Amazon--for BlackBerry

Amazon rocks. Now with the new Amazon app for BlackBerry you can buy on the go. You can even snap a photo with your phone and Amazon will look for comparable products. Trust me, this is a "Must Have".

Visit Amazon.com/bb from your phone to download.

Watch NBC prime time TV: Free

Its very simple. Just visit http://m.nbc.com/fullepisodes.shtml from your phones browser.

I found best results when using WiFi. Shows include The Office, 30 Rock, Crusoe, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Knight Rider, Lipstick Jungle, My Own Worst Enemy, The Biggest Loser and more!

Orb

Orb is one my favorite new services that I have come across and unlike many fun apps, this is one TRULY meaningful service! In short, Orb allows you remote access to your PC media (pics, videos, music) via a web portal that you can access via any phone that supports streaming media. You can also access EVERY file on your computer as long as your phone has a doc viewer program.

1. Say you are in a meeting and you need access to a last months sales reports, visit mycast.orb.com, login, and boom there is your file.
2. What if you have photos from last years vacation you want to show?
3. What if you have DRM protected music in Itunes that wont transfer to your phone--just play it via Orb.
4. If you have an iPhone you can even broadcast live content.
5. If you have a TV tuner card in your computer just connect your cable and you will have access to live TV...anywhere!

To set this up, you actually just download Orb to your PC (need XP or Vista) here. After its downloaded you will create an account which then makes the content accessible via the secure portal.

Sports Tracker by Nokia

WHAT IT IS: If you own a Nokia, say the new E71x, and you run--this is your App. Sports Tracker will record your workout via the built in GPS on your phone and display all the important info during it. Information like, heart rate, speed, distance, lap time, etc. is all displayed on your screen.

WHY ITS COOL: After you workout is completed you can upload the info to the sportstracker website and create some rivalry with your workout buddies.

GET IT: You can download the app from your phone by clicking here from your phone's browser. You will need to select your phone model first then the download begins right away. Happy running.

YouTube Player: built by Google

Is it any surprise that Google has built one of the best on device players for YouTube videos? Afterall, they do own YouTube!

We have used this player to watch all of YouTube's latest video additions, including, classic TV shows (McGyver is a favorite), the fast food documentary Super Size Me, and tons of user posted videos. This player is a great way to kill downtime in any airport, lobby, doctors office, or just around the home.

You can download it to any Symbian phone by visiting m.google.com/youtube from the phone's browser. Check out the video below.

It's Here! BlackBerry App World!!!

BlackBerry just released App World today. We loaded App World on a Bold for a review, and it appears to be everything you would hope for. You can surf through all kinds of apps and read information, see screenshots, add and read reviews and even recommend. There are paid and free apps as well. If you are a BlackBerry user, this is a must have. If you are not a BlackBerry user, it just got much more compelling to consider the switch.

GET IT: visit blackberry.com/appworld/download from your phone's browser.

Facebook: take it with you...

This is well overdue, but better late than never...

What it is: For those of you (like me) that are Facebook naive, I will attempt to summarize this web service. Facebook is a social networking site that connects you to other friends that you approve as people you know and want to share updates (pictures, status, and profile info) with. Facebook offers mobile applications that integrate really well with their services.

Why its cool: After signing up I was surprised by the various work, high school, college, family, and others that were able to locate me. I was able to reconnect with old acquaintances and keep on pulse on people that I care about incredibly simple. With my mobile app I can upload photos, be alerted when a Friend leaves a message, and even send messages to other friends.

How To Get It: 1. Sign up at Facebook and create your profile. 2. Blackberry Users: visit www.blackberry.com/facebook from your phone 3. Windows Mobile (check back soon)4. Symbian (check back soon)

Pandora: Now On Blackberry

We have covered Pandora before (click here) as one of the best streaming music solutions.

Pandora just released Free Blackberry support for Curve, Pearl, and Bold. If you carry one of these phones be sure to visit pandora.com/blackberry from you phones browser right now. Hold the applause.

Nokia 6650 Tips

The Nokia 6650 is one of the most sophisticated flip phones on the market. It can access Exchange, is powered by Symbian and it just looks amazing. Check out the tips below to make sure you know all you need to! Thanks to Nokia for providing.
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HTC FUZE Top Ten Tricks

If you are lucky enough to own a FUZE be sure to check out the document below! My personal favorite is the ability to silence a call simply by flipping the phone over. Now that is cool.
FUZE Top Ten Tricks

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Google Latitude

WHAT IT IS: Google Latitude is a new feature available in updated versions of Google Maps that lets you see the "real-time" position of any friends, family, workers, etc. that agree to let you track them. You can choose if your friends can see your exact location OR just what city you're in. You can even decide when to turn it off altogether.

WHY IT'S COOL: Imagine you are meeting a friend downtown and want to see if they have left yet...just pull up Google Maps and check their location to see if they are on the move or even how close they are. Maybe you work when your kid comes home from school and you would like to make sure they get home OK. Maybe you even lost your phone and you just need to locate the place that you left it. Trust me, Latitude is SWEET!

GET IT: Download Google maps. See Spring Mobile post here. You will also need a Google account and Data Unlimited if you don't already.

Google Sync (beta)

WHAT IT IS: Google has developed an app that syncs (wirelessly) your contact and calendar info between your phone and your Google account.

WHY ITS COOL: The biggest challenge to switching phones, losing phones, or updating phones has to be content management. Previously only people who used corporate servers could wirelessly sync and backup personal info. Now with Google sync you just leave the program on in the background and your phone is updated. If you make changes on your phone, your Google account is updated and vice versa. This is simply the easiest and coolest way to maintain your info securely. Forget about connecting to your computer!

GET IT: visit m.google.com/sync from your phone and download. You will need to sign up for a Google account and have Data
Ulimited if you don't already.

YouMail: Voicemail, Fully Customized

WHAT IT IS:
YouMail is a free service that forwards incoming calls on your phone to its voicemail management system. Your Carrier voicemail isn't deleted just bypassed.

Voicemails/VM Transcripts are then accessible with your phone, PC, email, or text. For Blackberry users, you can download a free visual voicemail App (Beta version still). All other phone users can see their visual voicemail via m.youmail.com from your phone's browser.

WHY ITS COOL: (demo video)
1. Visual Voicemail - online, in e-mail, or on the phone
2. Voice-to-Text - read your voicemails as text messages or e-mail
3. Voicemail Filtering - goodbye telemarketers and ex's
4. Smart Greetings - different greetings for family, friends and clients

GET IT:
1. Sign up at Youmail.com
2. Upload your contacts (via phone or from your computer)
3. Categorize your contacts into groups
4. Assign the Greetings each person gets (you can record greetings from your phone by dialing 714.204.3114, option 01).

It took 30 minutes for us to set up 250 contacts and assign greetings.

Make Your Own Ringtone

Do you own a song that you love? Do you wish you could use a clip of that song as a ringtone? makeownringtone.com is probably the most universal and easiest way to do that...FOR FREE. The site may look cheesy but it definitely works. Regardless of what phone you have this website will work for you.

HOW IT WORKS: 1. Visit the site from your PC and upload the song you want to use. 2. Highlight the portion of the song you want to use--you pick the beginning and end. 3. Enter your phone number and get an SMS link to download the tune.

Can you say sweet?

Fring: all-in-one IM / VoIP / Last.Fm

WHAT IT IS: Fring is a cool app, like Palringo, that brings your entire social network under one roof. Every IM contact, Facebook, Twitter, Google Talk, and Skype friend can be reached through this app. You can chat, call, swap files/photos/videos, etc! Features available on your phone's platform can be found here.

WHY ITS COOL: With the ability to harness your phone's Internet connection you can make voice calls and Symbian users (at least initially) can access Last.Fm to listen to free streaming music (see video below). If you are a Twitter or Facebook junky, then Fring taps into those friends as well.

GET IT: Windows Mobile, iPhone, Java, Symbian versions can be had at m.fring.com from your phone's browser. Its also FREE!Check out other videos of features on the Fring website

Plusmo

WHAT IT IS: Plusmo is a simple app that works on all phones (BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Java/etc). The app is a dashboard for widgets to your favorite websites. Widgets are basically mini links or mini applications that contain the detail the full website has.

WHY ITS COOL: Its Free. Its really fast. It works on most phones. Its just simply a cool way to access the power of the web on your phone. The information can be photos, videos, games, news, weather, etc. Check the scores, watch a video, get weather, and basically anything else all from within a simple app.

GET IT: visit w.plusmo.com from your phone

Palringo: The last IM you will ever need

If you IM on your phone then Palringo is your answer. You can IM with any and all of your friends, regardless of what client they use. Even cooler, Palringo also lets you exchange text, voice and, pictures from your mobile phone...for FREE!

This app works on iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian and limited Java capable phones. Visit www.palringo.com from your phone's browser to download it now!

Tips and Tricks: BlackBerry Bold

Here is another great summary sheet for tips and tricks on your Bold. This has some great keyboard shortcuts that save tons of time off your daily experience.

You can click the upper right corner in the preview below to fill your screen!

Bold Tips Tricks

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Slacker: Free Streaming Music for BlackBerry

Slacker.com has just released a new mobile app for the BlackBerry. You need to have version 4.3 or higher (4.5 recommended).

Why its cool: The app provides a sweet solution for streaming music on BlackBerrys comparable to Pandora. Slacker has a sweet album art interface, lets you learn more about any artist through the menu, mulitask, make your own stations, listen to pre-established stations, and you can even "cache" stations.

Caching lets you listen even if you dont have a wireless connection. This is done by storing music on your memory card. To enable caching on any station select it form the menu. You will then need to plug your phone into your computer, select "mass storage mode" on your phone, and then select Slacker Station Loader on your computer. Next time you want to listen to the station(s) they are ready!

Slacker (free version) lets you skip up to 6 songs an hour per station and has a few random commmercials--don't worry after listening for 1 hour we only noticed two commercials. There is also a premium version for 3.99/month that gives unlimited skipping, no commercials, and allows you to download songs to your phone that you like.

To get it on your phone just go to slacker.com from your phones browser. Unlimited data and a memory card with 500mb free (cache) are a must.

FlipSide: Mobile Music Player

FlipSide is the coolest way to listen to your music (even if its on a memory card) if you own a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile phone. Flipside uses album art to organize your music (think iPhone) and makes listening to music on your phone cool again. Just click on any album art & watch it rotate over to list the songs you have from that album!

Some of my favorite features include the ability to find missing album art via the menu option, easily create playlists, and click to learn more information about any song.

The application is $19.95 and can be downloaded from electricpocket.com/flipside. There is a free three day trial to preview this app so you have no excuse.