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How to Install the CrackBerry.com Desktop Launcher

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 14 Feb 2007 5:30 pm

First take, no excuses!  These Video Tip posts will get better with time, but I wanted to get one up here quick. This tip shows you how to install the CrackBerry.com desktop launcher onto your blackberry (works on 8700 series, Pearl, and should work on newer devices coming out from RIM too).  Also gives a quick sneak peak at the CrackBerry.com WAP site, which you should definitely check out!

 

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Removing or Hiding an Icon

Posted by Kevin Hill on 14 Feb 2007 5:13 pm
Removing or Hiding an Icon

Occasionally, your BlackBerry Provider will send you new services and some new icon will show up on your screen. You may even download a program that you find you don’t need and then want to get rid of. Getting rid of a program is actually quite easy in most cases.

You also have the option of just hiding the icon if it is a program you want to keep but don’t want to get rid of the icon.

To hide or move an icon: move your curser over the icon you want to modify. Press the ALT key and the Track Wheel. In the top right hand menu select either Move Icon or Hide Application. By hitting the Move Application option you can move the selected icon into an order you want on your screen. To hide the application, hit Hide Application. And click the Track Wheel. The icon will disappear.

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Is 8800 designed to take on iPhone?

Posted by Kevin Hill on 14 Feb 2007 4:19 pm
Is 8800 designed to take on iPhone?

This week’s launch of the 8800, and the features contained therein, leads to the obvious question. Is Research In Motion positioning itself early to take on the new Apple iPhone?

The slimmest version of the device yet, the BlackBerry 8800 also features a music and video player, a global positioning system and a full keyboard. RIM is clearly trying to hold onto its lead in the North American smartphone market by rekindling enthusiasm for the BlackBerry before the rival Apple iPhone is released this June.

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Hotels Help Overcome Techno Stress

Posted by Kevin Hill on 14 Feb 2007 4:02 pm
Hotels Help Overcome Techno Stress

'CrackBerry' was the word of the year for 2006. The word for 2007 might be 'techno-stress.'

BlackBerries and laptops are contributing to a unique form of anxiety. You are probably familiar with it yourself. That feeling that any minute that e-mail will arrive. That slavish feeling you get when your BlackBerry buzzes and you just have to answer it. The way your laptop beckons to you if you sit and do nothing for a moment. This feeling that if you are attached to the office 24/7 then you should be working 24/7. This anxiety is called 'techno-stress.'

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Look Up. Way Up

Posted by Kevin Hill on 14 Feb 2007 3:01 pm
Look Up. Way Up

Seriously, look up and you'll see the CrackBerry. LOOK UP!

Pamela Anderson testing the waterproof qualities of her CrackBerry.

 

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CrackBerry Cruz Control

Posted by Kevin Hill on 14 Feb 2007 11:04 am
CrackBerry Cruz Control

Oscar time is upon us and one of the nominees is the ultra-hot Penelope Cruz. She is now so successful she can hire someone to carry her CrackBerry for her.

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BlackBerry Connect to be Offered on Five New HTC Windows Mobile-based Devices

Posted by Kevin Hill on 13 Feb 2007 7:00 pm
BlackBerry Connect to be Offered on Five New HTC Windows Mobile-based Devices

Research In Motion announced this week at the 3GSM World Congress plans to offer BlackBerry Connect software on five new Microsoft Windows Mobile-based devices from HTC to carriers around the world, including the HTC S710 launched at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 in Barcelona, Spain.

BlackBerry Connect on HTC handsets supports push-based wireless email access, wireless email reconciliation and attachment viewing in conjunction with both BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service.

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Calling Phone Numbers Containing Letters

Posted by Kevin Hill on 13 Feb 2007 7:00 pm
Calling Phone Numbers Containing Letters

Steph writes: "I want to call a number that has letters in it…such as 1-800-GOT-MILK. But the keys on my BlackBerry are not like those on a regular phone and I don’t know what the corresponding numbers should be. How do I make that call on my Qwerty keyboard Blackberry?"

It’s actually very simple.

You can go to the phone function and begin dialing or you can actually just start hitting the numbers from your home screen and the phone application will open automatically.

Dial 1-8-0-0 or whatever the number prefix is. When you get to the letter, press the ALT key and hold and press the letters you need. The Blackberry will automatically figure out what numbers should be dialed. Press the click wheel and the call is imitated.

If you have a technical question please check our hints and tips section. If you still can't find what you are looking for ask the dealer by writing to askthedealer@crackberry.com 

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New Wi-Fi Enabled 8820 Coming Soon?

Posted by Kevin Hill on 13 Feb 2007 7:00 pm
New Wi-Fi Enabled 8820 Coming Soon?

The people over at Pinstack have been all over this rumor for the last few days.

