Archive for May, 2009

  • Device Security: RIM’s BlackBerry is King of the Hill
    Corporations looking to increase productivity among their mobile workforce have long been questioning what platform is the most secure.  Recently Maribel Lopez (a formally of Forrester Research) did some detailed research and posted the results for the world to see.  The comparison was done between the top three mobile platforms in the field today: Apple’s...
    by Eddie Leonard at May 30th, 2009 at 02:05 pm
  • Where is the Facebook update?
      May 28th has come and gone, yet no update to the Facebook mobile client.  Several sites and blogs were reporting that Facebook 1.6 would be available on Thursday, but it seems that once again, it just didn't happen.  I am a Facebook user and love having access to it on my Berry.  I was impressed with some of the new features in the last update,...
    by Eddie Leonard at May 30th, 2009 at 01:05 pm
  • If You Have a Berry, You Should Have These!
    There are a lot of articles out there listing the top x number of must haves for BlackBerry users, so I’m going to try something a bit different. Since everyone’s needs and tastes are different, I want to give a list of application categories instead. I’ll list some of the most popular applications for each, and throw in my $0.02. So let’s get...
    by Eddie Leonard at May 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
  • RIM’s Balsillie and Lazaridis to make donations
    Reuters is reporting that Research In Motion’s co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are making arrangements to donate an estimated $253 million in RIM shares to thier charitable foundations.  Part of Balsillie’s contribution will be going to , an Ontario-based think tank, Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).  According to Reuters,...
    by Eddie Leonard at May 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
  • How to wipe your handheld and restore to factory settings
    Sometimes your poor precious BB..is beyond a restore to fix an issue, and a battery pull is no longer the answer. When the situation arises that nothing is working and you've exhausted all other efforts to "fix" your sick berry….. Wiping the handheld back to out of box factory settings may be in order. Here is how you go about doing this… If you've...
    by Monica Simons at May 27th, 2009 at 08:05 pm
  • BlackBerry “secret codes”
    Any time I come across tips worth mentioning, I have to post them. These tips come from Crackberry member cyba.cowboy. They are BlackBerry secret codes that you won’t find in your user guide. Helpful shortcuts to save you time and help you become more efficient with your almighty BlackBerry.. Here are just a few of are listed: This IMEI shortcut is one that I hadn’t...
    by Monica Simons at May 27th, 2009 at 08:05 pm
  • Curve takes the top spot…
      The first quarter numbers are in and the BlackBerry Curve outsold Apple’s crown jewel, the iPhone.  Is this the beginning of the decline for the iPhone?  I seriously doubt it.  Tom Kaneshige over at CIO.com gives his take on the news.  While these numbers surprised a lot of folks, others dismiss is as a continuing trend.  So what caused...
    by Eddie Leonard at May 27th, 2009 at 07:05 pm
  • Blackberry Magnum, Onyx, Pearl 3G, and Gemini to harmonize on AT&T
      It looks like AT&T is showing much anticipated love for us crackberry addicts… With all the new devices coming out soon, AT&T will be introducing an entirely new line of BlackBerry's….No official date of release for these devices yet, but you can bet its soon.     SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blackberry...
    by Monica Simons at May 27th, 2009 at 04:05 pm
  • Evernote for BlackBerry
      Pocketful of Evernote Evernote for BlackBerry® lets you capture any experience, idea, or inspiration as it happens, wherever you find yourself. Evernote for BlackBerry also lets you search and find all the notes that you made using Evernote on your desktop, so that all of your memories are always at your fingertips.               Features Create...
    by Monica Simons at May 26th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
  • What’s cookin’ in RIM’s kitchen?
    So what does Research In Motion have up its sleeve next? Judging from an Al Sacco interview with RIM’s VP of Advanced Accessories, Antoine Boucher, during this year’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES), it would seem they have a few goodies in the works. It seems RIM is working on its own version of a Bluetooth headset. Sounds simple and sleek like...
    by Eddie Leonard at May 26th, 2009 at 07:05 pm

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