While the BlackBerry Nation loves their phones, and the culture is a culture as close and networked as War Of WarCraft players, if not larger. And for the first time a book about Research In Motion, the Corporation behind the BlackBerry, is coming out in September. The book is by Canandian author and historian, Alastair Sweeney.
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It’s one thing to browse through the app on your BlackBerry in hand, sometimes you just want to know if the app’s available and read in a full screen. Even iTunes has an online version, and RIM has followed as well. BlackBerry App World online version officially launched Tuesday and mirrors the online app with a few extras included.
It’s the story of The Little Phone That Could. It’s the very first time that Fortune magazine opened its list of 100 fastest growing companies to businesses around the world and Research In Motion came up on top. Are we surprised? Should we be? And where does the competitor Apple sit in the race? Number 2? Number 10? Try Number 39.
The Economic Times reported that Fortune magazine has revealed the list of the top 100 Fastest Growing Companies. RIM holds 56% of the smartphone market in the US alone. The iPhone doesn’t seem have anything on BlackBerry. To support the reason RIM is number one, let’s look at numbers.
Based near Toronto, in Waterloo, RIM reported a net revenue of 3.42 billion for the first quarter of this year. That’s an increase of 53% from this time last year.
Market forecasts were blown away as RIM showed a record quarterly profit of $643 million dollars in comparison to $462.5 million same time last year.
RIM currently has 12,000 employees on its payroll and not only is for businesses and corporate users, but has broken through the smartphone barrier to common consumers too.
In order to be eligible to make the list, foreign companies should be traded on a US exchange and file quarterly reports. The companies are ranked on a basis of three years revenue, profit growth, and total return.
If the list is an indicator where RIM is going, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis should be happy to see results, especially where numbers have results and they’re all in black print.
[via: The Economic Times]
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Seeking Alpha posted an interesting article written by Anton Wahlman entitled “BlackBerry’s 26 Advantages Over iPhone“. The point being made that while you are woowed and wowed with the iPhone’s flamboyant looks and word of die hard iPhone advocates, don’t over look tried, true, and stable. BlackBerry is the tortoise who will win the race by it’s reliability and ability.
So let’s go through the 26 and see what you think.
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The Research and Consulting firm, IDC, listed the top-selling smartphone models in the US. It lists vendor sales to carriers and channels as well. So far it’s going on preliminary data. The actual numbers won’t be available till the end of the month. So let’s see what the firm says so far.
No 10 is the HTC Touch from Sprint, Nextel, and Verizon Wireless.
No 9 is the HTC Touch Pro from Sprint, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and others.
No 8 is the Palm Pre from Sprint.
No 7 is the T-Mobile G1 by HTC from T-Mobile USA.
No 6 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm from Verizon Wireless.
No 5 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold from AT&T.
No 4 is the Apple iPhone 3G (both versions) from AT&T.
No 3 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Pearl (all 81xx series, excluding the Flip) from AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and others.
No 2 is the Apple iPhone 3GS (both versions) from AT&T.
No 1 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Curve (83xx series and 8900) from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and others.
So what does that say? Research In Motion rules the smartphone world, and the BlackBerry Curve is still holding the number one position. I’m not surprised, though I’m very curious to see how the numbers change with the BlackBerry Tour 9630 entering the smartphone scene. I really like the Tour, it’s been very reliable, and I’m curious to see if it will rise to the top or come pretty close.
Anyone have any thoughts to share?
[via: FierceWireless]
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BlackBerry App World is now updated, and with the update, it appears new and refreshing changes have been brought forth. BlackBerry App World is finally coming into what was left to be desired. More features and ability means more productive time searching for what you are looking for. I have to say, I’m pretty sure they’re listening to what you want.
Here are the features as posted on RIM’s BlackBerry site:
Enhanced Performance
BlackBerry App World 1.1.0. 15 features faster image and icon loading, giving you the information you want- faster.
Sort Your Searches
Search and find exactly the apps you want. Look for “free” or “paid” apps, or search by category: music, games, weather, and tother apps. Sort your results by the most popular, newest, highest rated and more.
Archive Your Apps
Load even more of your favorite apps onto your microSD card – ensuring that no matter where you go, or even if you change BlackBerry smartphones, all your applications come with you.
Memory Indicator
Always know exactly how much memory you have with the new memory status bar. When you’ve exceeded your memory, a message will appear guiding you on how to free up more space.
You can download the BlackBerry App World v1.1 FREE from the BlackBerry website here >
So what do you have on your BlackBerry device? BlackBerry App World and/or Mobi? We’re curious, please share.
[via: BlackBerry]
There’s a really good article out about great troubleshooting tips for BlackBerry, with some great input by Al Sacco, in Computer World. RIM had listed ten of it’s own top 10 troubleshooting tips and tricks. Â Al listed the popular top ten along with adding some of his comments from his experience where it was relevant.
Number One is Check your Wireless Signal Strength. The obvious is to look for bars, no bars? There’s a problem. There’s also a quick way to check on qwerty keyboard BlackBerry devices. Hold the Alt button down and at the same time type N, M, L, L. Signal strength should be between -40 and -100. If not, you don’t have enough coverage.
Number two is a Hard Reset by a Battery pull. Pull out the battery for eleven to thirty seconds then reinsert. This resolves many technical issues.
