Zumobi Works + Other Blackberry Apps To Try

I’ll admit, it’s literally killing me to not have an iPhone right now. I can’t afford the extra $200 for the early termination of my T-Mobile contract which doesn’t expire until January. I know I’m being practical by waiting – I’m not a rich girl and I have bills to pay, but I’m ranking this higher than quitting smoking in terms of how hard it is for me.

I’m trying to console myself with Blackberry apps. Yesterday, I told you about Zumobi. It’s not bad – I’ve been making new tiles for various blogs and sending them to my phone from the PC. The only thing that’s slow about it is my slow non-3G connection.

(However, I looked at the AT&T iPhone 3G map and it appears that I don’t have AT&T 3G service at my house either, so at least that’s some consolation.)

Anyway, if you’re stuck with a Blackberry like me – or maybe you use one for work – you might enjoy these apps too. Not nearly as much as an iPhone, but we have to survive somehow, don’t we?

Wattpad

Read and share books on your Blackberry. Go to m.wattpad.com and download the reader. Once installed, you can download books to your phone – there are currently 75,000 available. You can also search books by category, rate books, submit your own, leave comments, and see what other Wattpad users are reading. 

Wattpad

Poynt Beta

Poynt Beta brings local search to Blackberry. The app offers Yellow Pages, movies information, and directions. For Blackberry devices with GPS, the directions are even faster and easier to use, but non-GPS phones still work. You can get turn-by-turn directions or a map. Download from http://m.mypoynt.com.

Live Search

Still, the best mobile companion for Blackberry has got to be Live Search. You can get directions, search for businesses, get movie showtimes, get directions, and get traffic information. What makes it better than Poynt is the UI – it’s so easy to go from screen to screen. Just click and all the locations of the business you searched for can display on a map. Click to call, click to zoom. It’s so fast! Download from m.live.com.

BlackBerry MediaSync

This one might not exactly be legal. It was on RIM’s servers for awhile but was then removed. It can now be found here. Apparently, this lets you sync your iTunes to your Blackberry – including album artwork.