Rabu, 22 Februari 2012

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Where Did My BlackBerry Bridge Browser Icon Go? (Answers)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:53 AM PST

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Many users who have upgraded to BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 this morning have been wondering where their BlackBerry Bridge Browser went all of a sudden. Turns out that it has dissapeared by design due to it being redundant for non BES users. According to this latest RIM knowledge base article the BlackBerry Bridge Icon only shows up on PlayBooks when the BlackBerry Smartphone is associated with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES).

According to RIM:

This is by design as the native Browser provides the same functionality when bridged, therefore making the Bridge Browser redundant. The Bridge Browser is present when connected to a BlackBerry smartphone associated with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server in order to allow browsing corporate intra-nets.

In other words now that the native PlayBook Browser is fully capable of browsing the web through the Bridge non-BES users have no use for the Bridge Browser. The only reason you would use the Bridge Browser now is to browse your companies internal websites.

Mystery solved!

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 22, 2012, 5:53 am. | Where Did My BlackBerry Bridge Browser Icon Go? (Answers) | Leave a comment |


Upcoming Dingleberry v4.0 Promises Root Access on Latest OS 2.0 & Future Releases

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

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The Dingleberry PlayBook root team has been pretty quiet for the last few months slowly improving their tool. Now NerdBerry noticed that the Dingleberry team has posted the change log for their upcoming v4.0 release that promises quite a few treats. They claim that their upcoming release will be able to "root on any future firmware including 2.0.0.7111 and 2.0.0.7971" which is very interesting.

Also included in the v4.0 development change log:

  • Improved USB Host script to cater for when USB folder is already created.
  • Improved unified login to cope with when BDM has spammed.
  • Allows root on any future firmware including 2.0.0.7111 and 2.0.0.7971.
  • Allows loading of custom firmware and true permanent modification of /base.

Keep an eye out for www.dingleberry.it for the update or check out the change log for yourself here.

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 5:48 pm. | Upcoming Dingleberry v4.0 Promises Root Access on Latest OS 2.0 & Future Releases | 2 comments |


Taptu Ports their Free Social News Feed Reader to the PlayBook

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:35 PM PST

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Taptu let us know that they have ported their popular social news feed reader to the PlayBook using the Android player. In case you don't know Taptu allows you to pull in content from your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and favorite websites RSS feed (BerryReview obviously!) and create visual streams from them. You can then share articles back through Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Features include:

  • Discover thousands of streams on your favorite topics from a wide variety of web sites, blogs, newspapers and magazines in the StreamStore
  • Search for RSS Feeds using Bing and Taptu will convert them into streams
  • Google Reader: Import up to 100 of your RSS feeds from Google Reader and convert them into Streams
  • DJ Your News: Mash, mix, and merge your feeds into one stream. For example, you can take 10 different feeds, blend them into one stream, rename the stream and watch the stories flow into one place
  • Discover Stories related to the one you are reading as well as Streams specific to the Topic/Genre the article you are reading about (NEW)
  • Add as many Facebook or Twitter accounts as you want, add your LinkedIn account as well
  • Update your status, Like and Comment from your Facebook stream: See something a friend has sent that you want to Like or Comment on? Do it right inside the app
  • Tweet, RT, Quote a Tweet from your Twitter stream: Someone you follow on Twitter has tweeted an interesting tweet, Quote it and add your comments or RT directly from Taptu
  • Post a Status Update, Like and Comment from your Linkedin stream: A colleague or a friend of yours has posted something you think your own friends should know about, you can Like it or Comment on it from Taptu
  • Share with friends: Share stories with your friends on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin
  • See full articles that friends share via Twitter and Facebook: Taptu will convert links your friends share into a full article view
  • No time to read now? Bookmark articles to read later, or save to Instapaper and Read It Later
  • Widgets for both Honeycomb and Gingerbread for your home screen. Multiple widgets configurable in several ways are available now

Check out Taptu free for the BlackBerry PlayBook in App World

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 5:35 pm. | Taptu Ports their Free Social News Feed Reader to the PlayBook | Leave a comment |


BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Studio Launches for Enterprise PlayBook Management & More

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:22 PM PST

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RIM has finally launched the first component in their revamp of their enterprise products. Today the launched BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Studio which is the overarching management server for mobile devices. Currently it can centrally manage your BlackBerry Enterprise Server or Enterprise Server Express installation along with controlling the new BlackBerry Device Service. BlackBerry Device Service is the new component that lets enterprises enforce policies and control BlackBerry PlayBooks. Their is a third part of Mobile Fusion that is coming in March which will also allow it to manage iOS and Android devices in what is called a MDM (Mobile Device Management) solution.

