BlackBerry Communication Apps

Get it Done Cheaper with Jaikuberry App for Blackberry

With Twitter and Facebook clients available for Blackberry devices (and a few of both are pretty good by now), why on Earth would someone want to create a new app for a completely new service that essentially did the exact same thing? Well, if Jaikuberry Blackberry app wants to become an accepted software package, it will most definitely need to answer that question.

Short poems about life

Jaikuberry derives its name from the two words Haiku and Blackberry. Everyone knows what a Blackberry is (at least it is hoped you know if you’re reading this Blackberry app review), but a Haiku might be foreign terminology to you. The Haiku is a Japanese poem that follows a specific structure. They are sometimes referred to outside of Japan as being small poems about life. Doesn’t that remind you a bit of micro-blogging? The creators of this Blackberry mobile app made that connection and that is why Jaikuberry exists.

Small is better

Jaikuberry app for Blackberry is not exactly the same as conventional micro-blogging as there is room for a little bit more in terms of posts and comments. The main reason for this however is the fact that the interface of Jaikuberry is highly minimalist. There is a white background, black text and a little bit of blue smatterings that represent dividers between different posts and different comments. It is very much an interface and accompanying interaction options that collectively are designed to allow you to do the micro-blogging thing while at the same time consuming as little bit of bandwidth as possible.

The big question

In the end, the way that you need to answer your own internal dialogue about Jaikuberry Blackberry app it to acknowledge your own needs in this area. Would you prefer to be able to do the same thing for lower bandwidth? Are you willing to get your family and friends on Jaikuberry as well to make that happen? If the answer to your question is an emphatic yes, you need this Blackberry app. If the answer is no, you might not want to take a second look at this. That is the critical question around which everything else regarding this application revolves.

Final Score

For our own part, we’ve acknowledged that Jaikuberry app for Blackberry is exceptionally useful on a functional level. However, visually it is barely adequate and there is really no innovation at all. So while we recognize that on a case-by-case basis this app could be great, overall we’ve given Blackberry Jaikuberry app a final score of 6 out of 10.

Xobni Mobile BlackBerry App Review

You receive emails from lots of people, some with the sender’s contact info and others without them, and most likely, there’ll be plenty of such messages that you’ve not bothered to copy into a contact and sync it with your BlackBerry’s address book. The Xobni Mobile app for BlackBerry eases the job for you by pulling together phone calls, emails and text messages you’ve exchanged with others, with incoming contact details, to build a comprehensive address book that virtually links to everyone who is a common factor in the circle. It is similar to the Social Networking websites that shows common friends between you and another person, even if he/she is not in your friend’s list.

Xobni Mobile BlackBerry App Features

BlackBerry Xobni Mobile app can be used in two ways; either you can let it mine information for you from incoming emails and text messages automatically, or you can pay for letting it sync all the information it had extracted from all your email in Outlook, and get it to your BlackBerry. The second option is more precise as the mobile application automatically mining info from incoming emails is not that fool proof (sometimes, it extracts unwanted numbers as well). Further, no frequent syncing is required, even if the other guy had not mailed you for a month as the app syncs across from Outlook over the web, thereby getting all updated info.

The Xobini address book can be accessed by scrolling to the top, while you are typing an email. The contacts are sorted by those who you are in contact most often, even though specific search using letters/words is also possible. Alternatively, you can add the addresses the standard way, if you want to.

Given the size of information that Xobini puts together, it goes without mention that quite a few memory space will be taken up for the same. So, the app gives you, the user, an option whether to accumulate data in the phone memory or external memory card.

On the downside, the install experience could have been made much better. Also, you are required to set up the online account before you can use the app in the BlackBerry. And quite oddly, the app requires you to click open the app permissions page while you install it.

Conclusion

Xobini Mobile is an excellent BlackBerry app that combines the utilities of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Gwabbit, backed by seamless integration with the BlackBerry OS. With this app at your disposal, no longer would you be required to scavenge old emails for a person’s contact details again. Single license of Xobni Mobile BlackBerry app comes at a price tag of $9.99, while Xobni Mobile with Xobni One: $6.99 + $3.99 monthly fee or $39.90/year.

txtForward BlackBerry App Review

BlackBerry is clearly the favorite smart phone amongst business people around the globe, thanks to the gadget’s advanced email and messaging features. However, as important as the sending/receiving emails and SMS is the need to save/store the relevant ones safely for future reference/use. In order to save your emails/SMS, Electric Pocket has introduced an app for BlackBerry, named txtForward- SMS to Email backup. With this app, you won’t again run the risk of accidentally losing your important emails or SMS from your smart phone. At a basic level, the app works by forwarding your text messages to any email address provided by you. BlackBerry txtForward app comes with a price tag of $19.95.

