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elcome to the BlackBerry® Insider’s Guide, your resource for finding the very best apps for your BlackBerry smartphone, all available at the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. With more than 30,000 apps to choose from— and new ones added every day—finding the right apps for all the members of your busy family can be challenging. That’s why we’ve divided our guide into categories: Summer Fun, Entertaining Guests, Social and Small Business. In addition, we’ve included barcodes so that downloading them is convenient and fast (see instructions below). But that’s not all! Please check out the story on the next page for all the latest and greatest about your BlackBerry smartphone. So enjoy this issue—and all the great apps available at BlackBerry App World. How to use Scan a Barcode
Accompanying every app description in this guide, you’ll see a black-and-white-patterned box. These are barcodes that you can scan with the camera on your BlackBerry smartphone to “read” the code. When you do, you’ll automatically be taken to that app’s product details page within BlackBerry App World. To scan a barcode: • Download BlackBerry App World if you haven’t already. (Find it at blackberry.com/appworld in your smartphone’s browser.) • Press the Menu key and choose Scan a Barcode. • Click Start Scanning. • Hold your device so that all four corners of the barcode appear on your screen. • Continue to hold the device until the Details screen appears. • Download the app if you choose.
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BlackBerry Summer 2011
Insider’s Guide
The Best Apps
From over 25,000— Here they are
Plus:
The Latest For Your Blackberry Smartphone
Trade in your BlackBerry smartphon
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The latest for your
BlackBerry smartphone Here’s the latest and greatest for your BlackBerry smartphone. From where to travel to how you can avoid traffic, from great podcasts to data protection, and even from news of the world to news of your friends and family, they are all worthy of your consideration. Be sure to check them out!
BlackBerry News A subscription-based news service that focuses on the discovery, presentation and sharing of published news content, BlackBerry® News is a simple, easy-to-use reader that notifies and delivers updated content from your favorite sites, which you can easily share with friends and family.
BlackBerry Protect BlackBerry® Protect is a free app that helps you control your BlackBerry smartphone information, even when your device is lost, stolen or misplaced. By logging in to the BlackBerry Protect website, you can back up, lock, locate or wipe your BlackBerry smartphone from wherever you are—so you know your data stays secure.
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for your BlackBerry smartphone BlackBerry Travel An all-in-one mobile travel service for leisure and business travel, BlackBerry® Travel effortlessly allows you to search for travel options, plan and manage itiner aries, book hotels, transportation and other travel activities, all on your BlackBerry smartphone. Other features include social sharing powered by LinkedIn, weather and currency converter.
BlackBerry Traffic The BlackBerry® Traffic app allows you to plan and predict your arrival time to any destination, taking into account current traffic conditions, roadblocks and more. You can view real-time traffic conditions over your route, including accidents, and find a faster alternative route. You can then share your estimated arrival time with contacts via e-mail, SMS or PIN message. With BlackBerry Traffic, your daily commute or trip to the doctor’s office can be planned with ease and confidence.
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BlackBerry Podcasts The BlackBerry® Podcast service lets you discover, manage and play audio and video podcasts via a stand-alone app downloadable from BlackBerry App World. Search and browse a robust and growing catalog of free audio and video content, and subscribe to podcast channels. Once subscribed, you’ll receive your content automatically on your BlackBerry smartphone—delivered OTA (over the air) and over Wi-Fi®. And you’ll receive push notifications when BlackBerry Podcast delivers newly available episodes to your smartphone.
BlackBerry Social Feeds With Social Feeds on your BlackBerry smartphone, you stay in the know with news and online social communities that are important to you. You can monitor all your social communications, news channels and RSS feeds from one convenient place. Publish status updates to multiple social networking accounts, launch directly into an application to respond to Tweets, write on your friends’ walls, send messages, upload photos and more.
BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion® and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used under license from Research In Motion Limited. Use BlackBerry App World to scan and download these and more than 30,000 other BlackBerry App World apps. Go to BlackBerry App World, press the Menu key and click “Scan a Barcode.” Apps may be no longer available and prices may have changed. Plus taxes and fees; data charges are additional. All app trademarks, trade names, logos/icons and images are the property of their respective owners. Some app screen shots may be simulated.
