http://www.berryreview.com/forums/tags/blackberry Discuss Everything BlackBerry en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:33:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://www.berryreview.com/forums/search.php http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-email-and-the-technology-behind-it#post-20965 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:30:39 +0000 devcellent 20965@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Smartphone users these days can agree on one thing – BlackBerry Email experience is one of a kind and is unmatched by any of its competitors. If you never had a BlackBerry, you are blind since you were born, so you can’t really tell what you are missing. If you did have a BlackBerry and also used a competing device, you should know although you may not have realized it.</p> <p>It is beyond magic what these RIM devices are capable of doing. I call them magic because we, the end-users, don’t really appreciate the enormous and complex tasks the BlackBerry devices perform to bring the email experience we can’t live without. It just works. The fact that our emails get delivered to our BlackBerry often even before it shows up on our desktop email client (e.g. Outlook) is anything more than astonishing. Do we really care? No. But do we love it? Hell yes! But that’s not my point. It goes to show how RIM has pushed the boundaries of its push technologies to the max that no one is able come close to. Despite claims from its competitors that they also have push technology, it is misleading at most and really depends on how they (re)define the technology itself.</p> <p>What they really do is a poke and pull – far from what push was really meant to be. The device at a certain interval (e.g. every 10-30 seconds) goes to the server and asks a simple question – I’ve got mail? That is the poke. Server would then respond with a yes and no answer. And if it’s a yes, the device will download the new emails. That is the pull. I still don’t see how they can still call it push. As a user, you may not realize the implications of this model and may not care but you will when you are done reading this. Imagine your device asking the server the same question every 10-30 seconds 24/7. What do you think your battery life would be? Also, add the fact that in 80% of the cases, you will not have any new emails. So you essentially wasted your battery and piled up data charges just to hear that you do not have any new emails in 80% of the cases. Do you care now? I hope you do!</p> <p>On the contrary, what RIM does is completely different and elegant. When there is new email in your mail server, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server or the BlackBerry Internet Service simply finds where the device is no matter where you are in the world (magic again). Oh btw, if it can’t find you, it will queue up your emails and will deliver them as soon as you are back in to network coverage. Once you are found, the email is TRULY pushed to your device without any poking whatsoever. No wonder BlackBerry devices run forever on a single charge and costs 10 times less data. Add to all that, the auto encryption of your data for security and auto compression for further reduction in data usage.</p> <p>One other thing I wanted to clarify is that RIM’s push technology is not for emails only – it is for any data – think Calendars, Contacts, Memos, Tasks as well as 3rd party applications such as news readers, facebook etc. </p> <p>I was tempted to write this short article because RIM is so bad with its marketing campaigns and they do not know how to capitalize on their strengths. Saying we have the best push technology is Hebrew to most of us but saying why it is important to us, and what difference it makes to our lives is something we will understand. </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/email-next-generation-blackberry-email-today#post-21905 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:23:31 +0000 devcellent 21905@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Cyber Monday Special, Email++ at 20% discount. Go to the link <a href="http://store.berryreview.com/product.asp?id=739154" rel="nofollow">Email++ @ BerryReview Store</a>, and enter promo code epp4cybermonday2011 at the checkout page , and click on &quot;Apply Code&quot;. The 20% discount should be applied. Act fast as this deal will not last very long. </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/remove-duplicates-in-your-address-book#post-4424 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:54:17 +0000 thnrss204 4424@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Just found an app called Contacts Cleaner from App World. It finds and merges duplicates in your address book, thereby, making your address book easier to use!</p> <p>If you have a paypal account - you can see it on Blackberry World. My manager mentioned that mobihand is also selling it if you have a credit card.</p> <p>Please share other tips/tricks on this site. I am always looking for cool apps. </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/rim-demo-for-the-new-facebook-v20-on-the-bold-9900-5-key-feature#post-17009 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:37:33 +0000 crackm8701 17009@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>I just saw this video over at CB but if you look carefully in the video on the Facebook app for the OS 7 is a little different from the one on OS 6. Why i say that is because the OS 7 FB bar has a added feature. Like on the FB bar on OS 6 in the right hand corner you have friends request,message and notifications but for the FB bar on the OS 7 its friends request,message,notifications and chat i find it pretty weird if they are the same FB versions. What you think?</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=UMFoNbifjZY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=UMFoNbifjZY</a> </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/the-road-from-iphone-lemming-to-blackberry-addict#post-2423 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:59:11 +0000 Ronen Halevy 2423@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p><img title="http://www.berryreview.co/evolution" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="206" alt="evolution" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/evolution.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/275" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /> </p> <p>Happy Labor Day everyone! Its a light day so I thought I would throw this in for a little light reading and controversy.</p> <p>Every few months I try out a new non-BlackBerry device to ensure I am not a blind follower of BlackBerryism. There is something about playing with a new gadget that is not the tried and true device you use day by day. For example, last month I gave the Samsung Jack a try since it looks like a pure rip-off of the BlackBerry Curve. Every time I set my expectations too high and return to my BlackBerry. Most of my friends claim that this is because I have become so accustomed to my BlackBerry that nothing will compare or even come close. Collectively my best friends are die hard addicts of everything from Sony Ericsson to Apple to Android.</p> <p>That is why I LOVE shoving stories <a href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/06/a-post-i-never-expected-to-write-i-am-a-lemming-no-more/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.geardiary.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">like this one</a> by Dan Cohen on GearDiary and the previous high profile story from <a href="http://gigaom.com/2009/02/11/my-big-iphone-break-up/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/gigaom.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Om Malik</a> in their faces. <img src='http://www.berryreview.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='http://www.berryreview.co/wp-smiley' /> (you know who you are) Dan from GearDiary plays out the story of how he went through over 5 devices starting from being an iPhone lemming ending with the BlackBerry Bold. I totally feel his story since I have gone through the same vetting process quite a few times myself and always returned to the BlackBerry OS.