RIM is now offering a free 90 day trial for Mobile Fusion for companies to test out with up to 500 licenses on their website. Its available in 45 countries around the world so this is thankfully not limited to North America. RIM is being very vague about final pricing but that is probably because it is an enterprise product. Right now they are saying that BlackBerry Device Service and Universal Device Service Client Access Licenses (CALs) start from $99 or $4.00 per month (billed annually).

Check out all the details and sign up for the Mobile Fusion trial at BlackBerry.com

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 3:22 pm. | BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Studio Launches for Enterprise PlayBook Management & More | 4 comments |


PlayBook Video Store Will Support Other Countries Later This Year

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:56 AM PST

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International BlackBerry PlayBook users were sort of bummed to learn that the new Video Store powered by Rovi was only available in the US at launch. Thankfully RIM has followed up on their blog with a little one liner promising support for more countries. Hopefully they can get a much broader release soon!

Here is what they said:

BlackBerry Video Store (initially be available in the United States – support for other countries is expected to be added later this year)

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 2:56 pm. | PlayBook Video Store Will Support Other Countries Later This Year | 2 comments |


BlackBerry Video Store for PlayBook Launches in the US

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:30 AM PST

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We knew that RIM was bringing a video store to the BlackBerry PlayBook and now it is finally here. PlayBook OS 2.0 introduced a new video store powered by Rovi through their acquired subsidiary Sonic Solutions. The only real catch is that it only works in the US currently but hopefully RIM can expand that further. I like how you can rent or buy thousands of movies and videos directly to your device and play them over HDMI on your TV.

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Features include:

  • Search, download and watch more than 10,000 movies and TV shows wherever you go.
  • Rent or buy content with supporting credit card payment.
  • Watch a movie as it downloads.

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Thanks Todd for the tip!

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 2:30 pm. | BlackBerry Video Store for PlayBook Launches in the US | 8 comments |


PlayBook OS 2.0 Seems to Use SwiftKey X Keyboard & Fluency Engine

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST

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When I first played with PlayBook OS 2.0 with Jeff Gadway I knew the predictive text engine looked familiar. It looks like there may be a reason for that according to an Easter Egg spotted by Kevin @CrackBerry. SwiftKey X is a very popular third party keyboard for Android and the new PlayBook OS 2.0 keyboard has the same predictive wording where it suggests the name of Phil Collins and Ben Medlock (The CTO of SwiftKey).

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I looked in the legal notices for PlayBook OS 2.0 and did not notice any licenses for SwiftKey X but that could mean it simply did not need a written license. What is interesting is that SwiftKey X is really just a proof of concept project for their parent company TouchType Ltd and their core technology which is their Fluency prediction engine. It could be RIM only incorporated the Fluency prediction engine and not the full SwiftKey X keyboard.

According to their product page for Fluency here are the features:

  1. Superior prediction performance – around 84% of words are predicted within two or fewer characters
  2. Intelligent next word prediction – nearly 1/3 of next words are predicted without any character entry
  3. Dynamic learning and personalization – predictions rapidly tailored to individual writing style and vocabulary
  4. Mistyping correction – reduces high input error rates made on small mobile keyboards
  5. Dual-language predictions – the world's first keyboard that allows text entry in two languages simultaneously
  6. Fast-growing language coverage – our technology allows support for new languages to be deployed fast (14 as of Jan '11)

It is that last feature that really has me excited. There are quite a few PlayBook owners that are hoping for more language coverage ASAP!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 2:17 pm. | PlayBook OS 2.0 Seems to Use SwiftKey X Keyboard & Fluency Engine | 6 comments |


RIM Details What PlayBook Features Work Over Bridge & Wi-Fi

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:58 AM PST

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Now this is a first from what I have seen in terms of documentation for Bridge. RIM has always been a bit cagey about what works over Bridge and what does not since it launched BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIBS) over BlackBerry Bridge with OS 1.0.7. Now with OS 2.0 they have released a really nice chart that details what PlayBook native apps require a Wi-Fi connection and which can fully or partially work over Bridge and BIBS.

Application

Behavior

App World

Wi-Fi connection is required
Video Chat Wi-Fi connection is required
Music Store Able to browse catalog. Unable to download or play a sample song.
Kobo Books Wi-Fi connection is required
NFB Able to browse the catalog. Unable to play video.
Bing Maps Unable to find location when indoors.
Camera Unable to find location when indoors.
General Third Party Applications

May vary depending if application is specifically requires Wi-Fi.

Native Email

ActiveSync acounts are fully supported. IMAP/POP accounts requires Wi-Fi

That last one is the most interesting to me. I cannot understand why ActiveSync would work just fine over Bridge and not IMAP/POP… Maybe that is why my Gmail and Google Apps accounts are working since they can leverage ActiveSync. Any ideas?

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 11:58 am. | RIM Details What PlayBook Features Work Over Bridge & Wi-Fi | 6 comments |


BlackBerry Messenger Updated to v6.1.0.70

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:48 AM PST

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RIM is all about the updates today. Terrence let me know that RIM has started rolling out an update to BBM bringing us to v6.1.0.70. No word on what the update brings but expect to see it soon on your device. My guess is it might speed up Bridge integration with OS 2.0 but that is just speculation.

Pick up BlackBerry Messenger in App World

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 11:48 am. | BlackBerry Messenger Updated to v6.1.0.70 | 3 comments |


PlayBook OS 2.0 Desktop Demo Site Lets You Explore New Features

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:34 AM PST

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In case you don't have a BlackBerry PlayBook and want to check out what the deal is with OS 2.0 RIM has you covered. My buddy let me know that RIM has posted up the demo site for PlayBook OS 2.0 that shows off the new features and lets you explore them from your browser using Flash. It also works on the PlayBook but that seems a bit redundant. :)

Check it out here on BlackBerry.com

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 10:34 am. | PlayBook OS 2.0 Desktop Demo Site Lets You Explore New Features | 2 comments |


PlayBook Native & Bridge Browser Working Over AT&T BlackBerry Bridge Connection?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 07:04 AM PST

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I am not sure when this changed but its news to me so I thought I would see how many others have noticed it. Originally when the PlayBook launched you were able to browse the web through the bridge browser on AT&T which caused AT&T to push RIM to block bridge app downloads for AT&T customers. Then RIM gave AT&T the option to block browsing over Bridge on AT&T and knowing the wonderful people at AT&T they immediately went about blocking it.

Now with PlayBook OS 2.0 I can suddenly browse over the BlackBerry Bridge Browser again on AT&T through my BlackBerry Bold 9900. Both the native PlayBook Browser and the Bridge Browser are working over AT&T's Bridge connection and they are super zippy. The only reason I can think this might be intentional on AT&T's part is because I recently had to switch from their grandfathered unlimited plan to their $30/month for 3GB plan.

If you are an AT&T BlackBerry user and PlayBook owner please let me know what you have experienced!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 10:04 am. | PlayBook Native & Bridge Browser Working Over AT&T BlackBerry Bridge Connection? | 4 comments |


Native PlayBook OS 2.0 Email, Contacts, & Calendar Work Over BlackBerry Bridge Internet Connection

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:43 AM PST

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One of the things that I was very curious about when it came to native Email, Contacts, & Calendar on the PlayBook is if those apps would work over Bridge. I am happy to report that all three of them are working just fine over bridge and are just marginally slower than Wi-Fi which is impressive. I am not sure how much data they are eating up on my limited data plan but I am loving it so far.

When RIM gave us a demo of PlayBook OS 2.0 I could not get a straight answer from them on if these native apps would work over bridge so you don't need another data plan. I am so happy to report that it looks like you will not need an extra data plan or tethering plan!

Let us know what you find!

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 9:43 am. | Native PlayBook OS 2.0 Email, Contacts, & Calendar Work Over BlackBerry Bridge Internet Connection | 5 comments |


Scoble and Saunders are speaking different languages

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:32 AM PST

This past weekend Robert Scoble posted on why he was pessimistic about the future of RIM, and was followed by a response by Alec Saunders. However it is unlikely that the two of them are going to come to much of an agreement, because they are talking about two totally separate things.

