Best Android and Blackberry Apps

Own a Blackberry or Android mobile and jealous of the hordes of iPhone ? The iPhone seems to dominate the world of Apps, but other phones offer Apps too!! They have changed the way we use our phones – no longer do we just call and text...

Best Blackberry Apps

Blackberry AppWorld controls Apps for the Blackberry family. With good battery life and powerful processors, Blackberry phones can handle many Apps being open at once – so called multi-tasking. The range of Blackberry Apps available may be a bit limited, but here’s a run down on some of essentials.

Slacker

Like Free Music? Then you'll love Slacker.  It’s a music streaming service that also let’s you download music on to a micro SD stick for offline listening, read artists bio's, skip 6 tracks per hour and you wont be listening to adverts all day either. You can upgrade to listen to Radio Plus too.

Bolt Beta

Faster speeds when? Perhaps this isn't a requirement for Blackberry phones, but faster processing speeds when browsing the web are always good. In tests, Bolt Beta it has loaded pages 50% quicker, and if you've experienced slow loading pages on your Blackberry Bold 9700 or Curve, this is can only be a good thing, especially when it's free.

Guitar Hero

Love rocking out? Play Guitar Hero at home? Want it on you Blackberry? Oh yes! Ok, so this one costs a little extra, but how many hours of boredom could you pass by on your Curve 8900 by strumming along to Led Zeppelin or Guns n Roses? When you're done playing, you can submit your scores against others online. Rock On!

WeatherEye

Carry a brollie or wear a bikini? The (free) WeatherEye App can give the day’s weather outlook and more. Using a large display, the WeatherEye will present sunrise and sunset times, wind conditions (good for golfers and wakeboarders) and humidity. With one click of the button on your Blackberry Bold, you can get long and short term forecasts and the graphics change accordingly to the weather variations – Genius!

Documents To Go

Working on the Go? Try Documents To Go. Some newer Blackberrys, like Bold 9700, will have this preloaded, a bonus when you see the pricetag. However if spreadsheets and documents are your thing, then this download is a must.

Android phones

Android phones have many websites devoted to Apps, just head to the Android Market for a good introduction to some of the best ones. Here are some for starters:

ShopSavvy

Need to compare prices? Shopsavvy can help you do this in the high street. Scan the barcode of your chosen product into your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and it will give you all the prices locally and online. Love it!

Twidroid

Who really needs to Twitter on the go? You? Well here's the App for you – Twidroid. As a free App with some great extras. Send one link, many links, @reply and direct messages – none of this is a problem with Twidroid, download onto your Google Nexus One, and away you go.

Locale

An intelligent App – try Locale. It recognises where you are and sets a profile that is applicable. For example, you're at work? The volume could be on low for calls. Or set up your own – an alarm that reminds you to charge your HTC Desire or Xperia X10 when you enter your home. Once you get your head round how to set it up, this could be a lifesafer!

HTC Disco Strobe

Need some colour? Well HTC Disco Strobe is the App for you. It simulates a strobe on your HTC Desire with different flashing colours – useless? Maybe. Fun? Yes, and surely that's what Apps are all about?

My Transactions

Need to keep track of your moulah? Well My Transactions is designed to help you record your...transactions! Withdraw or Deposit, the choice is yours, but make sure you have .NET compact framework installed. This can be used on your HTC Legend or Hero.

Appmanager

And how to manage all these Apps? Well Appmanager is available to download onto your Sony Ericsson Vivaz to help you ensure all your Apps are kept safe, especially when you switch or break a handset – Apps can be downloaded onto a micro SD card. Essential and Free!!!