Beta version of Prompt now available for BlackBerry Bold! Download today and never be late for your next appointments.  It is the4 first “three situation” aware mobile application.  It will connect your GPS to your BlackBerry calendar.  That way it will give you real-time traffic as well as weather condition on your route.  It understands what things are most important to you in helping decide when to leave for your appointment so you’ll never be late again.  All in all, this program knows where you have to be, the time you must arrive, and will give you the fastest route to avoid traffic conditions.  Best of all, let it decide when you should leave! Downloads are available below via OTA, meaning you must access it via BlackBerry.

BlackBerry Bold OTA: Download Here

BlackBerry Curve OTA: Download Here

BlackBerry 88xx OTA: Download Here

There’s been a lot of confusion as to which OS you should download so I decided to clarify them right here.  Many of the time there are OS leaks with no clarification if it is for the 9500 or 9530.  To make it simple, if you have Verizon, you have a 9530.  Enjoy your downloads!

For the 9500: Download Here

For the 9530: Download Here

We promised to release what we found out about yesterday’s 4.7.0.90 leak.  After seeing people’s insight, it was made known that a lot of bug issues have been fixed such as freezes and lags.  Putting all that aside, there is a QWERTY keyboard when using it “portrait” style.  That is definitely fascinating.  Thanks to our guys over at Engadget, we are able to show you a screen shot provided by them.  I must say, it was a bit inconvenient for those who were used to the QWERTY keyboards in previous models, and were forced to use SureType in portrait mode.  Sure in landscape mode you’d have QWERTY, but not everyone wants to type with two hands all the time.  Now with this feature, one handed simple typing is possible again.  Enjoy this update folks; you guys deserve it.

Source: Engadget

Here are some shortcuts for your BlackBerry Bold 9000.  To allow these short cuts to work, you must have “Dial from Home Screen” set to “No”
”(go to Phone dialer > Options > General Options.)”

Also note that you only need to tap the key to get these applications – if you hold down the keys then the appropriate Speed Dial number is still dialed.

That will enable the shortcut keys to go directly into native applications. So, from your BlackBerrys Home Screen, to get to Tasks, you can simply tap the “T” key and “D” for Memo Pad. The shortcut key for an app is underlined in its name if it’s available. Here are several we have collected:

* ”’(A)”’Locks the device
* ”’(B)”’rowser
* ”’(C)”’ompose Message
* Memo Pa”’(D)”’
* ”’(E)”’nterprise Messenger v2
* Pro”’(F)”’iles
* ”’(G)”’oogle Talk (only 3rd party app I know of that has this!)
* ”’(H)”’elp
* ”’(I)”’deaMatrix (3rd party app by RexWireless)
* Or… AOL ”’(I)”’nstant Messenger
* Loc”’(K)”’
* Ca”’(L)”’endar
* ”’(M)”’essages
* BlackBerry Messe”’(N)”’ger
* ”’(O)”’ptions
* ”’(P)”’hone or ”’P”’eek-a-boo [http://tinyurl.com/6e23o9]
* Enterprise Messenger ”’(Q)”’, or
* ”’(Q/#)”’ will toggle between Vibrate and the Normal profile
* Ala”’(R)”’m
* ”’(S)”’earch
* ”’(T)”’asks
* Calc”’(U)”’lator
* Sa”’(V)”’ed messages
* ”’(W)”’AP Browser
* Windows Live Messenger ”’(X)”’, or
* ToDoMatri”’(X)”’ (3rd party app by RexWireless)
* ”’(Y)”’ahoo messenger

Source: BlackBerry FAQ

Orange Romania finally confirmed for having the Curve 8900.  For those out there lucky enough to get your hands on one now, we envy you here in the US.  Enjoy the thinnest QWERTY smartphone. Specifications for those who forgot:

Display

• High resolution 480×360 pixel color display
• Transmissive TFT LCD
• Supports over 65,000 colors
• Screen Size: 2.44 inches (diagonally measured)

