When it comes to all things weather-related, I don’t know what it is but we are all a bit obsessed with it. What’s the temperature outside, is it going to rain today, should it make an hotel reservation for this week-end on the beach? It is a big business; we have TV channels dedicated to weather. Continuing our series on BlackBerry friendly sites, today we look at mobile Weather sites...
I truly enjoy the fact my BlackBerry is connected to the Internet. In theory that means the entire World Wide Web is accessible right from my phone. But unfortunately, most of the web sites are not designed to run on mobile devices. Web masters usually optimize their pages to run on large screens. Even with the most recent BlackBerry devices such as the Pearl, you only get 320 pixels...
We were the first one in line this morning to pick-up the new device at our local Cingular store and over the next few days we're going to fill this post out as we get up close and personal with the BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone from Research in Motion. The Unboxing! BlackBerry 8800 Pickup at the Cingular Store BlackBerry 8800 Packaging BlackBerry 8800 Accessories...
When the BlackBerry was introduced in 1999, deciding which model to get was fairly easy. Seven years later, Reseach in Motion is now a 25 billion dollar empire with a wide range of devices to choose from. Early BlackBerry Device: RIM 850 Choosing the right BlackBerry phone is not an easy task and there are many factors to consider. I thought I would write a guide this week to help...
After months of speculations, this is now official. The new BlackBerry Pearl will be available with T-Mobile beginning Tuesday, September 12. RIM even launched a dedicated site for the event, http://www.blackberrypearl.com Front and Back View of New Pearl The Pearl specifications are listed below: BlackBerry Internet Service™ - allows access to up to 10 personal and corporate...
I got an early look at the new Motorola Q, affectionately known in some circles as the "RAZRBerry". Available "any day now", this fun little device sports a QWERTY keyboard in a light, slim package, advertised as the thinnest QWERTY device in the world. From the Motorola website, here is a list of the key features: One of the first devices to run on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0;...
* August 2011 Update - Read our new article featuring the Top 10 Tricks and Tips to Maximize Your BlackBerry Battery Life * The one thing we all crave from our BlackBerries, aside from a smaller price tag, is more battery life. In the spectrum of wireless devices, BlackBerries are actually pretty good in terms of battery life. Still, it’s always nice to have a little bit more,...
With all the new devices coming out, I’ve seen a lot of questions come up about the error message “No additional applications designed for your device were found”. For those of you who install software onto your BlackBerry using the RIM Desktop Manager, you might have seen this message, particularly if you just got a new device. What does it mean? No Additional Applications Found...
BlackBerry Internet Service 2.0 has been available since last June. I recently upgraded from 1.8, and I’m very impressed. BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) allows you to integrate your BlackBerry with up to 10 email accounts, send and receive instant messages, and browse web content from your BlackBerry. You get “push” delivery of messages, and mobile access to email attachments and...
I’m always on the lookout for ways to do things more efficiently with my BlackBerry. Recently I’ve been playing around with Auto Text with some fun results. Auto Text provides a way to substitute text strings when you are composing an email message. You can find your current list of substitutions by going to Options–>AutoText. My list was prepopulated with a bunch of commonly...
Probably the most useful class I took way back in Junior High was typing with Mrs. Judy Flint. Of course, that was when people still used manual typewriters and hunted wooly mammoths with big spears. But that skill has since served me well (typing, not spear wielding) through the many late nights I’ve spent hacking away at the computer. I’m no speed demon, but thanks to Mrs. Flint, I...
There’s a whole exciting world of applications for your BlackBerry out there. Installing those applications is a pretty straightforward process, though there are occasional issues that crop up. If you do encounter problem, there’s usually an easy solution. This article will talk about the steps to install a new application, and then discuss the most common problems that people encounter...
I hate Spam. In the last few years, as the volume of unwanted messages has increased, Spam has mutated from a minor annoyance to a real impediment to productivity. Spam is particularly annoying on a BlackBerry because it is a much more intimate device than a PC. We carry our BlackBerries with us, inviting that intrusive little buzz of a new email into our lives as we venture away from...
The signal strength of your BlackBerry is pretty easy to see from the number of bars displayed. Ever wonder what those bars mean? There is an actual number associated with the signal strength of your BlackBerry. To see what it is, go to the home screen and type Alt-N,M,L,L. If you are on a BlackBerry with Sure Type keyboard like the 7100 series, you will have to type Alt-B,B,M,L,L...
Millions of users now rely on Gmail for their personal email needs, in some cases even in a professional context. Gmail has been in beta for quite a while now but don’t worry, this is a rock solid service. Great web based access, over 2gig of free storage, all the features you might need such as spell checker, html body, auto draft backup… There are 2 ways to setup Gmail for your...
I recently upgraded my 7290 to a brand new BlackBerry 8700, keeping Cingular as my wireless carrier. I was thrilled when I got EDGE instead of GRPS: getting emails, browsing web sites, everything is much faster on the EDGE network. Then it got me thinking; what if I could connect my 8700 to my laptop and benefit from the fast Internet connection wherever I am? No need to pay $10 to $20...
The first seconds I started to play Jounce, I thought it was a “Space Invaders” with a bad name. I must admit I’m from the Atari generation. Remember back when a game was to entertain and kill time as opposed to today’s big hits where the goal is to kill each other? Call me old fashioned but I like games that are fun. And Jounce is a challenging, puzzle-like, fun game. You don’t need to...
Imagine you’re on a very long flight dying to catch some zzzs and the guy next to you is on his cell phone going on and on about something that doesn’t concern you. Nightmare? Unfortunately not. Emirate airlines will be allowing in-flight cell phone usage as soon as January 2007 and many other airlines will follow. Can you picture it? I suggest you stop at the nearest pharmacy on the...
After years of missing calls because I couldn’t find my BlackBerry in my purse while driving, I knew there was something out there to make my life a little easier. I must confess I was at first very skeptical about this miraculous multi-way hanging gizmo. Could I have finally found a way to have my BlackBerry within reach inside my car? I was pleasantly surprised to see that the...
As some of you might know, the dictionary has a new addiction, errrr, I mean, addition. CrackBerry. And I guess almost everyone knows what it means but I don’t think that everybody understands how one gets caught in the BlackBerry web. You might be new to the Crackberry experience or you might know someone that is deep and lost to its sleepless powers. Here’s a true story. Hello. My...