Being that BlackBerrys are great multitasking devices, I love to leave audio playing in the background while using my device for whatever else I want to or need to. There’s no need to bring the audio player to the screen to execute simple tasks. That’s what the media players shortcuts are for. They are very [...]

There are some people out there who rarely pull the battery on their BlackBerrys and then there are people like me. After having my 9700 for just a few months, the battery cover would begin to slip off from time to time. It eventually got to the point where it was unbearable and I came [...]

@BlackBerryHelp posts several informative tweets daily, some of them being tips. Just when I thought I knew all things BlackBerry, the manual camera focus tip was news to me. I decided to give it a try on a Bold 9000, 9700 & Curve 9330. The right side convenience keys on the 9000 and 9330 cannot be pushed halfway in. This [...]

When something new comes about on BBM, it pretty much spreads like wildfire every time, and these new BBM avys seem to be the new thing. The avys appear to be blank or close to it when you save them, and they fully appear when your BBM contacts scroll over your handle. A couple of people were [...]

One of the first things I noticed upon loading OS6 was that a lot of the ever so popular BlackBerry alerts were either gone or have been remixed. A feeling of emptiness overcame me and I immediately started searching around for the files to load back on my device. Instead of going on a rant about [...]

It’s pretty clear that RIM has realized the importance of social media this year. Even though smartphone and BlackBerry oriented blogs have been providing readers with a wealth of information for the longest time, it still makes sense that RIM does the same. It’s surprising that RIM has not sent out mass emails to make [...]

BlackBerry leaks have been very light this week, but RIM has really picked up the slack with their official presence. The new BlackBerry 6 teaser video, BBM commercials and RIM’s Annual General Meeting definitely kept us entertained throughout the week. Just when everything was calm again, Steve Jobs brought BlackBerry news back to life by [...]

One of the somewhat annoying things about BlackBerry OS 5, it that the clock automatically pops up when a charger is plugged in. Most BlackBerry users hit the back button as soon as they plug their device into their charger or place it in the charging dock. Luckily this little annoyance can be disabled. 1. [...]

Although the BBM Barcode Generator was released for Facebook several months ago, I have yet to see any of my friends use it. Pretty much every BlackBerry user has their PIN listed under contact info, but why not take 60 seconds and add your BBM Barcode directly onto your homepage?

RIM constantly releases OS updates, but the average BlackBerry user usually doesn’t take advantage of them. Many people are scared to update their OS because they are afraid that something will go wrong and they will break their phone. I, too, was once afraid until I realized that an OS upgrade can bring major improvements [...]