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Here's our monthly pick of the best apps coming from BlackBerry World.

This free application by AppsForBB enables you to increase the performance of your BlackBerry device. Besides allowing one to clean up or recover lost or unused memory, users can also schedule the clean-up process to run at their convenience. To its credit, for a system utility app, Memory Booster boasts an easy to use interface. However, users do need to keep in mind that the performance increase may differ for different BlackBerry devices.  

If you are seeking an application that allows you to view the results of sporting events, then theScore is worth a look. This sport application provides access to coverage of a range of sporting results, including the likes of cricket, soccer and F1 as well as the Tour de France. The app’s detailed user interface also lets users follow their favourite teams. The only problem we had with this application was that it seemed to take some time to refresh results. Working in its favour though is the fact that it is free.

Fans of the Alien series should have a look at this free game by Gameloft. Alien Quarantine borrows elements from these popular movies the likes of Aliens, evident in the main story and gameplay. Thankfully, it boasts decent sound effects and good graphics along with a lengthy campaign. However this game does suffer from performance issues, such as freezing and a slow responsive menu. Need something to take your mind off Aliens Colonial Marines? Have a look at Alien Quarantine. 

BlackBerry tip

In order to access safe mode on your BlackBerry you will have to perform a hard reboot, which necessitates extracting your battery from the device. When your BlackBerry is busy booting up (with a white loading bar) hold down the Escape key until your device starts. If done correctly you will now have enabled safe mode.
Article written by Ismail Fadal. It first appeared in TechSmart 118, which you can read or download here

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