Saunders’ response is about the many cross-platform development opportunities that BlackBerry provides. RIM has been pushing this approach for a while now with the PlayBook taking the approach that it should support as many development platforms as possible (similar to desktop Windows). Why should developers support BlackBerry? Anyone who has seen one of Alec’s presentations knows that he always emphasizes the ability for developers to make money on the platform. Stats about how the total amount of money spent in BlackBerry AppWorld is more then is spent in Android Market.

But to many in Silicon Valley (such as Scoble), this does not matter.

For the many venture backed start ups in silicon valley the goal is not to make money. The goal is not to increase revenue and make a profit. The goal instead is to find a company willing to spend money to buy them out. The goal is to find more wealthy backers willing to invest a few million in the hopes that it can later be sold for more. The ability to actually make money on a platform could not matter less.

Look back at Scoble’s original post. In it he says that “I just don’t see how most of the world’s “pro” development shops (I.E. the ones that are venture backed) will support more than Android and iOS.” Note the wording here. He doesn’t consider developers like myself to be professionals.

Yet I would argue that we are actually the ones going about and working to create serious businesses. And (with some exceptions) we are the ones that are most likely to support BlackBerry. For example EA, has never hesitated to support BlackBerry. This is not because it makes EA look good, and not because it allows them to put out a press release, but because it makes them money. EA isn’t running around town looking for investors or trying to find a buyer, instead they are simply trying their best to sell games for a profit.

For those companies that exist solely for the purpose of raising (and spending) another round maybe it is best to just support Android and iOS. Their only true customers are the managers at the venture funds. If your revenue only requires you to give a demo, supporting a single device is good enough. And many in Silicon valley have phones running Android or iOS. Yet like BlackBerry’s popularity in Canada, or Nokia’s dominance in Finland, the fact that Android and iOS are more common then average in the communities that surround Mountain View and Cupertino should be neither surprising nor meaningful.

So as long as Saunders and Scoble are talking about two different things it is unlikely that they are going to see eye to eye on the issue. So maybe RIM is not that relevant in the nonsense of Silicon Valley venture capital games. Who cares? For the most part these venture backed companies do not matter in the larger world at all. It would be (in all honesty) a waste of time for RIM to care what these “companies” think.

But for those of us who see our customers as the people who buy our apps and games, for those of us who actually care about growing a business, for those of us where more customers means more revenue instead of just more expenses, it would be silly not to support the millions of BlackBerry users.

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Posted by Eric at Ebscer for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 9:32 am. | Scoble and Saunders are speaking different languages | 7 comments |


How to Add Yahoo Email, Contacts, & Calendar to Your PlayBook OS 2.0

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:33 AM PST

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If you happen to still be a Yahoo user and upgraded to PlayBook OS 2.0 you may have noticed that RIM does not have a menu option to add Yahoo accounts. It will easily add your Yahoo email account but contacts and calendar do not get setup easily. Turns out RIM has kindly put out a bit of detail on how to get that setup by yourself by using the CalDAV and CardDAV server configuration. I am still digging into it but these are the instructions for getting Yahoo contacts and calendar to sync:

To add a Yahoo Calendar account:
  1. On the Home Screen, click on the Options cog at the top right of the System Tray
  2. Click on Accounts
  3. Click on Add New Account
  4. Click on Email, Calendar and Contacts
  5. Click on Advanced Setup
  6. Scroll down and click on CalDAV
  7. On the Account Integration screen, the Description field is optional, but can be filled in for clarity.
  8. Enter the full Rogers email address in the Username and Email Address fields.
  9. Enter the password in the Password field. Use the Show Password checkbox to ensure it is correct.
  10. In the Server Address field, enter caldav.calendar.yahoo.com
  11. Sync Interval can be changed with these values : 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 4 Hours, 24 Hours, or Manual. The default is 15 Minutes.
  12. Click Save to finish.
To add a Yahoo Address book account:
  1. On the Home Screen, click on the Options cog at the top right of the System Tray
  2. Click on Accounts
  3. Click on Add New Account
  4. Click on Email, Calendar and Contacts
  5. Click on Advanced Setup
  6. Scroll down and click on CardDAV
  7. On the Account Integration screen, the Description field is optional, but can be filled in for clarity.
  8. Enter the full Rogers email address in the Username and Email Address fields.
  9. Enter the password in the Password field. Use the Show Password checkbox to ensure it is correct.
  10. In the Server Address field, enter carddav.address.yahoo.com
  11. Sync Interval can be changed with these values : 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 4 Hours, 24 Hours, or Manual. The default is 15 Minutes.
  12. Click Save to finish.
To add a Yahoo Email account:
  1. On the Home Screen, click on the Options cog at the top right corner of the System tray
  2. Click on Accounts
  3. Click on Add New Account
  4. Click on Email, Calendar and Contacts
  5. Enter a valid Email Account (for example, user01@rogers.com)
  6. Enter a valid Password. Click the Show Password checkbox to ensure the password is correct.
  7. Click Continue
  8. On the Account Integration screen, the Description field is optional, but can be filled in for clarity if multiple accounts are created on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
  9. Username and Email Address fields should both be the email address that was entered above.
  10. Password is the password that was entered above.
  11. Server Address field should show imap.mail.yahoo.com on Port 993 with the Use SSLswitch set to ON.
  12. SMTP Username should be the email address that was entered above.
  13. SMTP Password is the password that was entered above.
  14. SMTP Server Address may default to smtp.mail.yahoo.com. It can also besmtp.broadband.rogers.com.
  15. SMTP Port is 465.
  16. SMTP Use SSL switch should be set to ON.
  17. Use push if supported should be set to ON.
  18. Sync Interval can be changed with these values : 5 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 4 Hours, 24 Hours, or Manual. The default is 5 Minutes.
  19. Amount to Sync can be changed with these values : 7 Days, 14 Days, 30 Days, or No Limit.
  20. Click Save to finish.

