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Celebs' Fave Smartphone Apps

Katie Couric, Ivanka Trump share the best apps for iPhone, Blackberry, Palm

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2009 10:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – Got a smartphone, but just not sure where to start with the apps? New York magazine has the faves of some famous New Yorkers:

  • Jimmy Fallon, Bionic Eye for iPhone: “Basically, you aim your camera down the street and it will show you floating graphics of where, say, the nearest Starbucks is.” Cost: 99 cents.
  • Katie Couric, TwitterBerry for Blackberry: “Makes tweeting really easy, like sending a text message.” Cost: Free.

  • Salman Rushdie, Bump for iPhone: “It’s the one where, if you and I both had iPhones, you bump yours against mine and it exchanges our information.” Cost: Free.
  • Al Roker, Pow for iPhone: “You hit the air with it and it makes a punching sound, like you’re having a fist fight. Guys like doing fist fights.”  Cost: Free.
  • Ivanka Trump, Pandora for Blackberry: “I listen to music—Lady Gaga, Kanye, Jay-Z, the Beatles, Robert Plant—while I’m walking down Fifth Avenue to my office in the Trump Tower early each morning.” Cost: Free.
For the complete list, click the link below.

Talk show host Jimmy Fallon poses backstage at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York, Monday, June 15, 2009.
Talk show host Jimmy Fallon poses backstage at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York, Monday, June 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
CBS television news anchor Katie Couric attends the 2009 White House Correspondent's Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Washington.
CBS television news anchor Katie Couric attends the 2009 White House Correspondent's Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Washington.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Author Salman Rushdie attends the 2009 National Arts Awards presented by Americans for the Arts on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 in New York.
Author Salman Rushdie attends the 2009 National Arts Awards presented by Americans for the Arts on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
In this July 14, 2009 file photo, Al Roker is shown on the NBC Today television program in New York.
In this July 14, 2009 file photo, Al Roker is shown on the NBC "Today" television program in New York.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
In this April 18, 2007 file photo, a man checks his BlackBerry smartphone in Washington.
In this April 18, 2007 file photo, a man checks his BlackBerry smartphone in Washington.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)
Television personality Ivanka Trump attends the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in New York.
Television personality Ivanka Trump attends the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair party on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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