BlackBerry Travel & Mapping Applications

TrainSchedule GPS Edition – Access US Train Schedules “On The Go”

Trainlogic let me know about their product TrainSchedule GPS Edition which looks pretty interesting. It has train schedules for quite a few US trains and offers it in a mobile friendly version. TrainSchedule is a subscription application for which you have to buy a 3 or 6 month plan. Its not terribly expensive at [...]

WhereAmI: See Your Location on Your Storm Background (9500 GSM Only)

This is a slick app that I think would really take off if only it worked on more devices. It simply shows you where you are on a map and sets that as your homescreen background. The main problem is that it only works with the 9500 Storm GSM version so even 9530 CDMA [...]

WiFi Cafe Spots Stores Database of Free WiFi on Your BlackBerry

One of the developers sent me a link to this app called Free WiFi Cafe Spots. It essentially stores 14,000 cafes and restaurants with free WiFi on your BlackBerry. It includes listings from the United States, Canada, Europe, & Australia. I am not sure where it gets this information but I can see it being [...]

Exit Strategy App Tells You How to Best Navigate the NYC Subway

My best friends girlfriend let me know about this interesting new BlackBerry application for NYC subway travelers. It essentially tells you where to get on and off the train to best reach your location. Since I take the subway every day I will definitely be checking this out but at $2.99 and at 4.71 [...]

SportyPal Beta: Free App Maps & Tracks Your Workouts & Calories Burned

Andre let me know about this cool new application called SportyPal. You just activate the app when you start your running, cycling, walking, rollerblading or similar exercise. The app will start to log and map your position, movement, distance, tempo and calories burned. You can even run it in the background. When you finish your [...]

Quintessentially Releases Free City Guide Application

Personally I had never heard of Quintessentially before but they claim to be the “world’s leading private members’ club and concierge service.” They just announced the release of their free BlackBerry city guide app that gives you access to their recommended hot spots from your device. They already have an iPhone version that is [...]

Centrl: Free Location Based Social Network with a Small Twist

Robert let me know about Centrl which is another slick looking location based social network. The problem with most of these networks is that you need to have friends on them to be tempted to install it. Google got this easily with Google Maps since so many people already have it installed for Latitude. [...]

Poynt upgraded to version 1.3.1.29

Tom and Nikolaus let us know that Poynt has been updated to version 1.3.1.29 with some major changes added to the popular application. I have to say this application has come far from its early days and it just keeps getting better.  This is after all one of the top favorite apps featured on BlackBerry [...]

Buzzd Adds Free Location Based App for Their City Guides

Buzzd was released a bit back as a website with some great city guides along with a sort of mobile social network. This week Buzzd released a new BlackBerry app that incorporates your location into their city guides. It then uses that to recommend places to eat or grab drinks. Until now you had [...]

MyPoynt Updated to 1.1.0.63 – No Change Log

MyPoynt is a very popular location based information app for BlackBerry. Nikolaus let me know that they have updated their application to version 1.1.0.63 from 1.0.1.68 which is a significant number change compared to their regular incremental ones. The problem is that neither me nor Nikolaus can see anything different. Their last update added cell [...]

Live Search Updated to Support Newer OS Versions

Corey let me know that the free Microsoft Live Search application has been updated to version 2.1.3336.34565. Talk about a mouthful of a version number. The new version supposedly brings support for OS versions above 4.6.0.185 but I cannot confirm that. Other than that there is no change log. If you were having trouble with the [...]

SkyLab LiveTracker Beta: Free GPS Tracking & Location Sharing Software

SkyLab has released LiveTracker free which is a free (for non commercial use) GPS track log application for BlackBerry. The mobile client is installed on your BlackBerry and automatically sends your location information to their servers. You can also easily send your location to a friend over email, SMS, PIN, & MMS. Features: Free Download: LiveTracker [...]

GoodFoodNearYou: Free App Helps You Find Healthy Options

Miguel let me know about a new free application from GoodFoodNearYou. It essentially is a customized search that helps you find the healthiest thing to eat at restaurants near you. Since I am not much of a health nut I could not really give an opinion if this is useful or not but it [...]

SuperPages Now Supports The Storm

Terry let me know that SuperPages has now released a Storm compatible version of their free Yellow Pages application. Nothing crazy new in this version but I know a quite a few users who will welcome the update. You can pick up the latest version OTA at this link or read more at this [...]

WorldMate Live Adds Google Maps Support & Improved Hotel Finder

I don’t personally travel enough to warrant having WorldMate on my BlackBerry but I know a few people who live by it. I just got an email from them that their latest version adds two welcome features to the list. The first is integration with Google Maps so you can map out a location [...]

GPSLogger – Free App Records Your Movements Using GPS (GPX Or KML)

Emacf1 released another free/donationware application recently called GPSLogger. It is a simple offline GPS logging application that records your movements using GPS. The nice part is that unlike other applications it stores it on your BlackBerry so it does not have an online component. This appeals to my security conscious side that just wants to [...]

MyPoynt Updated – Adds Cell Phone Tower Based Location

Nikolaus and Tom let me know that the popular MyPoynt application now supports non GPS devices. It is now capable of using cell phone towers to triangulate your location like Google Maps “My Location.” This is very useful for a quick location lock indoors and also for devices that do not have GPS. In case you [...]

Rewards Network Free Restaurant Finder Application

Rewards Network just put out a free restaurant finder application that helps you find places that participate in their Cashback Rewards program. They have over 10,000 restaurants where you can get cash back based on their program. I have never used Rewards Network since I keep Kosher but it looks like it is free and [...]

MapQuest Now Lets You Save Locations for Mobile Access

Remember MapQuest? Ever asked somebody to just MapQuest it? Its amazing how the times have changed and now everybody uses Google Maps and Yahoo Maps… MapQuest also has a BlackBerry app that very few people use. Now with their new version 4 you can save specific locations and directions on your PC and then access [...]

Google Maps v3.0.2 Enables GPS On The Storm

Wow this was a long time coming. Quite a few of you sent in tips letting me know about the update in the 3.0.2 version of Google Maps we mentioned. Turns out this small version bump adds GPS support for the Verizon Storm and other devices that have their GPS locked down. Just as a reminder [...]