2. Know the Score with MLB Desktop Icon for BlackBerry

We don't take baseball lightly. In fact, we'll outwardly admit that we just might love America's favorite pastime a little too much—just ask our significant others. That's why we're such big fans of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Desktop Icon for BlackBerry, which places your favorite team(s) icon on your BlackBerry home screen for both easy access to related scores and information, as well as some unique home screen decor.

MLB Home Screen Icon for BlackBerry

Whenever you click your squad's logo, you get a listing of the team's next game along with a schedule, news headlines, league standings, team and player alerts, roster lists, stats and more. You also get one-click access to the MLB.com mobile site.

And if your team happens to be playing, you can click your icon for real-time scores. So the next time a meeting and ball game overlap, you'll have discrete and near-instant access to scores and game highlights. (If you get caught checking scores while the CEO's talking, remember, you didn't get hear about this app from us.)

The MLB Desktop Icon for BlackBerry is available for any of MLB's 30 teams, and it can be downloaded for free over the air directly to your BlackBerry—data charges may apply—or you can choose to install via PC.

3. On the Money: BlackBerry Wallet

If you've ever wished for a safe, secure and simple digital storage option for your e-commerce information, BlackBerry Wallet may be just what you're looking for.

BlackBerry Wallet from RIM

An evolution of RIM's older Password Keeper app, the free BlackBerry Wallet stores all the information you need to shop via BlackBerry—payment card data, shipping addresses, gift card numbers, loyalty program credentials, and more—in addition to user names and passwords. It's also designed to integrate with sites that support the application so your information can be automatically entered into forms whenever you decide to make a mobile purchase. All you need to do is create one central password, fill in all the necessary information, and then click the Wallet icon on your home screen and login.

A big downside: The application doesn't yet work with a very wide variety of sites—at least that we've seen. In fact, we only know of one website that currently works with BlackBerry Wallet, BPlay.com, a BlackBerry software retailer, but assuming RIM can convince a few major online retailers to back the application, this digital wallet may go a long way towards replacing your out-dated, leather billfold. (RIM will still, however, need to assure consumers that it's safe to make financial transactions via mobile devices—which may be the greater challenge.)

BlackBerry Wallet is available for free, over-the-air download.