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 8:33 am. | How to Add Yahoo Email, Contacts, & Calendar to Your PlayBook OS 2.0 | 11 comments |


Tips & Tricks for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Email, Contacts, & Calendar (Help Us Build The List!)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:24 AM PST

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In the last few hours I have had a chance to dig further into the latest released PlayBook OS 2.0. This is a huge step forward for RIM but a totally new interface even for current BlackBerry owners. I thought we could start by creating a tips and tricks list where we can all share what we have learned starting with email and messages. Here are some of the ones I have found so far:

  • If you add a Google Apps account to your PlayBook and it does not recognize it as a Gmail account (to sync your contacts and calendar) you can fix that. Simply delete the account from your PlayBook and when you add it again hit the advanced options button on the first screen and select Gmail account. This worked for me!
  • You can pull down the messages list at any time to refresh the messages list in any folder. This is very useful!
  • When you add a personal contact from your PlayBook then it will sync that contact to all of your associated personal accounts that sync contacts. I noticed this when it added the contact to all three of my Gmail accounts.
  • So far I have seen that only the Inbox, Sent Items, and Outbox folders are synchronized. To view the other folders just pull them up and pull down to refresh them.
  • Gmail drafts show up on your PlayBook!
  • Click on a contact in the header of an email for a popup menu that shows you the address and ability to open the full contact card.
  • View only your Unread email by clicking the search button on the left and then selecting the Unread filter.
  • Move emails to a folder by pulling down the menu bar and selecting "Select." You then can select multiple emails while on the right you will see the available folders to put the emails into.
  • Change to Conversation view in the settings of the email client by changing the Display As to Conversations.
  • Also in the Email settings change Download Images by Default if you wish
  • Change your Email signature by going into settings in the Email app and then clicking the left tab that says Email Preferences.  From there click on each email account to change the signature or turn it off.
  • You can do a remote lookup in your companies directory if you click search in the Contacts app, type your search, and select remote lookup
  • Change the color of your calendars by going into the settings in the calendar app and selecting Calendar Preferences on the left. You can then change their titles.

This is by no means a complete list but help us add to the list in the comments!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 8:24 am. | Tips & Tricks for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Email, Contacts, & Calendar (Help Us Build The List!) | 30 comments |


WordPress for the BlackBerry PlayBook now out!

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:40 AM PST

Wordpress users, rejoice! The team from Automatic has ported their Android version of the WordPress app to the PlayBook so that everyone can make use of it on the go. Do give this a shot if your running wordpress!

It includes the following features:
Write Posts, including the adding of media content
Edit Pages 
Manage Comments

Of course, the features are well, much similar to that which you would find in the WordPress for BlackBerry of course with the exception that it is designed for your PlayBook with a much higher resolution.

Download available from BlackBerry AppWorld

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Posted by Terrence T for ©BerryReview, February 21, 2012, 7:40 am. | WordPress for the BlackBerry PlayBook now out! | 6 comments |


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