</p> <p><a href="http://www.geardiary.com/2009/09/06/a-post-i-never-expected-to-write-i-am-a-lemming-no-more/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.geardiary.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Check out the story at this link</a> and let me know what you think!</p> <p><br/><a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/09/07/the-road-from-iphone-lemming-to-blackberry-addict/" rel="nofollow">The Road From iPhone Lemming to BlackBerry Addict</a></p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/win-a-9900#post-20254 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:22:07 +0000 babisboi 20254@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://crackberry.com/buy-speedometer-blackberry-value-apps-and-you-could-win-blackberry-bold-9900?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+crackberry%2FqBTB+%28CrackBerry.com+Blogs%29" rel="nofollow">http://crackberry.com/buy-speedometer-blackberry-value-apps-and-you-could-win-blackberry-bold-9900?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+crackberry%2FqBTB+%28CrackBerry.com+Blogs%29</a> </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/os-8-our-vision#post-15351 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:44:53 +0000 bongs 15351@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p><strong>Go to Youtube to Watch The Video!</strong><br /> <a href="http://youtu.be/x3dn85z0SAk" rel="nofollow">&#x202a;BlackBerry OS 8 Vision&#x202c;&rlm; - YouTube</a></p> <p><strong>You can also download the high quality swf. animation:</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?1z45gyb82vbu6m2" rel="nofollow">AnimationFinal_secure.swf</a></p> <p>I have been working on my vision of OS 8. In my view, OS 8 will be much more consistent in terms of design, it will have a more simple and modern look with less menus in menus. New design elements will be added to make navigation easier and better.<br /> Please tell me if you like the design, also what else would you add or change from the current version.<br /> If you want you can share this on Facebook, and Twitter.<br /> Please do not copy any ideas, concepts or apps from what has been displayed here. Contact me first.</p> <p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/IxhDQ.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/OZZU6.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Y16wj.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/e4CCh.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/ev2In.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/aHgbg.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/sRYfV.jpg"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/LCgPk.jpg"><br /> Added Web Browser and Social Integration </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/google-reader-clients-for-playbook#post-13548 Mon, 02 May 2011 20:06:34 +0000 DanielH 13548@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>I've been using Gee Reader for my Google Reader feeds so far but I just saw another GR client in App World, Feed Wheel, has anyone tried that app? Thoughts? TIA </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/web-reader-for-blackberry-playbook#post-18750 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:39:47 +0000 jo_alterego 18750@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Excelent application. I recommend you the best playbook app out there Web Reader<br /> You'll love it!</p> <p><a href="http://getwebreader.com/rss-reader-playbook" rel="nofollow">http://getwebreader.com/rss-reader-playbook</a> </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/search-outlook-mails-from-mobile#post-18470 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:50:04 +0000 mcharless10 18470@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Search your outlook mails and contacts from mobile with OutlookReflex. Share your entire Outlook mails to your mobile with one touch option. </p> <p>Get your outlook mails updated to smartphones with OutlookReflex.<br /> <a href="http://www.outlookreflex.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.outlookreflex.com/</a> </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/a-nice-change-from-bgr#post-17509 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:19:08 +0000 babisboi 17509@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/05/why-im-excited-for-the-blackberry-9900/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/05/why-im-excited-for-the-blackberry-9900/</a> </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/why-blackberry-is-maintaining-its-lead-in-the-consumer-market#post-17493 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:48:20 +0000 Joe257 17493@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>A BBC report claims UK teens much prefer BlackBerry over iPhone, probably in huge part to BBM. Apple's iMessage (read: BBM clone) in iOS 5 comes out in Oct/Nov, so the timing of these new BlackBerrhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14397101y phones couldn't come sooner!!!</p> <p>Read all about it:</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14397101" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14397101</a></p> <p>I wonder if U.S. teens could echo the same. Quite likely! </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/android-apps-that-work-on-playbook-android-player#post-16836 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:58:40 +0000 Luis Merlos 16836@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>I sideloaded android player and also Astro file manager on the PlayBook. Astro player allows you to simply browser from the playbook for APK files and download them to the download folder and use astro Player to install. </p> <p>Louis also made this useful <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/playbook-apps-installer-method" rel="nofollow">DDPB</a> installer for windows which makes it much easier to install. Don't install apps this apps if you don't really know what you are doing though it may crash your device. </p> <p>Some apps I have found to work are Google Voice, Wordpress, IM+, Astro. Jus to name a few I haven't had much time to work on it and really check everything out. </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/now-a-video-of-the-blackberry-torch-9860#post-16264 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:58:59 +0000 crackm8701 16264@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>Its good to see new videos but also bad because it makes you cant wait to get your hands on it check out the link below.</p> <p><a href="http://n4bb.com/7905/new-video-of-blackberry-torch-9860-monza" rel="nofollow">http://n4bb.com/7905/new-video-of-blackberry-torch-9860-monza</a> </p> http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/blackberry-torch-9860-spotted-on-camera-1#post-16226 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:05:51 +0000 crackm8701 16226@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <p>I love the torch 9860 but I just cant do with my qwerty keyboard. spotted on <a href="http://greekberry.com/" rel="nofollow">http://greekberry.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://greekberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BlackBerry_Monza_Torch2_1.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://greekberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BlackBerry_Monza_Torch2_1.jpg</a></p> <p><a href="http://greekberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BlackBerry_Monza_Torch2_2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://greekberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BlackBerry_Monza_Torch2_2.jpg</a></p> <p><a href="http://greekberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BlackBerry_Monza_Torch2_3.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://greekberry.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BlackBerry_Monza_Torch2_3.jpg</a> </p>