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February 21, 2008
22:58
ABC Action News: CrackBerry.com Right Now On The Net!
» ‎ CrackBerry.com blogs
Big Thanks to Erin O'Hearn for doing her part in spreading the CrackBerry.com word! She featured the site in yesterday's edition of "Right Now On The Net". Thanks to all those who sent me in a link to the clip - I had no idea! Too cool!
- Watch CrackBerry.com "Right Now on the Net" >>
22:20
Accessory Review: Charging Pod for BlackBerry Curve
» ‎ CrackBerry.com blogs

Must Have BlackBerry Accessory for Curve and Pearl Users!

This will be one of the most positive accessory reviews you ever read here at CrackBerry.com or anywhere else for that matter. Why? Because you really cannot say anything bad about the BlackBerry Charging Pod. It looks awesome, works as intended and is useful! The charging pod hooks up to the mini USB connector on your existing power supply, be it wall/travel charger or usb cable connected to the computer, and recharges your BlackBerry in style. In addition to charging, it serves double duty as a simple cradle/holder for your device, keeping your BlackBerry upright and minimizing used desktop space during syncing or when just sitting there not in use.

The BlackBerry Charging Pod is available for the both the BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl series of smartphones and makes for a much smaller alternative to the extremely popular and powerful BlackBerry Power Station (which can also recharge a spare battery and BlackBerry headset at the same time). The BlackBerry Charging Pod retails for $39.99 at ShopBlackBerry.com (they're only stocking the Pearl right now), but you can pick it up from the ShopCrackBerry.com store for $24.95. Read on for more info and lots of pics!

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21:41
Free Seinfeld Zen Theme For The BlackBerry 8300
» ‎ BerryReview.com

NancyDrew’s themes have been a sure hit with us at BerryReview so I thought I would share some of her and other Themes4BB designers over the next few days. Steven, NancyDrew, and Gary have been really active on Themes4BB for the last few months pumping out themes constantly. I just wanted to say thanks to them from all of us at BerryReview!

The latest masterpiece is a Seinfeld Zen theme for the BlackBerry 8300. The theme has some great shots from one of my favorite shows. The icons are stock but the titlebar has a nice slick look to it. For some reason in the messages application you can still see the top of the Seinfeld casts heads. Not sure if that is on purpose.

You can download the theme OTA only from Themes4BB at this link
21:09
Free New York Yankees Zen Theme For BlackBerry 8300 Curve
» ‎ BerryReview.com

Steven, the admin of Themes4BB, has released a VERY slick New York Yankees theme for the BlackBerry 8300 series. The theme is in Zen style and looks nothing like his previous sport team themes. This one is all Yankees. The titlebar is nice and themed and the icons are gorgeous.

This has to be one of the best themes I have seen on Themes4BB and it is totally free. Very Nice Job Steven! Maybe if you ask nicely Steven will port the theme to the 8800 and 8100 series.

The theme is OTA install only and can be found at this link on Themes4BB.com

20:32
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 overview
» ‎ IntoMobile » RIM
Research In Motion is set to release their BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 platform next Friday, February 29th and BoyGenius got his hands on the slides from RIM's platform overview.

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 platform is an enterprise mobile messaging solution from Research In Motion and the new release will bring a host of new features for the end-user as well as new management utilities.

Keep reading for more slides from the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 platform overview.

[Via: BoyGeniusReport]

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20:13
doubleTwist Beta - Helps You Break Away From iTunes DRM
» ‎ BerryReview.com

People have been complaining about being locked into iTunes for ages. Truthfully I have always been of the opinion that they brought it upon themselves by buying DRM music. A new freeware solution called doubleTwist hopes to help people from under the shackles of iTunes to liberate their music.

The old way was to burn the MP3’s to a CD and then re-encode them to MP3. doubleTwist simplifies that process by taking the CD burning part out of the picture. It takes all of your tunes and recodes them into MP3 after burning them. It does this pretty fast from what I am reading but I don’t have any iTunes DRM files to try it out on.

doubleTwist does quite a few other things such as sync playlists with other mobile devices but I did not have a chance to try them out myself.

NOTE: Re-encoding lossy files such as MP3’s will always result in lower quality files. Just keep that in mind.

If you interested in more info check out their website at: [www.doubletwist.com]

Or read more on BoyGenius or Electric Pig
19:56
RIM Forecasts 14 Million BlackBerry Users By End Of Q1
» ‎ BerryReview.com

Pretty impressive forecast change made by RIM today. The have upped their previous forecast by 15–20%. I am enjoying what the information has been doing to my stock portfolio.

