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SplashData today released its second title for Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry handhelds. SplashPhoto ($29.95), long available for the Palm, Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms, follows August's delivery of SplashID, an on-device password and information management application.

SplashPhoto is a photo manager that allows users to organize, share and display images. It includes a desktop component to enable the synchronization of images back and forth between a PC and BlackBerry.

The application also allows users to crop images on the desktop, then format and compress them for viewing on a handheld's screen. Since all images are stored as JPG files, this simplifies the process of sharing pictures with people using other mobile operating systems.

On a BlackBerry, images can be transferred via Bluetooth, infrared or e-mail between different types of devices. View pictures individually or in a slideshow, pan and zoom photos, and list them as thumbnails, in a gallery, or with details.

      

"SplashData has a reputation for creating mobile applications that truly fit the needs of our customers, are easy to use, and are available on a variety of platforms," said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData in a statement. "People love to take pictures and show them off to family and friends. SplashPhoto gives BlackBerry users a quick and easy way to manage and display their favorite photos no matter where they are."

With BlackBerrys, only one model, the new Pearl smartphone, integrates a camera. As for all the other RIM devices, users must sync or download an image onto their handheld because they can't snap any themselves.