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10 Useful BlackBerry Productivity Apps

Improving your worklife with 10 easy-to-use BlackBerry apps.

By Brad Reed

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For years now, BlackBerry devices have essentially served as the Swiss Army knives of the modern workforce, giving users the ability to perform multiple tasks from the comfort of one simple device. The rise of the BlackBerry App World has now given workers even more applications to choose from to help make their work lives simpler and more efficient. In this slideshow, we'll take a look at 10 of the most eye-catching productivity applications that are sure to help out any business professional.

Republished with permission from Network World. (View original version.)

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