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Desktop & Server Software / by - Feb 22, 2012 8:58 AM
With BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac 2.3 officially out, RIM was nice enough to update its documentation. The official and updated user guide and release notes are now available and…
Guides & Tips / by - Feb 21, 2012 10:37 AM
Now that OS 2.0 is officially out for the BlackBerry PlayBook, I’m sure many of you want to learn everything you can about it. RIM recently updated the official user…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 31, 2012 11:33 AM
A few weeks ago I let you know that a NES emulator was ported to the BlackBerry PlayBook. GitHub user a7omic recently ported the Snes9x emulator to the PlayBook so…
Apps & Games / by - Jan 11, 2012 11:44 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeGdN5V3PEE&hd=1[/youtube] Things just keep getting better for the BlackBerry PlayBook! Apps and games for the PlayBook are still rolling into BlackBerry App World and now we have an awesome port…
Apps & Games / by - Dec 7, 2011 11:26 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK4OYlCr1QQ&hd=1[/youtube] Those of you that have an interest in Dingleberry after I mentioned it a few hours ago will be happy to know they’ve put together a video guide on…
Apps & Games / by - Nov 18, 2011 11:36 AM
I’m sure many of you are already playing with the new features in BBM 6.1, released yesterday in the BlackBerry Beta Zone with new emoticons, animated avatars and more. For…
Apps & Games / by - Sep 7, 2011 11:57 AM
Yesterday I let you know that RIM officially released BlackBerry App World 3.0 for BlackBerry smartphones. New support documents are now available for App World version 3.0 that will help…
Guides & Tips / by - Aug 29, 2011 12:27 PM
The team over at DirectFix let me know they’ve put together a teardown video for the BlackBerry Bold 9900. If you want to see what’s inside the Bold 9900 and…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Aug 17, 2011 10:54 AM
With the release of of BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac version 2.1.2.8, RIM has also released a new version of the official user guide. Now at version 2.1.2, the user…
Apps & Games / by - Jul 21, 2011 6:16 PM
I expect we’ll be seeing a lot of the Android App Player now it’s been leaked to the masses by RIM. So far we’ve seen some screenshots of a few…
Guides & Tips / by - Jul 19, 2011 7:27 AM
While we continue to wait for the Tablet OS update to version 1.0.7 for the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM has gone ahead and published the new, official user guide for this…
Apps & Games / by - Jul 14, 2011 12:26 PM
It’s great to see RIM really pushing BlackBerry Messenger and the BBM Social Platform. Before announcing the BBM Apps Hackathon in NYC the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog published a great post…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Jul 7, 2011 12:23 PM
Following up the user guide and release notes post for version 6.1 of the BlackBerry Desktop Software for PC, RIM also updated the user guide and release notes for the…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Jul 7, 2011 11:43 AM
Early last month RIM updated the BlackBerry Desktop Software for PC to version 6.1 but didn’t immediately post an updated user guide. I’m not sure when they updated the docs…
Apps & Games / by - Jun 28, 2011 1:27 PM
It’s great to see RIM continuously providing info and tips for developers interested in the upcoming BlackBerry 7 OS. From new simulators and screen resolutions to key features/info for the…
Guides & Tips / by - Jun 17, 2011 12:21 PM
RIM recently posted an updated user guide for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The user guide now has info for everything included in the Tablet OS version 1.0.5 update. The user…
Device Info & Unboxing / by - Jun 17, 2011 10:55 AM
I’m sure many of you know that updating software doesn’t always work out as smoothly as we’d like it to, whether it’s from personal experience or you’ve seen someone else…
Apps & Games / by - Jun 15, 2011 12:24 PM
Is it just me or does it feel like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry 7 OS launch is right around the corner? There’s been a bunch of buzz lately…
Device Info & Unboxing / by - Jun 13, 2011 2:00 PM
With the BlackBerry Bold 9900 with the new BlackBerry 7 OS around the corner, I’m sure there are a bunch of developers interested in building for the new Bold Touch…
Guides & Tips / by - May 20, 2011 7:23 AM
A question I’m sure many of you have (especially in the enterprise) is how exactly does a BlackBerry smartphone’s data stay protected when paired with a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet? We…
Guides & Tips / by - May 19, 2011 7:11 AM
If you updated to the latest BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet OS v1.0.3.1868, you might have noticed your battery drains a bit more than it did before the update. This isn’t happening…
Apps & Games / by - May 17, 2011 11:28 AM
Ronen over at BerryReview was tipped off about a neat little shortcut for BlackBerry App World on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that clears its cache. According to the prompt that…
Apps & Games / by - May 16, 2011 10:14 AM
BlackBerry Bridge hasn’t exactly had a smooth launch since it was released. It offers a bunch of great features for BlackBerry smartphone owners but unfortunately (thanks to AT&T), not everyone…
Apps & Games / by - May 12, 2011 3:25 PM
While I was flying back from BlackBerry World I tried to video chat with my buddy Jon using my BlackBerry PlayBook but it kept giving me a firewall error notification….