Read the release below:

WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire - Feb. 21, 2008) - Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today provided an update on forecasted net subscriber account additions for the fiscal fourth quarter ending March 1, 2008.

RIM now expects net subscriber account additions for Q4 to be approximately 15-20% higher than the 1.82 million net subscriber account additions forecasted by RIM on December 20, 2007. The total BlackBerry(R) subscriber account base is expected to be approximately 14 million at the end of the quarter.

“BlackBerry smartphones proved to be a big hit throughout the holiday selling season and we’re pleased to see RIM’s business momentum continuing in the new year,” said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at RIM. “The seasonal slowdown in net subscriber account additions that we expected in the new year did not occur and our focused execution with partners has continued to produce strong results within both enterprise and consumer segments.”

RIM continues to expect Q4 revenue and earnings per share to be within the ranges previously forecast in December. Revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be in the range of $1.80 - $1.87 billion. Earnings per share for the fourth quarter are expected to be in the range of $0.66 - $0.70 per share diluted.

The number of net subscriber accounts and net subscriber account additions is a non-financial metric and should not be relied upon as an indicator of RIM’s financial performance. The number of net subscriber accounts and net subscriber account additions does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to similar metrics presented by other companies.

RIM will report actual Q4 financial results, including actual net subscriber account additions, and hold its quarterly and year end results conference call, on April 2, 2008.

19:44
The ins and outs of BlackBerry messaging
» ‎ BB Geeks

Back when I had a consumer phone, I used to text message my fair share. I remember the parental blowup when the heavy texting started…who thought 10 cents a message could add up so fast? But really, messaging goes further back than that. Before I could even imagine everyone having a cell phone, I — and nearly all my friends — were AIM junkies. Cell phones just allowed us to take that computer-based messaging and move it to a mobile platform. No, we couldn’t have endless conversations via text at 3 a.m. — though we certainly tried. But with the introduction of the smartphone, complete with full QWERTY keyboard — the game changed again.

Coupled with an unlimited text messaging plan, I can have those long conversations with friends, since typing a message doesn’t involve hitting the same button three times in a row — and especially since I don’t have to work some quirky T9 system where people are always typing “he” instead of “if.” But it can be even simpler than that.

If I’m so inclined, I can install any messenger I want on my BlackBerry. I’ve got MSN, AIM, and GChat on my computer at home, and it’s a simple process to install those programs and use the very same accounts I use on my laptop. Plus, I have the added bonus of text message. And then there’s the hidden gem of the BlackBerry world: BlackBerry Messenger.
SMS
It’s tried, it’s true, and it works to and from every cell phone nowadays. The best part is that the recipient doesn’t need any special software installed. As long as they’ve got a mobile phone, you’ve got a means of communication. There are some pitfalls, of course, including the fee you’ll incur if you don’t have a bundled text message plan. But in terms of simplicity, this is the tops — even if some messages get a bit bungled with T9.
BlackBerry Messenger
Ah, the hidden gem in your BlackBerry. See, RIM has these messages routed through its BIS service, so these messages are not marked as text messages, nor are they marked as data. They’re actually free as free can be. So if you’re talking to fellow BlackBerry Geeks, this is probably the best method.

All you need is your PIN number, and the PIN number of whoever you want to talk to. Of course, in order to do this, you’ll need to know your PIN. It’s printed on the box your BB came in, but chances are you don’t have that lying around anymore. Just click “Options” and then “Status.” Your PIN will be listed there. It’s eight digits long.

Once you know your PIN, head to the BlackBerry Messenger icon — the red dialogue bubble with the dots — and start adding contacts. You’ll have to get everyone else’s PIN, but once you do, it’s hellooooo free messaging.
GoogleTalk
This has really revolutionized the way I IM on my computer. Forever and a day, I was an AIM user. But once I graduated college, I got a bit frustrated with it. Don’t ask me why; I don’t think I can properly explain it. It’s a combination of a number of things, really, including all the people I had added during my college years and don’t talk to at all.

It was around this time I started to use Gmail. No, it’s not the prettiest interface, but it’s uber-efficient. The “conversation” system is so good that I’m very surprised that other email clients haven’t adopted it. And while it doesn’t have traditional folders, organizing and archiving your emails into “labels” is an acceptable substitute.

But the best part of Gmail is that you can chat with other Gmail users while you’re checking your mail. And since many people keep their mailboxes open all day, this has led to a kind of instant messaging revolution. The best part, of course, is that the list starts fresh, so I’m only talking to the people I want to talk to.

