BlackBerry Messenger and Pandora Get Version Upgrades – Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps

Good morning, I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Welcome back to another edition of the Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps. This week, version updates push some of the already established favorites in BlackBerry Messenger and Pandora to the top. The list below, along with descriptions are via BlackBerry App World and calculated by the total number of downloads. Let’s take a look at which Apps made the grade.

10. (NR) QuickPull Free 3.7.2 (Phone Service Utilities) 3 Stars, 2337 reviews, 96KB

“FREE tool that frees memory quickly by simulating a “battery pull” soft reset.

Unlike the red power button on your phone which merely reloads your device, QuickPull will actually refresh the device, freeing up memory and increasing performance!

Schedule to run a QuickPull at a certain time each DAY, or multiple times each WEEK with NEW convenient scheduling features to keep your memory and performance running at its best.

You can even set a MEMORY threshold that will allow QuickPull™ to alert you when your available memory drops too low. If the memory drops, memory monitoring will prompt you to run a QuickPull™”

9. (NR) XENOZU YouTube Player 1.0.14 (Video & TV) 2 Stars, 1115 reviews, 578KB

“Enjoy your favourite YouTube videos on BlackBerry® now with FULL SCREEN SUPPORT (v. 1.0.12 and up) ! With XENOZU FREE YouTube® player for BlackBerry® you can stay in touch with your favourite videos while on the go ! Now supporting BlackBerry Storm and Tour (ver. 1.0.13 and up) !
To view in full screen – just wait until video starts playing, don’t press any keys.

8. (8) Facebook 1.7.0.22 (Social Networking) 2 Stars, 2162 reviews, 1397KB

“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) DriveSafely 1.11.5 (Utilities) 3.5 Stars, 769 reviews, 569KB

“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 . For even more functionality download DriveSafe.ly Pro – also available on BlackBerry App World.  DriveSafe.ly Pro adds the ability to use additional voices, listen to text messages and emails without sponsor messages and much more!”

6. (NR) ScoreMobile for BlackBerry 1.3 (News & Scores) 4.5 Stars, 1712 reviews, 393KB

“Provide 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).”

5. (NR) Movies 1.1.10 (Entertainment Gadgets) 3 Stars, 345 reviews, 1555KB

“Movies by Flixster, the top movie app for Facebook is now on BlackBerry®!
- Get details for the top box office movies
- Browse the DVD catalog of over 50,000 movies
- Watch high quality trailers (currently only available on some devices)
- Read reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
- View theater info with maps, phone number, ticket info and showtimes for theaters in the USA, UK or Canada
- Buy movie tickets from movietickets.com
- Search for movies by title, director or actors”

4. (NR) WeatherEye 1.1.1.6 (Weather) 3 Stars, 1613 reviews, 957KB

“WeatherEye BlackBerry® provides you the following information and allows you to select from any city The Weather Network provides content for Current conditions, Short-term forecasts, Long-term forecasts and Warning updates.’

3. (6) Pandora 1.1.3 *recent version upgrade* (Music & Audio) 4.5 Stars, 4107 reviews, 349KB

“Radio that is personalized just for you, playing only the music that you love. Simply enter one of your favorite songs or artists and Pandora creates a radio station that explores just that kind of music. With your BlackBerry smartphone, Pandora brings an effortless personal soundtrack right to you whenever you want to listen to music.”

2. (1) BlackBerry App World 1.1.0.24 (Shopping Tools) 3 Stars, 825 reviews, 827KB

“Discover a world of possibilities at the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. 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.”

1. (2) BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.57 *recent version upgrade* (Instant Messaging) 3 Stars, 2802 reviews, 3213KB

“Battery life has been improved with the latest BlackBerry Messenger.  This version also addresses some of the issues identified in BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.33, such as file transfer not working or working slowly, no file preview, and file transfer requests expiring after a short period of time. This version does not include any new features. The Check Spelling As You Type feature has been restored for all devices.”

“Share your pin or unique barcode to connect with friends anywhere, anytime. Take comfort in knowing your friends are only a BlackBerry Messenger message away whether you want to make plans for the night or ask a quick question. Chat and share funny stories, pictures, videos and more with individual contacts or groups of friends instantly. Stay in touch like never before with BlackBerry Messenger”