Guides & Tips / by - May 2, 2011 2:35 PM
Earlier today I let you know that RIM officially announced the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930. I got a chance to play with a Bold 9900 and I have to say, I…
Apps & Games / by - Apr 29, 2011 10:41 AM
BlackBerry Bridge is an app for BlackBerry smartphones that allows you to connect to your BlackBerry PlayBook to get access to your email, calendar, contacts, memo pad, tasks and more….
Guides & Tips / by - Apr 26, 2011 7:13 PM
The new beta version of BlackBerry Messenger went live today in the BlackBerry Beta Zone as version 6.0.0.73. With this beta came an updated user guide for BBM, this one…
Guides & Tips / by - Apr 19, 2011 11:17 AM
Now that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is officially available you can expect RIM to post a lot of documentation for it in the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center (BTSC) but for…
Apps & Games / by - Apr 19, 2011 10:30 AM
Early this morning I mentioned that BlackBerry Bridge was available for download through App World. A bunch of readers let me know they were having problems downloading it so if…
Guides & Tips / by - Apr 19, 2011 12:47 AM
As promised in yesterday’s post about BlackBerry Bridge, here’s a video that should that should give you a good idea on how to go about updating the software on the…
Guides & Tips / by - Apr 19, 2011 12:24 AM
So you’ve seen the unboxing video and now it’s time for the next video in our BlackBerry PlayBook tablet series. This video will show you the bootup screen and initial…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Apr 14, 2011 3:29 PM
Now that the BlackBerry Desktop Software was updated to v6.0.2, I’m sure many of you want to learn about the new version especially since the BlackBerry PlayBook is now supported…..
Apps & Games / by - Feb 17, 2011 11:50 AM
It’s happened to all of us at least once, especially when we get our first BlackBerry smartphone. You add a contact to BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and what happens? They’re stuck…
Guides & Tips / by - Jan 26, 2011 3:31 PM
RIM just sent me an email with some helpful tips for BlackBerry users running OS 6 on their device. Whether this was a previously planned email or a response to…
Apps & Games / by - Nov 22, 2010 10:19 PM
RIM today pushed out some very nice updates to their BlackBerry Maps application. Those of you that use RIM’s Maps app know that it’s simple in design and function but…
Apps & Games / by - Nov 11, 2010 11:26 AM
It’s been a while since I last posted a “Quick Guide” but RIM published two helpful knowledge base articles I think many would appreciate. If you’re a big user of…
Guides & Tips / by - Oct 16, 2010 12:59 PM
Back in late September I mentioned RIM posting info about BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) version 3.2. At the time there was no rollout date but thanks to a tip from…
Guides & Tips / by - Oct 8, 2010 1:47 PM
If you own a BlackBerry Curve 8520, 8900 or Bold 9000 running at least OS 5.0.0.822 and haven’t been able to get your ring tones working, RIM has published a…
Guides & Tips / by - Sep 13, 2010 11:19 AM
When I got my first BlackBerry smartphone I ran into a very frustrating problem. As a new BlackBerry user I was downloading things left and right and something caused my…
Apps & Games / by - Sep 13, 2010 10:27 AM
Sometimes when using BlackBerry Messenger and receiving an invitation or “friend request” we accidentally block the person. The other is also true, sometimes you want to block a contact and…
Apps & Games / by - Aug 23, 2010 2:04 PM
RIM recently published a new knowledge base article in the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center on how to install third-party apps through Desktop Manager 1.0 for Mac computers. This guide uses…
Apps & Games / by - Aug 19, 2010 11:59 AM
It’s time again for another round of user guides and release notes, this time for the new Facebook for BlackBerry version 1.8! RIM released the new version yesterday so I’m…
Apps & Games / by - Aug 17, 2010 12:20 PM
Lately, one of the biggest complaints I’ve gotten through Twitter and email is about BlackBerry Messenger app icons disappearing, more specifically after updating to the latest BBM version 5.0.1.38. The…
Guides & Tips / by - Aug 12, 2010 11:32 AM
I’m still playing with and learning about the BlackBerry Torch 9800 with BlackBerry 6 but it looks like RIM is already posting up some guides of their own for the…
Apps & Games / by - Aug 12, 2010 11:11 AM
BlackBerry Messenger version 5.0.1 was release less than a few days ago and as promised, I have here the official user guide and release notes. According to the release notes,…
Guides & Tips / by - Aug 10, 2010 1:13 PM
Along with the official release of BlackBerry Desktop Manager version 6.0, RIM published an official, updated user guide. The user guide covers everything you need to know about Desktop Manager…
Guides & Tips / by - Aug 9, 2010 10:38 AM
In case you missed it, the Java SDK for BlackBerry 6 is publicly available for download and will allow developers to “create rich, visually appealing applications” for BlackBerry smartphones. Also,…
Guides & Tips / by - Jul 30, 2010 10:12 AM
I both proactively look for BlackBerry users on Twitter who need help with their BlackBerry and get help requests through email, Twitter, Facebook and others on a daily basis. RIM…
Apps & Games / by - Jul 29, 2010 2:08 PM
Earlier today I sent out a tweet containing the BlackBerry symbol. A few of you asked how I did it so I decided to write-up a Quick Guide on how…
Apps & Games / by - Jul 22, 2010 2:47 PM
After posting about the new QR code integration for our store I realized not everyone might know how to scan barcodes using BlackBerry Messenger, so I decided to write up…