Posted on Wednesday, 23rd April 2008 by Bull
A new friend of mine, Patch Adams, that I met today on BlackBerry Ave has written an awesome article about why the BlackBerry is a lot better than the iPhone. Please visit his site and give him props!
http://www.blackberry-pearl.net/why-the-blackberry-pearl-is-better-than-an-iphone/
Enjoy!
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Posted on Tuesday, 22nd April 2008 by Bull
Repost and slight edit of an earlier post I had done, but now featured on berryreview.com
http://www.berryreview.com/2008/04/22/blackberry-ave-a-social-networking-site/
Enjoy!
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Posted on Thursday, 10th April 2008 by Bull
So I’m trying to get back into the whole Photoshop thing, and it’s trying at first, but worth it in the end. A few years ago I used to make space scenes, and now am slowly getting back into it. This image I did tonight in about 5 hours. The original version can be gotten here from my flickr page.
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Posted on Wednesday, 9th April 2008 by Bull
http://www.berryreview.com/2008/04/09/free-ebook-reader-from-wattpad/
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Posted on Wednesday, 9th April 2008 by Bull
Be sure to see my first post as a guest blogger on Berryreview.com
http://www.berryreview.com/2008/04/09/tinytwitter-twitter-for-free-from-your-blackberry/
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Posted on Thursday, 3rd April 2008 by Bull
A few days ago, I downloaded the Jott application for my Blackberry, only to find out that it didn’t work when attempting to reply to an email.
Shree from Jott contacted me that day saying he wanted to help. A few emails back and forth and here we are today. I wasn’t going to share why it didn’t work and how simple it was to fix, until I saw in my statistics that some other people have had the same issue and we’re scouring the web looking for an answer. Look no further folks, it’s easy:
That’s all you have to do after installing Jott for BlackBerry! Apparently there was a goof up somewhere and the program is installed that way.
By the way, the program is installed with the speakerphone option turned ON, and the volume of the ladies voice will probably do some damage to the speakers if left on continuously. It doesn’t let you adjust the volume either. Hit the BlackBerry Menu button and turn Speakerphone off so she can quietly whisper in your ear instead of alerting the whole neighborhood.
Anyway hope this helps, I’ll be playing with the application a bit more to test out its capabilities.
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Posted on Monday, 31st March 2008 by Bull
Sophisticated Full-QWERTY BlackBerry Curve 8330 Delivers Uncompromising Communications, Rich Multimedia Features, VZ Navigator and Broadband Speeds
Earlier today my eyes glazed over and I began to drool, over that press release. The new Verizon 8330 Curve is so sexy that most likely it’ll be at the front page of every BlackBerry blog and website for a long time. Until perhaps we get those cool touchscreen BlackBerry’s. Verizon is looking at a release date of sometimes in May 2008.
The BlackBerry Curve 8330 offers the following capabilities and key features:
- Small and light design that is easy to handle and use; measures 4.2″ x 2.4″ x 0.6″and weighs only 4 ounces
- Large, vibrant 320 x 240 display, with light sensing technology that automatically adjusts brightness for optimal viewing in outdoor, indoor, and dark environments
- Responsive, highly-tactile full-QWERTY keyboard and RIM’s intuitive trackball navigation system
- Premium phone features including: noise cancellation technology to offset background noise, Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated “send,” “end,” and “mute” keys, low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth® 2.0, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets (Bluetooth stereo audio profile A2DP/AVRCP), car kits and other Bluetooth accessories
- 2.0 megapixel camera with support for video recording(i), self-portrait mirror, enhanced flash and 5X zoom
- Easy access to the popular Facebook® for BlackBerry® Smartphones application
- 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack and dedicated volume controls
- Advanced media player and enhanced desktop media manager software that makes it easy to move media files between a PC and the BlackBerry Curve 8330 - USB Data Cable comes in-box
- MicroSDTM/SDHC memory card slot, providing plenty of additional storage (up to 8 GB)
- HTML web browser delivers a fast, rich browsing experience and supports streaming video from sites like m.youtube.com (3GPP RTSP streaming protocol over EV-DO)
- A removable, rechargeable battery, rated for up to 260 minutes of talk time and up to 11 days of standby time
- In-box accessories include: a stereo headset, travel charger and premium tote sleeve
And for the good stuff:
The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone will be available at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City, for $269.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the handset is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase. Customers who purchase a Verizon Wireless Nationwide voice plan can also subscribe to the E-Mail and Web for BlackBerry plan for an additional $29.99 per month while those opting for a data-only plan can pay $34.99 per month for unlimited e-mail and access to the Internet.
I just wish I could get my hands on one of these puppies.
Tags: 8830, Add new tag, Announced, Blackberry, Curve, Verizon
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Posted on Monday, 31st March 2008 by Bull
I was soooo excited when I finally got to download Jott for my BlackBerry 8130 today. But after installation the application failed to launch properly with the following error:
“Jott for BlackBerry Error occured while Replying with Jott. Please try again.”
I reinstalled the application two more times, to no avail. My mailbox freezes with that error stuck in place and I can’t get rid of it unless I restart my BlackBerry. But that’s OK. Jott for BlackBerry is still in Beta, and these issues are bound to arise. I am patient.
Has anyone else had this issue with their BB 8130? I’d love to hear from you.
Tags: Jott, Mobile Application
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Posted on Thursday, 27th March 2008 by Bull
According to BerryReview, a new version of facebook is available.
I went ahead and upgraded from 1.0.0.18 to 1.0.0.23 just now. Installation was a breeze and after restarting my Blackberry I loaded the facebook application.
As far as I could tell there were no significant changes at all. Probably a few security updates here and there but nothing noticeable.
Much like the update for Google maps, it wasn’t announced by facebook and was more of a “quiet” update. I had hoped for more features, more reminiscent of the website application, but to no avail.
Tags: application, facebook
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Posted on Thursday, 20th March 2008 by Bull
Seems the folks over at Jott still haven’t been able to release their mobile application for blackberry. I wonder what the hold up is.
As promised, I will do an review as soon as it becomes available. Thanks.
Tags: application, Blackberry, Jott, transcription, voice-to-text
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