Make your mom a BlackBerry mom

As a busy mom, you have no time to waste, between your work and family life. A BlackBerry smart phone can help you make the most of your time this Mother’s Day and every day of the year, by keeping you in touch with everyone and everything that matters to you.

BlackBerry smart phones are small, stylish and easy-to-use, making it convenient to check email, send and receive SMS and MMS messages, surf the Web, post messages and photos on Facebook, and chat using instant messenger applications like BlackBerry Messenger, Google Talk or Yahoo! Messenger.

And now, with a selection of great applications available from BlackBerry App World, you can personalise your BlackBerry smart phone with a selection of nifty tools and applications that meet your needs.

Some apps of are fun, educational games to keep the kids busy, others help you plan your meals for the evening with healthy recipes. A busy mom can even track her diet progress with a diet tracker.

Here are a few of our favourite free apps available from the BlackBerry App World that we think moms will love. To download BlackBerry App World direct from your BlackBerry smart phone, visit www.blackberry.com/appworld.

Share your pin or unique barcode to connect with family and friends and anywhere, anytime. Chat and share your Mother’s Day experience with funny stories, pictures, videos and more. Take comfort in knowing your friends and loved ones are only a BlackBerry Messenger message away.

Looking to lose weight and save money? Cooking at home is one of the easiest ways. The Healthy Recipes application lets you browse and search almost 200,000 recipes, plus save your favourites. It also provides calories, carbs, and more for each recipe. Perfect for anyone on a diet!

Calorie Counter is the essential app to simply find nutritional info for the food you eat and to keep track of your meals, exercise and weight. The Calorie Counter application has all the cool tools to help you succeed: a food quick pick to find calorie and full nutrition information: a food diary to plan and keep track of what you’re eating: an activity diary to record all the calories you burn: a weight chart: and a journal to record your progress.

OurGroceries automatically keeps your family’s grocery list up to date with the latest changes – on every family member’s mobile phone, and our website. Nearly out of milk? Add it now on your phone and your partner can pick it up on their next shopping trip. You can also keep track of the key ingredients in your favorite recipes and add them all at once to your shopping list.

Lookz is the world’s first ‚made for mobile’ make up and beauty stylist. With beautifully produced, made for mobile, make up video tutorials, Lookz is the essential guide to looking great. And, it includes loads of stunning fashionable mobile wallpapers. Created by Barry M, with some of the web’s most famous make up experts, Lookz provides the latest celebrity and fashion looks, plus tricks of the trade, gossip and news on the latest trends.

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This great application is suitable for both grown-ups and kids and contains a pack of games that helps you learn world geography (States, Counties, Capital Cities), improves your memory, your mental awareness and your calculating speed. A simple button changes the difficulty on all the games at once. Moms will love this application, especially when the kids need to be kept busy.

Baby GO! is a BlackBerry application for kids under two years old. It will keep them entertained, help them to learn, and keep your BlackBerry device safe. Your little one will love pressing the keys, seeing colorful images dance around the screen and hearing the letter, number or name of the object being pronounced. You will love that all your device information is safe and you do not have to bring an armful of toys everywhere you go.