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Are you owner of a “Crackberry” or are you considering adding this powerful little tool to your real estate arsenal? The BlackBerry is a SmartPhone that seems virtually designed for the busy broker, Realtor and agent, with plenty of customizable features and support for downloadable applications that can make your life a lot easier while you’re on the road.1. Google MapsOne of the main attractions of a BlackBerry is its support for Google Maps. Downloading the Google Maps application means that you have access to all the locations and searching capabilities supported by Google. It’s a great way of finding directions to the next home and quick solutions for finding gas stations, restaurants and hotels on short notice. Google.com/mobile2. Opera MiniThere are times when the BlackBerry Browser just doesn’t work. At all. Opera Mini is a great browser for accessing those websites not designed for mobile access. With a zoom in/out feature, you can quickly jump to the area of the website you need to examine in detail. OperaMini.com3. Facebook“Wait a minute,” you say, “Isn’t that just for fun?” Not for the many real estate professionals who keep up with friends, family AND clients on their Facebook page. Many people have a Facebook account for their professional life that’s separate from their personal one. They generally upload pictures of listings, make contacts, find out more about their clients’ needs and involve themselves in the thriving real estate communities that Facebook supports. Facebook.com4. Twitter Another app that one might think is more suited to leisure time, Twitter actually improves search engine optimization and could become an agent’s best friend as far as Google is concerned. A carefully optimized Twitter page could net you a following and clients. Updating from your BlackBerry takes seconds. Twitter.com5. Homes for SaleDeveloped by J. Rockcliff Realtors, this app uses your BlackBerry’s GPS to home in on your location and sends you information on the homes near your location. You can quickly access the sales price, size of home and property, tax information, photos and special features using only your Blackberry to locate you. This is an award winning application you can download for free at Rockcliff.comThese are only 5 of the great tools that BlackBerry can support. Keep your eyes open for more developments, especially in the real estate sector.

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There are many apps (applications) that you can download through the “market” icon of your G1 Android Phone. This list can help guide you as to which apps you might want to download.

1. Quickpedia – This is a free app that lets the user browse Wikipedia on the Google Android phone. Viewing Wikipedia pages with this app is easier than attempting to view them without it, as the app optimizes the pages for the Android phone?s small display screen. You can also use the Quickpedia to search for articles that might interest you. With its easy-to-navigate user interface, browsing Wikipedia becomes a breeze. The app also lets the user save the text of the Wiki to the phone’s SD(secure digital card, or memory card). You can use its “nearby” feature to find Wikipedia articles about places near you. You can also find out what other Quickpedia users are looking for, by using the “popular” tab.

2. Ringdroid – This was one of the first batch of apps to be released for the T-Mobile G1 phone. It lets users create ring tones from songs they already have on their phones. A user can also choose to record his own sounds. Although it is one of the older, first-generation apps, it still is one of the most downloaded. It works like a simplified Audacity. There?s a time line on the screen, and users can zoom in to place start and end marks on it. Once they are sure of the segment, they can save it, to create a ringtone, a notification, an alarm, or an edited tune. It is very user-friendly, and can turn anyone into a sound technician.

3. Fbook – This is the unofficial Facebook app for the Android phone. Just about everyone I know has a Facebook account. The fact is, if you must choose from all the social networking web sites around, Facebook is probably one of your first choices. Fbook optimizes Facebook?s iPhone website for the Android Phone. It also allows users to upload their photos directly from their phones to their Facebook accounts. Even when the app is closed, users receive notifications when new updates are made by their friends.

These are just three of the Google Android phone apps that have been found to be quite helpful for daily use. There are a lot more apps out there. Maybe you have your own favorites, that aren’t on this list. What are your favorite apps? Let us know about them.

There is no doubt that mobile phones are now ruling the whole world as these gizmos have become third screen after TV and computer. Now, mobile phone can be used for every purpose like listening music, video recording, internet etc. And everyday, mobile manufacturers are making new announcements about their latest edition of cell phone.

Recently, Nokia has announced new hardware and software features at the Symbian Smart-phone Show such as an intuitive S60 touch screen user interface, finger motion based sensor technology, vibration based tactile force feedback and Flash video integration. After iPhone/iPod Touch for Mac OSX Mobile from Apple and TouchFLO for Windows Mobile from HTC comes a new sensor and touch screen technology for the S60 platform from Nokia, the S60 Touch. S60 touch user interface comes with support for tactile feedback, which means that there is a physical pulse and feedback when the user taps on the screen.

In another latest tiding, Google just officially announced the Open Handset Alliance to create an open platform (to be called Android) for a Linux phone that can run mobile Google apps and others. The 34 partners include T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, NTT Docomo, China Mobile, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, Qualcomm, Intel, and Google itself. No mention of Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, or Nokia. Apparently the phone is one of roughly five prototypes that Google had built to demonstrate the Open Handset Alliance software to potential members, and HTC’s Peter Chou says in the two years it’s been working on OHA designs, “this is the best one we have seen.”

The device itself, which measures about 3 x 5-inches, sports a touch-screen, navigational controls at the base, and a full swivel out keyboard. When swiveled the screen goes from portrait to landscape mode, but unfortunately that’s the limit of info on the actual hardware. The software apparently has “time-sensitive” touch controls that expand your area control the longer you touch. Icons for your most important apps — which are apparently email, text documents, and YouTube — are lined up across the top of the screen. There’s also some fancy stuff under the hood to keep an ongoing browser session open to speed launch times, and the browser downloads large files in stages to speed delivery. HTC is considering a commercial version of the phone, which we could be seeing as soon as the second half of 2008.

Another much awaited cell phone Glofiish X600 Pocket PC phone has been made official by E-ten. Glofiish X600 will target the budget onscious crowd, running on Windows Mobile 6.0 while holding the distinction of being the smallest handset from E-ten to date. Features on the X600 include GPS navigation, GPRS and WiFi connectivity, all packed into a body that measures a pocket-friendly 107mm × 58mm × 14.7mm while weighing a mere 136 grams. No word on pricing and availability of the Glofiish X600 though.

And it is expected that sale of such cheap mobile phones with powerful capabilities will grow in near future.

Over the years, the mobile phone market has become highly competitive. With new models being released practically every day, each crammed full with a range of cutting edge technology.

From time to time though, it’s easy to question the practicality of some of the features boasted on the latest models.

Amidst this flurry of technology though is something quite special, that is getting consumers and executives equally excited, this is mobile music downloads.

Research suggests that the mobile phone will become the favoured platform for which to purchase and download music in the future.

According to David Sidebottom, a consult from the specialist information for global entertainment media – Understanding and Solutions –

“Looking to emerging markets, mobile could become the number one platform for music, where packaged CDs haven’t gained traction due to piracy and lack of hardware ownership.”

This prediction could be backed by current market figures, as mobile phone music downloads are currently making up 13% of the worlds music retail value.

With Understanding and Solutions predicting that by 2011 this figure will rise to almost 30%, which could be worth in the region of £5.4bn

There are a few enticing mobile music download services currently available to consumers, for example, one rewards users with free downloads if they send previews of their current music collections to their friends.

Another emerging service, dubbed “Cliq” will allow users to instantly purchase and download particular tracks they hear through their mobile phones radio.

“Alongside online, mobile music is essential to the future of the music industry,” adds David Sidebottom.