For those of you who know me, know I love photography especially from my BlackBerry devices. There a lot of awesome tips and tricks you can use to enhance your pictures or take them to another dimension without editing them. However, if you did want to edit your pictures to give them a special look the default picture editor on the BlackBerry 10 platform is amazing. You can also find some really good quality apps in BlackBerry World.  (more…)

Yes, I love to surf, and the best thing about surfing (besides going out their and catching waves yourself) are the competitions. Now, you can’t always just watch them at home so it is awesome when you can watch them on the go, and with the season just kicking off it has kicked off with a bang for me. With my Dev Alpha, I have been able to stream the Quiksilver Pro right from my device. Last year I didn’t have that as an option. I either watched on my friends iPhones or watched from my PlayBook if I had WiFi or at home and didn’t go anywhere until the days events were over. This season has been different, I have been able to watch both men and women’s events either in portrait or in landscape mode. Of course it looks a lot better in landscape mode (check the image above). So if you are into surfing check out the link below to watch the Qiksilver Pro right on your BlackBerry Z10, and while you are at it, check out ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) website here. Oh and the Quiksilver Pro is being held in the Gold Coast (Australia) so event time won’t start until 4:30PM EST (unless there is a delay but the sight will keep you updated). So check it out.

Quiksilver Pro (Mens) >>

Roxy Live (Womens) >>

Browsing on my BlackBerry Dev Alpha I noticed that in BlackBerry World there is an Update All button. I know that was something that they had implemented on the legacy device, but it’s also great to see it on the new line of devices that are launching. Also included in BlackBerry World is an Install All option in the My World section of BlackBerry World which allows you to install all uninstalled apps.

While I was playing around on my BlackBerry Dev Alpha I came across an awesome feature. This one allows for you to add friends to Twitter via your address book. I’m assuming that if they have their Twitter account in the personal info on Facebook or on any other linked network it will show that they have a Twitter account or any other social network account and allow you to follow them.  I thought that this was definitely something worth sharing. So check it out if you haven’t done so already, and see how many friends in your address book are on social networking sites that you never knew. Let us know if you have found any other cool tips worth sharing.

How cool is that, when you link contacts on your BlackBerry 10 device you have the ability to change your contacts profile picture. For instance let’s say I’m in your address book, and you have my Facebook, and Twitter accounts linked. An let’s say I’m making a really weird face on my Twitter account you can easily switch my profile picture to my Facebook account profile pic in just a few steps. Here’s how: (more…)

For those of you surf fans out there who participate in Fantasy Surfer, you can now create and manage your team easily with your BlackBerry Z10. No, there isn’t a Fantasy Surfer app out for BlackBerry 10; but using the web browser on your device works like a charm.The interface looks good, and optimized perfectly for the BlackBerry Z10.  It’s a 1,2,3 step process from your BlackBerry device, create your account, confirm via email, and create and manage your men and women surf fantasy team. If you are a surfer, or a fan of surfing then check out the link below to create your own Fantasy Surfing team. It’s fun, free, and easy, and best of all if you win you win a trip to Hawaii!!! I wonder how many other websites are out there that are optimized perfectly for the BlackBerry Z10 that devices like the iPhone or an Android device needs to have an app developed so their users can be part of the action?

For More Info And To Create A Fantasy Surfer Account  >>

It looks like BlackBerry is really pushing for cloud storage here with both of these services integrated in the operating system. It might be worthwhile just backing up your important SD card contents on one of the services depending how much space you have of course. For all you Z10 users, Anyone taking advantage of the cloud services?

It’s very simple. You don’t actually never have to remember your pin (even though I know quite a few BlackBerry users who memorized their pin number). All you have to do is in a message type in “mypin” (without the quotation marks) and press the space bar, and your pin will be displayed. The recipient will receive the message and can then simply add you to BBM! check out the screen shots below!

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