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 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.
Posted on January 27, 2009, at 11:15 am .
Contact managers can be handy for those who need a little more dirt on their contacts, only to add it to a swelling Address Book. That’s precisely what Star Contacts by Sparkle Solutions Inc. is for. It’s a comprehensive address and contact management software. It can hold thorough Home, Business and Personal Information of your contacts, and offers users a better - a faster and more receptive - search engine than that of the Address Book that comes standard with every BlackBerry device. Though I’m often a skeptic when it comes to contact managers - they’re always trumpeting the “nicer, better, faster” mantra - I decided to give this one a try and was, in some instances, pleasantly surprised.
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Posted on October 20, 2008, at 1:00 pm .
The Associated Press today launched a new Mobile News Network client application optimized for BlackBerry. The Mobile News Network application for BlackBerry is now available for free download at bb.apnews.com.
Launched in May, the award-winning Mobile News Network is a multimedia news portal providing anytime access to international, national and local news content from an unrivalled network of local media sources. With the emergence of innovative smart phone devices, AP wanted to offer a tailored version of the Mobile News Network for BlackBerry users on the go. The application supports all BlackBerry devices such as the BlackBerry® Curve™ and BlackBerry® Pearl™ series smart phones (including the new Flip phone) as well as the new BlackBerry® Bold™.
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