QuickPull v5.1 Adds Support for BlackBerry OS 7 Devices but is it Necessary?
Lars let us know that Steelthorn has updated their popular QuickPull app to v5.1 recently. The new update brings official OS 7.0 support though it makes me wonder. Do you really need an app like QuickPull on the latest BlackBerry 7 devices? In case you don’t know QuickPull lets you easily perform or schedule a…
How to Clear the App World 3.0 Cache Data With New Shortcut
RIM annoyingly changed the shortcut to clear the App World cache on your device when they updated the app to v3.0. Previous versions just had to ALT+RST. One of our tipsters let us know that RIM has updated the official “How to clear the BlackBerry App World cache” knowledge base article with updated instructions for…
RIM Upgraded BlackBerry ID to v1.2.1 With New Password Reset Procedure
Normally we wouldn’t mention when RIM performs backend upgrades that don’t change much for end users but I found this one a bit interesting. RIM is moving in the right direction with BlackBerry ID consolidating your BlackBerry credentials all into one system. I am really hoping they move quickly and tie in other services like…
Reset BlackBerry PlayBook App World Cache With this Shortcut
Many BlackBerry users are familiar with the ALT+RST method for resetting the local cache of App World in your BlackBerry smartphone. David pointed out to me that this method also works on the BlackBerry PlayBook without the ALT key. You simply bring up the keyboard by swiping from the bottom left bezel and type…
How To Perform a Hard Reset on the BlackBerry PlayBook
One of our readers, Devin, let us know about a cool tip for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Since the BlackBerry PlayBook does not have a removable battery it makes it impossible to perform a true hard reset of pulling the battery like you can on BlackBerry smartphones. Just to confirm what I mean by a hard…
FAQ: How to Reset a BlackBerry or Remove an IT Policy Using a Mac or PC
I was stuck in an interesting situation yesterday and thought I would share what I learned. My friend decided to dump his hosted BES service for BlackBerry Protect now that it is out but he had to get rid of the BES IT Policy on his BlackBerry Tour 9630. Usually that is no problem since…
RIM Officially Details How To Clear BlackBerry App World Cache
One of the annoying “Features” in App World is that it caches content on your device. That means there may be newer content on the App World servers but RIM is trying to be so miserly with data usage that they did not setup a cache control header or perform a regular cache check. Instead…
FAQ: Options for Rebooting A BlackBerry – Hard & Soft Reset
Over the years there have been quite a few options for performing a hard or soft reset of your BlackBerry. In case you don’t know the difference between a hard and soft reset I will describe it. A soft reset is when you request a reset from the BlackBerry OS by performing the functions below….