How txtForward BlackBerry App Works?

The txtForward concept is simple and straightforward. All the incoming emails and text messages are saved in the Electric Pocket server, before forwarding it to the email address configured by you. Alternatively, it is also possible to direct the incoming emails/text messages straight to the email address rather than routing through the said server. Now, if you have Outlook Express to notify an incoming email in your email address, it is guaranteed that you won’t miss an email/text message again. The beauty of this arrangement is that you could reply directly to the forwarded text messages from your configured personal email account, from your PC.

Installation

The installation process of txtForward mobile application is easy and manageable even for a novice. The file size of 27.1 KB does not strain the system resources either. Alternatively, you could also use BlackBerry’s Desktop Manager to install the application provided your phone is connected to your desktop PC through a USB cable. The app is compatible with all top free email service providers such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Rediffmail, AIM etc.

On the downside, the app does not work well with messages with multimedia contents.

Conclusion

txtForward app for BlackBerry is a handy application that does exactly what it promises to do. The app lets you remain on top of your emails/text/PIN messages, even if you are away from your BlackBerry. On the pricing front, the app seems to be a bit overpriced, at $19.95. We suggest that you download a trial version, and try out its features, before purchasing the licensed version. For more information about txtForward BlackBerry app, visit www.txtforward.com.

UberTwitter App for BlackBerry Review

UberTwitter is a feature-rich Twitter app specially designed for BlackBerry devices. The app supports all the basic Twitter features plus some advanced functionalities.

A Perfect Twitter Client for BlackBerry

UberTwitter brings all the Twitter features to your BlackBerry smartphone. UberTwitter has all the basic Twitter features including update your status, view list of followers, replies/retweets, direct messages, view your friend timeline, search Twitter, view currently trendy topics and much more. In addition, the app provides some advanced capabilities such as photo integration, URL shortening, twitter lists, changing twitter avatars, tweet shrinking, location aware features and so on. You can manage multiple Twitter accounts using UberTwitter app.

When the BlackBerry UberTwitter mobile application starts, you have to enter your Twitter username and password. You also have the option to choose location broadcast with this app. You can add location to your every tweet. You can also update your profile with current location. You can also set interface options such as receiving notifications for new tweets, number of tweets in a timeline, merging direct messages and replies to timeline and so on.

UberTwitter App Menu Features

The UberTwitter main menu features many options to make your mobile microblogging quick and easy. With Update My Status option, you can type in your message and it will display your Twitter feed. There are options to view direct messages and replies. To retweet a message, you have to highlight the message and choose Retweet from the main menu. To send a direct message, highlight the user you want to message and choose Direct Message option from the menu. You can also mark your favorite tweets by choosing Favorite option. With Refresh option, you can get all the latest tweets.

You can get a detailed list of friends with My Friends option. You can access the full power of Twitter search by choosing the Search option. The most popular topics on twitter will be displayed by hitting Trending topics tab. The app also lets you to embed videos directly into your Twitter updates. One of the exciting features of UberTwitter app is Everyone Near You option. It allows you to get the location of Twitter users you follows. You can also include your GPS location using this feature. The app also supports TweetPhoto to share your pictures.

Final Thoughts

UberTwitter is one of the best Twitter clients to access Twitter on your BlackBerry device. It ensures a simple and clean user interface that acts quickly. UberTwitter is a free application and you can download it easily.

TwitterBerry BlackBerry App Review

TwitterBerry is an advanced BlackBerry app that let you access Twitter network. With TwitterBerry app, you can access and use all the basic functions offered by Twitter. The app makes your micro-blogging quick and easy while on the fly.

User-friendly Social Networking Mobile App

If you are a Twitter fan, TwitterBerry is a worth app to download on your BlackBerry device. The simple app helps you to post updates on your daily activities and get updates from your friends. You can instantly post anything such as an idea, a blog entry, an event, news, an article or more through your BlackBerry device.

