// Pocket Picks //

Research In Motion is keen to stress the all-round media marvellousness of its BlackBerry handsets in order to shrug off their staid business reputation, and it’s doing a pretty good job with the likes of the Curve and Pearl. Now BlackBerry Media Sync is upping their music capabilities further. How? It’s a desktop application that makes it simple to sync music from your iTunes library with your BlackBerry, both in terms of specific playlists and mixes chosen at random from your entire collection. It automatically syncs with your playlists too, so changes you make in iTunes are reflected on your handset. I have to admit, I’m torn. I use the Curve as my work mobile, so it’d be good to have music on there. But then, my personal phone - which is always at hand - is an iPhone with a bunch of recent albums on it, so I’m not sure if the duplication is worthwhile. But of course, many people only carry a BlackBerry - for them, the new Media Sync app is an essential download. Get it here.