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One of the best features of the Blackberry is the ability of downloading and installing applications. Like any other smartphones, most of the applications do not come from free, but there is always an exception as the following 10 exceptionally useful Blackberry applications will not cost you a single cent to have them on your Blackberry phone:

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1. Google Maps. This application integrates with your Blackberry’s GPS signal to pinpoint exactly where you are at all times. All transit, walking directions, routes and schedules to travel via subway, bus, or on foot are clearly identified. If you ever get stuck in a traffic jam, the Real-time traffic will helps you to find the fastest route. And perhaps the exclusive feature that only Blackberry users can enjoy is that BlackBerry administrators can deploy Maps for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

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2. Facebook for Blackberry. I can’t survive without login into my Facebook account at least few times in a day, and I am sure most of you are in the same condition as me. With this handy Blackberry application, you can send and receive messages, as well as wall posts and friend requests. Get to link your Facebook friends with your BlackBerry Address Book and let profile pictures bring a whole new meaning to caller ID.

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3. Twitterberry. Twitter is without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now. With Twitterberry, you can tweet your peeps and follow your idols anywhere, anytime you want. While this application isn’t nearly attractive as any other third party Twitter solutions for other mobile phones, the speed and ease of use makes it much more comfortable to tweet rather than other flashy-looking-slow-like-snail-website.

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4. Viigo. Noticed that little icon with three stripes at the website’s sidebar? That is what you called RSS (really simple syndication) feed or feeds that serve up fresh content to RSS subscribers so they do not have to type in the url in the address bar to read the latest news. RSS feed works like the newspaper guy that delivers newspaper to your front door every day, except that it’s free. With Viigo, you can view RSS feeds, news feeds, podcasts and a slew of other information on your Blackberry. Viigo claims to be “the one app you’ll never want to be without,” and they’re right.

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5. Palringo. Palringo is a free application for the Blackberry that supports instant messaging. It covers all the big services, including Google Talk, Yahoo chat, MSN chat, ICQ and AIM, all from one interface on your Blackberry. Perhaps the best feature is the ability to setup an unlimited number of groups which allows you to send out images to all of the group members with just one click instead of having to send it via email to each of the recipients or notifying people multiple times it is posted on your Flickr site.

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6. BBNotePad. The default text editor on your Blackberry leaves a lot to be desired. BBNotePad gives you a way to write full-length documents in up to three different font sizes. You can even save the note as a text file, and send it to other handheld devices via Bluetooth.

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7. iSkoot. iSkoot allows you to access Skype via your blackberry. You can actually send and receive calls from Skype users. It also imports your Skype contacts and provides instant messaging functionality. What’s really great about iSkoot is that unlike other mobile Skype apps, iSkoot is a thin client – It doesn’t use too much memory resources and eats up the battery power.

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8. Opera Mini. The built-in browser is fine for many users, but if you want a good alternative looks at Opera Mini. This application reduces your data use if you’re not on an unlimited plan, and caches web pages which gives you much faster access. If you are using it as your desktop browser as well, congratulation because you are one of the 10 million internet users (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/08/opera-10-downloaded-10-million-times-in-its-first-week/) that are using it right now.

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9. Vlingo. Vlingo is the ultimate voice-command application for Blackberry. You can do voice dialing, voice texting and even voice emailing with this application. It even lets you create tasks and memos, as well as update your Facebook status. It is more than just a voice-dialing program with fancy looking appearance. In fact it is a very useful free tool, worth downloading and playing around with.

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10. Pandora. Pandora is wonderful. You can choose up to 100 Artists that you like and it builds stations around them and those that are related. Try the Quick Mix feature to add all 100 stations and mixes them together for some cool effects. Go on and do your daily chores without looking at it as it will load perfectly without pressing any buttons. A free application with high sound quality and no freezes, what else can you ask for?

While other high-def PMPs have taken to supporting 720p, Cube want to up the ante to 1080i. Now, for the crucial question: do we really need our media players to have 1080i support? The 5.0-inch H600HD itself only supports 800 x 480 screen-wise and with only 4GB of storage, I doubt if you’ll be able to store more than a couple movies at 1920 × 1080 pixels. The Cube H600HD plays RMVB, RM, AVI, FLV, MKV , DAT, MPG, MP4, MOV, H.264, MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, OGG and others. No price yet or date of availability.

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After a brief moment of looking like it went out of business when it was supposed to be in the US meeting with potential investors, Korean company MIUTech has re-emerged with the fourth iteration of its HDPC (hybrid dual portable computer) since 2006. And not only is the lighweight gadget looking more sexy than ever , but it’s got a fully advanced set of specs to match the new design as well.

The new unit will be using Windows XP as the operating system for its primary computer, with Windows CE handling the phone OS segment. The screen can display a 4.8″ touchscreen display at 1,024 x 600 resolution, powered by an Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz processor. As for the phone processor, it will retain the ARM9 core CPU, while a 2.4″ AMOLED (320 x 240) display handles all your phone functions. A 32GB SSD, a trio of cameras, 1GB RAM, a microSD memory card slot, T-DMB support, GPS navigation, HDMI and HD audio ports round off the list of features.

It will be hard for anyone not to fall in love with this sexy gadget, but with Apple iPhone 3GS in store, which one will you choose?

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While Malaysians have wait for a year for the launch of Maxis 3G in Malaysia, rumour is spreading like wildfire in the internet where the iPhone 3G successor, iPhone 3GS, will be launched at the end of July.

There is no difference of appearance between the 2 iPhones, but hardware wise iPhone 3GS is way ahead of iPhone with built-in video camera, voice control and more great features. (Learn more about the iPhone 3GS features here)

In case you are wondering whether you should splash out your cash on the newer version of iPhone 3GS here is the latest price update that might help with your decisions:

iPhone 3GS 8GB – RM1990
iPhone 3GS 16GB – RM2490
iPhone 3GS 32GB – RM2990

So will your purchase the new iPhone 3GS or stick with your iPhone 3G?

Nokia has proudly launched their own elegant looking cell phone with side slider – E75 in Malaysia this weekend.

E75 works just like a mobile office; Users get to check emails easily, type messages with the side slide keyboard & surf the internet to find information for your project. This phone has a great connectivity, it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, supports GSM850, 900, 1800 and 1900 frequencies, and will connect you to 3G on WCDMA900/1900/2100 HSDPA.

E75 has their new messaging application too. You get to view HTML messages from Windows Live Mail, Gmail and other email service providers. Perhaps another surprising feature would be the support of Nokia’s gaming platform, N-Gage. How cool it would be to play Nokia games on an E-series mobile phone?

This cool gadget starts at RM1950 & is available for purchase starting from today.

The upcoming Mobile World Congress at Barcelona may be a surprise for everyone as a Russian blogger, Eldar Murtazin, claimed that he had seen a new app store opened by Nokia.

The Finnish seems quite impressed with the success of Apple’s iPhone App Store and now has decided to announce to offer direct downloads of its Symbian to million of users all over the world.

Google has decided to launch it owns Android Marketplace for their Android OS, last week saw the Symbianite Samsuang opened their own app store, and now the Wall Street Journal says Microsoft may get in on the app action with an “online bazaar.”

Woohoo, with so many competitors coming out, it’s great to see how they will compete against each other, watch out Apple!

It was first emerged at the website of a UK based retailer Clove Technology, with the price range around 570 USD. The device looks a lot like the E-Ten Glofiish DX900 and has similar designs, looks as well as features that you have seen in the E-Ten, the only different you may find is brand name.

There are reports that Acer has been planning to introduce some high profile handsets at MWC in Barcelona. When it comes to specs, you would find the DX900 quite run of the mill sort of smartphone that is leaving room for something a lot more impressive that will soon be revealed on 16 February 2009.

Great news for UK internet users as Motorola has announced to launch the fastest mobile broadband in UK, which includes 4G long term evolution techonology combined together with 100Mbps of download speed.

According to Joe Cozzolino, senior vice president of Motorola Home & Networks Mobility, “We are at the front in developing 4G technologies right now and this technology will definitely offer a great help to address the demands of those consumers who want to have personalised experiences of media as well as those operators who want to have some competitive advantage.”

UK users may have to wait for a while before it is released as it is still under testing phase, until then let just hope they will really offer what they have promised.