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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...
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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...
Switching from webOS to BlackBerry
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Switching from webOS to BlackBerry

Posted by Jared DiPane on 22 Aug 2011 10:52 am
As many of you already know we recently found out that HP has halted webOS, a decision that has probably left a lot of webOS fans out in the wild wondering what their next move was going to be. While this decision from HP does not render your current device useless, it does open eyes to realize it is probably a good time to decide what your next steps may be, and transitioning to a BlackBerry...
How to show and hide home screen panels in BlackBerry 7
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How to show and hide home screen panels in BlackBerry 7

Posted by Adam Zeis on 18 Aug 2011 3:52 pm
One of our biggest gripes with BlackBerry OS 6 was those pesky home screen panels (or "views"). Using a trackpad device it was always a pain to stay on the panel you wanted and not randomly scroll to a different one. If you read our BlackBerry Bold 9780 review, you can recall Kevin went on quite a bit of a rant about just that: I constantly find myself accidentally scrolling between views...
How to change the default search engine in BlackBerry 7
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How to change the default search engine in BlackBerry 7

Posted by Adam Zeis on 17 Aug 2011 12:44 pm
If you just picked up a new BlackBerry Bold 9930, you may be upset when you see that Verizon has made Bing the default search engine once again. Well don't fret -- unlike previous OS versions you can now easily make any search you want the default in the BlackBerry browser. To do so, follow these few simple steps. In the Browser, press the Menu key then choose Options Select Manage Search...
Keep yourself organized by assigning reminder flags to your e-mail messages
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Keep yourself organized by assigning reminder flags to your e-mail messages

Posted by Alicia Erlich on 14 Aug 2011 3:58 pm
  On any given day I'm bombarded with e-mails. With the nonstop barrage of work that's piled on my desk some of the important ones will slip through the cracks. That's why I flag e-mail messages on my BlackBerry with follow-up reminders. They keep track of what warrants a reply or what needs to get done. I incorporate flags into my daily to do list at work but there are endless ways you can...
Text messaging using BlackBerry Messenger
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Text messaging using BlackBerry Messenger

Posted by Joseph Holder on 12 Aug 2011 11:55 am
  So you want to use BlackBerry Messenger to send text messages, do you? I don't blame you. BBM is an excellent place for keeping up with the people you message most frequently. Chat threads are saved and easily continued. Contacts can be split into different categories like "work" and "family" and "Wednesday Night Bowling League." And I find it much easier to start a text conversation by...
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How to make great presentations with the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted by Joseph Holder on 8 Jul 2011 12:09 pm
[ youtube link for mobile viewing ] It's that standard microHDMI port that sets the BlackBerry PlayBook apart. Through that string of plastic and metal stream billions of bits per second, bringing a crystal clear; high-definition image to any monitor or projector that supports HDMI. The PlayBook has a standard port that connects to a standard microHDMI (Type D) cable that connects to...
BlackBerry Convenience key - TO THE MAX
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BlackBerry Convenience key - TO THE MAX

Posted by Joseph Holder on 5 Jul 2011 3:24 pm
Imagine this. You're at a crosswalk waiting for the light to change. Suddenly, three men (though one of them might be a lady, it's kind of hard to tell with the ski masks) wearing ski masks burst forth from a nearby bank. They make a dash for a black 1986 Chevy Caprice. You have just one chance, one small opportunity to save the day. Pulling your BlackBerry forth from its protective...
How to delete multiple messages on your BlackBerry
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How to delete multiple messages on your BlackBerry

Posted by Alicia Erlich on 1 Jul 2011 3:01 pm
  After looking at my inbox I realized a couple things. One that I need some serious help for my addiction with GetGlue and two that I need a quick way to delete all the messages that piled up in my inbox. Fortunately for me, our BlackBerry devices come with just such a feature. That way we won't be sitting there manually deleting each one. Just follow these steps and you'll be on your way...

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