Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps – Pandora, QuickPull Lite, Drive Safe.ly & Ka-Glom Get Version Upgrades

As I recently announced, I’ll continue the majority of the BlackBerry related postings at my new site, BlackBerryEnthusiast.com. Each week, I’ll post a link to the Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps to ensure you’re up to date. I hope you enjoy!

Here’s a teaser. To see the remaining top 5, head on over to BlackBerry Enthusiast.

Welcome to my new BlackBerry Enthusiast site, where I’ll be posting BlackBerry-specific content and continuing the weekly Top 10 Free BlackBerry App Series.  The listing is comprised of the top 10 downloaded free Apps via BlackBerry App World.  Last week’s Top 10 featured the arrival of an exciting new App in Drive Safe.ly, which has taken the BlackBerry world by storm.

This week, four out of the top 5 Apps recently featured a version upgrade, which increased the download statistics. New to this week’s listing is #10 Personal Assistant, which gives you the ability to manage your credit cards, do your personal banking and much more. The  Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps are as of 7 November 2009. Be sure to check back next Saturday to see which Apps make the cut.

10. (NR) Personal Assistant 2.4 (Personal Banking) 3.5, 364 reviews, 403KB

“Credit card control, bank account status, investment portfolio, mobile minute tracker, frequent flyer miles, travel itineraries, shopping management, bill management, Netflix queue & alerts.”

9. (8) GT ConnectFour 1.01 (Board Games) 3 Stars, 156 reviews, 115KB

“Golden Thumb’s online version of the classic strategy game Connect Four. Simple to learn, tough to master–can you get four in a row? Play against real people around the world and win GT$ virtual money!”

8. (6) Facebook 1.7.0.18 (Social Networking) 2.5 Stars, 1613 reviews, 1394KB

“Stay on top of your social life with Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones. This free application makes Facebook services – like sending messages, poking friends, writing wall posts, inviting friends to join and uploading photos – available on the go! Take Facebook wherever life takes you and don’t miss a beat!”

7. (7) ScoreMobile for BlackBerry 1.2 (Sports & Recreation) 4.5 Stars, 1185 reviews, 345KB

“Provides up-to-the-minute sports scores, boxscores, fantasy player stats, betting odds, game previews, recaps, top stories, and league standings. In addition we publish exclusive live blogs for key games. Coverage currently includes: Football (NFL, NCAAF, CFL), Baseball (MLB), Basketball  (NBA, NCAAB), Hockey (NHL), Golf (PGA), Auto Racing (NASCAR Sprint Cup) and Soccer (EPL, MLS)…Personalize Favorite teams and Data Refresh intervals.”

6. (5) BlackBerry App World 1.1.0.20 (Shopping Tools) 3 Stars, 570 reviews, 740KB

“Personalize your BlackBerry smartphone with games, social networking, personal productivity applications and so much more. BlackBerry apps can take full advantage of proven features like BlackBerry push technology and GPS to name a few so you can experience apps like never before. Put more of your life on your BlackBerry smartphone.”

5. (1) DriveSafely 1.0.7.1 *recent version upgrade*(Utilities) 3.5 Stars, 266 reviews, 564KB *Pro Version is 13.95*

“DriveSafe.ly reads your text messages and emails out loud so you can concentrate on the road.  Eliminate the temptation to reach for your phone by letting DriveSafe.ly read to you and automatically respond for you. Stay connected by listening to your messages without texting while driving or reading emails in your car.  DriveSafe.ly is the answer to texting while driving TWD . DriveSafe.ly Pro adds the ability to use additional voices, listen to text messages and emails without sponsor messages and much more!