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There is a free app in App World called Hockey Scores that lets you check NHL scores across the league. The app is updated frequently but it’s not clear whether it takes advantage of the Push APIs from RIM, which would push the scores to the device in near-real time.
Hockey Scores is free in App World and available for almost every device.
Kathy Buckworth has a book coming out that BlackBerry moms are sure to love. Traveling and taking care of her two young ones (and 2 teenagers) over the years, Kathy has compiled a host of tips and tricks for keeping the kids entertained and staying organized as a busy mother. Her book, The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood, is a funny tale of how a mother of two and technology meet.
Here are some of Kathy’s tips for BlackBerry moms:
What to do during down time:
Some random examples of how your BlackBerry can help with parenting:
Lucas over at BBleaks is reporting that BlackBerry App World is down. I’ve tried it myself on AT&T here in California and it seems to be working fine. Lucas is running on the Verizon network and they have also tested it on AT&T.
It seems the problem isn’t about the network, but possibly a node somewhere in the RIM network.
How is your App World doing? Sound off!
FireceMobileIT have published their Top 10 BlackBerry Apps for the Mobile Worker and it has some really useful apps that are worth checking out.
Here are their Top Ten:
1. Call Time Tracker – Helps business professionals keep track of their time on their BlackBerry so they can better bill their clients. (FREE)
2. Nice Office – A cool app that turns your BlackBerry into a virtual mobile office. Manage your email, calendar, contacts, and tasks. Store forms and documents online and send them directly to your customers and more. (FREE)
3. Exgis Expense Tracker – Exgis Expense Tracker is an easy-to-use productivity tool that lets you track your expenses from your BlackBerry as soon as they are incurred. ($4.99)
4. Personal Assistant – Helps you keep track of spending by tracking all of your online accounts. (FREE)
5. Poynt – One of the best LBS apps for BlackBerry and with their upcoming features they’ll be even better. (FREE)
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As the developer of one of the most popular business category apps on BlackBerry App World – “Call Time Tracker by momentem” – Terry has learned a lot about how to build a compelling app. In this article, he talks about how he spends his day, and there are some valuable lessons in this article for all app developers.
Terry writes:
After users download our app, they have to enter their email address to sign up for our free service. These days, most people are wary of doing that, so to overcome that our description on App World has to be sufficiently friendly and credible; the end result is that 70% of all downloads sign up for the service with a valid email address, which we believe is industry-leading.
Read more from the President of Widality and his experiences making a great app
The Urbanspoon app is a really cool way to choose what restaurant you’re going to be eating at. All you do is let the app tumbler spin and it gives you either a random restaurant or style of cuisine. The app gives you all the relevant info about the restaurant too, including a number to call, map and reviews.
To download Urbanspoon for FREE, visit http://urbanspoon.com/blackberry from your blackberry browser.
The official Craigslist app by Movela will be hitting App World any day and it looks really great. Even though the above video is a little old and we’ve known the BlackBerry client was coming soon, it should only be a matter of days until it hits App World so stay tuned.
The client features the ability to browse and search craigslist postings, bookmark and reply to posts, save searches and more. The app also supports all categories and all countries you would find on Craigslist.org. The app was developed by Movela with technology from Pyxis Mobile.
So if you’re an avid Craigslist fan, or you just want to read Missed Connections while on the go, this app should be great.
We have already told you that Xobni are here at the BlackBerry Developer Conference showing off their upcoming app for BlackBerry.
The Xobni BlackBerry app does an excellent job of organizing your contacts and saving you time finding and sending emails. The app seamlessly integrates with your email and the above video demonstrates a typical time-saving task with their application.
RIM announced that App World is now accepting theme submissions. The announcement was a little buried along with the announcement of the BlackBerry Theme Studio 5, which helps developers make more compelling themes for BlackBerry.
RIM have said that they are taking submissions now, and next month we will see an update to App World with a themes category. Presumably, the category will feature a wide range of themes for all the latest devices including the Storm2.
Stay tuned on BlackBerry Cool for more info.
Here at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, Loopt have announced a major update to their free BlackBerry app. The Loopt application is a location based services app that connects relevant people and placing while constantly running in the background.
Today we got a demo of Loopt by Sam Altman, CEO of Loopt, to show off the latest features as RIM announce their latest location services. The app now offers dynamically-generated, relevant local content about places and events from some of the best sources on the Web to help users meet up with nearby friends, explore new places to grab food, and find local events happening now. Feature highlights include:
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