Apr
2010
New KB released by RIM: With the release of BlackBerry Desktop Manager 1.0, a BlackBerry smartphone with tethered modem capabilities can be used as an external modem to connect a Macintosh computer to the Internet using a USB cable or Bluetooth® connection. As part of this, a script has been included with the BlackBerry Desktop [...]
Apr
2010
RIM has officially announced the Pearl 3G aka the Pearl 9100 aka Stratus. Despite its impressively compact and elegant design, this stylish new handset is a powerful 3G BlackBerry smartphone with uncompromising performance and high end features: Elegant candybar design measuring 4.25″ x 1.96″ x 0.52″ (108mm x 50 mm x 13.3 mm) and weighing only 3.3 [...]
Apr
2010
Localytics has posted some data gathered after two months of polling “millions” of iPhones and BlackBerrys for application usage. They’ve concluded that BlackBerry users, throughout the workday, are more active with apps than on an iPhone. They found that BlackBerry usage is higher during the workday and starts to peek at 7PM. The iPhone on the [...]
Apr
2010
The Email Setup icon is not displayed on the Home screen of the BlackBerry smartphone. Cause This issue might be caused by one of the following: The appropriate Service Books are not present on the BlackBerry smartphone. The feature is not currently supported by the wireless service provider. More
Apr
2010
On the BlackBerry smartphone, the wireless synchronization options for the Address Book, Tasks, and MemoPad applications are turned on. However, when a new entry is created on the BlackBerry smartphone or in Microsoft Outlook®, no update occurs. Cause This issue may be caused by one of the following: The BlackBerry Synchronization Service has stopped or is not [...]
Apr
2010
RIM felt it important to release a KB for this: Overview A hoax message circulating on BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) asks users to forward on the BBM message to their contacts in order to maintain BBM service, and claims to have been originally sent by Research In Motion (RIM). Rest assured that this BBM message [...]
Apr
2010
Twitter for BlackBerry has been released as a publicly available beta and can be downloaded from App World. The client has been tested internally by RIM, and the general release includes the following number of options:
Apr
2010
According to research by the business loyalty programme Nectar Business, millions of workaholic Britons find it impossible to switch off their work devices even when they’re not in the office. British worker’s refusal to turn off their Blackberrys or mobile phones means they are effectively working an extra 10 days a year Nectar Business did the study to reveal the [...]
