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BerrySilent is a cool application that puts your BlackBerry Storm on silent once it’s flipped over. You can also set the profiles to be changed with a flip, or set it to silent with a convenience key. The device reverts to the standard profile once it’s flipped back.
Purchase BerrySilent for $1.99 until Thursday (regularly $3.99).
A day before the Storm 2 was announced by Vodafone and RIM, the CEO of Verizon, Lowell McAdam went around showing off the BlackBerry Storm 2 to NYU students. Since then, we have been asking ourselves when the device will officially launch.
Continue reading about the Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2 launch
Beginning October 15th, and lasting 10 days, the Perimeter Institute is hosting Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future (Q2C).
The Perimeter Institute was founded in the summer of 1999 by Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of RIM. The Institute is a center for innovation in Canada and is helping to spread access to fascinating and important research. PI is a world renowned organization devoted to theoretical physics and it remains a source of pride for Canada and scientists everywhere.
Q2C’s extensive program features more than 50 events – including panel discussions, keynote presentations, special screenings, exhibits including the full-scale model of the next Mars Rover (named Curiosity), and recorded sessions with Honorary Festival President Professor Stephen Hawking.
To follow this amazing festival, visit q2cfestival.com and TVO.org.
Details have surfaced about the Bluetooth BlackBerry Watch accessory that was rumored a few months ago. The device will not be manufactured by RIM, but rather a third party accessory company.
The watch is a Bluetooth-connected device that serves as an alert system for your BlackBerry communications. If you’re in the car, on a bike, or traveling with your device not in-hand, the watch will keep you updated with alerts.
The pic, which is likely the beginnings of the inPulse Smartwatch, tells us that the concept for the device came from Eric Migicovsky, an engineering student at Waterloo who won some startup capital. It’s not clear if Eric’s company is making the hardware, but it definitely seems as though they are powering the software.
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Vlingo recently completed a study that reveals teens use text messaging as their primary method of communications and 60% admitted to reading incoming messaging while driving.
The survey comes as the nation observes National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 18th-24th. According to the study, 94 percent of teens use their mobile phones to send text messages. Fifty-four percent send more than 500 text messages per month and 79 percent send more text messages than make phone calls. Teens use text messaging primarily to communicate with friends (72 percent).
While email is central to communication on a BlackBerry, the device is also used heavily for SMS. Many teens buy BlackBerry devices, not for the email capabilities, but for the QWERTY keyboard and the brand.
It is for this reason that BlackBerryCool.com would like to remind you not to drive while using your BlackBerry. Even though using voice-based user interfaces may show an improvement in your ability to focus on the road, the absolute safest thing you can do is just wait until you arrive at your destination.
MessageSchedule allows you to send SMS or email messages at whatever time you would like. There is a clean user interface where you can keep track of your message schedule, and templates make sending the same message much easier.
The application has recently been updated as well. Some updates in version 2.0 of MessageSchedule include:
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