When BlackBerry TwitterBerry app starts up, you can give your Twitter username and password. On the startup screen there are options to set the automatic updates, secure connection option, choose the font size and more. After setting all these options, you can move to the Home Screen. The home screen is similar to the Twitter screen on your home PC. The main menu offers options to Update, Get Replies, Friends Timeline, Direct Messages, Get Friend List and much more. With Friend’s Timeline, you can get what other Twitter users are doing and you can see latest replies using Get Replies feature. The latest posts by general public can be viewed by hitting Public Timeline option.

Easy Tweeting and Picture Sending Features

Replying and sending direct messages to friends is easy through TwitterBerry app. To update your message, you just have to type in your message and hit Update option from the main menu. Another major feature is the app is integrated with TwitPic. You can easily send pictures from your BlackBerry’s camera or media applications to your Twitter friends. You can simply choose the picture to send and select the option Send with TwitterBerry. To reply, retweet or to send direct message, you just have to choose the user and hit any of these three options from the menu. With send direct message option, you can check your direct messages outbox. Following and unfollowing any user tweet is easy. Highlight the username and choose the option follow. To unfollow a user, choose the option leave from the menu.

Conclusion

TwitterBerry is a top notch BlackBerry application to stay connected with your friends, coworkers and family while on the go. All the basic functions are straightforward and the app provides easy-to-use user interface. The TwitterBerry mobile app works well with any BlackBerry device with OS of 4.0.2 and above.

Advanced Forwarder BlackBerry App Review

Advanced Forwarder is a very useful remote call and text message forwarding application, designed for BlackBerry handsets. It facilitates remote activation of calls, or text message forwarding to any phone number in a BlackBerry handset, by simply sending an SMS command from any other phone to the said BlackBerry.

Such an app comes handy in situations where you’ve accidentally forgot your BlackBerry at home, but you’ve got some important calls/messages that you simply can’t afford to miss. It is also a great app to have, if you own more than one connection, but wish to use a single handset to receive all the calls/messages. Advanced Forwarder can also be used to divert some of the calls/messages to another phone, so that someone else (like your assistant or secretary) could handle the said calls/messages for you.

Advanced Forwarder app is compatible with BlackBerry OS 4.2.1 or higher.

Features of Advanced Forwarder BlackBerry App

The Advanced Forwarder app lets you forward both calls and text messages to any selected phone number, or you can opt to forward only calls or text messages, as per your own needs. The best feature of the app is that it leaves no trace of its action that even the owner of the receiving phone can’t get hold of the actions that has taken place behind scene. But, by referring to the event log, the details of every call forwarded and the list of SMS commands sent to initialize/stop the forwarding process can be viewed. The app is secured from unauthorized access, and can be activated only through a user-defined password.

Installation

The set up can be downloaded and installed in the BlackBerry like any software program. Post installation, the user will be prompted to enter a password, which will be required each time one wishes to access the program. Now, press the menu key to go to its main screen, where one could enable the app to start forwarding the calls and messages to another mobile number. The same screen also features a disable button, which can be used to deactivate the app when desired. After enabling the app, users could configure the app to forward all calls/messages or forward only calls or forward only text messages from the main settings screen. The ‘confirm’ option saves the settings chosen.

Commands

To forward all calls/text messages, one must type- fwd
forwardall.

Similarly, fwd
forwardcalls is the command to forward only the calls, while fwd
forwardsmsescalls forwards only the text messages. The command fwd
forwardstop stops forwarding all calls and messages.

Verdict

Advanced Forwarder is certainly one of the innovative apps designed for BlackBerry. It is easy to install, and its user interface is one of the best laid out ones out there. For the user, configuring the app should be a cake walk, and contrary to many other apps you get to use today, Advanced Forwarder works exactly the same way its maker claims. Even though, the app comes at a price tag of $19.90, it is worth the money spent, given its utilities. We recommend Advanced Forwarder mobile application to all BlackBerry users.

TwiXtreme BlackBerry App Review

Brings Twitter functionality to your BlackBerry Phone

Are you looking for a perfect alternative to Ubertwitter? Then Twixtreme is the right choice. TwiXtreme is a simple and free Twitter client for BlackBerry, which lets you to keep in touch with the latest trends as well as tweets. TwiXtreme BlackBerry App lets you to send Tweet, Re-Tweet, send DM, etc. No matter whether you have a Twitter account or not, TwiXtreme will definitely work for you.

