. Speak into your Smartphone to send an email |
| 3, social networking and music, and finally the 4th part | | | | or text message, search the web, call a friend, update |
| talks about information and GPS applications. | | | | your social sites, all this without lifting a finger. |
| BlackBerry Boosters | | | | Viigo - Viigo is touted as the best mobile RSS reader |
| Bolt Beta - This free app is a browser booster. It helps | | | | application ever. It allows you to add any web site with |
| to load pages quickly and accurately. It uses similar | | | | a RSS feed, or even choose from many feeds |
| shortcuts to the OperaMini to scroll, zoom and | | | | offered by Viigo. Categories include popular blogs, |
| navigate web pages. | | | | entertainment, news and financial feeds. Feeds are |
| Data Viz Documents to Go Premium - This app's price | | | | updated every thirty minutes, and if you want you can |
| is $69.99. It is a full version of Documents to Go, which | | | | refresh the channel manually to get the very latest |
| lets you create and edit office documents. You can | | | | news. |
| follow up on changes in Word files, add comments and | | | | Grid Magic/Community Edition - This was formerly |
| info to spreadsheets, and use the always useful spell | | | | Maniacal. This free app is an advanced spreadsheet |
| check and fonts. | | | | application which is designed and developed to |
| BlackBerry Messenger - This is a free proprietary | | | | optimize specifically for BlackBerry smart phones. You |
| Instant Messenger application included on most new | | | | can run complex calculations; organize information into |
| model BlackBerry smart phones. If you have an older | | | | tables and graphs, as well as the usual spreadsheet |
| BlackBerry you may want to download this app to | | | | functions such as select row or column and copy and |
| stay in contact with your other BlackBerry friends | | | | paste. |
| without being charged for text messaging from your | | | | BBNotePad - This a free app for BlackBerry used for |
| provider. BlackBerry Messenger uses a Blackberry OS | | | | editing and creating text files on your SD card or |
| PIN to send messages. | | | | memory. |
| Palringo - This is a free muti-platform instant | | | | BBScreenShooter - This is a very useful free app. It is |
| messenger service app. This app will allow you to chat | | | | a small tool which will capture the current screen on |
| with all of your social networking sites such as | | | | your BlackBerry. You won't know the value of this app |
| Facebook, IChat, Myspace, etc. A bonus with this | | | | until you need it, it may prove priceless. |