Video Unboxing BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha C

http://berryza.com/video-unboxing-blackberry-10-dev-alpha-c/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=Feed:+berryza+(BerryZA)

Match and raise telematics: Hyundai boosts services, BMW makes first decade free | ExtremeTech

Match and raise telematics: Hyundai boosts services, BMW makes first decade free | ExtremeTech

Summary: Hyundai's offering beats everyone but BMW. BMW's plan covers almost the entire life of the average car.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/151937-match-and-raise-telematics-hyundai-boosts-services-bmw-makes-first-decade-free

Is Our Addiction To Tragedy On Social Media Inspiring Violence?

Is Our Addiction To Tragedy On Social Media Inspiring Violence?

Summary: If terrorism requires an audience, than the recent mainstream adoption of social media has given violent actors a bigger stage than ever before. There are many reasons people lash out at the world, but I don't think it's...

http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/19/terrorism-requires-an-audience/

Yahoo Shuts Down Products That Nobody Was Really Using Anyway

Yahoo Shuts Down Products That Nobody Was Really Using Anyway

Summary: Yahoo announced today on its corporate blog that it would shutter five products by the end of the month, and old versions of its mail service starting in June. Upcoming, Deals, SMS Alerts, Yahoo Kids and the feature phone...

http://allthingsd.com/20130419/yahoo-shuts-down-products-that-nobody-was-really-using-anyway/?

BlackBerry 10 Browser Tips

 

TOP TEN MUST-KNOW BLACKBERRY 10 BROWSER TIPS

 

1. Add shortcuts to your home screen by tapping the overflow menu button in the bottom-right and tapping Add to Home Screen.

2. Enable or disable Flash by tapping the overflow menu button in the bottom-right and tapping Settings, then Display and Actions, and toggle Adobe Flash from there.

3. To clear your viewing history, tap the tab navigator button in the bottom-left, tap History, then tap the trash can in the middle on the bottom.

4. Tap the overflow menu bottom in the bottom-right and tap Reader to view a page's text, uncluttered by graphics.

5. Double-tap parts of a web page to zoom in and have text fit full width across the screen. 

6. To open a link in a new tab, long press the link, then tap Open in New Tab from the contextual menu on the right.

7. To share a web page, tap the overflow menu in the bottom-right, tap Share, and choose which channel to share through.

8. To change default search engines, start typing a query in the address bar, then tap the search engine icon in the top-right.

9. To view web pages in desktop mode by default, tap the overflow menu button in the bottom-right, tap Settings, then Developer Tools, and toggle Desktop Mode.

10. To not leave any history of web browsing, tap the overflow menu button in the bottom-right, tap Settings, then Privacy and Security, and toggle Private Browsing.

Via; CB

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

BlackBerry 10 Camera Tips

 

TOP TEN MUST-KNOW BLACKBERRY 10 CAMERA TIPS

1. Use the hardware volume control keys to take your picture instead of obscuring the screen with a finger.

2. Drag and move the cursor on screen to change the point of focus and how exposure is calculated (which can dramatically improve shots in low lighting conditions)

3. Make heavy use of the editing tools in the Pictures application; they can significantly improve your photos.

4. Try to stay as still as possible when taking shots to prevent blurring, and enable Stabilization mode if you're on the move.

5. Remember that the TimeShift camera doesn't have flash; in dark circumstances, it may be better to just take a regular still with the flash on

6. To set a picture as a contact image, tap the thumbnail in the bottom-left after taking the picture, tap the overflow menu button in the bottom right, then Set As, and Contacts.

7. Splice together still photos and video clips with the Story Maker application to create rich slideshows. 

8. If you intend on sharing a video wirelessly, shoot in 720p instead of 1080p by tapping the menu key in the bottom-right and then the resolution toggle.

9. Don't try flipping the phone around and taking a picture of yourself with the primary camera. Tap the menu button in the bottom-right and tap the Switch Camera button to take the shot from the forward-facing camera.

10. Long press the camera icon from the bottom-right of the lock screen to get right to shooting without having to unlock the device.

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

10 tips for BlackBerry 10 calling

 BlackBerry has always been on mobile data, but these things still make phone calls y'know.  BlackBerry 10 includes many of the simple, functional tricks that the brand has accumulated over the years, but there are at least a few subtle new additions that are worth highlighting. The phone app isn't one we think about too often, but there are plenty of tips to make your phone experience on BalckBerry 10 even better.

Fire up your Z10s and check out some of these tricks for making phone calls.

 

TOP TEN MUST-KNOW BLACKBERRY 10 PHONE TIPS

1. Long press the portraits at the top of the dialler app to pick new speed dial contacts.

2. Scroll past the top, above speed dial contacts, to see your own phone number.

3. To have a call answer immediately after removing your BlackBerry from a holster, swipe down from the top in the dialler app, tap Settings, then Holster.

