BlackBerry Barkada starter app picks for the new BlackBerry 10 user!

BlackBerry recently announced the Philippine availability of the full-touch BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10 featuring the iconic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. If you’re a new user of a BlackBerry 10 device, you can enjoy the growing number of apps (over 120,000 apps to date) that are already in the platform. To help you select which apps to download first, here are some of the titles popular with the BlackBerry Barkada after the jump.

Connect with your friends          

• Skype: This useful app lets you send instant messages, voice and video calls to anyone else who is on Skype, no matter where they are.  Get the chance to see and hear your loved one far away, or conduct business calls with overseas clients, over Wi-Fi or with an unlimited data plan.
• What’s App: Enjoy this popular cross-platform smartphone messenger and how it connects you with your family, friends, and colleagues. 

Express yourself

• PicMix: With PicMix, you can combine your favorite photos into custom frames, adjust the photos, add text caption, finalize it with touch of fancy effects, and share it to your friends on BBM, Facebook, or Twitter.
• Keek: Capture, watch & upload 30-seconder video updates using your BlackBerry Z10. It’s simple to use, extremely fast and 100% free. Instantly share video updates on Keek, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and email.

Find your way

• MMDA: Navigate your way through Metro Manila traffic.   Know the traffic situation in your route even before you head out the door, especially in often-congested thoroughfares like EDSA, C5, SLEX, Roxas Boulevard, Ortigas, Commonwealth, Marcos Highway, Katipunan, Espana, & Quezon Avenue.
• BlackBerry Travel: An all-in-one travel app that allows you to plan, book, manage and share your travel directly from your BlackBerry smartphone.  It provides the ultimate mobile travel management experience, keeps you moving and adapts to your needs.  Find a deal on hotel and car rentals, get real-time notifications if your flight’s delayed or cancelled, and find a new flight right away.

Challenge your mind and pass the time

• Logo Challenge HD: Guess the names of hundreds of logos from different companies and brands. Challenge your friends to see who knows the most logos!   If you get stumped, you can always screenshot the logo, post it on your social networking accounts, and ask the help of your friends. 
• Angry Birds Star Wars: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...  Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars universe! Use the Force, wield your lightsaber, and blast away Pigtroopers on an intergalactic journey from the deserts of Tatooine to the depths of the Pig Star.

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