Sep
2009
Research In Motion has exciting news for Mac users that want an easy and reliable solution. The new BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac, syncs contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes with BlackBerry smartphones. The new desktop software for Mac is scheduled to be available for free download from www.blackberry.com/mac on October 2 at 6.00 p.m. GMT.
Sep
2009
One of the features that came with OS 4.5+ was the ability to have multiple calendars. BES users are used to only having the one BES calendar. Now there is one for each BIS email address along with another one for Facebook if you have it installed. The issue is, sometimes a meeting request will be sent [...]
Sep
2009
Following on from complaints about it’s iPhone 3.1 OS update, Apple has contacted some affected users relating to the battery drain issue and presented them with a list of 11 questions, regarding e-mail, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and apps.
Sep
2009
Vodafone have launched the first-ever interactive real-time music chart with help from software developer Ben Marsh. Real-Time Top 40 is powered by Twitter. Twitter users post the song and artist they are listening to and it updates the chart immediately.
Sep
2009
In celebration of U2’s 360° Tour and album, No Line on the Horizon, RIM and U2 have partnered to redefine the album and concert-going experience. The U2 Mobile Album is a custom application that allows BlackBerry smartphone users to connect more closely to the band and other fans through news, social and viral elements. In [...]
Sep
2009
Apple issued the iPhone 3.1 software update yesterday. Since then, many users have reported that the update has caused handsets to freeze, get stuck in a restore “loop” and wiped of all content. In one incident a person reports that a phone went from 100 percent to 55 percent charge in the space of six hours, [...]
Sep
2009
Found this article in the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center. Using Desktop Manager 4.7, you can take screenshots without the need for third party softwares: Overview To take a screenshot of the active display on a BlackBerry smartphone, perform the following steps: Connect the BlackBerry smartphone to the computer. Go to Start> Programs> Accessories> Command Prompt. [...]
Sep
2009
I came across this useful article in the BlackBerry Technical Solution Center: Overview Latency is the time between the initiation of the transfer in a sending process such as when an email message is sent from a BlackBerry smartphone, and the arrival of the first byte in the receiving process.
Sep
2009
 BlackBerry Internet Service 2.8 is the latest version of the BlackBerry Internet Service offered by RIM. The BlackBerry Internet Service is designed to provide individuals with access to email messaging, instant messaging, Internet browsing, and more.
Sep
2009
Vodafone announced they will begin to upgrade their mobile broadband network to a massive download speed of 14.4Mbps making it the fastest high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) network.
