Archive for the ‘Upcoming Apps’ Category

I love applications that have a simple premise, because they tend to be the most useful. So when I got an email announcing the release of Tungle for BlackBerry, it took me only a few seconds to realize the utility of the application. The premise: it’s tough to schedule meetings because you just never know when the other party is free. Even if you do manage to schedule something, the possibility of a double-booking still looms. Tungle helps avoid these conflicts by creating a system of invitations and shared calendars, which makes scheduling meetings and appointments a bit easier. Full story

We’re starting to see a lot more information about the upcoming-upcoming BlackBerry devices, which has made for exciting times on the BBGeekcast. This isn’t really the upcoming devices — the Bold 9650 and the Pearl 9100. We know most of what we’re going to know on them. Rather, we’re looking at the next wave of devices. So click on over here to hear the BBGeekcast (9 min, 49 sec) And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss future episodes! You can also subscribe to the BBGeekcast in iTunes. Highlights include: Full story

One thing I’ve strived for with my BlackBerry is to create access to every feature with the fewest possible movements. That’s why I focus on themes that feature plenty of home screen icons, as you can see in our bi-weekly theme reviews. I also enjoy applications like SuperQWERTY and QuickLaunch. Yet sometimes we don’t even need applications or themes to create shortcuts to various applications and functions. Sometimes that ability is already on our devices, but we just don’t know about it. This is the case with our current quick tip. I don’t know how I missed this before, but you can access your contacts by pressing just one key. Full story

About twice a week or so I make sure to check out the new additions to the BBGeeks Store. In one my weekly checks I stumbled upon two applications from the same developer that I thought were particularly useful for BlackBerry users. The first, deProcMan, isn’t a unique application. It helps save memory and prevent memory leak, something a number of other applications do. The other, however, deBattGym, does something I haven’t quite seen. It “works out” your battery in order to provide you with the longest lasting battery possible. Both sound like decent additions for any BlackBerry. Full story

As part of my daily reading regimen, I often come across articles that I want to read later. They’re either long or otherwise don’t fit with what I’m reading at the moment. This used to involve keeping the tab open until I got around to reading it. Problem is, oftentimes browser tabs can eat up too much memory, eventually causing the browser to crash. If it’s on a site that automatically reloads every minute or so, forget about it. It’s just a huge pain. On the suggestion of a friend I tried out Instapaper. It installs a bookmarklet in your browser which you can use to set aside everything you want to read at a later time, allowing you to avoid your browser’s clunky bookmark system. This type of application is even more useful on a BlackBerry, so when I learned that Emerick had released a BlackBerry version of Instapaper, I was all over it. Full story