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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Verizon BlackBerry users get ready to surf Microsoft.
After a year of speculation who Verizon would choose as its default search provider on its cellphones, it expected that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will announce a deal between Microsoft and Verizon later today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
"The deal ...
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
SmsScheduler is one of those simple BlackBerry apps that does just what its name implies--schedules your SMS messages to be sent at a later time and date.
From the developer, Intellibits.com, "With SmsScheduler you can prepare your SMS messages in advance, and schedule them for automatic delivery at any date & ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
For the second time in two weeks, AT&T is reporting issues with data coverage, today in the Northeast United States, including parts of Boston, New York and New Jersey, down into Maryland, D.C., and Virginia.
According to several Forum sites, BlackBerryForums.com and AT&T's own customer support forum, a number of users ...
Posted in BlackBerry General, BlackBerry Infrastructure | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
A small bit of battery-care and charge topping-off confirmation came recently in an article from the techno section of the New York Times.
James DeJager, the technical director for Kodak batteries, sees nothing wrong with frequent recharging, at least for the lithium-ion batteries that are now standard in many laptops and ...
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
QuickPull is an application designed to simulate a battery pull reset on the BlackBerry, is being offered free by the developer Zaventh Ventures LLC, on Mobihand.com, and now includes the function to schedule a reboot on a daily basis. I've been using QuickPull on the Storm for a few weeks ...
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Seidio is launching their extended battery for the 9500/9530 Storm., with 2600mAh, up to 90% more capacity than the standard OEM battery.
Buyers can pre-order now with shipping to commence on January 9th, and comes with the extended battery door! More specs and pictures after the jump...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Google News got goofy today, with a headline reading "BlackBerry Storm Causes Major AT&T Outages" linking to an article published on InformationWeek.com. Apparently it was quickly brought to someone's attention at Information Week and Google News for correction, but even as recent as 5:30 PM Central Time, the headline was ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Finally! I have missed my TeleNav!
Recently updated for the Storm, TeleNav is probably one of the slickest (and sickest) GPS navigation apps on the market. With TeleNav, the old adage "you get what you pay for" holds true, featuring 3-D full color moving maps, traffic alerts with re-routing, voice and ...
Posted in BlackBerry General, BlackBerry Tips | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 29th, 2008
Yahoo! Go has updated its Bold compatibility with new version 3.0.47.
Touting itself as today’s essential solution for anyone with a mobile phone, Yahoo! Go is an all-in-one offering that lets you enjoy the best of the Internet on your phone—for free. And, now, its fully compatible on your BlackBerry Bold ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Member Phuongcv over at BlackBerrryForums.com has published a great disassembly instructional on taking apart the new 8900 Curve/Javelin.
The high-res image tutorial will help any Javelin owner in need a step-by-step instructions with pictures. Make the jump here for the pictures and guide.
Posted in BlackBerry General | 2 Comments »
