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# Introducing the GoogleBerry
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/introducing-the-googleberry/
- Published: 2006-11-04T10:25:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:38:43.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Technology, Web building

[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/288620548/?ref=chrismessina.me)Let everyone else build the [frames](http://mozilla.com/products/firefox?ref=chrismessina.me) and the [platforms](http://blackberry.net/?ref=chrismessina.me)... it'll be Google Content thru and thru. In fact now you can grab all four of Google's mobile services, including:

- Search
- Maps
- Gmail
- Google News

... in [one fell swoop](http://www.google.com/m/products?ref=chrismessina.me) (load on your mobile device, [direct download](http://www.google.com/gmm/pack/v1.2.4/en/BlackBerry-8700%5Fv4%5F1/pack-15.jad?ref=chrismessina.me)). This bundle includes the [Gmail client](http://gmail.com/app?ref=chrismessina.me) that Google [recently](http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/gmail-mobile/?ref=chrismessina.me) [released](http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/mail%5Fmobileclient.html?ref=chrismessina.me), though with a set of four alternative icons. The set will also notify you when new versions are available. Admittedly, these are some very useful and pretty well-designed applications for BlackBerry mobile users. The question is -- [where's](http://microsoft.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) [the](http://apple.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) [competition](http://yahoo.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)?

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[GoogleBerry « Interknox Networks](http://blog.interknox.net/2006/11/05/googleberry/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-11-05 16:19:15

\[...\] A host of appliactions for your Blackberry…all Google related (maps, email, etc.). Link. \[...\]

**[Lloyd Budd](http://foolswisdom.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-11-07 13:45:58

I hear the mobile version of the Google Reader is nice as well (or so [says Boris Mann](http://www.bmannconsulting.com/blog/bmann/switching-to-google-reader?ref=chrismessina.me)).