Installing GoogleTalk on your BlackBerry is simple. Just point your BlackBerry to http://www.blackberry.com/GoogleTalk. You can access it from your computer if you wish, but only if you’re using Internet Explorer (which you shouldn’t be — though maybe it will get better). You then just have to follow a few steps (selecting you language, agreeing to terms, finally hitting the “download” button, which downloads and installs it for you). From there, just click on the GoogleTalk icon, and enter in your Google account info. If you don’t have one, you can sign up at Gmail.com.
MSN and Yahoo
This is the computer IMer of choice here at BBGeeks. And so it makes perfect sense that I would want the application on my BlackBerry. Installing it is as easy as it was for Google. Just point your BlackBerry browser to [www.blackberry.com], and you’ll see a similar screen to that of the GoogleTalk download. It warns that you’ll need a Passport ID, which you can obtain at [www.getlive.com], though you’ll have to do so from your desktop browser.

Unfortunately, I get a message that tells me that my system doesn’t meet the requirements of MSN. That’s because apparently it doesn’t work on Verizon. So we’ll go over a workaround later on in this piece for all you VZW people.

This was a bit disappointing, since I used MSN Messenger to handle both my Live Messenger contacts and my Yahoo Messenger contacts. I ended up using an all-in-one client to solve this problem, and yes, I’ll go over this in just a minute (or you can scroll right down to the heading if you so desire). But Yahoo’s messenger goes by the same process. Point your BB browser to [www.blackberry.com] and follow the uniform RIM download instructions.
AIM
Ah, old faithful. And because it’s run through RIM, it’s an easy download. Same process as before, actually. Just point your BB browser to [www.blackberry.com] and click through the download. You can nab a user ID if you don’t have one — though if you don’t have one now, do you really want one at all? — at AIM.com. The installation is simple, and you’ll be chatting to your fellow AIM junkies in no time.
ICQ
Yeah, some people still use ICQ. And I don’t meant that in a derogatory manner. I used to use a ton to collaborate, so I understand the virtues of the system. And since there is still a demand for it, RIM has made it available through its website. So go to [www.blackberry.com] and follow the download instructions. You’ll have to visit ICQ.com to get a user ID. But after that, it’s as simple as ever.
All-in-one
There are a number of all-in-one instant messaging applications out there, and each has its ups and downs. Unfortunately, many of them cost money. It makes sense, since people took the time to write these applications. However, If you want the free version, head over to EQO. Their application gives you free access to MSN, AIM, Yahoo, GoogleTalk, QQ, ICQ, and Jabber.

To use this, click “Get EQO” from eqo.com. You’ll have to register, which literally takes a minute. You’ll then be sent a text message that brings you to the download. You can also download it to your PC, or download it from your BlackBerry browser at get.eqo.com.

Once you have it installed, run the program. It’ll take a few minute to initialize, and then you’ll be at the main screen. Click all the way right to the IM services icon, and click the menu button to add new IM services.

Of course, it isn’t perfect. The lists take a while to populate, and there’s a “$2.50″ sign in the upper left corner. It does offer voice and texting services through it, which might account for that $2.50. I don’t plan to use those features, so I can’t report on them. But I’ll certainly update if I see something on my bill next month.
Pay services
There are a number of other multi-network applications, but as I said, they do cost money. Some are an annual subscription, some are a one-time fee. But you can check out the following:

IM+ — one time $49.95 fee, free to try for 7 days.
Bee Jive — $29.99 for a user license, $19.99 for a device license, free for 30 days.
Yak On — $19.99 for a license, free for 15 days.
Causerie — $29.99 for a normal license, $39.99 for a premier license.

Know of any other quality all-in-one IM clients? Leave ‘em in the comments.

19:43
The Olsens Are Covered In Fur
» ‎ Celebrity BlackBerry Sightings

One of you left a comment the other day saying it would be great to see Mary-Kate Olsen with a Curve. I’m pretty sure the one on the left is M.K. and I believe she’s using a Curve with a black skin. Dreams do come true.
19:43
Kate Hudson Covers Baby Bump
» ‎ Celebrity BlackBerry Sightings

…Okay, fine. Maybe I’m just causing some unnecessary fake drama. It sort of seems like she is covering a baby bump with her dark dresses and items covering her stomach area, don’t it? Maybe not.

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19:01
BlackBerry Net Subscriber Additions for Q4 Higher than Projected
» ‎ CrackBerry.com blogs

According to RIM, net subscriber account additions for Q4 will be up 15 to 20% from the projected 1.82 million forecast released in December. They are attributing this to hot holiday sales.

RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Commented:

"BlackBerry smartphones proved to be a big hit throughout the holiday selling season and we're pleased to see RIM's business momentum continuing in the new year. The seasonal slowdown in net subscriber account additions that we expected in the new year did not occur and our focused execution with partners has continued to produce strong results within both enterprise and consumer segments."

No doubt, as a result of this news RIM shares were up almost 10% ($9.64) at $108.68 this morning. Now that's a huge jump!

RIM will report its Q4 financial results including the actual net subscriber account additions on April 2nd.

[via Canadian Press]

18:47
Exclusive: BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 - Product Release Overview
» ‎ The Boy Genius Report

The long-awaited and much anticipated BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5, set for a general availability release on Friday, February 29, will be the first major release of the enterprise mobile messaging solution from Research In Motion to include a vast number of end-user feature enhancements and management utilities to help with reducing the total cost of ownership of your BlackBerry deployment. Today, Research In Motion held a webcast that reviewed what will be available in this new service pack release, as well as touching on some updated information on the upcoming OS 4.5 release for the BlackBerry 8000 series device family.

Read on after the jump for more slides from today’s presentation.

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18:17
Free Copy Of HabitMaster - Today Only
» ‎ BerryReview.com
BlackBerryInsight.com is giving a free copy of S4BB’s Habit Master application to everybody today only. Head on over to BlackBerryInsight .com at the link below to download the application. The download is Desktop Manager only.

[www.blackberryinsight.com]

A little about HabitMaster:
HabitMaster helps you to develop new good daily habits and to keep them

HabitMaster helps you to …
- Develop new daily habits
- Keep a success journal
- Track your progress
- Stay motivated

17:30
BlackBerry 8130 comes to Mexico
» ‎ BlackBerry Cool

We’ve got yet another in a long line of BlackBerry Pearls gracing CDMA carriers worldwide. Iusacell will be bringing the BlackBerry 8130, complete with GPS and EVDO support, to Mexican mitts for 140Pesos with the right voice and data plan. Two services will be offered to take advantage of the BlackBerry’s features. For navigation, there’s Copiloto Ubicacel which not only labels streets clearly, but also lets you share your location with other subscribers. To make use of the 3G network, there’s Iusatv which lets you watch videos on demand, as well as access 17 television stations while on the move. If you’re in the market, you can find more info here.

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17:22
Usa tu BlackBerry cómodamente desde tu PC: Bayalink Liberty
» ‎ miblackberry.com

Hayden en PinStack nos señala un software para utilizar nuestra BlackBerry desde un PC: Bayalink Liberty. Como se utiliza Bayalink Liberty: 1º Se ha de instalar un software cliente en la BlackBerry y en el PC 2º A través de una llave USB Bluetooth el PC se conecta a la BlackBerry 3º Ya podemos a...

(Para leer la noticia entera haz click en el título o entra en http://www.miblackberry.com)

17:03
Vinci un BlackBerry 8100 al giorno con Vodafone!::..
» ‎ BlackberryItalia.it

Basta registrarsi al sito di Vodafone e si partecipera' al concorso per vincere un BlackBerry 8100 al giorno.

17:01
Iusacell and RIM Release the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in Mexico
» ‎ CrackBerry.com blogs

Iusacell and RIM have launched the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in Mexico. This model is the first BlackBerry offered in Mexico that has IusaTV, Copilot Ubicacel (GPS) and Iusacell's BAM Broadband Modem Capability. The Pearl will operate on Iusacell's high-speed EV-DO network.

The BAM (Banda Ancha Móvil) technology allows users to use the Pearl as a tethered modem with a computer or laptop.

Also of note is the Iusatv television which gives access to 17 channels as well as video on demand.

Pricing starts at 140 Pesos with a data plan. Customers can also take advantage of a special offer for 2 months free service.

To read more, check out the official press release from RIM.

17:00
BlackBerry: una visione al femminile::..
» ‎ BlackberryItalia.it

Incuriosita. Questa la mia reazione alla vista del primo BlackBerry, nello specifico l’8700. Mi trovavo a Londra, in metropolitana, ed ero circondata da eleganti businessmen con questi strani e ingombranti telefoni tra le mani. Belli? Forse, ma non fu il primo pensiero che feci. Il mio primo pensiero, dopo aver adocchiato con discrezione le modalità di utilizzo di quegli apparecchi e tentato di capirne il funzionamento, fu “professionali”.

