Flickr for BlackBerry Storm: Strike a Pose

The Flickr Photo Uploader for BlackBerry is a free, yet truly valuable mobile photo uploading application that works in conjunction with Yahoo's online photo storage and sharing service.

Flickr for BlackBerry on the Storm

To upload images stored on your device or media card, just launch the app, locate the photos and tap an upload command. You can give photos custom names, choose privacy settings--Private, Friends, Family, etc.--and even select the size in which you want the image to appear. Within a minute or so, the photo will be available on your Flickr page.

The Storm-specific version of Flickr Photo Uploader for BlackBerry is exactly the same as the general BlackBerry app, except it utilizes the Storm's accelerometer to let users pick between portrait and landscape orientations.

Flickr for BlackBerry is available for free on RIM's website, as well as through Verizon's on-device BlackBerry Application Center, and all you need is a Flickr account, which is also free.

TwitterBerry on the BlackBerry Storm: Reach Out and "Tweet" Somebody

At this point, if you've never heard of the social networking/microblogging service Twitter, you'd be wise to perform a quick Google search on the subject. Go ahead, I'll wait.

TwitterBerry, a free, easy-to-use mobile application for BlackBerry, offers much of the same functionality as the standard, desktop Twitter. With a single click from the BlackBerry home screen, you can input Twitter updates.

TwitterBerry on the BlackBerry Storm

Replies to status updates, as well as timelines of their latest posts and the last public posts, are available through the TwitterBerry menu, which is accessed via the BlackBerry menu key. You can even refresh timelines without ever leaving them and set your own custom TwitterBerry notifications.

While there's no Storm-specific version of TwitterBerry quite yet, version 0.8--the latest official release--works well on RIM's touch screen device. But since it's not built for the Storm, the app does not work with the handset's accelerometer, which means it's only viewable in portrait mode. Unfortunately, that means the default keyboard option is the dreaded SureType keyboard--though multitap format is also available. You also cannot hide the keypad, which takes up half of your total screen real estate.

You can download TwitterBerry OTA from Orangatame Software.

For more information on additional mobile Twitter applications, read "The Best (Free) Mobile Twitter Apps for BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile."