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We would like to know your opinion in the field of BlackBerry applications. The complete BlackBerry system is already quite comprehensive. The BlackBerry OS comes with more and more features for the changed world. Not just E-Mail messaging. We see SMS, phone features, task and appointment applications, multimedia support for audio, video and pictures and so on. As the BlackBerry OS has been built to provide a platform that is reliable and extensible the professionals of the BlackBerry scene are able to build applications that are useful for us.

I would like to ask our readers - this might be you! - :

What kind of software are you missing and what would like to have running on your BlackBerry?

What do you want to do with your BlackBerry?

I mean, I would like to know about software features that can be added to current versions of the BlackBerry. As nearly all BlackBerry software vendors does not have access or can influence the next hardware upgrades of the BlackBerry.

Please feel free to leave a comment below.

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As you can see we have placed a link on the right bar to the VoIP program BBCalls. As we have already reported about that program which is in version 1.0 available for months - we think this link is placed well there. Just for your convenience.

If you don’t remember what BBCalls is actually doing: It is a program that plugs into your BlackBerry OS on your handheld and you will see a “Jajah Call” option in the menu of every contact in your address book. By pressing this “Jajah Call” option your phone call will not be initiated by your phone directly. This command will invoke the BlackBerry’s browser to open the Jajah site and your call will be initated by the free Jajah service. Your phone rings, you pick it up, a sexy female voice tells you that your contact’s phone will ring and you just need to wait until he picks it up. The phone call itself is just initated by the internet. The actual call uses the normal phone time (air time). It does not use “real” VoIP like you might know from Skype.

If you are interested in how BBCalls works please take a look my article I have read some time ago: BBCalls - How it works

So, feel free to use our free service and get a copy for you. As mentioned before the program has been developed, is running quite stable and is for free.

Related links:
» BBCalls
» Jajah
» BBCalls - How it works
» BBCalls - free calls with your BlackBerry for real
» BBCalls - Jajah Client (VoIP) 1.0 Released
» Jajah Just Launched Killer VOIP Product

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Just found this new invention on YouTube and I must share it with you! It is an absolute must for every BlackBerry user who cares about their head and still wants to use their BlackBerry “on the go”.

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Note: If you have a Mac OS X / Macintosh machine you should take a look to How to synchronize my BlackBerry with my Desktop Computer (Mac OS X).

Synchronizing your BlackBerry with your desktop computer is a must! It just works incredibly fine and is easy going to set up. This article is meant to help you to get this working. If you have already set it up and you think it is fine you can just skip this article. But if you are not sure your setting is correct - but it is working actually - you should keep reading and check whether you have set it up right.

We wil cover the following parts of your BlackBerry and desktop application for synchronization:

• Address Book
• Calendar
• MemoPad
• Tasks

Please keep in mind that we are not covering the synchronization of E-Mails in this article. We will do so later I guess. The setup that is used for this presention is as followed:

• BlackBerry Pearl (BlackBerry OS 4.2 from HKCSL)
• BlackBerry Desktop Manager 4.2.0.14
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional Desktop Computer
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Enterprise Edition

You can use this procedure for your setup as well. E.g. you are using another BlackBerry model (72xx, 87xx or 71xx) the setup is the nearly the same. To get your computer’s data synchronized with your BlackBerry and vice versa proceed as followed:

1. Be sure you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your desktop computer already.
   
2. Start the BlackBerry Desktop Manager.
   
3. Connect your BlackBerry with your computer via USB.
   
4. Click on Synchronize.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Activate the Synchronize organizer data checkbox.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Click on the Configuration tab and click on the Configure synch… button.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Select all data checkboxes you want your BlackBerry being synchronized to.
   
   
   
   
   
8. By selecting the data you have to select the program that stores your data on your desktop computer. As I am using Outlook from Microsoft I have selected this program. But you can select another one as well. It just depends on the program you are running.
   
