The RIM team sent me this following list of apps that will supposedly help you keep your 2010 resolutions. I always found new years resolutions kind of funny since very few people actually keep them. My friends usually choose the resolutions that they will probably never be able to adhere to just to make them again a year later. Maybe we all need a resolution to never make new years resolutions again… Alternatively you can head to the new years resolution generator on your PC for some ideas.
Is 2010 the year you finally quit smoking? No Smoking can help! The app records how often you smoke and then uses that information to customize a quitting schedule that slowly drops your nicotine levels. ($9.99)
Determined to spend less money this year? Keep close track of your finances with apps like Mobile Checkbook and eCheckRegister. Both apps let yourecord transactions as they happen, check your balance anytime and send banking info to your e-mail inbox. ($7.99 and $12.99)
Get In Shape
Get motivated to hit the pavement with RoadRunnerGPS. The app analyzes your workout as you run or walk, and even gives you feedback on your progress. ($4.99)
More likely to workout inside? Check out Pocket Trainer, an interactive fitness app that tracks your progress and automatically advances you to the next level when you’re ready. It offers high quality video and written descriptions for each exercise. And, like a live personal trainer, it will even alert you if you miss a workout! ($12.99)
No time to exercise? Every little bit counts, so get moving at work with Stretches@desk, which walks you through a few quick stretching exercises to help your muscles stay loose. ($2.99)
Eat Healthy
Making the right food choices can behard. FoodGauge uses a simple rating system to help you better understand nutrition labels and make healthier choices. ($2.99)
Looking to count calories? Calorie Counter by Fat Secret lets you quickly find counts for your favorite foods and keep track of what you’re eating for free.
If you need a little more guidance, try Weight Loss Sensei. The app creates a personalized, healthy meal plan complete with recipes and shopping lists based on what and where you like to eat. ($9.99)
Get Organized
Get your act together in 2010 with Every Day Lists, an easy-to-use list maker for all your list needs. Keep track of shopping lists, personal to-dos, work assignments and appointments all in place. ($4.99)
So much to do in so little time? Role Call Tasks Lite helps you prioritize by filtering your tasks by date, category or importance. The free app syncs with your Outlook calendar, reminds you of deadlines and more.
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Nick let me know that the popular Grooveshark service has released a BlackBerry app. The main catch is that it is in limited beta right now so it is only for VIP members who pay $3 a month. That kind of scared me off at first until I realized what Grooveshark offers quite a different service when compared to Pandora and Slacker.
You can choose to play any song INSTANTLY. The only downside is that not all music is available but you can upload your music collection to Grooveshark and then stream it to your BlackBerry. You even have the option to pick your favorite songs to cache to your BlackBerry for listening when you have no coverage. You are also able to create and save playlists along with listen to Grooveshark’s radio stations based on the songs you like. Best of all Grooveshark supposedly works worldwide but I cannot test that…
Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Kevin Michaluk on 31-12-2009
December 31st is here which means it is time to officially announce the winners in our CrackBerry.com Best of 2009 Awards. The voting concluded at midnight last night and we dropped audible word of the winners in our 2009 Year End Podcast this morning. Below you'll find the winners in each category accompanied with their award graphic (the winners can feel free to use the graphics on their sites!). We'll follow up soon with a full breakdown of the voting results (takes a while to chop the images out from the system and turn them into an article) but we made a couple of runner-up notes here and there where the race was tight and you can listen to the podcast for more details of how things unfolded until we get the follow-up post live.
Huge Congratulations go to the winners and all of the nominees. 2009 was a great year for BlackBerry and we can't wait to see what will be nominated in the 2010 CBAs.
There's only one day in the year when you can truly record a year-end show, and that's December 31st. Craig, Adam, Bla1ze and myself jumped on the podcast line for nearly 90 minutes this morning to look back at the year that was 2009. We reflect on some of the highs and lows, work through all the new BlackBerry Smartphones that hit the market over the year with our take on each of them and start looking ahead to BlackBerry in 2010. We also announce the winners of the 2009 CrackBerry Awards live on the air! We'll be posting these to the blogs soon, but if you want first dibs at hearing who won in every BlackBerry category you'll want to tune in. Big thanks for making 2009 such a great year and we'll be back on the air regularly in 2010! Happy New Year!!
2009 was a HUGE year for BB development. It started with BlackBerry App World, and has steadily snowballed from there. At DEVCON, RIM broke the news on several stunning new additions to the BB development world, highlights being Open GL, the 5.0 API library, and Widgets. With New Year's fast approaching, addicts the world over are looking forward to 2010 as a banner year for development. I am totally pumped to see the offerings brought forward this year by the development community as a whole.
Are you excited at the possibilities? Interested in getting involved, or maybe know someone who is? Perhaps you're already a developer, and you've been thinking about developing for BB? We would love to see what you can do! I would love to see our developer community grow, producing more and better apps for us to toy with.
To get you started, I'm going to compile the best of the links for developers from RIM, and finish off with some reference materials to give you a place to learn from. I'll start with Java apps, then cover Widgets. More info after the jump.
Dwhonan posted in our forums that he was having trouble installing the Enhanced Gmail Plugin. He got the classic 907 Invalid COD error while trying to install the application wirelessly. I just assumed he had some issues with his device/OS but Johnny reminded me of a article RIM published back in 2008 that lists the top 10 reasons for getting a Invalid COD or Invalid Jar error during a wireless OTA installation.
Many of the solutions or workarounds require you to be the developer or have access to the server but still it is a great read. Check it out at this link. Its also good to know that there are quite a few other causes for this issue like the one experienced by Documents To Go users. (Credit goes to DataViz for the images)
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I am always amazed at the wealth of golf apps for BlackBerry. The latest to hit my inbox is nRange Golf GPS which promises to replace your rangefinder. Inside the app you can download golf course content and get accurate yardages and aerial maps. It uses the GPS built into your BlackBerry to provide you pinpoint accuracy and even uses it to tell you what course you are nearby to make it easier to find.
Impak let us know that Walgreens released a new mobile version of their website that gives you access to your Rx information on the go. Currently the mobile site lets you fill and check Rx prescriptions which should be pretty useful. It also lets you find stores based on a City/State or ZIP code search.
We mentioned Swindoe’s song BLKBerry back in October but he has just remixed the song with some catchy lyrics in BLKBerry 2.0. This is exactly the kind of thing that helps pass those hours before midnight…
You can find more of Swindoe’s music and FREE downloads at www.Swindoelive.com. Let us know if you find any other great BlackBerry songs/videos or if you make your own!
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Filed Under (Blackberry News) by Vicky Pazienza on 31-12-2009
Jason over at GStyleMag, let me know about a special New Years gift they’re giving to their readers. A new BlackBerry theme! GStyle City was designed by Tony over at Cocky Culture (one of my fave theme designers) along with the crew over at GStyle to create a theme that matched the ultra cool look and feel of the website. And that they did! There’s a lot more info about this theme but I’ll let you find it over at GStyleMag. GStyle City theme is FREE and available for a variety of BlackBerry devices. Thanks for the heads up Jason!
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