Handmark let me know that they have just released their own free Twitter application for BlackBerry called TweetCaster.

“Handmark continues to enable people to enjoy the best connected applications from their mobile phones,” said Evan Conway, executive vice president of Marketing at Handmark. “TweetCaster delivers a fantastic experience for Twitter users looking to fully extend their experience to their BlackBerry smartphone.”

Features:

• Ability to toggle between multiple accounts URL shortening
• Picture sharing
• One-step @reply and retweet capabilities
• GPS locator to find Twitter friends near you
• Real-time trending topics list

TweetCaster will work on any BlackBerry OS 4.3 and higher.

You can get TweetCaster for free in exchange for a tweet about the application at tinyurl.com/TweetCaster.

Visit handmarkvideos.com/tweetcaster to watch a demo video about TweetCaster or check out the full press release after the jump.

Don’t forget to let me know what you think of TweetCaster in the comments!

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Thomson Reuters now has a BlackBerry application that allows you to check world news on the go!

Features:

• News stories from a variety of categories including world, sports, politics, environment, health, and business
• Full story articles and photos optimized for easy reading on a mobile device
• Ability to select region – US, Canada, UK, or India – for localized content
• Up-to-the-minute market data including indices, commodities and currencies by region
• Designed to support offline use when users don’t have service or an Internet connection
• Personalized stocks tab so users can track only the stocks that they want
• Keywords and My Feeds tab that allows users to customized news feeds that are of special interest

The Thomson Reuters application seems to be compatible with any BlackBerry OS 4.0+ with ZIP downloads available for each OS at the Reuters download page. The ZIP installation files don’t show a 4.6 version but after going to the download page with my CUrve 8900 it recognized it and gave me a specific version to download.

You can download it from the BlackBerry App World once it’s available or from Reuters.com/bb now. There is also a version available for those on a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) with Mobile Data Services (MDS).

• How To:
  • Install applications and themes via OTA with or without using data
  • Install Applications and Themes via Desktop Manager

For more details check out the press release after the jump.

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This looks like a pretty cool application. If you try it out, let me know what you think.

Some highlights from the press release:

• Exclaim® today announced the launch of Pictavision® for BlackBerry® smartphones through Handmark
• Pictavision is immediately available through Handmark distribution channels including www.handmark.com and its on-device Pocket Express service (www.pocketexpress.com)
• Pictavision allows mobile users to quickly and easily access their digital albums, photos and video’s from popular sites including Facebook, Flickr, HP Snapfish, Google and Kodak Gallery to share with others and personalize their devices.
• Pictavision is available for $4.99 per month on a variety of BlackBerry smartphones

Full press release after the jump.

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SAN FRANCISCO — From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008(R): Following an exclusive development deal earlier this year, Handmark(R), a global leader in the development and distribution of mobile media, today announced the debut of the first Sony-branded titles for smartphones, including Wheel of Fortune Deluxe, JEOPARDY! Deluxe, and Q*Bert. These games are available through Handmark distribution channels for BlackBerry(R) smartphone, Palm(R), and Windows Mobile(R) users.

Read the whole article at CentreDaily.com.