Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps – Poynt, Drive Safely and Movies Shake Up the List

In this week’s edition of the Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps, only 5 of the apps below made the list last week. This week, you’ll see quite a shuffle highlighted by an outstanding app, Poynt, making its way to number 2. Previous weeks have consistently featured BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry App World and Pandora in the top 3, but not this week. The only new arrival to the list is Imaging Theme. The apps making a return are highlighted by Drive Safely. Let’s take a look at the top 10.

10. (NR) Facebook 1.7.0.22 (social networking) 2 Stars, 2458 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!”

9. (NR) The Weather Channel 1.1 (weather) 3.5 Stars, 268 reviews, 2453KB

“It’s The Weather Channel® when and where you need it the most. Get detailed conditions and forecasts, in-motion radar maps, local and national severe weather alerts, airport delays and more. You can even access the weather from your calendar or address book, and forward alerts to friends and family.”

8. (NR) XENOZU YouTube Player 1.0.15 (Video & TV) 2 Stars, 1340 reviews, 578KB

“Enjoy your favourite YouTube videos on BlackBerry® now with FULL SCREEN SUPPORT !
With XENOZU FREE YouTube® player for BlackBerry® you can stay in touch with your favourite videos while on the go !

NOTE: video and audio format/quality is controlled solely by YouTube itself, the app has no control over it.

Videos are categorized by Featured, Most Viewed, Most Recent, Top Rated, plus you can search for the videos of your choice. You can also bookmark a video, view the history of the videos you ve watched and get additional video details. “

7. (NR) Imaging Theme 1.0 (Abstract Themes) 3 Stars, 297 reviews, 317KB

“The luxury imaging theme reflect the prosperous of modern city life!

Features:
1. Dedicated background with splendid feeling!
2. A theme can be used for long time and wont feel tired!
3. A theme will not drag system performance.”

6. (6) Pandora 1.1.3 (Music & Audio) 4.5 Stars, 4333 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.”

5. (7) Movies 1.2 (Entertainment Gadgets) 3 Stars, 487 reviews, 1850KB

“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) Drive Safe.ly 1.11.5 (Utilities) 3.5 Stars, 908 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 .

3. (2) BlackBerry App World 1.1.0.24 (Shopping Tools) 3 Stars, 881 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.”

2. (5) Poynt 1.5.2.36 (Maps & Navigation) 4.5 Stars, 2662 reviews, 750KB

“Use Poynt to find people, businesses, movie theatres, retailers and restaurants near you. Poynt uses GPS or cell-site locations to pinpoint you and quickly deliver the information you need whenever and wherever you need it.
- Find phone numbers and connect with one click, browse websites and map directions
- Plan a night out – book movie tickets and dinner reservations, add it to your calendar and invite your friends
- Add listings to your BlackBerry® Address Book, add movie and restaurant events to your BlackBerry® Calendar, share listings using BlackBerry® Messages
- Poynt is free and available in Canada, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and now in France, Italy and Spain”

1. (1) BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.0.57 (Instant Messaging) 3 Stars, 3222 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”