Number three is check your Wireless  Network Settings. Make sure your Network settings are correct. To find this go to Manage Connections and make sure Mobile Network is checked. Scroll down to Mobile Network Options, make sure that the Data Services are enabled and that the Mobile Network and Network Mode are set to the appropriate carrier and network options.
Number four is Register Your BlackBerry on The Wireless Network. Registering a BlackBerry with OS 4.1 or higher is easy. First go to Options/Advanced Options/ Host Routing Table. From there you click the options button, scroll down to Register Now and click. It will say Registration Sent and it will be in your messages.
Number five is Check Your BlackBerry Device’s Connection to a Computer. If you are experiencing difficulties with the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software on your computer, make sure your device is connecting correctly to the machine. To determine whether or not the device is recognized and connected to the computer, go to the BDM’s Options/Connection Settings. You should see the Device’s pin in the on-screen connection field. If you don’t see it, click the Detect button. If it succeeds, it will tell you it has been located. If not, don’t worry, you can visit RIM’s site here for more troubleshooting suggestions and tips.
Number six is Make Sure Your BlackBerry Can Receive Email. One way to test is to send yourself an email to the phone from a pc. If it’s delayed, you may experiencing latency. If it doens’t go through, you have some options. With BES, you may have to contact your BlackBerry administrator for further advice and instructions. For BIS, I usually have the owner go to email setup and sign in. Hopefully you set up a sign in and password. From here you can make sure that your email accounts are validated. If they aren’t, you need to validate them. If it’s valid and okay, the next step is to go into your service books and resend them. This clears up issues most of the time for email. For BIS users, if you don’t have a user name or password, you can call your wireless provider’s technical support for BlackBerry, and they can help you make a user name and password.
Number seven, Confirm Your BlackBerry Can Send Email, Pin Messages, and use the BlackBerry Messenger. Â Send an email from your BlackBerry email to another on your device or to the same one. If it will send and receive, then you’re fine. Please confirm that you’re able to send messages by PIN by pinning yourself, and that you can send messages through the BlackBerry Messenger. You will see the check when it’s reached the other phone and a D to confirm Delivery. If you’re unable to use the services, you may need to call technical support from your provider or your BlackBerry Administrator if it is BES.
Number eight is Resend Service Books. Though I touched on this already there are three ways. One is to do it through Email Setup as I explained above. Second is to log on to the website from your pc, provided you know the web address and the username and password. Â Last is to call technical support and they can do it for you. For RIM’s instructions, click here.
Number nine is to launch the BlackBerry Help App. RIM recommends using this app as they advise it is the quickest and easiest way to resolve issues. Click Help/Troubleshooting.
Number ten is Visit the BlackBerry Technical Solutions Center. RIM bundles information in “knowledge base” articles. It is one of the best places online to find resolutions to advanced issues. It’s an excellent resource for learning more about your BlackBerry device.
To add something else, in a retail wireless store, our methods of troubleshooting are similar. First we listen to what the issues are, check it out for ourselves, make sure the OS version is the most current (happy BlackBerry devices are those that are updated BlackBerry devices), clean out the phone through Options/Security Options/Memory Cleaning. Making sure memory is substancial on the device, and of course checking the reception, service signal, updating roaming capability, reregistering the device, and if it’s email related, the email accounts validatation and service books.
One of the great links I’ll include is the link to Al’s “BlackBerry Bible” from CIO.com. He has several articles pertaining to BlackBerry devices and tips and tricks to fine tune your experience with your BlackBerry.
We invite you to add to the community by sharing any tips and tricks you know that have helped you in the past and now, even it it’s like the tip of using a business card between the battery and back of the Storm. We welcome all your comments, suggestions, and questions.
[via: ComputerWorld]
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MobileSyrup was quick to point out that the Win With BlackBerry website has a new promotion on the way. Entitled: ”The BlackBerry Sports Challenge”, now that’s my favorite kind of physical competition. As you can see from the picture, the only details given are the dates.
Regular Season: August 4th – August 24th
Final Round: August 25th – September 4th.
RIM has been very busy this year, and it’s been exciting! With the promotion of BlackBerry Loves U2 and the U2 Mobile Album, the new BlackBerry Blog InsideBlackBerry.com, and the official BlackBerry community launched by RIM entitled: “MyBlackBerry“. It makes you wonder what’s in store next. I can’t wait for the new promotion, they’re really neat and have trivial questions and some neat prizes, though I’ve yet to win once….but you never know. For sports fans, the trivia should be easy. I’m going to have to ask ChaCha.
[via: MobileSyrup]
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It was a date hosted by RIM for T-Mobile’s release of the BlackBerry 8520. The Boy Genius Report has a picture that a reader who won sent in. The event had some goodies, a giveaway which is delivered by mail, and the new movie Transformers 2. You have to love RIM, they know how to treat a date!
And some people wonder why we BlackBerry addicts appear to love our phones and pay more attention to them than our significant others, wonder why?
[via: The Boy Genius Report]
I went on to BlackBerry.com this morning to get my hands on a fresh copy of Desktop Manager, only to see that RIM has re-freshed the sites design. The new design is still very fresh and clean, with a dark black header. See the picture above or visit BlackBerry.com and check it out…