16:56
T-Mobile coming to BlackBerry 8820 on March 5th?
» ‎ IntoMobile » RIM
It seems T-Mobile is preparing to announce the BlackBerry 8820 in the near future. According to the always highly informed Boy Genius, D-Day is set for March 5th and from then on, U.S. CrackBerry addicts will be able to grab the GPS and WiFi equipped device. The Deutsche Telekom owned mobile operator certainly could use such a device before they finally roll-out their long awaited 3G network. In the meantime, EDGE gets "push-based things" done for the BlackBerry users…

[Via: Boy Genius Report]

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16:44
Nuevo plan BlackBerry en Claro
» ‎ MiBlackBerry.cl

¡Hola amigos! Les traigo una noticia breve, pero que dejará contentos a una buena cantidad de usuarios de telefonía en Chile. El día de hoy me avisaron que la compañía de teléfonos Claro Chile ha actualizado su plan de datos BB para igualar la oferta de Movistar. Una de las quejas recurrentes de los usuarios de Claro, [...]

16:35
Siamo tutti “TecnoTossici”
» ‎ BB World

Un recente studio britannico dimostra come cellulari e palmari diano dipendenza, minando la stabilità personale e quella familiare. Un terzo del campione e’ risultato dipendente dal proprio cellulare, palmare o Blackberry e spesso lo e’ diventato senza neppure rendersene conto. “Siamo creature abitudinarie e possiamo assuefarci alle cose piu’ disparate” ha aggiunto Kakabadse, “per via di [...]

16:33
Problems reported with BIS on Wednesday
» ‎ BB Geeks

Yay. Just what I want to talk about this morning: Another BIS outage. This one didn’t seem to be as widespread as the one from last week. This one, though, didn’t get to the corporate users, who have an Enterprise server backing them up. So clearly there’s a bit less of an outrage. Still, even a small outage is not good news for RIM right now, who is still trying to stave off the slew of media-posed questions regarding the company’s reliability. And it doesn’t help that they claimed that it was the result of maintenance.

“RIM did perform regularly scheduled maintenance on BlackBerry Internet Service that took longer than originally expected, and some BlackBerry Internet Service customers may have experienced slower delivery of e-mail earlier today. The majority of customers would not have seen any impact.”

That last line does little solace for those that did face an outage. And continuing to blame the outages on these “routine” happenings isn’t doing anything to help RIM save face.

I dunno. Maybe if they got a bit more specific about the outages. Maybe if they told us what they were doing to ensure that an outage like this won’t happen again. Maybe if they explained matters a bit more. Maybe then people would be more understanding.

But these things are rather unpredictable, so it’s tough for RIM to do much about it in advance. But if these came during upgrades and maintenance, maybe sending out a note before these processes take place, noting that there’s a chance service will be lost for a short period of time, maybe people would be more understanding.

Lots of maybes here. And lots of ways RIM can correct this increasingly frequent problem.

16:31
Use your Berry’s GPS to track your position online
» ‎ BlackBerry Sync

Ever wanted to be able to track your friends, employees or even your lost BlackBerry? BlackBerry Tracker is a neat program that pin points your location using your BlackBerry’s GPS. Your location gets displayed on a map which is powered by Google Maps. I recommend you head over to BlackBerryTracker.com and check it out! You should know for now this only works on the BlackBerry 8800 series, Curve 8300 series, Pearl 8110 and Pearl 8130.
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15:56
RIM updates Q4 forecast
» ‎ BlackBerry Cool

It looks like the holiday season was a bit kinder to BlackBerry sales than expected. While reporting third quarter results back in December, RIM was ballparking around 1.82 million new BlackBerry subscribers, but that’s been bumped up to about 2.18 million, totaling the BlackBerry subscriber count to 14 million. We’ll be able to see if the forecast holds up when Q4 and year-end results are announced on April 2nd.

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15:30
Bayalink Liberty - Le funzionalità del BlackBerry da PC over bluetooth
» ‎ BB World

Leggevo ieri sera, seguendo un post su BerryReview, una segnalazione su Pinstack con la presentazione di un prodotto abbastanza singolare, ma che ritengo comodo e utile. Si tratta Bayalink Liberty, una “chiavetta USB”, che abbinata ad un software su PC e su BlackBerry, consente l’utilizzo di alcune funzioni del BB dal PC in bluetooth, ecco quali: Spedire, [...]
15:03
Iusacell e RIM lanciano BlackBerry 8130 in Messico
» ‎ BB World

Con un comunicato stampa congiunto Iusacell e RIM annunciano il lancio di BlackBerry 8130 in Messico, con connettività BAM e IusaTV. The First BlackBerry Smartphone Offered with IusaTv, Copilot Ubicacel (GPS) and Iusacellâ€™s BAM Broadband Modem Capabilities Mexico and Waterloo, ON - Iusacell Group and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the [...]
14:50
BITE, Vodafone e RIM lanciano BlackBerry in Lituania
» ‎ BB World

Nuova nazione ad aggiungersi alla lista dei paesi in cui è disponibile il servizio BlackBerry. Con un comunicato stampa congiunto, ieri l’ufficializzazione del servizio nella nazione Lituana; a battesimo BlackBerry PEARL 8100 e BlackBerry 8310. Vilnius, Lithuania and Waterloo, Canada - Telecommunications company BIT? Lietuva in cooperation with Vodafone and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; [...]