Camera & Video Recording

• Camera: 3.2 MP camera (JPEG Encoding) with Auto focus, Image stabilization, Flash and 2X Digital Zoom
• Video Camera: Normal Mode: 480×352 pixel, MMS Mode: 176×144 pixel

GPS & BlackBerry Maps

• Assisted and autonomous GPS enabled

Battery & Battery Life

• Battery: 1400 mAHr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell
• Talk Time: 5.5 hours
• Standby Time: 356 hours

Data Input & Navigation

• 35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
• Trackball located on front face of device, ESC key to the right, Menu to the left
• Dedicated Keys: Send, End, Mute, Lock, VAD (user customizable), 2-stage camera (user customizable), 2x volume/zoom
• User Interface: Intuitive icons and menus

Voice Input & Output

• Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands-free headset capable, Bluetooth® headset capable, Integrated Hands-Free Speakerphone

Media Player

• Video Format Support: DivX, XviD (MPEG4 Advance Simple Profile), H.263, WMV3
• Audio Format Support: .3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10 Standard/Pro

Ringtones & Notifications

• Ringtones: .3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10 Standard/Pro
• Notifications: Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator; notification options are user configurable

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR; Headset, Handsfree, Serial Port Profile, Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP), SIM Access Profile and Dial-up Networking supported

Wi-Fi

• 802.11b/g enabled
• Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications: WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM, WMM Power Save, Wi-Fi Protected Setup
• Cisco CCX certification planned
• Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Internet Server
• Direct IP web browsing over Wi-Fi
• Support for UMA/GAN

Wireless Networks

• North America: 850 MHz GSM®/GPRS networks
• North America: 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• EDGE networks

Source: BlackBerryNews

What is going on?  We are on average of receiving 1-2 Storm updates leaked per week!  Available again for download.  Many people who have downloaded this update say their Storms our now more responsive, but a little downfall with the camera issues not being fixed properly yet.  Get it while you can you curious Storm users/abusers.  Click here to get it now.

As we all know President Obama is keeping his BlackBerry for personal use only.  What about work?  Just confirmed he will be using a Sectera Edge for his business duties.  The Sectera Edge has been approved by the NSA for offical use so Obama will have to use this oversized ugly smartphone as his BlackBerry replacement in the workfield. 

Source: BoyGeniusReport, BlackBerryBlast!

Poynt is a GPS program, now available in beta for BlackBerry.  Features include: finding movies near you and purchase of tickets on the go, easy user friendly interface, and will show places according to your current location.  Another cool feature is being able to set your GPS location and/or IP address detection to get accurate results as to where you are!  All searches of points of interest contain phone numbers that can easily be dialed from the Poynt.  And of course there’s directions for anywhere in North America.  Check it out today here

Source: myPoynt

Forget having to go through all your contacts to get in touch with your friends or call in to your saved pizzerias.  With PhoneFace, it shows all your favorite contacts (full in color) making it easier and faster to make that phone call.  Not only call but also allows you to send an email, or text message to the person selected.  You can have PhoneFace sync with your Facebook account and automatically retrieve photos for identical phone/Facebook contacts! That’s pretty convenient and neat if you ask me. Buy it here for only $9.95

Source: PhoneFace

A BlackBerry smartphone user or an administrator can set the number of password attempts on a BlackBerry smartphone. If the number of times the BlackBerry smartphone user incorrectly types the password exceeds the set number of attempts, the BlackBerry smartphone removes all application data. The number of password attempts can be set on the BlackBerry smartphone or using an IT policy setting on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. For information on password security, see KB00588.

1. On the BlackBerry smartphone, go to Options > Security Options > General Settings.
2. Highlight Number of Password Attempts.
3. In the menu, select Change Option.
4. Type the number of password attempts.

Note: You can set the number of password attempts to a value of 3 to 10.

1. Open the BlackBerry Manager.
2. Go to Global > Edit Properties.
3. Highlight the IT policy you want to edit, and click Properties.
4. Select the Password policy group.
5. Type the value of the maximum password attempts.

Note: You can set the number of password attempts to a value of 3 to 10.

Source: BlackBerry.com