TeleNav turns your BlackBerry in a full featured Navigation System and is currently the only real navigation solution for users in North America. It has an easy to read navigation screen which shows the map, speed and direction. You will also get audible driving directions to know when to turn. An integrated POI (Point Of Interest) management system allows you to quickly find restaurant, gas stations, etc. that are nearby.

Telenav is subscription based and costs $10.00/month for the "TeleNav Unlimited Plan".

Berryvine Companion is the only real Navigation Solution if you are living in estern Europe. The program makes use of a third party data provider "Locatienet" which provides the maps and driving directions. The Regions "BeNeLux", "United Kingdom" and "Most of western Europe" are covered. It also features POI (Point Of Interest) support but lacks audible driving directions like Telenav has. Berryvine Companion works with Bluetooth BlackBerry's only. (As there is currently no BlackBerry with internal GPS in Europe that should not be much of a problem).

Spot for Blackberry is a very feature-packed Mapping application which even integrates some advanced GIS features. It has a lot of integrated Map-Services which provide streetlevel data of the United States and topographic / satellite imagery with worldwide coverage. Best of all - there is no monthly fee to use them. It features extensive waypoint support, including a pseudo-routing function which directs you to your target and can import GPX and LOC waypoint data. It even support getting geocache data from geocaching.com. However I got server timeouts when testing this feature. Spot for Blackberry can also log your tracks. I was testing it on a Blackberry 7290 and a 8700. The program was a bit slow on my 7290 after using the Tracklog for a few hours while the 8700 was still very fast. The different map-services are very impressive. You can get satellite photos of your terrain, get environmental maps or even use your companys map-server, as the program supports the OGC WMS standard which is used by ESRI, etc.

Overall this is probably the best GPS mapping software available. For real navigation however I would suggest to get Telenav too. You can download a free demo version of Spot for Blackberry or buy it for $49.

Trimble Outdoors is designed to create and exchange outdoor trips with your Blackberry. It includes an application to prepare and plan outdoor trips on the PC and is targeted to users in the United States, as they only provide maps for this area.

You have to pay a monthly fee to use Trimble Outdoors. Different plans are available from Nextel.

MapQuest Find Me allows you to locate you family, friends and co-workers if they are also using the tools and allow you to locate them. You can search for POIs (Point Of Interest) and let the program guide you to them showing turn-by-turn directions (although without map).

MapQuest Find Me costs $5.99/month with 300KB of Data Access Service included or $3.99/month if Data Access is purchased separately.

MobileLocator is similar to MapQuest Find Me. It allows you to locate people who are using the same program and can direct you to them. It can also locate POIs (Point Of Interest) like gas station, ATM, bank or restaurant.

The Mobile Locator Service costs $9.99/month.

Caffeinefinder is a small application specialized to find a coffee shop nearby. It works in the United States and is available at no costs.

Fastfoodfinder is a small application specialized to find a fast food restaurants nearby. It works in the United States and is available at no costs.

Naggie is a location-based reminder application which will remember you of things to do that are related to your current position.
usage examples:

* "When you're leaving the office, Naggie can remind you to pick up a pizza on the way home."
* "The next time you're in Paris, Naggie can remind you to check out that great restaurant your friend just told you about."
* "When you arrive at the grocery store, Naggie can remind you to pickup some milk."

It is available at no costs for a limited period of time.

bblocal is a full fledge City Guide, with the ability to locate businesses and tourists spots.

Beyond411 provides instant access to Yahoo yellow pages, maps, and driving directions. Some of its features are:

• Speed: Beyond411 launches and searches faster than other search tools, and reduces the number of keystrokes and clicks required to get things done.

GPS support: Beyond411 can do searches and give driving directions based on your current location on compatible phones and carriers. (Please note that GPS in Beyond411 only works in the US and is not avaialable on Verizon-- Verizon has disabled GPS access for their users.)
Blackberry address book integration: Add results directly to your address book, email search results as a vcard.

• Interactive search suggestions save typing and include links to relevant yellow page searches, 1-800 numbers, mobile optimized web pages, podcasts, and reviews.


• Local prices search using Yokel shopping search.


• Web search using Yahoo


• Local sports, weather, and news


• Search Plugins allow you to add and share new kinds of searches.

MobileTracker Features:

• Records a tracklog.


• Elevation & time can be tracked.


• Configurable timespan between positions.


• Extensive statistical information.


• Two-click tracklog recording.


• Background tracking.


• Color coded status display.


• Photo support

"Live Search for BlackBerry is the best way to find key local information when you're on the go. Whether you're traveling for business, shopping around town, or planning your night out, you can quickly find businesses and restaurants, get turn by turn driving directions, and view it all on interactive maps."