   
9. That’s it. Now go back and you can select the Synchronize now button at the synchronize dialog.
   
   
   
   
   
10. If you want your BlackBerry being synchronized every time you connect it to your desktop computer you better select Synchronize the items selected above… checkbox.
    
    
    
    
    

Hint: The program on the right - NextAction! - is compatible with PocketMac and therefor with all applications PocketMac can synchronize your BlackBerry with. It is world’s best GTD application for BlackBerry® Wireless Handhelds!

Looking for more howtos? Check out Category:Howtos

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Finally this Book is available as E-Book for the BlackBerry as well. Since it is at handango for some while (I personally do not like them) I was waiting to get this one for less money and can use my discount code.

Its Amazon.com Sales Rank is #33,831 in Books (the soundtrack actually has #3,869 but many BlackBerrys still can’t handle sound right?). As Amazon has millions of books in their store, this one is one of the top selling books overall. Moreover, its content is timeless and it will enrich your life if you read it.

As there is a good customer service with money back guarantee I guess it worth a try. The original book has several reviews on its content at Amazon and they are all 5 of 5 stars. The novel was written by Jane Austen and it was also content provider for a Hollywood movie that was nominated for the Oscar in 2006.

Links:
Pride and Prejudice at MobileSoftMarket.com

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BlackBerry Internet Service 2.0 has been available since last June. I recently upgraded from 1.8, and I’m very impressed.

BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) allows you to integrate your BlackBerry with up to 10 email accounts, send and receive instant messages, and browse web content from your BlackBerry. You get “push” delivery of messages, and mobile access to email attachments and images in popular formats.

With BIS 2.0 you get some very nice new features that really improve the BlackBerry experience. Here are the highlights:

Multiple “Sent-From” Addresses
When composing an email on the device, you can set which integrated email account you want the “Sent From” field to display.

Send From Multiple Accounts

One-way Reconciliation
Perform these functions on your device and the action (send, delete or read/unread status) will also appear in the integrated Internet email account.

Individual Email Account Icons
If you have a 7130c, an 8700c, or any other BlackBerry device upgraded with BlackBerry Device Software v4.1, new icons will appear on the Home screen for each integrated email account. Click on each icon to easily view incoming/outgoing mail from that account. NOTE: You may still view all of your messages by clicking on the Message Inbox icon.

Multiple Accounts Configured in BIS

Improved Attachment Viewing
Continue to view popular formats like JPEG, BMP, TIFF, Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint®, Adobe® PDF. And with BlackBerry Internet Service 2.0, you can now view PowerPoint presentations in slideshow format.

Unlimited email storage

Because BlackBerry Internet Service v2.0 offers direct access to integrated accounts, a Web version of your BlackBerry Internet Service inbox is no longer needed. Therefore, you will not have to manage your email storage. With the upgrade, all messages automatically age after 30 days.

BlackBerry Mail Connector Delegation
If you use BlackBerry Mail Connector to access Microsoft Exchange or IBM® Lotus® Domino® email, you can now delegate the required email server network connection.

There are some people who may not want to upgrade. You may not want to upgrade if you:

- Require HTML web access to your BlackBerry inbox (for instance, if you retrieve mail sent to your @mycingular.blackberry.net account via a computer web browser). BlackBerry Internet Service v2.0 does not support an HTML view.

- Depend on personal folders. New version 2.0 does not support folders. After a migration to BlackBerry Internet Service v2.0, folders will exist on the device for 30 days only.

- Prefer to manage email storage limits using web access instead of the new auto-aging feature of version 2.0.

- Use BlackBerry Internet Service to access Domino iNotes or Domino Web Access. With version 2.0, Domino iNotes and Web Access is supported only if you download and use BlackBerry Mail Connector which requires a continual desktop connection to your company’s email server using your computer or a delegate.

