In a recent and unforeseen turn of events: the business world’s Blackberry users have decided to give up their “crackberry” addiction. The reasons for this change have been discussed in great detail elsewhere, so instead, this post will be focused on helping the dependent blackberry addict make the transition to the modern Android operation system. While you will have to give up your beloved Blackberry Messanger and the (compromised) security of the famous Blackberry PIN, this post will help you find alternative applications that duplicate or exceed the Blackberry apps. One thing however is certain, these are the droids you’re looking for! 🙂

Rather than index a few applications and their comparisons to Blackberry in a boring old list, let’s look at 26 essential Android applications, functions, and features that I like to call: