Darrell Proctor is a publishing industry veteran with more than 30 years' experience writing about business, technology and sports. He spent more than a decade at the St. Petersburg Times and later the Rocky Mountain News, where he authored the Mile High Tech blog and was noted for his reviews of consumer electronics and technology. Questions for Darrell? Drop him a line at techexaminer@gmail.com.

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August 11, 12:15 PM

by Darrell Proctor, Business Examiner

The Weather Channel can
bring its forecasts to your handheld.

Consider these topics of conversation that always come up - politics, religion, the weather.

I don't want to touch the first two, but when it comes to weather I always want to be up on what's happening.

A good way to do that is with The Weather Channel for Blackberry (or other smartphone). Check out the free weather.com mobile Web launcher for a downloadable application ($35 per year).

You'll get animated satellite and radar maps, severe weather alerts, hourly and weekly forecasts - even airport delays for those always on the go.

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Beyond411 - A 'Berry' Good Way To Search

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May 29, 10:08 AM

Got search? If you've got a BlackBerry, consider adding Beyond411, which provides both white pages and yellow pages-type information in a single product. You can also do Web searches - and there's an option to establish a preference for mobile-optimized... Read More
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