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How to quickly lock your BlackBerry 10 phone when using a device password
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How to quickly lock your BlackBerry 10 phone when using a device password

Posted by Adam Zeis on 22 May 2013 10:39 am
If you use a password on your BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 (as you should) you may have noticed that there doesn't appear to be a way to quickly lock the device. Of course you can set the timeout to just a minute and your phone will lock on its own, but what if you want to lock it immediately? On older BlackBerry devices, if you had a password enabled, a Password Lock icon would appear on...
Mother's Day Gift Guide 2013
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Mother's Day Gift Guide 2013

Posted by DJ Reyes on 9 May 2013 8:18 pm
It's that time of year where we celebrate our dearly beloved mothers. Mother's Day is Sunday 12th May, 2013. If you haven't yet gotten your BlackBerry loving mom something yet, perhaps this CrackBerry Gift Guide can help you out. We have everything from devices, accessories and apps, we like to help you out any which way we can. So, you'll be sure to find some inspiration in picking something...
Dear Berry: How do I ignore a call on BlackBerry 10?
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Dear Berry: How do I ignore a call on BlackBerry 10?

Posted by Dear Berry on 9 May 2013 8:34 am
Hello again readers! Dear Berry is here once again with a mailbag full of BlackBerry questions and woes. This week's question comes from a reader who asks: Dear Berry -  I hope you can help answer a question for me. I just picked up my Z10 and I see how when answering an incoming call, all I have to do is swipe down. What I would like to know is how do I ignore an incoming call? On my Bold...
How to enable word prediction on the BlackBerry Q10
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How to enable word prediction on the BlackBerry Q10

Posted by Adam Zeis on 8 May 2013 12:09 pm
The obvious difference between typing on the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10 is the physical keyboard. While the Z10 has various options for word prediction that can help out when typing on the virtual keyboard, the Q10 only has one option that may or may not be helpful when typing. For the most part we've found it actually slows you down when using the word prediction on the Q10 as your...
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Comparing cloud services on the BlackBerry Q10

Posted by Simon Sage on 7 May 2013 12:49 pm
We’ve gone through Dropbox’s integration on BlackBerry 10 and touched on the Box preload in our Z10 review, and poked around at third party apps like PlayCloud that provide access to SkyDrive, Google Drive, and SugarSync. What we haven’t done is pit them all against one another and see how they run on the recently-launched BlackBerry Q10.  Cloud services are now an integral part of...
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The quickest way to share on BlackBerry 10? Just tap!

Posted by DJ Reyes on 7 May 2013 10:37 am
Have you noticed that straight out of the box or whenever you perform a wipe and reinstall of BlackBerry 10, NFC is on by default. I have always wondered why NFC is enabled by default on BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Now I know why. BlackBerry want to you make use of it any which way you can. From sharing files, pictures, browser links, right down to adding contacts to BBM. Now, I've been using...
How to take a screenshot on the BlackBerry Q10
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How to take a screenshot on the BlackBerry Q10

Posted by Adam Zeis on 6 May 2013 1:36 pm
One of the lesser know features of the BlackBerry Q10 is the built-in ability to take a screenshot. Unlike BlackBerry phones of years past, you no longer need an external application (or any application at all) to take a screenshot on your BlackBerry Q10. You may want to take a screenshot for any number of reasons. To capture your icon arrangement, document something on your device or for...
BlackBerry Q10 Buyer's Guide - Canadian edition
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BlackBerry Q10 Buyer's Guide - Canadian edition

Posted by Simon Sage on 3 May 2013 4:02 pm
The BlackBerry Q10 is now in stores across Canada, and we’ve cracked open boxes from Rogers, Bell, and TELUS. The device doesn’t change much from carrier to carrier (unless a white paint job is a big deal to you), but what really matters here is the service and how much it costs. We’ve broken down what you’ll be looking at when buying a Q10 in the UK, so let’s do the same for Canada. First off:...
How to reload the OS on a BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10
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How to reload the OS on a BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10

Posted by Adam Zeis on 3 May 2013 11:47 am
There are certain times when you may geek out more than you should with your BlackBerry 10 phone and run into some issues. Whether it be a poor-running OS leak, an interrupted security wipe or a somehow nuked device, you may want to downgrade or reload the stock OS. Thankfully, just as in the past, you can still do so on BlackBerry 10.  With older BBOS devices there was a high chance of "nuking...
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How to unlock your BlackBerry Q10 from Canadian carriers!

Posted by Adam Zeis on 2 May 2013 2:35 pm
If you're looking to get a new BlackBerry Q10 but one isn't available for your carrier, you still have options. Thankfully in most cases you can simply unlock your BlackBerry Q10 and use it on another carrier providing the networks are compatible (you can use a Rogers device on AT&T for example - more on this below). Unlocking also proves useful if you are a frequent international...

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