I guess most of you use buzzd for this sort of thing, but we wanted to give you the heads up that there are other applications available free such as this one here.  whaZZup for BlackBerry lets you know about all sorts of events going around you using your built-in GPS.

Features:

• View all kinds of events (NBA, IPL, Educational etc) of the day around you (app remembers your last location)
• View events for a week for a month
• Page navigation will be enabled if the events are more than 50
• Shortcut keys help you save time to load screens
• Change city option for browsing locations other the current one
• Search for venues matching keywords
• Add the event or venue to favorites
• See the venue location using blackberry / google maps (if available)
• Use your mobile’s gps to set your current location
• See detailed description about the event, picture of the event
• Search for similar category events
• Know if the event is commercial or free with a facility to book your tickets on if ticket url is specificied
• Known issues:
• Events screen scrolling is a bit jumpy and I am currently working on to fix it. Nevertheless it is still usable.
• GPS may not work in some cases on some CDMA devices due to carriers

CDMA users may have issues with the app as the developers suggest but try it anyway as it works fine on my Verizon 8530.

• Download whaZZup for BlackBerry >>
  

-by Mac Jadalhack

It looks liek Poynt has went through a nice update today as BerryReview reports.  Don’t get too excited expecting a huge face lift, but it is significantly different.  Here are the changes:

• Navigation (as opposed to map only) from current location to destination using BlackBerry Maps
• Date/time stamps for fuel prices
• Ability to turn weather on/off
• New interface (released for non-touchscreen devices with v1.5.2.36) now available for Storm/Storm2 (according to another forum post)

Poynt is absolutely free to download OTA from their website or from the BlackBerry App World.  Use the links below according to how you decide to download (or update) it.

• Download OTA >>
• Download OTA via BlackBerry App World >>

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: BerryReview

Just last week we gave you the leaked download of Foursquare for BlackBerry but it looks like the beta version is officially launched today.  Kyle from BlackBerry Cool discovered so earlier immediately after reviewing the app.  So if you’re currently using Foursquare services, give the application a test drive.

• Point your BlackBerry Browser to foursquare.com/blackberry to download>>

-by Mac Jadalhack

Ingoo just got in fresh to the PocketBerry Store as a free application that does so much for you.  As I’m still playing around with the handy app, it felt necessary to share it all with you right away before the day’s over.  From social networking in FaceBook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to price grabbing items via eBay and Craigslist, Ingoo will give one solid platform to do it all.

Features:

• Get your daily news and tech blog updates from multiple sources
• Find a job on top 5 job engines
• Track your searches on google, bing, youtube, twitter etc
• Never miss on good deals on Craigslist, eBay etc
• Monitor your home price and package deliveries
• Get your social updates from LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook
• Get updates on your favorite blog

Click here to download free OTA>>

-by Mac Jadalhack

Sure there are many apps out there that tell you what’s around you such as Buzzd, and perhaps Google Maps.  Urbanspoon is a unique app in helping you decide where to eat.  As the app had its launch with the iPhone, BlackBerry was surely to be next.  As described on their website, Urbanspoon is sort of like a “restaurant slot machine.”  Pushing the space bar, or shaking your BlackBerry (Storm only eligible for shaking) will allow the app to pick a good restaurant for you nearby.  There’s customizable features such as cuisine specifications and price that appeal to you.  Don’t like the results? Keep spinning til you get what you like.

If you don’t want to use the randomized function you can go ahead and browse restaurants manually that are all around you to select exactly what is desired by your tummy.

• Storm OTA>>
  
• Bold, Javelin or Tour OTA>>
  
• Curve 4.3 or newer OTA>>
  
• Curve 4.2 OTA>>

-by Mac Jadalhack

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Google never seems to disappoint with all their new features they add in each update for their Google Maps BlackBerry application.  Version 3.2 has just launched overnight bringing layer features to maps.  So where’s the real conveniences here?  Layers make it really easy to view different types of info on your map.  For example, if your traveling somewhere or site seeing, you can turn on the Wikipedia layer which will tell you interesting facts and places near by right on the map.  Then you can easily route to the spot right through the same application.  Google Latitude is still an additional layer which you can turn on and off to track friends near by.

• To get the application, point your BlackBerry Browser to m.google.com/maps

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: Google Mobile Blog

This application is targeted more towards parents looking to save a buck here and there or just to get the best of deals out there when it comes to dining with their children. The ultimate restaurant search engine for kids eat free & kids meal Specials! You can set your location by entering your ZIP code, city name or just use your GPS location.  The application is absolutely free for download.  Click the link below to get your OTA link.

<<OTA>>

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: BlackBerryDownload

It’s important to maintain an adequate amount of useful application on your BlackBerry at all times.  The BlackBerry App World is quite large and many of you are not navigating it often enough as there is just so much out there.  Furthermore, you all love free applications for BlackBerry and for those reasons, we have decided to share 5 free essential ones you can download from the BlackBerry App World.  Continue reading to check out the full scoop on apps such as WeatherEye, Poynt, QuickLock Lite, Xenozu YouTube Player, and Slacker Radio.  All these apps are displayed with their stock descriptions from the BlackBerry App World along with download links for them.  Enjoy.

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Everybody needs BlackBerry apps. There are many versions of the top 10 BlackBerry applications all over the Internet so we’re not going to bother going through the standard Google apps and basic ones that are listed endlessly everywhere.  After analyzing all the overhyped and played out applications we decided to put a few together that you will definitely find in handy that you many not have heard much about in the past.  Here’s a list of five great apps along with brief descriptions and OTA download links that we felt were truly useful.  (more…)

There are apps out there and additions such as Google Latitude that do give you locations of your friends but Cellflare takes it to another level by showing actual movement from place to place via BlackBerry built-in GPS.  As “stalker-ish” as it seems, you can also look at multiple people’s movement at a time.  Who’s this app good for?  If you are a boss of some sort and need to track where your out of office people are, apps such as these may do wonders.  You might be worried mother or father wanting to keep tabs on his or her kids as well.  In any case, we’ll leave it up to you on what exactly you’d like to use it for.  Head over to the BlackBerry App World today to grab your copy!  Continue reading to check out the full press release by Cellflare.

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