Who’s the smartest?

October 6, 2009 1 | By Ruby Choudhury

With the growing use of smartphones, many companies have developed their own applications to make using their products easier on a mobile device. Here is the breakdown of the most popular FREE applications available that might prove useful for business professionals and students. The winner is up to you to crown.

iPhone:

Wikipanion

Custom formats Wikipedia pages for the iPhone, allowing easier viewing and faster loading than regular mobile browsing.

PocketMoney Lite

Makes managing personal finances easy by tracking expenses and income. Never lose receipts again by storing photos of them in this application. Full version available for $4.99.

CheckPlease Lite

Calculates the tip on a bill or can split the bill for the number of people in your party quickly and accurately.

MyHomework

Helps students keep track of schedules, upcoming assignment due dates, and more by displaying them in a user-friendly format with color-coding and tabs. Also syncs to your computer so you are always aware of deadlines.

Mr. AahH! Lite

A simple, easy to learn game that will keep you entertained when bored as you try to maneuver Mr. AahH through a series of cliff jumps.

BlackBerry:

QuickPull Lite

Simulates a soft reset, or “battery pull,” causing the device to refresh and free up memory, therefore enhancing device performance.

Viigo

View the latest news, RSS feeds, weather reports, stock reports, social networking, and more, all in one place.

Opera Mini

A mini web browser, much is faster and easier to use than the default BlackBerry browser, making navigating the web a more efficient process.

Poynt

An all-encompassing GPS. This application will not only help you find the closest restaurant, shop, concert, event, and movie theatre, it also checks show times, books tickets and provides driving directions.

Ka-Glom – Free

A great boredom fighting game involving knocking out blocks by connecting explosive Ka-Glom jelly blocks

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