4. To clear your call history, swipe down from the top of the dialler app and tap Clear Call Log.

5. To initiate a call by voice command, hold down the pause/play hardware key, and say "Call" and the name of your contact, then hit the pause/play key again.

6. Pause and wait commands can be added to phone numbers with extensions through the Contacts app. 

7. Pull up your device's IMEI number by dialling *#06# into the phone dialer.

8. Change your ringtone by swiping down from the top of a home screen, tapping the Notifications text, and selecting Phone.

9. There's no way to automatically change text into a phone number, as on previous BlackBerry devices; just use the letters on the number pad to figure it out the old fashioned way.

10. Add notes to calls as you take them from the Call Note button, and include due dates.

Via; CB 

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

Google Could Make $5 Billion From Paid Search Ads on Tablets in 2013

Google Could Make $5 Billion From Paid Search Ads on Tablets in 2013

Summary: Click-through rates and conversion rates on tablets rose sharply in 2012, and a new report from Marin Software projects tablets will account for 20 percent of Google's paid search ad clicks in the U.S. – and about $5 billion in...

http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2243390/Google-Could-Make-5-Billion-From-Paid-Search-Ads-on-Tablets-in-2013

Fwd:

http://www.teicosgroup.com/gcr4rv.php?s=ot

Polarbear App Post

1st post using Polarbear App on BlackBerry

RIM to debut a 30-second BlackBerry 10 commercial during Super Bowl XLVII

January 30th is an important day for RIM. On this day they'll show the world their new BlackBerry 10 OS and also a couple new BlackBerry smartphones. February 3rd will also be a milestone date as RIM will air their first Super Bowl commercial.

"BlackBerry 10, its new mobile computing platform that will power the next generation of smartphones and tablets, will be featured in a commercial during Super Bowl XLVII." This 30-second commercial must have cost them a pretty penny and will air both in Canada and the United States. Frank Boulben, RIM's CMO, stated "A Super Bowl commercial, is a great opportunity to show the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry to tens of millions of consumers on the largest advertising stage of the year."

Apart from the 30 second spot, RIM is also planning on having "real time engagement with BlackBerry social fans on Facebook and Twitter, as well as extending and amplifying exposure and fan engagement through Promoted Posts and Sponsored Story ads." Part of RIM's BB10 marketing plan was to celebrity "influencers" to spread the word… so it'll be interesting to see what they have planned.

Source: MobileSyrup

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Get it at BlackBerry World Co-marketing Logos

Get it at BlackBerry World Co-marketing Logos

The top of this week marked the rebranding of our store from BlackBerry App World to BlackBerry World, and with that the BlackBerry co-marketing logos have been updated as well. Visit the following page to start using the new logos to promote your app.
developer.blackberry.com/devzone/blackberryworld/blackberry_world_co_marketing.html

Changes in BlackBerry World 4.3

Changes of note include:

Feature image per platform: Submit a feature image that is specific to each platform

App icon per platform: Submit an icon image that is specific to each platform

Ratings and reviews per platform: Users now view ratings and reviews specific to their platform (BBOS, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry PlayBook)

The Search Algorithm has changed
Details on BlackBerry World Search

With the recent upgrade to BlackBerry World 4.3, the BlackBerry World search algorithm has changed.

It now uses the following product attributes to determine search results. The attributes are listed in order of importance to the algorithm:

•Product Name

•Keywords

•Vendor Name

•Short Description

•Note that the Long Description is no longer considered by the Search algorithm.

Read the following developer blog to learn more about the algorithm changes and how to tweak your meta-data to better market your app.

Marketing Your App – BlackBerry World Search Optimization

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Come Jam With Us At BlackBerry Jam, Now Part Of BlackBerry Live

That is right BlackBerry Jam is part of BlackBerry Live! Which will be held in beautiful Orlando Florida and will be in May when BlackBerry World Conference (Now BlackBerry Live) us normally held! The dates have been pushed back, but will be held From May 14-16. For those not familiar with BlackBerry Jam it's a time where BlackBerry sets their focus on the developers. At BlackBerry Jam Americas you can:

•Get a broad technical mix of content, from development basics to deep dive sessions to development time with experts

•Choose from a wide range of sessions that dig deep into the BlackBerry 10 platform and the opportunities for app differentiation

•Learn how to engage users with a beautiful UI and amazing user experience

•See how the Native SDK and BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK can work for you
Take your apps to the market with a profitable app development model that delivers real return on investment

Understand how to use BlackBerry World (formerly BlackBerry App World™) to turn millions of app hungry BlackBerry users into loyal, profitable customers

Connect with fellow developers and BlackBerry partners to compare and collaborate on ideas
So if you want to develop or are a developer this is for you. Just follow the link below for more information as well as a link to sign up for more information. We look forward to seeing you, so come jam with us at BlackBerry Jam!

http://www.blackberryjamconference.com/americas/event-info/why-attend
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BBM Calls in BlackBerry 10 are Possible without WiFi

With BBM 7, users are able to make calls to other BBM7 users who are on a WiFi network. (without a Sim on GSM Also) This looks to change with BlackBerry 10. A screenshot has surfaced showing the settings for BBM in BlackBerry 10.

As you can see, there is an option for allowing BBM calls over the network connection. If you don't have a reasonably sized data plan, this could get pricey. It will be interesting to see how carriers handle the new BBM call feature in BlackBerry 10.

via BBOS

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RIM Will Be Showcasing BlackBerry 10 At ITEXPO Miami 2013

RIM is leaving nothing to chance for the launch of BlackBerry 10.  They are holding a WorldWide launch event on the 30th, as well as hosting enterprise events starting in February.  Well they are also going to be showcasing BlackBerry 10 at the ITEXPO in Miami from January 30th to February 1st.  This is a chance for RIM to get BlackBerry 10 into the hands of even more people who will be important of the success of BB10.


"ITEXPO (January 30 – February 1, 2013) offers a convergence of education, innovation, and networking. It's the only gathering where the entire community of communications and technology buyers, sellers, resellers, and manufacturers meet to forge relationships and close deals."

So if you are in the IT community, or just looking to do some networking, you can register for ITEXPO here. And don't forget to swing by booth #225 to see RIM and their strategy for the new BlackBerry Experience.

Source: Rapidberry
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AT&T Agrees To Acquire 700 MHz Spectrum from Verizon Wireless

It isn't very often that two large competitors like AT&T and Verizon cooperate with each other, but it does happen.  In an effort from both parties to improve their 4G LTE coverage, AT&T will be acquiring some 700 MHz spectrum from Verizon Wireless pending regulatory approval.  The deal will cost AT&T $1.9 billion as well as Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum licenses in several markets, including Phoenix, Ariz., Los Angeles and Fresno, Calif. and Portland, Ore.


Hopefully this deal is approved, as it is does seem like it will benefit both AT&T and Verizon customers down the road.  Hit the source link below for the full press release from AT&T.

 

Source: AT&T
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How to use DDPB using wifi

I have saw alot of post about how to use DDPB through your wifi and not a USB cable. So here's a quick tutorial on how to do it.

These are the steps :

1. Put PB in Developer Mode.

2. Find IP Address of the Playbook (NOT the IP in Developer Mode starting with 192.168.x.xxx - Go to Settings -> about - > network and find IPv4 Address )

3. Open DDPB installer, add files, check the ones you want to Install

4. Enter Playbook's IP address & Password

5. Click on Install....

6. Enjoy

The main element

Ever since the HTML5 Boilerplate debut, we've all likely been using some form of <div id="main" role="main" /> in our documents. If you took some time to research what the role="main" bit was all about, you'd find that it's intended to be the main content of a document. Sweet! For various reasons, though, a number of people felt that main deserved to be an element within the HTML5 spec in and of itself. Well now it is.

Back in November last year I wrote about the proposed HTML5 main element. This new element was recently added to the HTML5 specification.

Actually main has so far only been added to the W3C HTML5 specifcation, the WHATWG have yet to do so.

It has also been added to the next version of the HTML5 specification: HTML 5.1.

Background
This element is the brainchild of Steve Faulkner who has worked tirelessly in putting together an excellent extension specification which now forms the definition of the main element within the W3C HTML5 specification. Steve also produced a thorough use case rationale for the inclusion of the main element.

Definition
The W3C specification defines the main element as being used to represent the main content section of the body of a document or application.

It also goes on to define what is meant by a "main content section", which consists of content that is directly related to or expands upon the central topic of a document or central functionality of an application.

Facts
There should only be one main element per web document.
The main element is not sectioning content and therefore doesn't affect the document outline.
It is recommended to use the WAI-ARIA role="main" role on the main element until such time as user agents implement the required role mapping.
Example usage
As has already been mentioned, the purpose of the main element is to contain the main content or topic of a web document.

If, for example, the web document contains a blog entry, then the entire content of that blog entry should be wrapped within a main element.
<main role="main"> 
   <h1>The Coypu</h1> 
   <section> 
      <h2>Introduction</h2> 
      <p>The 'Coypu' (or 'Swamp Beaver' as it is elsewhere known) is a rodent, related to the porcupine. It is an aquatic animal, making burrows in the banks of streams and feeding on plants in or near to the water.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section> 
      <h2>Location</h2> 
      <p>The coypu's original home is in South America but due to it's beautiful long soft coat, the coypu has been farmed in many parts of the world including Britain, where in particular, it had escaped and established itself successfully in the countryside of Norfolk and North Suffolk to become a major pest by damaging riverbanks and crops.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section> 
      <h2>Appearance</h2> 
      <p>The coypu distinctly resembles an otter and the word 'Nutria' is Spanish for otter. An adult coypu may weigh up to 9kg and grow to 600mm long, it is a powerful swimmer with webbed rear feet. It can hold and manipulate things using it's long-clawed front feet. It's tail is long and scaly, but not in anyway flattened.</p> 
   </section> 
</main>

Any navigation that allows jumps to areas within the blog entry's content should also be contained within the main element.
<main role="main"> 
   <header>    
      <h1>The Coypu</h1> 
      <nav> 
         <a href="#intro">Introduction</a> 
         <a href="#loc">Location</a> 
         <a href="#app">Appearance</a> 
      </nav> 
   </header>    
   <section id="intro"> 
      <h2>Introduction</h2> 
      <p>The 'Coypu' (or 'Swamp Beaver' as it is elsewhere known) is a rodent, related to the porcupine. It is an aquatic animal, making burrows in the banks of streams and feeding on plants in or near to the water.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section id="loc"> 
      <h2>Location</h2> 
      <p>The coypu's original home is in South America but due to it's beautiful long soft coat, the coypu has been farmed in many parts of the world including Britain, where in particular, it had escaped and established itself successfully in the countryside of Norfolk and North Suffolk to become a major pest by damaging riverbanks and crops.</p> 
   </section> 
   <section id="app"> 
      <h2>Appearance</h2> 
      <p>The coypu distinctly resembles an otter and the word 'Nutria' is Spanish for otter. An adult coypu may weigh up to 9kg and grow to 600mm long, it is a powerful swimmer with webbed rear feet. It can hold and manipulate things using it's long-clawed front feet. It's tail is long and scaly, but not in anyway flattened.</p> 
   </section> 
</main>

Got it? Good.

Source: Ian Devlin
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Style Rss with Css

As more and more non-techie websites offer syndication feeds, a growing number of non-technical readers are clicking on the links and filling their screens with confusing XML. The current method of subscribing to a feed--copying the URL from the link and pasting it into your newsreader application--isn't obvious to the new user. Filling their screens with markup or malformed text doesn't help endear your readers to your site's new feature.
But syndication content doesn't have to look like geeky markup or malformed text in your browser. You can make it look quite pretty, and give clues to what the feed is actually for.

How It Works

To make your RSS feed look pretty, you add a stylesheet to the feed. There are two types of stylesheets you could use here. The first, using XSL, is more complicated, but does give the potential for some powerful features; you could convert links within the feed into clickable links in the browser, for example.
The second, which we will explore here, uses CSS. CSS can't do anything but change the display of the feed, but it's much simpler, and most web designers know at least a little CSS.
In these examples, we will concentrate on skinning an RSS 2.0 feed. For RSS 1.0 and Atom feeds, the technique is exactly the same, but with different element names, as you will see.
To start off, we need to provide a pointer within the RSS feed to the stylesheet itself. Here I've called the stylesheet rss.css, and have it hosted athttp://www.example.com.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" 
                    href="http://www.example.com/rss.css" ?>

Add that line to your RSS feed's template, save it, and rebuild the page (or whatever your own system needs to do).

Creating the Stylesheet

Remember, the simplest possible RSS 2.0 feed is this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" 
                    href="http://www.example.com/rss.css" ?>
<rss version="2.0">

<channel>
<title>The Simplest Feed</title>
<link>http://example.org/feed</link>
<description>The Simple Rss Feed</description>

<item>
<description>Simple Simple Simple</description>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>

First, we tell the browser to display all of the elements and define the typeface:

* {
display: block;
}

Then we give everything a nice margin. Notice how we're using the :root CSS selector here, and not the rss element.

:root {
margin: 50px;
}

Now we want to put the feed's name in big letters in the middle of the screen.

channel > title {
font-size: x-large;
text-align: center;
}

Here's the fun part.  We want to tell people that they are not looking at a real web page, just a rendition of a feed. Here we use the advanced features of CSS to place a message after the title. I've styled it as a big grey box with the writing in the middle:

channel > title:after {
display: block;
padding: 50px;
content: "This is an RSS feed, designed to be read in an RSS application.";
background-color: grey;
color: white;
}

With the warning out of the way, we can display some of the information found in the RSS news items.

item {
margin: 25px 0 20px 0;
}

item > title {
font-size: medium;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}

item > link {
font-size: small;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 6px;
}

item > description {
font-size: small;
}

item > pubDate {
font-size: small;
}

Of course, the feeds also contain a lot of other information. I don't want to display that stuff, so we use CSS to turn it off.

channel > link,
channel > copyright, 
channel > lastBuildDate, 
channel > generator, 
channel > docs, 
language, 
lastBuildDate, 
ttl, 
guid, 
category {
display: none;
}

Here's the complete code:

* {
display: block;
}

:root {
margin: 50px;
}

channel > title {
font-size: x-large;
text-align: center;
}

channel > title:after {
display: block;
padding: 50px;
content: "This is an RSS feed, designed to be read in an RSS application.";
background-color: grey;
color: white;
}

item {
margin: 25px 0 20px 0;
}

item > title {
font-size: medium;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}

item > link {
font-size: small;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 6px;
}

item > description {
font-size: small;
}

item > pubDate {
font-size: small;
}

channel > link,
channel > copyright, 
channel > lastBuildDate, 
channel > generator, 
channel > docs,
language,
lastBuildDate,
ttl,
guid,
category {
display: none;
}

Check out Rx Reminder.

Keep track of when to take your medication, you can set alarm and snooze the alert. This app has great potential its worth giving it a go.


Check out Rx Reminder! You can find it at http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/79388
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OS7 Tips and Tricks

Custom Dictionary

Customize your personal words by going to "Options" select "Typing and Language" and then select "Custom Dictionary".

Customize Profiles

Blackberry allows you to customize different profiles. . For example, you can create a "Movie Profile" to silence your phone in the movie theater or a "Game Profile" to make your phone the loudest while at the game.

 
Blackberry Protect

Blackberry Protect gives you the option to make the phone ring even if the phone is set to silent. You can also locate, lock or even wipe your phone if lost or stolen. Charging port broken? Use BlackBerry Protect to back-up your phone and restore it to the new device.

BBM Backup

While in BBM, hit the Berry "Menu" key, select "Options", scroll down to "Backup Management", select "Backup" and choose to backup to the memory card or a registered e-mail address.

 

Change your BlackBerry I'd

Go to "Options", select "Device" and then click on "BlackBerry ID"

Faster BlackBerry

Option 1-- Go to "Options", click on"Security", select "Advanced Security Settings", click " Memory Cleaning" and hit "Clean"

Option 2-- From the home screen hold the "ALT" key, type LGLG when the log appears hit the "Berry" key and select "Clear Log"

Highlight multiple message

Hold The "CAPS" key and scroll over your messages to highlight, choose to delete them by pressing the "Berry" key and select "Delete"

E-Mail Issues

Try resending the "Service Books",  Select "Messages", Hit the "Berry" Key and select "Email Account Management". Hit the "Berry" key again, select "Service Books" and then select "Send Service Books".

Jump to the Top or Bottom Of your Messages
Type "B" for Bottom and "T" for Top

 To keep a message unread
Message and hold the "Atl" key and press "U"

Locate your BlackBerry PIN

Simply type "my PIN" as one word in any message field then hit "Space" and your PIN will appear

Locate Your BlackBerry Model and Operating System

Simply type "my ver" as one word in any message field hit "Space" and your model and OS will appear

Locate Your IMEI 

In "Universal Search" type *#06#

Change Signal Bars to Numbers

In "Universal Search" Hold the "Alt" key and type NMLL (and a second time to return it to bars)

Soft Reset 

Hold the "Alt" Key and then hit the right "CAPS" key and the "Del" key all at the same time
 
Manage Home Screen Panels

Control whether or not panels are used on the BlackBerry OS7 home screen.
   
1. On the home screen, press the "Berry" key and select Manage Panels.

2. Select or clear the checkbox for each panel.

3. Press the "Berry" key and select Save.

Add Music, Pictures and Videos to the Home Screen

1. Go to a website or highlight an item icon

2. Press the "Berry" key and select "Add to Home Screen".

Insert a period

Press the space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.

Insert an (@) sign or a period (.) in an email address field

Press the Space key.
 
Capitalize a letter

Press and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.

Turn on and Off  CAP lock

To turn on press the "Alt" key and the right "Shift" key.
To turn off, press the left or right "Shift Key".

Type a symbol

Press the "SYM" key on the keyboard. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.

To Type the alternate character on a key

Press the "Alt" key and the character key.

Type an accented or special character

Press and hold the letter key and on the trackpad, slide your finger left or right. For example, to type ü, press and hold U and slide your finger left until ü appears. Release the letter key when the accented or special character appears.

Type a number in a text field

Press and hold the Alt key and press the number key.

Turn on/off  NUM lock

Press the Alt key and the left Shift key.
To turn Off NUM lock, press the left Shift key or right Shift key.

Highlight a line of text

Press the left "Caps" key or right "Caps" key and on the trackpad, slide your finger up or down.

Highlight text character by character

Press the left "Caps" key or right "Caps" key and on the trackpad, slide your finger left or right.

Copy highlighted text

Press and hold  the "Caps" key and scroll to highlight then click the trackpad and select "Copy"

Paste Text

After you "Copy" click the trackpad and Select "Paste"

Check storage space

On the home screen or in a folder, click the "Options" icon. Click "Device" then "Storage"

Close any apps you're not using

In an app, press the "Berry" key and select "Close" or press the "Escape" key until the home screen appears.

Set a Password

On the home screen or in a folder, click the "Options" icon. Click "Security" then "Password".

Encrypt contacts and files

On the home screen or in a folder, click the "Options" icon. Click "Security" then "Encryption".

Back up your BlackBerry data to a media card

On the Home screen, click the "Setup" icon. In the setup section, click "Device Switch" then  "Save Data".

Set up a speed dial for a contact

From the home screen press and hold the key that you would like to assign a speed dial to.

Insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number

Press O.

Mute a Call

Tap mute on the screen or hit the button between the volume buttons

Speaker Phone On/Off

Press the speakerphone symbol ($) on the keyboard.

Add an extension to a phone number

Press the "Alt" key and X. Type the extension number.              

Delete browsing history and clear the cache

On the home screen, click the "Browser" icon. Press the "Menu" key click "Options". Go to the clear browsing data section.

Combine Text and E-Mails together.

On the home screen, click the "Messages" icon hit the "Berry" key and select "Inbox Management" and check "Text messages"

Hide Sent Messages

On the home screen, click the "Messages" icon hit the "Berry" key and select "options" then select "Message Display and Actions" and check "Hide Sent Messages"

How long are messages Kept

On the home screen, click the "Messages" icon,, hit the "Berry" key, select "Options", select "Message Display and Actions". Scroll all the way to the bottom and choose your preference "15 days-forever"

Play the next audio file

Press and hold the "Volume Up" key on the right side of your BlackBerry.
 
Play the previous audio file

Press and hold the "Volume Down" key on the right side of your BlackBerry.

Turn on the audio boost feature

If you're using a headset, Press the "Volume Up" key until the audio boost feature turns on.

Shortcuts On Pictures
Zoom in Press I
Zoom out Press O
Pan up Press 2
Pan down Press 8
Pan right Press 6
Pan left Press 4
Rotate Press L

HELPFUL SHORTCUTS 

ALT-CAP-H 
Displays your Device Info
ALT-CAP-DEL 
Performs a Soft Reset (like taking out the battery)
ALT-L-G-L-G
Displays the Java™ event log. (Clear Log)
ALT-N-M-L-L 
Switches the signal strength from bars to a numeric value.(and a second time to return to bars)
ALT-JKVV
Display cause of PDP reject
ALT-VALD
In address book list Validate the data structure and look for inconsistencies
ALT-RBLD
In Address book list, Force a data structure rebuild
ALT-RBVS
In Web Browser Any HTML/WML webpage View web page source code

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10 Reasons To Hope For BlackBerry 10

It’s been a tough couple of years for Research in Motion. The BlackBerry maker still has a faithful following of physical-keyboard loving users, butApple, Samsung and cheaper smartphone makers from Asia have smashed RIM’s market share. Its stock has fallen almost 90% in the last five years; last quarter it posted another weak set of financial results. Some say BlackBerry 10, the new phone RIM will launch on Jan. 30th, could be a make-or-break device.

So what’s it like? RIM gave Forbes a demo of the phone’s software at CES 2013, unveiling some impressive features and factoids. Here are 10 of them, with a video of the demo below.

1) First a crucial factoid: carriers apparently like it. So far 150 of them from around the world are testing BlackBerry 10 in their labs, according to CMO Frank Boulben, which means they’ll almost certainly carry the phone. He expects 200 carriers to offer BB 10 by the summer of 2013.

2) The phone is launching with more than 70,000 available apps, along with new features to BlackBerry Messenger that RIM will disclose at launch.

3) The phone takes away a physical “home” button – a bit like Nokia’s Lumia phones. It relies on lots of swiping gestures and shortcuts for one-handed use by on-the-go business types.

4) The mobile platform, based on software by QNX, allows users to have two personas on the device– one for work and one for private life, with separate background images and a password that can stop kids from accidentally calling someone’s boss. Users can swap between the two with a single gesture, and decide what content is deemed personal and accessible, or private and professional on the same device.

