BlackBerry Bold --A computer in the palm of your hand

Remarkable communication device? Check.

Full-fledged PDA? Check.

Full-featured media player? Check.

These capabilities are just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t underestimate the device because of its size: Your BlackBerry Bold is also a powerful computer.


Need convincing? Here goes. Out of the box, with no fiddling, it comes with a great set of organizational and productivity tools. Software developers besides RIM are taking advantage of this growing market, which means that hundreds of applications are out there for you. For example, you can download graphics-intensive games or a mortgage calculator.

Download? Absolutely! BlackBerry Bold supports the downloading of applications through BlackBerry Bold Browser. And of course, downloading the application can be done both wired and wireless (or over the air; OTA). In April 2009, RIM rolled out BlackBerry App World, the company’s response to the popular iPhone App Store, which allows BlackBerry owners to easily browse for BlackBerry applications on their device and download them directly. Other third-party BlackBerry application stores are tremendously popular in the BlackBerry community, such as the CrackBerry.com App Store powered by MobiHand.

What’s the difference between BlackBerry App World and BlackBerry Application Center?

BlackBerry Application Center most likely came with your BlackBerry Bold. Application Center contains only applications that your network service provider want you to see.

App World needs to be manually downloaded by you from RIM’s Web site. App World has an unfiltered list of BlackBerry applications for you