It’s always recommended to Backup as often as possible to safeguard your data. On this note, both iTunes and iCloud can back up the data on your iPhone and iPad.
Follow these steps to back up your previous device and then restore the backup to your newly purchased device. Your saved messages, email accounts, photos, notes, and other personal settings will be transferred to your new device. Continue reading
There have been a number of stories in the press recently that highlight an issue where children in particular have inadvertently generated high bills through Apple’s iTunes store whilst playing games on iPads or iPhones.
If you are concerned about your children making in-app purchases, then here is how to stop them.
With more than 60 battery saving improvements in the last update to BB10, users in various online forums have reported the Z10 battery life has improved quite a bit. As the battery life varies depending on how you use your BlackBerry 10 device, to help battery power last longer, try any or all of the following: Continue reading
BlackBerry ID is designed to allow a convenient and secure method to authenticate the identity across various BlackBerry related products and services. This allows for seamless transferring and sharing of information across the products or services that the account has been authorised for. (Example: A user can have the same BlackBerry ID authenticated to a BlackBerry smartphone and a BlackBerry PlayBook to share billing information for purchases with BlackBerry App World.)
Due to this sharing of information, it is not recommended to share a BlackBerry ID between multiple users.
Apple have recently rolled out a new method to secure users’ Apple ID. The Two Step Verification process is designed to strengthen the security of their account. Switching it on provides an extra level of security to a user’s Apple ID making it harder to gain access or to make purchases. Continue reading
BlackBerry Link was patched to its latest release v1.0.1.17 to include the above mentioned updated features. The syncing of contacts, calendar and other PIM data was missed as BlackBerry initially thought all BB10 users will be synchronising wirelessly. Continue reading
Bob El-Hawary, Senior Director of Channel Accounts at Research In Motion has been speaking with Vodafone about the upcoming BB10 platform. BlackBerry’s new operating system, set to run on a new breed of advanced handsets, will take centre stage at the official launch on 30th January. Continue reading
RIM has today announced the rebranding of its BlackBerry App World as “BlackBerry World”. RIM says that the name change was made to reflect a shift in the sort of items available for purchase from the store as the company moves to BlackBerry 10 and beyond. BlackBerry World will offer more than just apps, with videos and music available there as well.
Current BlackBerry users will see the changes to the BlackBerry App World in the next few days and will have access to the range of new services that will be on offer in time for the launch of BlackBerry 10. Continue reading
Yesterday, Research In Motion released a new update for its popular messaging app, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) version 7. The update is available to handsets running BlackBerry OS 6 or 7.
Support is planned for handsets running the BlackBerry OS 5 early next year. Continue reading
Viewing and editing Microsoft Office documents on a smart phone is every child’s dream, and now it looks like that dream may have a release date. Continue reading