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Summer Fun 7DIGITAL MUSIC STORE Browse the latest charts, preview tracks and discover, purchase and download high-quality, DRM-free MP3 music directly to your BlackBerry smartphone. Price: Free
GOLF GENIE PRO Designed by top PGA instructors for use on or off the course, this app provides expert golf tips for all the key shots and quick fixes for problem swings. Price: $2.99
COMEDY RADIO FROM MOBIAMP With this app, you can listen to MP3 files stored on your device or SD card, wake up to audio using the alarm feature and create a list of your favorite stations. Price: $5.99
KAYAK This app connects to kayak.com, one of the best travel search engines in the world. Compare hundreds of travel sites at once, and find airfares and hotel prices quickly and free. Price: Free
SHAZAM Lovin’ that tune? With Shazam you can discover, buy and share music. Identify what song is playing, buy the track and share tags with friends by text, e-mail, Twitter® and Facebook®. Price: Free
BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion® and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used under license from Research In Motion Limited. Use BlackBerry App World to scan and download these and more than 30,000 other BlackBerry App World apps. Go to BlackBerry App World 2.0, press the Menu key and click “Scan a Barcode.” Apps may be no longer available and prices may have changed. Plus taxes and fees; data charges are additional. All app trademarks, trade names, logos/icons and images are the property of their respective owners. Some app screen shots may be simulated.
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Entertaining Guests MIXMENTOR CLASSIC This app offers recipes for 35 classic cocktails. You also get a list of bar terminology and the ability to rate your favorite classic cocktails. Price: Free
NAT DECANTS WINE REVIEWS, PAIRINGS, RECIPES The New York Times, the Globe & Mail and Computerworld have ranked Natalie MacLean’s app among the top five food and wine apps. Price: Free
MOBILE RUSH-HOUR RECIPES For the person on the go who does not have a lot of time to cook, this app comes to the rescue with Holly Clegg’s easy, everyday options. Price: $4.99
URBANSPOON This app uses GPS to find a restaurant near you. Filter by neighborhood, cuisine or price. Search nearby restaurants, and view ratings from newspapers, bloggers and fellow diners. Price: Free
BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion® and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used under license from Research In Motion Limited. Use BlackBerry App World to scan and download these and more than 30,000 other BlackBerry App World apps. Go to BlackBerry App World 2.0, press the Menu key and click “Scan a Barcode.” Apps may be no longer available and prices may have changed. Plus taxes and fees; data charges are additional. All app trademarks, trade names, logos/icons and images are the property of their respective owners. Some app screen shots may be simulated.
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Social BLACKBERRY® MESSENGER Get into BlackBerry Messenger and express yourself—your way. Share your PIN or barcode to connect with friends virtually anywhere, anytime. Chat and share pictures, videos and more with individuals or groups of friends. Price: Free
SNAPTU Snaptu is a fast, stylish all-in-one app that includes your mobile essentials in one place, such as Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, news feeds and much more. Instead of cramming your phone with individual apps, get Snaptu and save battery life. Price: Free
FOURSQUARE Check in to locations and find new ways to explore the city. Earn points and unlock badges for discovering new places, doing new things and meeting new people. Price: Free
TICKETMASTER FOR BLACKBERRY This is your mobile connection to event, concert, game and theater tickets. You can search for seats and purchase tickets while you’re on the go. Price: Free
GROUPON Groupon features deals each day on the best stuff to do in more than 160 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Buy deals, access your purchased Groupons and redeem them electronically. Price: Free
TWITTER Be among the first to know what’s happening. With Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones, get your direct messages as soon as they arrive, and view them in your message list. Price: Free
OPENTABLE With OpenTable for BlackBerry smartphones you can make free restaurant reservations at up to 14,000 restaurants in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Price: Free
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Small Business CONTACTS CLEANER Contacts Cleaner finds and merges duplicate contacts in your address book. With a single click, the app quickly eliminates duplicates. And it’s completely automated. Price: $0.99