Will there be a WiFi enabled 8800 Blackberry coming out soon? Apparently so.

It seems that the good folks at RIM have been talking about this for a while and we at CrackBerry are pretty confident the new Wi-Fi enabled 8820 will be coming out in the summer.

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Have CrackBerrys Made it Easier to Lie?

Posted by Kevin Hill on 13 Feb 2007 5:36 pm
Have CrackBerrys Made it Easier to Lie?

A British pollster says it is easier to be ‘economical with the truth’ when using BlackBerry.

More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day says a survey conducted by UK pollsters. The preferred way of being "economical with the truth" is to use technology such as cell phones, texts and e-mails. “Techno-treachery” was widespread apparently, with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets like BlackBerrys made it easier to fib. More than half of respondents said using BlackBerrys made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face. The workplace was the favorite location for fibbing, with 67 percent of the 1,487 respondents admitting that they had lied at work.

The study was conducted on behalf of a financial-services company.

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Hip Hop Berry

Posted by Kevin Hill on 13 Feb 2007 3:59 pm
Hip Hop Berry

They dont call him cool for nothin'

LL Cool J chillin at a book store it seems sporting the latest in hip Berry ware.

As the guy with the little PDA on the left looks on in envy. (Insert own joke here)

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BlackBerry 8800 Video!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 13 Feb 2007 12:23 pm

Captured by Shiny Shiny , here's a peak at the new BlackBerry 8800 that was announced by RIM at the 3GSM World Conference.

 

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RIM Officially Launches BlackBerry 8800

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 13 Feb 2007 5:30 am
RIM Officially Launches BlackBerry 8800

CrackBerry Addicts Rejoice! After months of rumors, speculation and online debate, RIM has officially announced the launch of their new BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone.  CrackBerry.com will dive into the features of the new 8800 Smartphone in the days and weeks ahead, but for now you can get your fill at RIM's official site - www.blackberry8800.com .  RIM's official press release for the new device can be found here.

www.BlackBerry8800.com  
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10 Great Time Savers for CrackBerry Users

Posted by Kevin Hill on 13 Feb 2007 5:00 am
Crackberry users are all about the time savings. The handy little PDA can save us all a lot of time. Yet, there are lots of little hints that can save even more time. So in order to save you from perusing the manuals to find all these little gems we present our top Crackberry shortcuts.

1. Perhaps the best time saving key is the easy uppercase function. Press and hold any letter in order to capitalize.

2. In a related short cut, if you are need of an accent grave or an umlaut press both the Symbol key and the letter you need modified and then turn the side wheel until the appropriate letter character shows up. Great for those German or French CrackBerry addicts. Pressing the symbol key alone will bring up a number of useful symbols and currency signs.

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How To Install GPS on Your CrackBerry

Posted by Kevin Hill on 12 Feb 2007 9:00 pm
How To Install GPS on Your CrackBerry

I was having dinner with a friend who works in the Transportation Department aof the local government and he was marveling about the new Blackberry Maps feature and how it will aid him in his job. "If only it had GPS" he lamented. Well, Martha it is now possible to get GPS on the CrackBerry. As you would expect it isn’t as easy as simply downloading a software program but here is how you can do it.

BlackBerryMaps is only available for devices running software 4.1 and newer so, for the purpose of this article, we will use the new Pearl and how to synch the GPS with Blackberry Maps. If you want to use the Location Based Services (LBS) features of BlackBerry Maps, you will need either a BlackBerry with an internal GPS (which can be very slow) do it is recommended that you have get Bluetooth GPS Receiver (GPS Puck).

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CrackBerry.com Goes Live!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 12 Feb 2007 8:00 pm
CrackBerry.com Goes Live!

Welcome to CrackBerry.com, the #1 site FOR CrackBerry Users and Abusers, built and operated BY CrackBerry Users and Abusers.

To find out more about how this site came into existence and why, and who we are, click here for the full story.  In the meantime, here is a quick overview of what you can expect from the Crack Team and CrackBerry.com

Our aim is simple – we want to establish CrackBerry.com as the premier resource for anything and everything BlackBerry.  Whether you are at an airport with time to kill and want some games to play, need a replacement case for your Berry, want to stay on top of the latest news and rumours in the mobile industry, want to buy a Bluetooth headset but don’t know which one to buy, or are not quite up to CrackBerry Addict status yet and need help figuring out how to use your BlackBerry, CrackBerry.com is the first place you go.

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New Years Resolutions Your BlackBerry Can Help

Posted by AllBlackBerry on 12 Jan 2007 3:22 pm
New Years Resolutions Your BlackBerry Can Help

It is that time of year again, well the beginning of it, where we all feel like we have to change and improve. It is time for some New Year’s Resolutions. We’ve looked at the top 5 resolutions and put the BlackBerry to work.

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