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Congratulations on buying your BlackBerry Curve 8520! Now you might be wondering what to do with your new phone. I’ll take you walk you through the basic features of your device and what you can do with it. BlackBerry is a powerful platform and if this is your first smartphone, your going to be amazed at what it can do.
Click through for the BlackBerry Cool guide to the BlackBerry Curve 8520
The BlackBerry Onyx 9700 is shaping up to be the next generation BlackBerry Bold. The specifications as well as some form factor features are confirming that this is the BlackBerry Bold sequel.
While Onyx is the codename that we’re hearing right now, it could very well be changed once it hits a carrier, which will likely be AT&T first. It’s likely that AT&T will drop the Onyx codename once it hits the market, and may simply go with BlackBerry Bold 9700 or the BlackBerry Bold 2.
PhoneGeek, a field tester for AT&T who has been using the Bold 2, has confirmed some of the following details about the device:
The Bold 9700 is going to be one of the most powerful devices yet on the RIM product line and I’m really looking forward to the launch.
EasyTether is the simplest way to tether your BlackBerry to your Mac via Bluetooth. All you have to do is follow some basic setup procedures and run the application. Once your device and computer are connected, you can use your BlackBerry data plan to get Internet access.
Setting Up:
On BlackBerry:
On Mac:
You will only have to do this setup the first time. The company also has a caveat that due to limitations in Bluetooth stack on BlackBerry, the first attempt to connect will often fail. Just ignore the error message and re-connect.
EasyTether is available for the special price of $4.95 until August 16th.
BlackBerry MDS (Mobile Data System) is a development framework for BlackBerry that allows developers to use Visual Studio as a platform and use what RIM calls a RAD (rapid application development) method. The RAD development method involves a drag and drop interface where you can then create the code behind your forms to do the work.
This news comes after RIM announced new plug-ins for Eclipse and Visual Studio. It seems that RIM is focusing on the Java and web development platforms so platforms such as MDS are all getting canceled.
As of December 31st,2009, both BlackBerry MDS Runtime and Studio will no longer be available. Runtime and Studio will lose support as of June 30th, 2010.
[Thanks for the tip J.M.]
UPDATE: Official notice from RIM.
Creating launchers for your BlackBerry is an easy way to get quick access to your favorite websites. With LaunchPad from Tafasa, you can easily create them directly from the application.
All you have to do is say where the launcher is pointing, and LaunchPad will even try and grab an icon from the website for you. If one can’t be found, you can use your own image or an image included with the app.
LaunchPad for BlackBerry features:
LaunchPad is currently on sale for $0.99 from the BlackBerry Cool Store.
Check out more software from Tafasa including puzzle games, PatterLock and some free software.
The I Love Japan BlackBerry theme is a simple way to show some love for Japan. Maybe you taught English there, or maybe you were born there and you want to show off the flag. Either way, this theme is decent and comes with 6 configurable icons. It’s also animated.
Check out more themes from Temas in the BlackBerry Cool Store.
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