This is all very cool stuff! OK, so how do you know what version of the BIS you have? You can tell by bringing up the BlackBerry help screen. Type ALT CAP H (Suretype users do this: Hold ALT. Press 1/E/R then ?/A/S then 7/C/V then 1/E/R and let go of ALT ). The second entry down called “Platform” will tell you what version of BIS you are using. If it starts with “2.0″, then you are already running BIS 2.0.

Help Screen showing BIS 2.0

To upgrade, you will have to do it through your carrier. This option should be available to you from the website where you manage your BIS account. Here is a list of all the sites for the various carriers.

Found via allblackberry.com
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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You can now subscribe to our blog articles via E-Mail. This service has been created in cooperation with the market leading company Feedburner. We are happy to bring this service to you as there are a lot of people who do not want to use a feed reader program. So you can subscribe to our content by putting your E-Mail adress in the field below. This service is offered to you FOR FREE. Right, again, something we that we bring to you for free. That’s our nature, sorry

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The new year is nearly 23 days old. But we will bring a bit more luck to our readers. That’s why we got the license to publish. You will get a FREE DOWNLOAD for the product below. The download is at least $4.49 worth and you can get it here for free. But you must hurry. The download will only be available for 24 hours! Have fun!

Luck & Fortune Wallpaper Pack for Blackberry

20 high quality wallpapers in the optimum resolution for your Blackberry.

Examples:

all wallpapers included in 4 resolutions:
- optimized for 8700 models
- optimized for 7700 models
- optimized for 71xx and 81xx models
- optimized for 72xx and 75xx models

Easy installation!

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Losing all the data on my BlackBerry would not be as bad as having my hard drive die on my laptop but I would hate to input all the information again. And since this is an easy process, we have no excuses not to backup our BlackBerries on a regular basis.

And it takes less than a minute:

1. Start the RIM application “Desktop Manager“. If this is not installed on your PC, find the CD that came with your BlackBerry and install the software
2. Double click on the “Backup and Restore” button.
3. A new window will pop up. Select the “Backup” button.
4. Simply choose a directory where to store your backup file. The Desktop Manager conveniently names the backup file with today’s date.

Follow the 4 easy steps to backup your BlackBerry

That’s it! Your data is now safe and you can lose you BlackBerry without fear.

The Backup process features an interesting option we recommend you use. You can decide when the backup takes place. With this simple scheduling process, you automatically backup your device data every “n” days. Every 7 days look like a good setting.

Automatic Backup Scheduling Options

To access the “Backup and Restore Options” screen, press “Options” button.

Found via allblackberry.com
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Have you ever thought “Why the hell is the alarm application of my BlackBerry so limited”? Yes? So MultiAlarm from Mobylo! MultiAlarm might be the program you are looking for. As the name tells us, you can set up multiple alarms for your day. This is exactly one of the features I was missing on the BlackBerry. Especially those of you who want to use their BlackBerry to control your polyphasic sleep will go great with that tool.

However, back to MultiAlarm. It has 5 alarms in total, that can be configured independently 9 ways from Sunday.

• Each alarm can be set to sound Daily, Mon-Fri, Sat-Sun, or just once
• Custom Alarms can be set to run on specific days of the week
• Alarms can be set to be silent on holidays and there is a preloaded list of U.S. holidays included
• The forced snooze feature makes sure that you never miss an alarm because the snooze was turned off.

MultiAlarm goes out of the “Preview Release” tomorrow and so the “Final Release” will be available. BlackBerryInsight is one of a few sources on the net that offers its readers a 20% discount by using the discount coupon “BBINSIGHT”.

Discount: 20%
Coupon: BBINSIGHT
Valid On: http://www.mobylo.com & http://m.mobylo.com (OTA)
Valid Till : 31st January, 2007

Links:
Mobylo!
Mobylo! MultiAlarm
Mobylo! MultiAlarm OTA Download

Other Reviews:
MultiAlarm Preview Release Review
BBHub Preview Release Review
BlackBerryCool Final Release Review

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