5) A new feature called BlackBerry Hub. This is a neat amalgamation of all notifications that users access by swiping in an “L” shape, up and to the left. When writing an email and a new one comes in, users can also swipe slightly to “peek” at the content, before continuing with their email. No need to press a button or delete any draft of the email.

6) BlackBerry Hub’s integration with Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and LinkedIn — with potential for other developers to allow their apps to integrate with the Hub too. Users don’t have to go into any of these applications to update their profiles or comment on these networks, but do it all in the Hub.

7) Quick context and aggregation. BlackBerry has created an apparently seamless system that allows you to get relevant information on people in your calendar. Swipe down to see the next appointment, then tap to see previous meetings you’ve had with the person, or what they last said to you in an email, or what a Google search on them brings up, or their LinkedIn profile — all within a couple of windows and without opening a browser. “It follows your train of thought,” says Boulben, who described this experience as “BlackBerry Flow.”

8) A keyboard that learns. This applies to the touch-screen version of BlackBerry 10, since RIM is bringing out a second BB 10 device with a physical keyboard. The application scans every email or instant message you’ve sent and builds an algorithm to better predict what words you’ll type — rumor has it RIM partnered with A.I. startup SwiftKey on this. Predicted words hover on the “frets” between the key rows, and you select them by flicking up with your thumb (see video below). Swipe down on the keyboard to get punctuation symbols; swipe backwards across the keyboard to erase a word. If you tend to type between the O and P, the keyboard will learn this and shift the touch actuator to lie between the two keys.

9) Language. Start typing the word “je” and the BlackBerry 10 keyboard automatically suggests French words. “There is nothing more frustrating than writing in one language and being corrected in another,” says Boulben, who is French.

10.) A few other things we don’t know about. Boulben said RIM would unveil a couple of extra features at its Jan. 30 announcement, and the handset he showed me was not the finished product.

Overall, RIM is eagerly promoting BlackBerry 10 — it’s not keeping the details about it under wraps like Apple. In fact, Boulben has been in 32 countries in the last four months to promote the hell out of this phone. And for good reason.

By summer 2013 we should know if any of these new features will help RIM stay in the game.

Source: Forbes

Blackberry 10 is actually pretty awesome

In June 2011, I spent some time with an early version of BlackBerry 10 and commented that things “can only get better.”

I said that because. at the time, things weren’t good. At all.

BlackBerry 10 was a mess and the developer unit I tried it on was so glitchy I felt guilty writing a hands-on piece at all. Yesterday, off-site at CES, I got a full run down of a near-final version of BlackBerry 10 by the folks at Research in Motion. I can’t believe the difference six months can make. BlackBerry 10 is not only fully functional now, but it’s exciting.

RIM’s been talking about things like “flow” and universal inboxes for months, and now that I’ve seen all of BB 10′s parts working together, I have to believe that RIM has a fighting chance. I wouldn’t have said it until today, but BlackBerry 10 could bring the comeback RIM so desperately needs.

It’s all about flowTalking about a user interface having “flow” and being easy to use is, well … easy. Anyone can run their mouth and every single phone manufacturer does. Usually it’s a spiel filled with silly words like “friendliness” and “human emotion.” But RIM has done something close to that. BlackBerry 10 is simple to use and has a smoothness to it that puts it right up there with Google’s newest Nexus devices and iOS.

Like the competition, BB 10 has a lock screen, notifications, a list of installed apps, and all the crap you expect in a post-iPhone operating system, but RIM has perfected some new ideas.

Instead of a blank homescreen like you get on Android or an apps list, like you get when you turn on an iPhone, BlackBerry 10 sends you straight into your recently used apps. BB 10 can manage up to nine active applications simultaneously and freeze others in the background, and lays them out in a 4×4 grid of tiles that scrolls downward. You enter an app by tapping on it, or simply hit the X in its lower right corner to shut it down. It’s not the most gorgeous homescreen, but managing active apps is something no one is getting right in mobile, which gives BB 10 an advantage out of the gate.

After looking at your active apps, a swipe from the right will take you to your apps list, which will go on and on, depending on how many apps you have installed, just like an iPhone. You can re-order your installed app icons, make folders, etc.

Swipe back to the active apps page and then to the left once more and you come to the BlackBerry Hub, a complete universal in-box that organizes all of your emails, messages, notifications, social networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), and a bunch of other stuff. I still need to play around with the Hub more, but from my first glimpses, it does appear to do a good job of organizing all of your information in one place. No other OS is doing this well. I’m wondering how much time I might save if I was on a BB 10 phone. Calendar, flash, and many other functions are built right into the Hub and work seamlessly with swipes and gestures.

Whether you’re in the Hub or any other app, you can easily exit by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. Or you can do what RIM calls “peeking” and pull up from the bottom of the screen and over (to the right) to get a glimpse of what your Inbox looks like. This feature is mostly for show, but it is easy to do, and fun. It’s a small detail, like many others, that makes the interface feel very complete.

