Its a world of technology! Everyday brings us with news on new products and more recently 'apps' the short form for applications that comes with various equipment such as iphone, blackberry, android, ipad etc etc. The. list goes on and on and increases day by day. Very recently we have seen Ipads kicking in and turning out to be a huge success. I thought it was a good idea to suggest the best free applications that are currently on blackberry and review each one of them. Each of these applications have been discussed below with the first one being the best:
Blackberry Messenger
Most popularly known as BBM is one of the coolest application any company has come up with. all you need is a PIN which comes with a service you register with your blackberry and you can get started immediately. Ensure that you have an unlimited internet connection. The only drawback I can see is that it is only limited to blackberry users. It is based on a push chat mechanism just like email works and therefore you can chat for hours, share photos, videos with people anywhere in the world as long as they have a blackberry with an internet connection.
Bloomberg
This is again a free application and for those who love to stay in the financial markets, want to know what shares have gone up and down and what markets are doing better, this is the one. You can create your own share portfolio, track your gains/ losses and check for movement on those volatile foreign currency rates. It comes with a few minutes delay but enough to help you track the markets. What I would not recommend is reading the news on bloomberg. There is another application described below which is a good news reader.
Viigo
An excellent newsreader application and one of my personal favorites. It keeps me updated on what is going on all around the world. As many channels as you want, as many articles and as frequent updates you want. It has the ability to have RSS feeds and updates as and when you require. Whether it be sports, current affairs, politics, weather or social networking always keeps you updated. It does not use a lot of battery and neither does it use a lot of network resources. All in all a great application.
Sky
If you are in the UK and subscribe to sky TV then this is the right application for you. You can record your favourite TV programs whilst on the move. Ensure your login has been created and simply select the channel and the program you wish to record and send it through your mobile. It can't get any better!
Cricinfo
If you are a cricket fan and you want to stay on top of the scores and the latest updates on cricket then this is the right application. It is slightly slow but gives you an update and obviously depends on your network speed. Surprisingly it does not appear on the blackberry's appsworld but if you google it you should be able to find cricinfo mobile application that allows you to get ball by ball updates on latest cricket matches. It covers all forms of cricket whether it be a test match, one day or T20. It covers all international matches. I have not used this for first class cricket and not sure if it has the capability to get those scores. A wonderful application for a cricket enthusiast.
Twitter for Blackberry
Another one for socialites. Those who tweet will love this app. Its a blackberry twitter application that let's you keep in control of your timeline. For those of you who don't know what twitter is please don't bother to install unless you have done a bit of research on the internet as to what it is. There is one downside with this application. It doesn't allow to retweet the original tweet which most other applications do. Whether you want to tweet a picture or a video this application has all the capabilities.
Facebook
Facebook comes next. Who hasn't heard of facebook? For all those social junkies its a good application to socialise. Not a very ideal one as it does miss some features that you see on a computer but nonetheless one of the finest ones to have installed on your blackberry. It allows you to update statuses, retrieve messages, view pictures, like and write on walls. It has been a long time since a new updated version came but until that comes out this one is surely there to keep you busy.
MSN
Another chat software! You might be thinking I am a chatting freak. I used to be but other priorities prevail now. Those who were fond of MSN messenger should download windows live messenger and start chatting. Obviously it doesn't work on a push chat system so if you go in an underground tunnel or the network is unavailable you are signed out and cannot send messages unless you are back on the network.
Ebay
If you are a frequent ebayer then this is the right application for you. You can watch the items you intend to bid for, read detailed description, place bids and has almost all functionality of a normal ebay page. A great one to have on your blackberry. It is important to ensure that you have a good connection speed on your blackberry else there is always a chance you may miss out on the last few important seconds to bid on an item you want desperately.
Whatsapp Messenger
This is quite similar to BBM as mentioned above. Unlike BBM it is not restricted to any phone brand and instead is a cross phone push chat application. A great one to have on your phone and you don't need to have the hassle of PIN numbers or email addresses. As long as you have your contact in the telephone directory and uses whatsapp messenger you will be connected. Again if you have an unlimited data plan you can easily chat with contacts all over the world.
Monday 6 December 2010
Sunday 5 December 2010
Russia and Qatar to host future world cups
It is now official. Russia is going to hold 2018 and Qatar the 2022 world cup football. FIFA has very dramatically ditched the so called football loving nations and have voted Russia and Qatar ahead of England, USA, Spain/ Portugal and so on.
What was surprising was the fact that England supported by their 'Three Lions' namely David Cameroon, Prince William and the so called football legend David Beckham got only 2 votes and were eliminated in the first round. They had the best technical bid but they still lost and lost very badly.
Sporting events such as the world cup football are supposed to give huge economic boost by way of increased tourism which results in use of local facilities and helps showcase the world what the country is capable of doing. South Africa was a great example where the last world cup was held. No one had expected that a country like South Africa can host such a sporting event. Not only did they host it but it was a very successful one and each and every person who has something to do with football not only enjoyed watching it but also praised the efforts of this great African nation.
