Engadget App review

Engadget, over the years, has earned itself an almost god-like status amongst technology websites and a place in the heart of tech-junkies the world over. But how does the Engadget App shape up on the BlackBerry? We take a close look to find out.

A lot applications you come across these days are a little disappointing, particularly in terms of presentation. Thankfully, the Engadget application for BlackBerry isn’t one of these. And once you boot it up, you’ll know what we mean.

The loading screen looks pristine, well designed and has extremely sharp colouring and detail – looks-wise, it’s the same deal as you get on the iPhone.

Once you’re inside the application you’re presented with portals to the three Engadget sites – Engadget, iMobile and Engadget HD.

The application was up-to-date with what was on the website and is therefore a definite must for users’ wishing to keep abreast of tech-news, even when they’re away from a computer – plus, there’s no typing involved.

It’s just scrolling down menus, finding what you want and then reading it, which is always good news, especially on a non-touchscreen device.

The look and feel of the application itself is very accomplished, as you’d expect from Engadget.

However, we did have a few loading issues during testing when the application seemed to stick on the loading page, which was slightly annoying.

Engadget has clearly put a lot of time and money behind the development of this app – and it really does show.

Once you’re inside one of the three sections of the application, you have the headlines – complete with pictures – across the top for quick viewing and a tool bar, which links to Home, Latest, Topics and Tip Us, along the bottom.

The app’s toolbar is a really nice feature as it gives you quick access to practically every piece of content covered on the site.

For example, if you click on Topics, you can search through an almost endless list of technology and gadget categories and, once you’ve found the one you’re looking for, you can read all the articles Engadget has to offer on the subject.

In addition to this, you can also use the BlackBerry Button at anytime whilst inside the app as a navigation tool. During testing we found this to be the quickest way of navigating around the application when you’re not looking for anything in particular – although, if you’re looking for something more specific, you just can’t beat the dedicated in-app menus.

All in all, the Engadget application for BlackBerry is pretty much a resounding success – it’s packed full of information, has a more than adequate UI and is very easy to use from the get-go.

However, the app can be a little slow at booting up from time-to-time and there are some internal bugs that make it a tad glitchy.

But, it is a free application, so we can’t complain that much – and besides, the Pros of this application seriously outweigh the Cons.

Overall, if you’re into tech and have a BlackBerry the Engadget application is a must have – plus it’s free!

Engadget Application info

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Platform: BlackBerry

Cost: Free

Version: 1.1

Developer: Engadget

Website/Demo: Engadget website