How to load Android apps on your BlackBerry PlayBook from your Mac

Nhcbba’s guide to sideloading Android apps from your Mac!

When it comes to sideloading Android apps on your BlackBerry PlayBook, using a Windows PC has pretty much been the way to go. Read the Rest of the story [...]

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Ten Tips and Tricks to Extend your BlackBerry Battery Life!

Looking to maximize your BlackBerry battery life? We’ve got TEN simple tricks you can use that will help to ensure you are getting the most out of your much needed battery power. While BlackBerry Smartphones have historically been known for their awesome battery life, we’ve seen the natural battery life take a hit Read the Rest of the story [...]

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NHCBBA TIP: Sometimes it is best to set your 3G BlackBerry Smartphone to 2G (EDGE) only

One of the features of your 3G BlackBerry Smartphone that is easy to forget but can come in really handy given certain circumstances is the ability to change your Network Mode. When you go to Mobile Network Options, under Network Mode you have the options of 3G, 2G and 3G & 2G, with the Read the Rest of the story [...]

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How to make great presentations with the BlackBerry PlayBook

 

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It’s that standard microHDMI port that sets the BlackBerry PlayBook apart. Through that string of plastic and metal stream billions of bits per second, bringing a crystal clear; high-definition image to any monitor or projector that supports HDMI. The PlayBook has a standard port that Read the Rest of the story [...]

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BlackBerry Bedside Mode, do my bidding!

 

Shhh. It’s bedtime, time to charge your BlackBerry. Over the next few hours, both you and your smartphone will get some much needed recharge time. You’ll lay your head upon a pillow, falling into a deep sleep. Your BlackBerry will sit nearby, silently suckling the electric teat of its charger or nesteled comfortably in Read the Rest of the story [...]

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Poynt Awarded Location-Based Patent for Delivering Mobile E-Directory Services

Poynt has announced it has acquired a nice set of patents. The portfolio of patents will give Poynt the edge for delivering multi-mode location based E-directory services, enabling method, system and apparatus.The new patent marks an important protective feature and barrier to entry for competitors of the Company’s location-based search model, allowing for the delivery Read the Rest of the story [...]

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RIM Confirms Facebook and Twitter Apps for BlackBerry PlayBook

I have heard rumblings that RIM is working on native Twitter and Facebook apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now we have documented proof of it courtesy of their latest document on the BlackBerry PlayBook Security Technical Overview. It details that there will be the following applications that run in personal mode instead Read the Rest of the story [...]

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Fancy Smileys adds smiles and flags to your email and SMS

So you would love to have all those great characters to use in your emails, SMS & BBM messages but really don’t want to have to pay for them right? Well now you don’t have too! The folks over at AFBB have released Fancy Smileys and best of all…it’s FREE! Through this Read the Rest of the story [...]

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BlackBerry PlayBook Presenter Mode demoed at BlackBerry Dev Day, Toronto

 

The other day Research in Motion held one of their BlackBerry Developer Days in Toronto. At that event, Mike Kirkup was on hand to give some demos of the BlackBerry PlayBook. While we knew the BlackBerry PlayBook was capable of a presentation mode experience we’ve never really seen it demoed inquite this fashion — Read the Rest of the story [...]

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LittleBrother beta GPS utility updated, still the perfect tag along

Being a little brother, I can attest to the completely false stereotype that has burdened us. The LittleBrother by eMacBerry also bursts through that stereotype, as well. Tapping into GPS, LittleBrother allows you to automatically send sms, as well as email, to inform others if you are either leaving from or arriving to Read the Rest of the story [...]

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