14:06
$400 off WES until the 29th
» ‎ BlackBerry Cool

RIM has let us know that WES is offering $400 off the regular ticket price of $1,899 for those who register before February 29th. Registration gives you access to: a welcome reception on the first day of the conference; the WES party, an exclusive cocktail party with live music by John Mayer; all the keynote sessions; access to presentations onsite and after the conference ends, via DVD or their website; and complimentary breakfast and lunch on the last three days. If you can’t register before the 29th, a slightly-less-attractive special rate of $1,699 runs until April 11th, at which point registration returns to its normal price of $1,899. And if you can’t make it, we’ll have so much coverage that you’ll feel like you were there anyway.

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14:05
Bayalink Liberty, screen virtualization for your BlackBerry
» ‎ BlackBerry Cool

Hayden just noticed this neat little gadget. The Liberty is a small USB dongle which plugs into your PC or laptop and communicates with your BlackBerry via Bluetooth, allowing you to view its screen on a much larger display and interact with it on a full-size keyboard. After configuring everything, you simply open the viewer on your BlackBerry and the software is automatically launched on your PC. The Liberty uses your BlackBerry’s internet connection rather than the PC, so any emails that you send are sent via your BlackBerry, and any webpages requested are fetched through the phone. It’s security-conscious, too: the view has to be launched from the BlackBerry, to prevent roving Bluetooth users from stealing your data, and the data can be encrypted with AES to evade snoops. It’s a bit pricey at $99.99, but well worth it you need the functionality.

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13:59
$90,000 Diamond Encrusted BlackBerry Pearl
» ‎ RIMarkable

There is nothing that says elegance like when you take a $100 BlackBerry Pearl and laden it with 18k solid white gold and encrust it with about 900, err, 12 carats of brilliant cut diamonds.

I am into nice things, however, I think that I would spend my $90,000 on something a bit more practical like a time shared lease in a corporate jet.

[Amosu]

13:00
Blingit4you, tanti swarowsky per la cover del tuo Berry
» ‎ BB World

Giusto ieri parlavo di quanti modi esistono per personalizzare i propri BlackBerry, skin, cover e chi più ne ha più ne metta. Oggi, nel mio giro quotidiano su internet, ecco che mi imbatto in questa pagina di un venditore di eBay che vende cover di swarowsky per molto dispositivi, tra cui PSP, iPhone … e [...]
12:22
Configurare un account BB (Andrea)
» ‎ BB World

Non riesco ad attivare il BlackBerry con l’indirizzo gmail. Ho provato a collegare con l’USB e internet collegato, mi dice ”Richiesta di attivazione non riuscita. Connesione di rete non disponibile” Quindi cosa devo fare? Grazie Come abbiamo scritto e riscritto la configurazione del BlackBerry avviene in 2 fasi distinte: Attivazione dei servizi sulla linea. Attivazione dell’account sul sito [...]

12:17
有声邮件到文本邮件在Rogers
» ‎ BlackBerryInsight - 中文

在Rogers,你可以收到发送给你的有声邮件作为一个文本信息到你的黑莓. Share This

11:52
HabitMaster: tieni traccia delle tue abitudini::..
» ‎ BlackberryItalia.it

Rilasciato dalla S4BB un software per tenere traccia di cio' che abitualmente facciamo ogni giorno.

11:47
Obbligatori i servizi BlackBerry per BlackBerry? (Germano)
» ‎ BB World

Ho acquistato un blackberry 8100 e non riesco in nessun modo a configurare il gprs, e l mms, utilizzo vodafone e il telefono e’ tim, la vodafone mi chiede di fare un’abbonamento per le mail che a me non interessa, potete aiutarmi? Grazie. A cose normali l’assistenza Vodafone ha pienamente ragione, per poter utilizzare il BlackBerry [...]

