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The Design of the BlackBerry 10 Experience, UI and Device

One of the most enjoyable sessions that I was able to sit in on was the design of the BlackBerry 10 devices and software. It was with two very passionate designers: Todd Wood (SVP, Design) and Don Lindsay (VP UX). They took us through some of the design thoughts and process of how Read the Rest of the story [...]

XP Mod Launcher Turns Your Phone Into a Windows Powered Machine

I’m sure many of you are quite familiar with Windows XP, so why wouldn’t you want to experience it on your phone? As a launcher, XP Mod works pretty well actually. You have  shortcuts to your browser, file shortcuts, and of course your pull-up menu where Read the Rest of the story [...]

Do you like taking shortcuts? Try MyOwnHotkeys for BlackBerry smartphones

 

The name Fonware is synonymous for shortcuts. It’s true! With well known applications such as; ShortcutMe, MediaKeyBooster and MyOwnIcons, practically anything you can push or press can potentially be a shortcut to an application, a contact or an URL. Shortcuts can only increase your performance and Read the Rest of the story [...]

Get beautiful email and SMS preview popups on your BlackBerry with Super Popup

If you’re like me, you want to see your email and SMS right as it comes into your device without having to go into the repsective app. For that, Super Popup is my new hero. The new app from ShaoSoft allows you to set a popup for email and Read the Rest of the story [...]

Beginners Guide to Keyboard Shortcuts

 

If you’re new to the BlackBerry world, you are surely overwhelmed with all the buttons and ports on your device. You are learning things as you go, finding out something new everyday. Well you may or may not know that there are a multitude of keyboard shortcuts for your Read the Rest of the story [...]

Quick Tip: Some great BlackBerry shortcuts

Who doesn’t love a good shortcut? Doing things the long way is the like paying retail, why do it if there is a better (cheaper) way. A while back I wrote about Auto Text/Word Substitution on the BlackBerry and there were some great comments from the community sharing their personal favorites.

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Quick Tip: How to add Music, Videos, and Pictures to your home screen on BlackBerry OS 7

These days I’m all about the home screen and the added functionality BlackBerry OS 7 brings with customizing it. Whether you’re customizing the panels , moving a bookmark to, or even creating your own visual address book, its all about getting the most done with the least effort. While OS 6 also Read the Rest of the story [...]

Quick Tip: How to enable and disable Universal Search on OS6 and OS7

How to disable Universal Search from the home screen on BlackBerry OS 6 and OS 7

Whether you recently updgraded to a new device, or are a first time user you may find Universal Search to not be for you, and would rather have your application shortcuts back. Universal Search is Read the Rest of the story [...]

Quick Tip: Some great BlackBerry shortcuts

The BlackBerry is the smartphone king of shortcuts here are some favorites

Who doesn’t love a good shortcut? Doing things the long way is the like paying retail, why do it if there is a better (cheaper) way. A while back I wrote about Auto Text/Word Substitution on the BlackBerry and there Read the Rest of the story [...]

Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones 2.0 – Trends and Shortcuts!

Recently the Twitter® for BlackBerry® smartphones 2.0 app was updated with several changes and new features based on customer feedback. Today I’d like to provide an overview of the Trends feature, since it’s changed slightly in this latest update – not to mention it’s a favorite Read the Rest of the story [...]