This social networking app for BlackBerry was developed by Xtreme Labs. It can be downloaded at free of cost. This BlackBerry App is also advertisement free.

With TwiXtreme for BlackBerry, you will get almost all the features you expect in a twitter client. The app has an extremely cool interface. The graphics and display are extremely good. Also, it allows you to carry out a keyword based search. Viewing trends is very simple and is presented in a user friendly manner.

Features of TwiXtreme BlackBerry App

• Allows you to upload pictures
• You can use cool graphics
• Absolutely free to download
• No Ads integrated
• Allows you to view popular themes
• Retweet
• Check Favorites
• Check Mentions
• Displaying Trends
• Direct Messages
• Allows you to view nearby Tweets
• Allows you to view other’s profile
• Lets you to search friends
• View timelines

Apart from the above features, the app supports various settings such as auto-refresh, turn on/off, home screen notifications, facility to see Twitter username/real name, etc. The TwiXtreme mobile application for BlackBerry runs on all devices using OS 4.6 and higher.

Advantages of TwiXtreme BlackBerry App

• Supports most of the features in a twitter client.
• Loads faster than UberTwitter.
• Provides easy access to all of your Twitter accounts.
• The user interface is simple, fluid and features some animations.
• Options to reply, retweet or add to favorites are available as soon as a tweet is opened.

Negatives

• No customization is possible with TwiXtreme
• No options menu with TwiXtreme BlackBerry App

Conclusion

TwiXtreme is a free service that lets you keep in touch with friends. It will present you a completely new prospective on Twitter. The app has scored 8 out of 10.

Tweetcaster BlackBerry App Review

Get TweetCaster BlackBerry App absolutely free in exchange for a tweet!

TweetCaster, developed by Handmark, is an interesting Twitter application for BlackBerry smartphones. TweetCaster app for BlackBerry features a clean and intuitive user interface. The screen is visually appealing when compared with any of its alternatives. Its easy-to-navigate interface offers quick view of posts, direct messages, responses, and trends. In other words, it delivers an excellent experience for Twitter users.

TweetCaster BlackBerry App doesn’t support the traditional method of downloading application by visiting the website. To get the app absolutely free, simply login to Twitter and post a tweet. TweetCaster will identify your tweet and will send you a download link. From there, you easily download the application software. Otherwise, you can buy BlackBerry TweetCaster app for $4.99 from the Handmark Store.

Even though there are so many relatively cheap applications like UberTwitter are available, TweetCaster stand out from others due to its solid feature set and its ability to keep track of multiple twitter accounts. The list of features this app comes with include

• URL shortening - TweetCaster makes it easy to add abbreviated URLs into your tweets.
•    Sharing of Pictures
•    Replies & Retweets – Replies and Retweets are just as easy as the tweets themselves. You don’t have to type in any user names.
•    GPS locator – provides integrated GPS locator to find out Twitter friends near you.
•    Toggle between multiple accounts – When ever you fire up the app, you have the option to select the twitter account you’d like to use.
•    Real-time trending topics list
•    Ease of Download – TweetCaster downloading is quite simple.  All you have to do is to provide your twitter account information, then click post tweet.
•    Ease of Setup – Setting up account is an easy job. Just type in your account name and password for twitter and voila your down. It will take you to another screen where you can view the accounts you have on your phone.
•    Ease of Use – Retweeting and attaching pictures are relatively simple.
•    Auto-refresh
•    Ability to customize to the frequency that you desire.
•    Ability to work over Wi-Fi where applicable.
•    Follow and unfollow users
•    Provides shortcut keys

Conclusion

TweetCaster app for BlackBerry has a complete set of features that helps it to stand out from others. The overall rating is 9 out of 10.

TalkLock App for BlackBerry

Even the greatest mobile devices created have their little flaws that we all love to hate. In the case of the BlackBerry devices that have touch screen functionality, one of those little flaws is touching the screen during a call. If you’re not careful during a call, you could easily touch the screen and accidentally do anything from starting a different application to actually muting or even accidentally ending your call. It doesn’t take an experienced mobile user to see how disastrous those things could potentially be. Well, those problems are definitely in the past if you download and install TalkLock for the BlackBerry.