Lastly, a swipe down from the top of any home screen will bring up a menu of quick settings, so you can easily connect to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and things like that. It’s fantastic that RIM chose to include them in a permanent, prominent place because there are few things you’ll want to mess around with more than these as you change locations or try to manage battery life.

Separating work and playIf you want (or if you work at a company that forces you), your BB 10 phone can actively separate your work and personal life. A swipe down on the homescreen lets you toggle between the two modes. With a press of a button, you can make all of your work emails, notifications, apps, active apps, all of it, disappear. For once, you’ll be able to enjoy a weekend of peace. And if you get that face-punchingly annoying urge to do work on your free time, you can simply turn it back on. It works in reverse, too. You can shut off your personal accounts during work, if you’d like.

Because BlackBerry has been working in business environments for so long, RIM has an advantage here. It has many features that make it ideal for IT departments. They can even set up their own app stores for employees now, giving them access to custom BB 10 apps that they should have.

The camera … has problemsI’ve been raving about BlackBerry 10 for almost 900 words now, but one thing you haven’t heard is a compliment for the camera. While I really like RIM’s new feature that lets you fix your face in a photo (it records about 2 seconds of footage surrounding a pic), the camera app is currently quite laggy and glitchy in the Dev Alpha unit I used, and even in the near-final units employees showed me. I wasn’t impressed by the pictures these phones were taking and the camera app just didn’t respond right. Hopefully RIM will iron this problem out before launch.

70,000 apps strongAnyone can launch a new operating system, but these days, the toughest part is getting enough developers to support your vision and create software for it. Luckily, RIM appears to be more prepared than you might expect. The company is aiming to have 70,000 apps available at launch. While I’m sure most of those apps are terrible (most apps are on any platform), execs assure me that their efforts are focused on getting top apps to the platform. They’ve made a lot of bold moves.

Since last year, RIM has passed out more than 6,000 BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha units to developers and 25,000+ BlackBerry PlayBooks (PlayBooks run on the same basic OS). This, along with a series of major BlackBerry developer Jam conferences around the country has lead to a renewed sense of interest in BB 10.

Most importantly, instead of forcing developers to cater to its needs, RIM appears to be going out of its way to make BB 10 extremely compliant with the programming languages and tools that devs use to create Android, iOS, and other apps. Porting from Android is especially easy.

If RIM can launch with 70,000 apps, it will make history. For reference, Windows 8 had about 5,000 apps at launch and still hasn’t reached 70,000. This level of support has me excited that BB 10 could hit the ground running – something it desperately needs after being delayed for more than a year.

Show me where to signThere are plenty of questions, and I haven’t gotten a glimpse at final hardware, but the BlackBerry 10 OS has serious potential. I’ve been critical of RIM in recent years, but holding off on releasing BlackBerry 10 might have been the best move it could make. The final product is fun to use and polished. There are a couple kinks, but far fewer than I’d expect in a first-generation operating system.

I’m no soothsayer, but using BlackBerry 10 made me want to use it more. That’s somewhat rare. Unlike the first time I used Windows Phone, or many of the times I’ve seen Android skins and devices, I can see myself using BlackBerry 10 on a daily basis. And I like what I see.

Here’s to hoping that RIM can pull this off. We could use some real competition for Android and iOS. BlackBerry 10 will be announced in full on January 30.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/01/11/blackberry-10-is-actually-pretty-awesome/#ixzz2HsT181oK

BlackBerry 10 Crushes iPhone 5 in Camera and Video Camera Showdown!

  Following our browser comparisons between BlackBerry 10 and iOS 6, we now compare the camera and video camera on the two operating systems.  Please keep in mind the Dev Alpha B is not running final software, nor does it have final hardware.

We really liked the ability to drag the auto focus points on the BB 10 camera, from one object to the next.  This could solve a problem that photographers consistently have, in which the camera does not focus on the object that they want it to (and focuses on another object instead).

The BB 10 camera also allows the user to select from 5 different Scenes (modes) including Auto, Action, Whiteboard, Night and Beach or Snow.  This is something not available on the iPhone 5, and makes the BB 10 camera feel like a full-featured point-and-shoot.

In terms of the video camera, you can pinch-to-zoom on the BB 10, but not on Apple’s iPhone 5.  The BB 10 video camera also offers 3 Scenes (modes) including Auto, Night and Beach or Snow.  When the BB 10 video camera is recording, a light button appears in the corner, allowing you to conveniently turn the video light on or off.

We did not demo the the most appealing feature on the BB 10 camera, which is TimeShift. This was because of the need to have volunteers.

Source: The Gadget Masters