Posted on May 13, 2009, at 8:08 AM .
Handmark started off as a distribution channel, and are now doing a lot of development for mobile and especially BlackBerry. They have a series of free apps that are ad supported and I’ve taken the time to put together their 10 best free news applications. Each app can be downloaded from the same page, either from your BlackBerry browser or your desktop.
Thomson Reuters
Access professional-grade news and market data from Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source for intelligent information for businesses and professionals.
The Wall Street Journal
Instant access to The Wall Street Journal news with this customizable application. The Mobile Reader allows you to read the Journal’s comprehensive news anywhere, even offline.
Click through for 8 more free BlackBerry news apps from Handmark
Posted on May 13, 2009, at 7:33 AM .
It’s 7:40am and my BlackBerry wakes me up to, The Killers – ‘Mr Brightside,’ thanks to the BBSmart Alarms Pro application. I fiddle around to unplug my Storm from the charger, swipe it unlocked using StormSlider and open up Viigo via QuickLaunch. With one eye open and the other one closed, I tap on ‘News & RSS’; After another 15-second sleep the channels are all updated and I read the newest headlines from BlackBerryCool, BerryReview, CrackBerry and CNN World. I find an interesting article and send it to Twitter via Viigo. While flipping through emails on the BlackBerry, I see one that has to get forwarded to another recipient – using Forward with Edit. Now I can still edit the forwarded message and send the corrected version.
Still half sleeping, I open up TwitterBerry to read the latest replies and update my status to: “Still in bed, let’s start this day slowly!” Now, it’s time to get up. I hit the shower, place the BlackBerry somewhere next to me and launch BerryTunes. I love listening to music while showering.
Now I’m ready to go! BerryWeather gets launched to see how the weather is going to be today. It’s going to rain so I grab a coat. I can’t decide what color of coat to wear so I open up Coin Toss and let the application make the choice. While leaving I look at the paintings hanging on the wall and realize that something is not right. I whip out my BlackBerry Storm again, launch Storm Level Pro and hold it against the picture-frame. The app tells me the pictures hangs ‘-2’ to the left, so I quickly shift it in position and rush out.
Click through to keep reading about a day in the life of a BlackBerry Storm power user
Posted on May 12, 2009, at 3:24 PM .
Fabian writes some excellent software for BlackBerry that I personally use on a daily basis. Applications such as VibAndRing, have become an essential part of many’s BlackBerry experience and complement the built-in features on a BlackBerry nicely. Today, his apps are on sale so check them out!
VibAndRing – Set the vibration alert and the ringtone at the same time when a call is received.
Was $3.95 and now $0.99 until May 12
Whippoh (previously named BerryWhip) – Turn your BlackBerry Storm into a whip!
Was $2.99 and now $0.99 until May 12
BlinkWhileCall (for Bold, Storm, Curve, Pearl Flip) -Get notified with a bright, purple, fast blinking LED while the phone is ringing.
Was $1.99 and now $0.99 until May 12
Click through for more great software discounts
Posted on May 12, 2009, at 1:16 PM .
Great news for 8350i users! The top 10 selling themes on Elecite have been ported over for BlackBerry 8350i users.
Here are some great new themes for your 8350i. Just know that all the links redirect to the Elecite homepage, but the 8350i models are easy to find.
Posted on May 12, 2009, at 12:41 PM .
Posted on May 12, 2009, at 11:08 AM .
Handmark, a mobile development house that develops games, applications and storefronts, has announced it has leveraged its proprietary Mobile Publishing Platform technology to release a new mobile application for Thomson Reuters.
The Thomson Reuters application gives you access to business news, award-winning photography, market data and financial information.
Key features and benefits of the new Thomson Reuters mobile application include:
* News stories from a variety of categories including world, sports, politics, environment, health, and business
* Full story articles and photos optimized for easy reading on a mobile device
* Ability to select region – US, Canada, UK, or India – for localized content
* Up-to-the-minute market data including indices, commodities and currencies by region
* Designed to support offline use when users don’t have service or an Internet connection
* Personalized stocks tab so users can track only the stocks that they want
* Keywords and My Feeds tab that allows users to customized news feeds that are of special interest
Download Thomson Reuters mobile for your BlackBerry. It will soon be available on App World.