Make sure that you can’t accidentally press something during a call

TalkLock is a highly intuitive BlackBerry app that has the ability to recognize when you are in a call and turn itself on during the entirety of the call. When it turns itself on, it will make sure that screen pressing has no effect because of the fact that the screen will be locked. Even if you are actively trying to press the screen to sabotage the call for some reason, TalkLock will make sure that the screen stays locked and your call stays undamaged. In the long run, that could come in very valuable on many different occasions.

Automatic intuition helps you get things done without needing to pay close attention

Automation is definitely one of the hallmarks of the TalkLock BlackBerry app. Not only can you automatically have the screen locked during calls, but this app will automatically run in the background whenever you turn on your phone. It will automatically turn off when the call is over as well, allowing you to essentially set it up and then forget about it for the entirety of your use of your BlackBerry device. Another thing worth thinking about is that you can manually override the automation if you need to, but that override has been set up such that you can’t activate it accidentally. With that level of excellence, this BlackBerry app can easily be your security blanket.

Final Score

TalkLock can be a very useful device for anyone with the imagination to use it properly. If you download it and try it out today, you could find that it really helps you out when you’re on the phone. Because of that, we’ve decided to give it a final score of 9.0 out of 10.

BlackBerry Palringo App

Name: BlackBerry Palringo App

Summary: If you love or incline to instant messaging, you will definitely love the Palringo application. Palringo is a mobile instant messaging application in BlackBerry smart phones that supports Google Talk, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, AIM, and countless others. It is an all-in-one software for your mobile. This application also allows you to chat with other Palringo users via either chat, text, pictures, or voice. The voice capability of this application is almost great because of its PTT or Push-To-Talk software. The wide compatibility of this software allows you to talk to your friends or family online or through their mobile phones.

User Interaction: The Palringo application uses a proprietary protocol that permits communication between other users of the application. The same protocol allows communication between the Palringo client and the IM servers since Palringo clients do not directly communicate to any of the IM protocols. Newer versions of the application’s protocol permit you to change your online statuses as well as status messages. From the various IM or messaging services as well as social networking services supported by the Palringo application, you can easily exchange or share chat, photo, and voice messages with your contacts. Palringo application has a technology that allows you to set and view the location of your peers via estimation over the existing Internet network, triangulation, GPS, and manual setting. This technology uses Google Maps API to highlight the location of your peers. It also offers a nearby section by group and a friend list that shows the nearby users.

User Interface: Palringo application has a very easy to use interface. It has a Groups Gallery icon that contains a directory that you can browse for other Palringo users. The gallery also contains groups of people you would like to participate or join in that share similar or the same interest as you do. It is a virtual place for Palringo users. The combination of the brilliant colored screen, soft keyboard, and 3G technology in Palringo application were too good to ignore. Its decent interface truly attracts BlackBerry users. Before using this application, you must register an account with the proprietary instant messaging service of Palringo. Once you have the account, you can simply connect to different instant messaging services supported by Palringo. However, in disconnecting from the IM service, you must delete the protocol or quit the entire application. Your contacts in Palringo application are consolidated in a single list. From this list, you can either add or delete contacts. The multiple message windows are being supported by the application in a unique style. Instead of tabs, the application treats single conversations as separate windows. These windows can be accessed by pushing the home button of the application located on the bottom left hand corner.

Utility and Productivity: You can always be the administrator of your BlackBerry smart phone. With Palringo application installed in your phone, you can easily create and moderate your groups. The transfer and delivery of instant messages on Palringo is incredibly fast over a WiFi or broadband connection on a desktop computer. This also applies with the photo and voice chat messages. The speed of transfer and delivery of the voice messages are excellently clear, which indicates that the developers of the application have made a good choice of codec. The bandwidth of voice messages in Palringo application is encoded at around 7 kbps while the text messages only use a negligible amount of bandwidth. For photos, the bandwidth weighs about 20 kbps each.

Rating: (9.0 out of 10) The Palringo application combines the services of the ability to share presence, location and pictures, real time instant messaging via text or chat, and vocal instant messaging. It enables group and one on one discussions as well as real time dialogues for Palringo users across the globe whether on a connected PC or any mobile network.