Mobile devices should have good news apps. The Associated Press has taken this challenge seriously, with a wide range of programs for various smart phones. The Windows Mobile version offers much of what the iPhone version offers. Rugged touch-screen support, different levels of pages, and many personalization options. The application lacks video-streaming, but you can connect with all major social networks to share stories with friends. AP Mobile can be downloaded from the Windows Marketplace, or through the link below.

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http://www.apnews.com/

Bing for Mobile is a vast improvement and gives access to all features of Bing, including searches like film time and real-time traffic. It still leans a bit heavily on Internet Explorer Mobile for some tasks, but the robust searching and GPS plus maps support make it a must-have application for when you're on the move. Bing is available in the Windows Marketplace, or through the link below.

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http://www.discoverbing.com/mobile/

Despite the claims of Microsoft, the company never thought about how your memory on Windows Mobile devices can be properly managed. Consequently, tasks are piling up in the background, slowing your machine and ending with not enough available RAM. You can start with the Task Manager, but it is probably easier to use CleanRAM, at different levels you can "cleanse" the performance of your device. Download CleanRAM through the link below.

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CleanRam (download the zip file)

With Facebook Mobile, you can use Facebook from your mobile phone. With facebook mobile you can upload photos and notes directly from your mobile. You can also receive and reply to this, poke and supplement your Wall and browse through the mobile website m.facebook.com.

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http://www.facebook.com/mobile/

Google Maps for Mobile works like Google Maps on your computer. You can zoom in and out the map and satellite imagery. You can even use the Street View feature (on-phones and Motorola phones with Java) for a close-up.

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Google Mobile all systems

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Microsoft^® My Phone gives you the contents of your phone on the web so you can:

• Back up the data on the phone to a website that is password protected and restore data
• access and update contacts and appointments through a web account
• Share pictures on the phone with family and friends 

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http://www.myphone.microsoft.com/

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Opera browser remains the No. 1 browser on mobile devices. The latest Opera Mobile 10(beta) brings a lot of horsepower, along with a brand new Speed Dial Launcher, tabbed browsing, and the Turbo server-side compression technology. No Flash? Opera Mobile has none, but Skyfire 1.0 would get you there. So you need both. Download Opera first and then proceed to the Skyfire website.

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http://www.opera.com/mobile/download/

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PockeTwit is a full-featured, sometimes frustrating Twitter app with an aggressive unusual interface of sliding panels, large pictures and contextual menus. If you can figure out how to use the full range of Twitter functionality, including support for multiple accounts, conversation view, URL shortening, and photo uploads. It is available via the website below and do not forget FREE. Tweeters in search of a simpler experience, consider TwitToday or MoTweets.

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http://code.google.com/p/pocketwit/  (on the right side of the page you will find the download link)

Everyone should have a good password manager. Security is 10 times more important on a mobile device that can be easily lost or stolen. Take slimPASSWORDS, a handy utility that Windows Mobile-512-bit AES encryption used to store sensitive information on your handheld. You can change your password then simply copy and paste into your mobile browser logins, or they just automatically appear on the screen, so you can enter them into a desktop or laptop PC. Download smart PASSWORDS from the website below.

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SlimPasswords

ViiGo is an RSS feed reader. If you want to monitor many websites of course RSS is the thing you use. This reader is easy to use, there are a number feeds included , so you can start rightaway. At the site of viiGo extensive attention is paid to the new version, set for the BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. In order to payback costs, ViiGo places a small banner of American Express at the top of the screen.

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http://www.viigo.com/download