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First Look: Using the Messages application on BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

Posted by Adam Zeis on 21 Feb 2012 12:01 pm
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] The BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 software brings along some much-awaited apps like native Messages (email), Calendar and Contacts. The Messages app is a home for all of your accounts including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. You now have one stop where you can check out all of your incoming messages, complete with LED and banner alert. The Messages...
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First Look: Using the Contacts application on BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

Posted by Adam Zeis on 21 Feb 2012 12:00 pm
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] Having a native contacts app on the BlackBerry PlayBook is awesome. Thanks to the new PlayBook 2.0 software, it's easier than ever to get your contact list on your PlayBook - all it takes is a few steps. If you have your contacts stored with your email service, just enter your account info, choose to sync contacts and you're done. If you want to...
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First Look: Using the Calendar on BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

Posted by Adam Zeis on 21 Feb 2012 11:58 am
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] Along with native Messages and Contacts, the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 software is sporting a native Calendar application as well. Setting up your accounts is super easy and once you're up and running there's nothing to it. There are various views available like monthly and weekly, and you can color code each calendar for easy viewing. You'll find...
Setting up email, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts on BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0
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Setting up email, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts on BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

Posted by Adam Zeis on 21 Feb 2012 10:46 am
Setting up your accounts on the BlackBerry PlayBook is one of the first things you'll want to do. This gets all your email, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn messages into your inbox and it only takes a few steps. For the most part you just need to enter your account login and password, and the PlayBook does the rest. No messing with SMTP servers or crazy setup information - it's dead simple....
How to hide web suggestions in Universal Search on BlackBerry smartphones
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How to hide web suggestions in Universal Search on BlackBerry smartphones

Posted by Adam Zeis on 8 Feb 2012 9:30 am
A while back we took a look at how to customize your results when using Universal Search. The OS gives you the option to pick and choose what you'd like to see when searching, but how about those pesky Bing web suggestions that clutter up your search results? Well you can kill those as well with a simple check box. To disable web suggestions, simply head to Options > Device > Search then...
Quick Tip: How to enable home screen shortcuts in BlackBerry 7
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Quick Tip: How to enable home screen shortcuts in BlackBerry 7

Posted by Adam Zeis on 30 Jan 2012 1:21 pm
While the default action in BlackBerry 7 when pressing a key from the home screen is Universal Search, you have the ability to change this up to access application (keyboard) shortcuts instead if you so desire. This lets you quickly get to many apps on your device by pressing a key on the keyboard (like M for Messages of N for BBM) right from the home screen, making navigating apps even easier...
Quick Tip: How to change the font on your BlackBerry Smartphone
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Quick Tip: How to change the font on your BlackBerry Smartphone

Posted by Adam Zeis on 25 Jan 2012 11:57 am
This one may seem like a no-brainer, but believe it or not, there are plenty of users who don't even know this option is there. Much like myself, many BlackBerry users just stick with the default settings on the device like screen birghtness, trackpad sensitivity, wallpaper and font right out of the box. Well the great thing about BlackBerry is the amazing level of customization that it offers...
How to enable / disable predictive text on your BlackBerry device
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How to enable / disable predictive text on your BlackBerry device

Posted by Jared DiPane on 20 Jan 2012 11:50 am
  We all love the ability to open a message, read it and then be able to quickly respond with our BlackBerry devices, right? Well what if you could make responding on your BlackBerry even quicker with predictive text? Yes, even for devices with a full QWERTY keyboard. Luckily for us the option is built right into the OS and it can be enabled and disabled on the go with just a few easy steps....
No sound on your BlackBerry PlayBook videos? No problem!
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No sound on your BlackBerry PlayBook videos? No problem!

Posted by Adam Zeis on 5 Jan 2012 4:09 pm
Prepping my gear for CES today, I dropped a few movies from my Mac onto my BlackBerry PlayBook. Since I've made the mistake in the past, I decided to test them out before hitting the road. Sure enough, two of the videos I had imported had no sound -- thus I embarked on my quest to the CrackBerry forums for an easy solution. If you're having problems with no sound on your PlayBook videos, keep...
How to connect a USB flash drive (pen drive) to your BlackBerry PlayBook
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How to connect a USB flash drive (pen drive) to your BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted by Adam Zeis on 4 Jan 2012 11:31 am
A few weeks back we saw a video sporting USB support on a rooted BlackBerry PlayBook. Well now guillem has posted a little how-to that shows off just how to get USB support up and running on your rooted BlackBerry PlayBook. You'll need a few supplies including a rooted PlayBook, a USB OTG (On-The-Go) adapter (or a Female USB A to micro USB cable and a soldering iron) and a bit of tech knowledge...

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