FACEBOOK® Connect and share on the move. Discover how Facebook works with your BlackBerry smartphone to keep you on top of your social life. Price: Free
FEDEX MOBILE Get up-to-date shipment tracking information, and personalize your view by nicknaming shipments or adding notes. Even monitor important shipments with the Watch List. Price: Free
FIXMO TOOLS Fixmo Tools 2.0 is like a utility belt for your smartphone with 17 conveniently packaged apps in one simple download. Price: $7.99
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HANDYLOGS MONEY Maximize your expense, time and mileage reimbursements with HandyLogs Money. It keeps your claims up to date, meaning no more procrastination filing claims. Price: Free
SMART BUSINESS APPS BY CANVAS Eliminate out-of-date, costly, paper-based forms and transform them into do-it-yourself apps for your BlackBerry smartphone. Price: Free
LINKEDIN Your professional network is just a touch away. Get the latest updates from your network and keep them current with your status in real time. Price: Free
TELICOST LITE This app measures your data, voice and SMS usage and compares it to your telecommunications plan. Price: Free
NICE OFFICE See why USA Today, Bizcats.com and Entrepreneur magazine call it a “must-have” app. Turn your BlackBerry smartphone into a mobile office. Price: Free (requires a $9.95/month Nice Office account)
VQ MILEAGE TRACKER This app automatically tracks your car mileage. In automated mode, you don’t even have to launch the app. Then VQ Mileage Tracker e-mails you a report. Price: $9.99
SALESFORCE MOBILE Access and update Salesforce information from the field. Quickly access account activity. Price: Free (to existing Salesforce customers)
BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion® and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used under license from Research In Motion Limited. Use BlackBerry App World to scan and download these and more than 30,000 other BlackBerry App World apps. Go to BlackBerry App World 2.0, press the Menu key and click “Scan a Barcode.” Apps may be no longer available and prices may have changed. Plus taxes and fees; data charges are additional. All app trademarks, trade names, logos/icons and images are the property of their respective owners. Some app screen shots may be simulated.
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TOP APPS
Looking for cool apps? Then check out some of the most popular apps from BlackBerry App World.
BEJEWELED ® The classic puzzle game goes mobile with enhanced graphics and more fun than ever. String together three or more gems to rack up points in a fast-paced treasure hunt. Price: $2.99
AUTO PHOTO UPLOADER FOR FLICKR Now you can automatically upload any picture you take with your BlackBerry smartphone to your Flickr albums. Sharing photos doesn’t get any easier. Price: $0.99
BUZZD This is the first city guide for BlackBerry smartphones to show the real-time popularity of places based on posts and check-ins from Twitter, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp and others. Price: Free
PIXELATED The object of the game is to change the color of the squares until the entire screen is a single solid color in as few moves as possible. Price: Free
DRIVESAFE.LY Listen to text and e-mail messages without texting or reading while driving. DriveSafe.ly 2.0 speaks SMS text and e-mail messages aloud so you can concentrate on the road. Price: Free
SCORE MOBILE This app provides up-to-the-minute sports scores, box scores, player stats, betting odds, game previews, recaps, top stories and league standings. Price: Free
EBAY Get reminders in your BlackBerry smartphone calendar when a listing is about to end, enjoy near real-time alerts and pay for an item using your BlackBerry smartphone. Price: Free
SPG MOBILE Access point balance and upcoming stay details, right on your BlackBerry smartphone. Browse and reserve stays at any of Starwood’s hotels and resorts. Price: Free
ENDOMONDO SPORTS TRACKER Use your BlackBerry smartphone as a personal coach and training partner. The built-in GPS tracks your running, cycling, hiking, kayaking, skiing— you name it. Price: Free
WEATHEREYE Get detailed weather conditions, forecasts and severe weather alerts for your location or around the world. Temperatures are available in Celsius or Fahrenheit, metric or imperial. Price: Free
BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion® and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used under license from Research In Motion Limited. Use BlackBerry App World to scan and download these and more than 30,000 other BlackBerry App World apps. Go to BlackBerry App World, press the Menu key and click “Scan a Barcode.” Apps may be no longer available and prices may have changed. Plus taxes and fees; data charges are additional. All app trademarks, trade names, logos/icons and images are the property of their respective owners. Some app screen shots may be simulated.
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