11:27
Apple iPhone SDK “any day now”
» ‎ DevBerry

Most developers would be familiar with Steve Jobs earlier announcement that the iPhone SDK is to be in developer’s hands before the end of February. Well, it’s now February 21st and still no word of it…Except…Just today I received an email from a person saying that it’s looking like it will be out “any day [...]

11:25
Smart Educational Game per BlackBerry
» ‎ BB World

Nuovo programma per i nostri amati Berry, nè un gioco nè un programma business, o forse una via di mezzo tra tutti e due. Smart Educational Game è un gioco creato per apprendere, divertendosi, molte informazioni sulla geografia permettendo di migliorare la memoria. Sono disponibili diversi livelli di difficoltà, il che rende Smart Education Game [...]
10:50
RIM registra due domini molto attesi
» ‎ BB World

Josep questa mattina ci segnala che RIM ha recentemente (il 6 Febbraio) registrato due domini, altri due, solo che questa volta sono quelli che aspetti da sempre. I due domini in questione sono blackberry9000series.com e blackberry8900series.com, il che fuga ogni dubbio su quella che pare essere la probabile roadmap di RIM, o almeno, il fatto [...]

10:35
Software de productividad HabitMaster
» ‎ miblackberry.com

Está disponible en BlackBerryInsight una nueva descarga gratuita durante solo 24 horas. Se trata del software de productividad de BlackBerry ®: HabitMaster! de S4BB Limited HabitMaster! sirve para tus hábitos diarios y utilizar tu BlackBerry para realizar un seguimiento de ellos. Para su descarga...

(Para leer la noticia entera haz click en el título o entra en http://www.miblackberry.com)
10:15
Jugando a damas
» ‎ miblackberry.com

En BlackBerry Owners Lounge tenéis disponible otro juego gratutito, se trata de Pub Checkers de la empresaMagmic Para su descarga acceded desde el PC a http://www.blackberry.com/ol , en el apartado de Download/Juegos (no existe descarga OTA). Compatible con dispositivos de la serie 7xxx y...

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10:08
The Diamond Encrusted BlackBerry Pearl - Bling, Bling!
» ‎ CrackBerry.com blogs

Have an extra £45,000 (roughly $88,000 USD) burning a hole in your pocket? If you do, you can pick up a diamond encrusted BlackBerry for your personal collection.

The company producing these babies is a company in the UK called Amosu. They are famous for creating 'extreme jewelry' editions of consumer electronics. Their latest offering is the 'blinged' out BlackBerry Pearl Limited 'Diamond Edition'.

The 'Diamond Edition' comes encrusted with 900 diamonds. You also get a nifty concierge service allowing you access to high-class events and services. It's like staying at a nice hotel... er... sorta... You know what I mean.

Only 20 are being produced world-wide, so you better snap one up fast :)

You can check out more 'high-class' consumer electronics madness at Amosu.

[via PDABlast]

10:04
La BlackBerry también educa: Smart Educational Games
» ‎ miblackberry.com

Crazysoft ha lanzado ayer al mercado un nuevo juego de educacional: Smart Educational Games. Lo he encontrado especialmente interesante para los niños ya que podrán utilizar nuestra BlackBerry y a la vez aprender mientras se ejercita su celebro. Las principales características de Smart Educational...

(Para leer la noticia entera haz click en el título o entra en http://www.miblackberry.com)

9:37
Dominios de las posibles nuevas series de BlackBerry
» ‎ miblackberry.com

Nuevo registro de dominios de RIM, esta vez se trata de: www.blackberry9000series.com y www.blackberry8900series.com, ambos según aparece en http://whois.domaintools.com creados el 06 de Febrero de 2008 y actualizados por última vez el 13 de Febrero de 2008. addthis_url =...

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8:54
**Reasonable** BlackBerry Data Plans Coming to Rogers March 18th?
» ‎ CrackBerry.com blogs
Our United States-based readers on unlimited data plans for $30/month won't think much of this blog post, but for us BlackBerry users on Rogers in Canada this is huge news. Rumor has it Rogers is going to unleash a new tiered BlackBerry data plan come March 18th. This is what we've been hoping for - a month ago Rogers announced Flex Data Plans for PC cards and my fingers have been crossed since then for them to follow up with some BlackBerry data plan revamping.