Taking South Africa as an example, do we really think England, Portugal/ Spain or any of the other European nations really deserved to hold the world cup? Specially given the 2012 olympics are going to be held in England already. They have their own issues be it economic or political. Euro countries are being bailed out in the wake of an economic crisis, rumours in the media about corruption, already hosting a major event in 2012 and has held a world cup in the past in 1966. I guess the more deserving after Russia would probably be Portugal/Spain and still not England.
Having the world cup in Russia has its disadvantages but those disadvantages would actually be advantages for a number of people out there based in Central Asia. So why think one sided? Why not step into other's shoes and think big. Having a world cup in Russia would open them to a large number of foreigners. 'Ready to inspire' was their bid motto and let's hope we all get inspired when we see the world cup in 2018. Beware that the country is expensive though!
Qatar on the other hand lost to USA in the final round with Qatar getting 14 votes and USA only managed to secure 8 votes. Again keeping in view the example of England and Russia, USA by no means deserved to hold the world cup in 2022. It is still a long way to go but I think Qatar truly has the potential and the ability to hold such a large sporting event. At the same time, it will give all the more benefits to Qatar which is currently thriving on its oil and gas reserves and turning out to be a big middle eastern giant. It doesn't have any issues as its neighbouring gulf countries, it is a true investor friendly and above all is the first Muslim state who will hold this major sporting event. If anyone deserved it was Qatar!
Obama slammed football officials claiming FIFA made the wrong decision to award Qatar with the 2022 world cup. They should have thought about this even before they decided on bidding. What were they thinking? Why on earth would the USA get to host the world cup 2022? Does it really need it? The answers to all this is that USA is one of the super powers in the world, doesn't match with the FIFA objectives and is not one of the emerging countries. It already has its fair share of economy, tourisms (if they give visas!) and football. If you have any doubts on Qatar look at this website http://www.qatar2022bid.com/ which gives all the more details on their bid.
Don't forget to click on the 'stadiums' link and look at the beautiful stadiums that either Qatar has or will build by the time of this event. What that means is jobs, eradication of poverty and economic uplift in this truly great country that has worked hard to overcome any economic recession and is a legend on its own.
Disclaimer: These are authors' own comments and opinions.
What was surprising was the fact that England supported by their 'Three Lions' namely David Cameroon, Prince William and the so called football legend David Beckham got only 2 votes and were eliminated in the first round. They had the best technical bid but they still lost and lost very badly.
Sporting events such as the world cup football are supposed to give huge economic boost by way of increased tourism which results in use of local facilities and helps showcase the world what the country is capable of doing. South Africa was a great example where the last world cup was held. No one had expected that a country like South Africa can host such a sporting event. Not only did they host it but it was a very successful one and each and every person who has something to do with football not only enjoyed watching it but also praised the efforts of this great African nation.
Taking South Africa as an example, do we really think England, Portugal/ Spain or any of the other European nations really deserved to hold the world cup? Specially given the 2012 olympics are going to be held in England already. They have their own issues be it economic or political. Euro countries are being bailed out in the wake of an economic crisis, rumours in the media about corruption, already hosting a major event in 2012 and has held a world cup in the past in 1966. I guess the more deserving after Russia would probably be Portugal/Spain and still not England.
Having the world cup in Russia has its disadvantages but those disadvantages would actually be advantages for a number of people out there based in Central Asia. So why think one sided? Why not step into other's shoes and think big. Having a world cup in Russia would open them to a large number of foreigners. 'Ready to inspire' was their bid motto and let's hope we all get inspired when we see the world cup in 2018. Beware that the country is expensive though!
Qatar on the other hand lost to USA in the final round with Qatar getting 14 votes and USA only managed to secure 8 votes. Again keeping in view the example of England and Russia, USA by no means deserved to hold the world cup in 2022. It is still a long way to go but I think Qatar truly has the potential and the ability to hold such a large sporting event. At the same time, it will give all the more benefits to Qatar which is currently thriving on its oil and gas reserves and turning out to be a big middle eastern giant. It doesn't have any issues as its neighbouring gulf countries, it is a true investor friendly and above all is the first Muslim state who will hold this major sporting event. If anyone deserved it was Qatar!
Obama slammed football officials claiming FIFA made the wrong decision to award Qatar with the 2022 world cup. They should have thought about this even before they decided on bidding. What were they thinking? Why on earth would the USA get to host the world cup 2022? Does it really need it? The answers to all this is that USA is one of the super powers in the world, doesn't match with the FIFA objectives and is not one of the emerging countries. It already has its fair share of economy, tourisms (if they give visas!) and football. If you have any doubts on Qatar look at this website http://www.qatar2022bid.com/ which gives all the more details on their bid.
Don't forget to click on the 'stadiums' link and look at the beautiful stadiums that either Qatar has or will build by the time of this event. What that means is jobs, eradication of poverty and economic uplift in this truly great country that has worked hard to overcome any economic recession and is a legend on its own.
Disclaimer: These are authors' own comments and opinions.
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