[mrZISS0U]

Hi, Got my first blackberry a few weeks ago and I'm looking for some aps that are useful and/or keep me entertained. After reading a few of the previous threads on here Quick launch seemed to be to be hailed as one of the best apps, and I have to agree, money well spent. I also just downloaded beweather and think that its great too.

Any other essential apps?

[tgellr]

For business users that refer to Word, Excel, PPT, I think Documents to Go Professional is well worth the bucks ( quids ). For fun, I also enjoy Pinball Deluxe, Kindle ( I have a Torch with a larger screen ) for ebooks and Barcode Assistant. If you post more specifically what you plan to use your phone for, I'm sure others will be able to give you some more suggestions. Good luck and enjoy!

[mrZISS0U]

For business users that refer to Word, Excel, PPT, I think Documents to Go Professional is well worth the bucks ( quids ). For fun, I also enjoy Pinball Deluxe, Kindle ( I have a Torch with a larger screen ) for ebooks and Barcode Assistant. If you post more specifically what you plan to use your phone for, I'm sure others will be able to give you some more suggestions. Good luck and enjoy!

I'm not using my phone for business, just a casual owner, so just looking for anything interesting - mostly to keep me occupied while commuting to work. I'll give pinball deluxe a try, after I've finished with room escape, currently pulling my hair out with this game, quite frustrating, thanks for your help

[bgriff25]

Check out Vlingo. I know it's pricey, so try out the free version before you commit to the $20 for Vlingo Plus. I also like Pinball Deluxe. Give BerryBuzz a try it's great for customizing notifications. I also like MyCart, a free list app that has some great options.

[GrumpyOldMan2112]

Tune In radio is the only radio app need IMHO, it has both broadcast and internet streams, great app.
Pinball Deluxe is very good too

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[mrZISS0U]

Check out Vlingo. I know it's pricey, so try out the free version before you commit to the $20 for Vlingo Plus. I also like Pinball Deluxe. Give BerryBuzz a try it's great for customizing notifications. I also like MyCart, a free list app that has some great options.

Thanks, I downloaded bebuzz earlier, haven't had a chance to set it up yet though.

[BergerKing]

With QuickLaunch make sure to use the backup feature. Having the ability to restore an app and settings with a couple of clicks is priceless.

BlackBerry Protect! Set it up to back your information up in case you lose your device, or get it wet, or anything that can happen to a mobile device. Imagine you've just gotten a replacement, download the app, log in, restore, and you're back in business. Set it up to back up automatically, daily, weekly, or monthly.

Font Collection- change the look of your font as you feel the need.

Fancy Characters-great if you like more emoticons or symbols in BBM, Text, etc.

Tiny Meter-a nice app to monitor power usage and temperature of your device, plus some other features. (free)

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[mrZISS0U]

With QuickLaunch make sure to use the backup feature. Having the ability to restore an app and settings with a couple of clicks is priceless.

BlackBerry Protect! Set it up to back your information up in case you lose your device, or get it wet, or anything that can happen to a mobile device. Imagine you've just gotten a replacement, download the app, log in, restore, and you're back in business. Set it up to back up automatically, daily, weekly, or monthly.

Font Collection- change the look of your font as you feel the need.

Fancy Characters-great if you like more emoticons or symbols in BBM, Text, etc.

Tiny Meter-a nice app to monitor power usage and temperature of your device, plus some other features. (free)

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Blackberry protect sounds great, just checked it out, surprised to see that it is free considering everything that it can do. Thanks for the info about QuickLaunch too, I'm finding this app to be more useful by the day!

[TurboTiger]

Here's are the apps I use daily:
Calendar Pro $
BerryReader $
QuickLaunch $
Iconify $
CNBC Pro $
ScoreMobile
Google Mobile App
SplashID $
BlckBerry Protect
MyFitnessPal
Muscial Clock
OurGroceries
BBM
Bloomberg Mobile
Fidelity Anywhere
BerryPopUp $

Good Luck
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[mrZISS0U]

Here's are the apps I use daily:
Calendar Pro $
BerryReader $
QuickLaunch $
Iconify $
CNBC Pro $
ScoreMobile
Google Mobile App
SplashID $
BlckBerry Protect
MyFitnessPal
Muscial Clock
OurGroceries
BBM
Bloomberg Mobile
Fidelity Anywhere
BerryPopUp $

Good Luck
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Thanks mate, Just downloaded berryreader, berrypopup and google mobile, all seem great so far!

[blueyestm]

some that I use on a daily basis not already mentioned

BerryMeter $
UberSocial
LeaveItOn $
SpiderSolitaire $
Pandora
Fandango
ShowMetheImages $
Foursquare
Wordpress
Getglue
ESPN Mobile Launcher

[SaMaster14]

Here are my most used!

Quicklaunch
VersaTool (really only for the shortcut to search google and wikipedia since the VZW blackberries go right to Bing...)
Facebook and Twitter
Skype Mobile
BerryWeather (amazing weather app, a bit pricey though)
VLingo (really cool for voice search and stuff)
Google Maps
Blackberry Travel and Blackberry Traffic
ScoreMobile (if your a sports fan)
Poynt (great for local searches and movie info/buying tickets)
Urbanspoon
Shazam
Pandora
Photobucket Mobile
PhotoEditorPro (great to crop and sharpen images taken on your device)
Leave It On (shows a pop up for emails, bbms, texts, facebook messages, etc etc. Really cool since you get the pop-up info and you can then preview the message right from your homescreen)
Capture IT (screenshot app)
BerryBuzz (LED indicator color changer)

[TurboTiger]

Skype Mobile

SM,

What exactly does Skype Mobile do?
Since none of the BB phones have front facing cameras, I'm assuming that you can only use it for internet/wifi calling. Is that right? And does that cost anything?

Can you connect with someone in Europe assuming they have Skype and does that cost anything.

TIA

[SaMaster14]

SM,

What exactly does Skype Mobile do?
Since none of the BB phones have front facing cameras, I'm assuming that you can only use it for internet/wifi calling. Is that right? And does that cost anything?

Can you connect with someone in Europe assuming they have Skype and does that cost anything.

TIA

The Skype Mobile I have was pushed to my device by Verizon. Like you said, since there is no front camera, you can't vid chat.
But if you have a Skype account you can make calls through it (which costs $, but it goes through your account). Main thing I use it for is the Skype chat (IM client) though.

[TurboTiger]

The Skype Mobile I have was pushed to my device by Verizon. Like you said, since there is no front camera, you can't vid chat.
But if you have a Skype account you can make calls through it (which costs $, but it goes through your account). Main thing I use it for is the Skype chat (IM client) though.

Tks for the info SM

Good Luck