Surviving Holiday Hustle & Bustle

With the holidays right around the corner, it's time to come up with your holiday season survival plan. Before you become overwhelmed with trips to the mall, here are some tools to make your life easier. Al Sacco from CIO.com presents 10 Blackberry applications that will help you stay afloat in the coming month. The best part is, you can let your credit card rest.. most of these applications are free! The TNS Group tech blog would like to share with you a few of these great apps:

- Flixster for BlackBerry: Amidst of all of your holiday parties, don't forget that this season is a great time to go to the movies. This free app allows you to watch trailers, read reviews, find theaters, and purchase tickets from your phone.

- BlackBerry Wallet: If you utilize the convenience of online shopping, simplify the process even more by downloading this free app, which stores your gift cards, loyalty cards, credit card and shipping information. This will definitely be a time saver, and don't worry, the app is secure, so you won't have to worry about putting your credit card information on your phone.

- SBUX (Starbucks Card Mobile): With all the tiring shopping you'll be doing, you will definitely need some caffeine. As long as you have a valid Starbucks card, you can avoid lines and submit your order on your phone. At some Starbucks locations, you can scan your bar code to easily pay for your spiced latte.

- BeWeather: Although you have to pay for this app ($9.99), it's definitely worth it to have the most accurate weather information with you at all times during your holiday travels.

- Camera Plus: This app is affordable ($2.99) and allows you to take photos of your favorite holiday memories and then quickly attach multiple photos onto one e-mail. Without this app, you can only send one photo at a time. This way, you can send out your Christmas card to everyone in your e-mail database.


Use these great apps to navigate your way through the crowds this season. Happy shopping!