Archive for the 'Vendor' Category
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
AT&T has been hinting at an upgrade to BIS 2.4 for awhile now and it seems like it may be coming very soon. Check out this page on AT&T’s website where they announce and urge you to upgrade. This new version of BIS 2.4 adds and improves upon many features and you can see some [...]
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
I get this question often from users asking how to remove all of their personal information from their BlackBerry. This sometimes needs to be done for a variety of situations. For example, you may want to sell your berry on eBay or you may want to give it to a friend or better yet you [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in BlackBerry FAQ, RIM
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
After all the buzz for the BlackBerry 8820 which had it slated for release a month ago, it seems that the new 8820 will be coming to AT&T tomorrow. This time the information is coming directly from an AT&T press release. Hopefully the 8820 wont be delayed once again since the AT&T BlackBerry 8310 is [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8800/8830, AT&T / Cingular, News, RIM
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
I remember the times when I was plagued with a Java Error code 310 on my BlackBerry and could find no resource that detailed exactly what that error meant. RIM has posted a pretty good guide in the BlackBerry Knowledgebase defining what those Java error codes mean and how to troubleshoot them. Sadly none of [...]
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
While poking around on the BlackBerry mobile site I ran across a new free Blackjack game from Handmark. The game is actually quite fun to pass some quick minutes before a meeting. Its a standard Blackjack game and it adds shortcuts so the game flows quicker. The D key deals a new hand, the H [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in Free Software, Games, News, RIM
Monday, September 17th, 2007
Eric Savitz of TechTraderDaily wrote an interesting article yesterday breaking down RBC Capital analyst Mike Abramsky’s comments. We usually stay away from the stock market news on BerryReview but I found Mike’s predictions interesting:
Abramsky is especially high on the prospects for the Pearl 2 phone, which he expects to launch before year end. He says [...]
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
Seidio seems to be on a streak when it comes to releasing new BlackBerry extended batteries. The latest in the lineup is an extended battery for the 8800. As they did with the 8300/Curve the new battery is only a slight 10-15% extra battery life. The reason the increase is not more is because they [...]
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
RIM has finally conceded the issue with Gmail emails showing duplicates on your BlackBerry and has posted an approved workaround that many people have been using for quite awhile. The problem originates from the fact that Gmail does not have a folder structure and all email including sent mail is stored in the same folder. [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in BIS, BlackBerry FAQ, BlackBerry Service, Email, RIM
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Many users I know have always complained that the BlackBerry calendar deletes all appointments older than 90 days. After reading a recent RIM Knowledgebase article I found that this is a known bug. It turns out that this is actually a symptom of using the BlackBerry Desktop redirector. The redirector installs an CICAL service book [...]
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Seidio has now started accepting preorders for their new 2600mAH extended battery for the BlackBerry 8300 curve. They claim the new battery provides approximately 140% longer battery life than the 1100mAH OEM standard battery. Unlike Seidio’s previous release this product extends your Blackberry 8300 by 4-5 mm. They have designed the new back cover [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8300 Curve, Accessories, News, Seido