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BlackBerry PlayBook Companion Book Now Available!
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BlackBerry PlayBook Companion Book Now Available!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 1 Sep 2011 6:37 pm
If you're a BlackBerry PlayBook owner looking to get the most out of your tablet and prefer flipping through pages instead of browsing online PlayBook help articles and forums, you'll want to check out Wiley's newly released BlackBerry PlayBook Companion book. Written by our friend Matthew Miller, with a forward by yours truly, the PlayBook Companion covers all the important topics that a...
Quick Tip: How to turn off auto text for SMS messages
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Quick Tip: How to turn off auto text for SMS messages

Posted by Kerri Neill on 1 Sep 2011 9:18 am
I love the Word Substitution (aka Auto Text) feature on my BlackBerry. I've set up shortcuts for all three of my kids' names, CrackBerry and all sorts of other words. While using the Word Substitution to catch corrections of misspelled words and writing emails is great, some may not want that feature included when it comes to their SMS messages. Turning off this feature is simple no matter...
Ten Tips and Tricks to Extend your BlackBerry Battery Life!
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Ten Tips and Tricks to Extend your BlackBerry Battery Life!

Posted by Adam Zeis on 31 Aug 2011 5:01 pm
Looking to maximize your BlackBerry battery life? We've got TEN simple tricks you can use that will help to ensure you are getting the most out of your much needed battery power. While BlackBerry Smartphones have historically been known for their awesome battery life, we've seen the natural battery life take a hit on some of the new BlackBerry 7 Smartphones to hit the market. For example, on the...
How to change the default view on the native BlackBerry Calendar app
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How to change the default view on the native BlackBerry Calendar app

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 31 Aug 2011 1:48 pm
Beginners BlackBerry Tip: Changing the default Calendar View   Options Galore on the BlackBerry OS: One of the GREAT things about the traditional BlackBerry operating system is that it is FULL of options that allow you to customize your device experience. That benefit is also one of the BAD things about the OS. There are options everywhere, and if you don't know where to look for them or...
BlackBerry Case Tip: BlackBerry Bold 9000 Leather Holster works with the Bold 9930 / 9900 Hard and Soft Shell Case!
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BlackBerry Case Tip: BlackBerry Bold 9000 Leather Holster works with the Bold 9930 / 9900 Hard and Soft Shell Case!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 31 Aug 2011 12:34 pm
The BlackBerry Bold 9930 / 9900 Soft Shell Case and BlackBerry Bold 9930 / 9900 Hard Shell Case are proving to be best sellers for the new touchscreen Bold. One of the questions we've been getting asked a lot is whether or not the holster that ships with the new Bold will still fit the phone if you put one of these cases on it. And while the answer to that question is no, the stock 9930/9900...
Quick Tip: Hide those pesky carrier bloatware icons once and for all
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Quick Tip: Hide those pesky carrier bloatware icons once and for all

Posted by Adam Zeis on 26 Aug 2011 2:09 pm
  It's been called spam, bloatware, crap, carrier garbage, junk icons and much more. They are those pesky little icons you get when you first fire up a new device or load a new OS. Your carrier pushes various shortcuts that link to downloads for games, apps and other carrier junk. On my BlackBerry Bold 9900 I have icons for Bejweled, Need for Speed Shift, PAC-MAN, AT&T Code Scanner, The...
Switching from iPhone to BlackBerry
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Switching from iPhone to BlackBerry

Posted by Jared DiPane on 25 Aug 2011 2:43 pm
Going from Apple iPhone to BlackBerry? Here's what you need to know! Whether you started out with the iPhone as your first smartphone of choice, or you were an ex-BlackBerry user who got frustrated, the time to come back to the platform is now. With tons of options in the smartphone world it is hard to make a decision, but at the end of the day most of us rely on our phones for a lot, and you...
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Quick Tip: Add to existing contacts in BlackBerry 7

Posted by Jared DiPane on 25 Aug 2011 1:34 pm
For as long as I have been a BlackBerry owner it has always bothered me how inconvenient it was to add new or updated contact information to an existing contact in my phone book. We have looked at other options which were pretty good, but still nothing like having it built into the OS itself, but all that has changed with BlackBerry 7. Take a look at the video above to see just how easy...
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Quick Tip: Hiding icons in just one or all panels in BlackBerry 7

Posted by Jared DiPane on 24 Aug 2011 9:00 am
Recently we took a look at how users are now able to hide various panels in BlackBerry 7 if they wish, so they no longer have to scroll through all of them, and now we can take that one step further. One thing that has annoyed me with the various panels is that icons show up in more than one of them, making it a bit confusing, and looking somewhat cluttered. With BlackBerry 7 users are...

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