The new BlackBerry data plans will work on a tiered program. Your billing begins with the basic Tier 1, $15/month for 10MB of data plan and you get bumped up from there based on your usage. Existing plans will be grandfathered into the plan. The new plan should come in as follows but hey, this isn't "official" news yet, so things could change before we see this launched:
- $15 - 10MB BIS/BES @ Tier 1
- $30 - 10MB to 50MB BIS/BES @ Tier 2
- $50 - 50MB to 200MB BIS/BES @ Tier 3
- $65 - 200MB to 500MB BIS/BES @ Tier 4
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8:43
Diamanten sind für immer … Ihr BlackBerry auch?
» ‎ BlackBerryInsight - Deutsch
Amosu präsentiert die BlackBerry Pearl Diamond Edition mit einer limitierten Auflage von nur 20 Handsets weltweit!
Es besteht aus ungefähr 900 Diamanten und kostet 88,443 US-$. Hier die Eckdaten:
- Seite/Fuß: 18 Karat solides Weißgold
- Gold-Gewicht: 19.7g
- Diamanten: Fast 900 Diamanten
- Schliff: Brillianten-Schliff
- Farbe: F
- Klarheit: VS
- Karat: Ungefähr 12ct
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7:14
Free Download: HabitMaster Productivity Tool for BlackBerry® - 24 hours only!
» ‎ BlackBerryInsight
The new free download is here!

BlackBerryInsight presents the productivity application for BlackBerry^®: HabitMaster!

You can now explore your daily habits and use your BlackBerry to track them! According to the vendor S4BB Limited this application is very famous among professionals dedicated to self-improvement.

HabitMaster helps you to develop new good daily habits and to keep them

HabitMaster helps you to …
Develop new daily habits

Keep a success journal

Track your progress

Stay motivated
Easy installation via BlackBerry Desktop Manager.

Free Download: HabitMaster Productivity Tool for BlackBerry®
(Link is valid 24 hours from now on!)

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We do also have a good guide on “How to install 3rd party applications” for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

Related Links:
- HabitMaster for BlackBerry® Wireless Handhelds: Purchase page on MobileSoftMarket.com
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6:33
NetBeans Innovators Grant: Write an Open Source BlackBerry Development plugin and win $11,500?
» ‎ DevBerry

Just today I received an email from Bruno Souza talking about a contest Sun Microsystems is sponsoring. The idea is that Sun will provide up to 10 grants for large projects (US $11,500) and 10 grants for small projects (US $2,000) to teams or individuals with great ideas on how to improve or expand the [...]

6:16
Remember this, BlackBerry: when it comes to customer communications, it’s NOT all about the carriers
» ‎ The BlackBerry Beat

Once again, there were scattered BlackBerry service outages yesterday. This time, it was maintenance on the BlackBerry Internet Service side of the business. The one that forwards your other email account messages to your BlackBerry.

Unfortunately, yesterday proved that when it comes to letting customers know what the you-know-what is going on, BlackBerry’s notification processes are extremely flawed.

These outage notification processes seem to entirely consist of:

Email alerts directly from RIM to key commercial accounts.

There doesn’t seem to be a system in place for letting smaller accounts, and individuals who access BlackBerry services via their cell carrier from knowing what is going on.

No “we have reports of scattered BlackBerry outages” notifications on the BlackBerry and RIM sites. There also doesn’t seem to be a regular structure in place for letting carriers know of these disruptions in a manner that would enable these carriers to post outage-related notifications and updates on their own sites.

These have been flaws ever since I can remember.

Plainly, these flaws call not only for engineering new business processes that let all BlackBerry customers know about outages.

If it means taking a few carriers by the scruff of the neck and getting them in the customer alert loop, then so be it.

I still have my doubts this will be done right away. Even if the will to do so was there, BlackBerry is so subservient to their carriers I doubt they lack the will or the vision to architect subscriber alert systems such as the type I am proposing here.

5:12
Viigo launches craigslist support
» ‎ BlackBerry Cool

Woo! The love for Viigo never stops around these parts, especially when they bust out support for services like craigslist and Google Reader. For those who don’t know, craigslist is a minimalist, worldwide network of sites each dedicated to classifieds within a city. Each one can help you find jobs, gigs, communities, housing, you name it, and now with Viigo you’ll be updated when certain search criteria are met, just like any other RSS feed. Seriously, we gotta stop calling it an RSS reader, because once WES hits, it’ll be just as much podcast-grabbing software (and now job search engine) as it is a feed reader. Check out the latest version of Viigo, complete with craigslist, here, or right from your mobile browser here.

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4:51
黑莓互联网业务再次中断!
» ‎ BlackBerryInsight - 中文

一些黑莓用户昨天经历了一次姗姗来迟的电子邮件业务. 许多的用户报道了为RIM的黑莓互联网业务的订阅者所制定的信息连接到个人的邮件帐户上. 这个问题大约在早上3点(东部时间)互联网的讨论会上由用户第一次反映出来,然后很快就被解决了.Share This

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