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.