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Watch on YouTubeBlackBerry Slider Leak: Legit? UPDATE: Yes
Posted by Sam Hobson on Mar 03, 2010 | Comments
The rumors were floating around quite a bit, and this may be a piece of confirming evidence. According to BBLeaks.com, this is the new BlackBerry slider device: a device which combines the touch features of the BlackBerry Storm with the keyboard (which slides out) and 5-way navigation of traditional BlackBerries.
Unfortunately, there is no way to know if these photos are real or not, or, if they are real, if they...
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Review
Posted by Sam Hobson on Jan 20, 2010 | Comments
NOTE: Due to some technical issues with the blog, this review was published later than expected. My apologies for the delay.
Recently I upgraded from the BlackBerry Bold 9000 to the BlackBerry Bold 9700. I decided to take this opportunity to review it as well.
It is certainly a worthy upgrade to the Bold series, improving on things such as form factor, memory, and performance. It is definitely much...
BlackBerry Presenter: Another Reason not to carry your laptop
Posted by Sam Hobson on Jan 07, 2010 | Comments
Alot of people have to give presentations. It’s just part of the work life (not that I would know :D). For people who have to give alot of presentations, I’m sure it can be troublesome to have to lug your laptop around constantly.
Fortunately for those people, RIM has answered with the BlackBerry Presenter, a small device that can connect to your Berry via Bluetooth and to a screen/projector via s-video...
Google Nexus One to get some AT&T love?
Posted by Sam Hobson on Jan 03, 2010 | Comments
Boy Genius Report states that this is just a rumor, but what the rumor tells, it’s certainly is worth acknowledging: There may be a second version of the Nexus One which shall remain unlocked as opposed to the one locked to T-Mobile. There was no talk of subsidization by AT&T, so we can’t be sure it will have AT&T compatible 3G (though most unlocked US handsets do), but well see what happens soon.
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BlackBerry Messenger = BlackBerry Fail
Posted by Sam Hobson on Dec 23, 2009 | Comments
Us Berry users have had it hard this month. 3 BIS outages, one of them rendering us with no data at all.
Different theories had been floating around as to what was going on. Today, RIM has announced that the cause of the outages was BlackBerry Messenger, specifically versions 5.0.0.55 and 5.0.0.56. They are advising now to upgrade to 5.0.0.57 to fix the problem.
Whatever the problem was, hopefully...
BlackBerry Users in the Dark. Again
Posted by Sam Hobson on Dec 23, 2009 | Comments
For the second in a week (and third time this month), BlackBerry users are experiencing a data outage. What started as a few apps misbehaving is now no data at all.
I’ve noticed a worsening pattern here as we go on. The first two outages, I just wasn’t getting my email. Now I can’t even get apps online, so no Facebook, no Messenger, no web browsing, no nothing (though oddly enough I can still...
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Unboxing
Posted by Sam Hobson on Dec 17, 2009 | Comments
This is an unboxing of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 from AT&T. Review coming soon.
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UPS arrives for BlackBerry in time for Christmas
Posted by Sam Hobson on Dec 17, 2009 | Comments
Today, UPS for BlackBerry has been released to the public. It allows you to track all your packages, schedule pickups, find stores, and even estimate the shipping cost. It will also allow you to log in to your UPS account to access payment info and address book, among other things.
I would think it is a must have for eBay and Amazon addicts, but I’ll bet it will be most useful for people sending Christmas...
Midterm Apps
Posted by Sam Hobson on Dec 11, 2009 | Comments
You know, many people associate the month of December with Christmas, joy, presents, and all around happiness. However, for high-school students, there is one thing added to that list: Midterm Exams (dun dun dun).
Any student studying for midterms knows that it can be a real pain in the ass to keep organized, having to keep all your notes and review sheets together. Well, I’m going to show you a few BlackBerry...
BlackBerry Equivalent of Lose It!
Posted by Sam Hobson on Dec 04, 2009 | Comments
A few weeks ago, I posted about a good diet app for iPhone called Lose It!, which basically allowed you to track food and exercise for each day in calories. It helped you set a limit of calories for each day and designed a weight loss plan based on height, weight, and sex.
Having switched back to BlackBerry in recent weeks, I was put on a search for a good diet app. After testing and trying, I came up with 2 good...
iPhone + Battery = Stylus
Posted by Sam Hobson on Dec 02, 2009 | Comments
Check it out!
Video got resized in the upload process. It was widescreen but it was resized to 4:3.
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BlackBerry Tutorial: Browser Fix with BlackBerry MCP
Posted by Sam Hobson on Nov 30, 2009 | Comments
I recently fixed my BlackBerry Bold and am now gonna start posting BlackBerry stuff again. And I’m going to start off with a tutorial on how to activate the Internet Browser as the default instead of MEdia Net and WAP.
This tutorial is aimed at those with an AT&T BlackBerry who have upgraded to a leaked OS 5.0 and find they are stuck with MEdia Net as the default browser, which means they can’t change the...
Net Nanny Mobile: Protect your child on the go.
Posted by Sam Hobson on Nov 30, 2009 | Comments
Content Watch, a well known distributor in parental controls, has teamed up with SMobile to bring you Net Nanny for Mobile. It gives parents the ability to stalk monitor their kids and teens and see what they are doing. It helps parents protect their kids from misconduct, exploitation, sexting, loss and theft, and predators while at the same time stripping them of the little privacy they have.
Some of the...
Samsung Intrepid Review
Posted by Sam Hobson on Nov 27, 2009 | Comments
This is a review of the Samsung Intrepid from Sprint. Overall, I liked the phone. It has a good build, and the software is impressive. There were a few quirks here and there though. My final score to the phone was 4/5 stars
The full review is after the break.
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Lose It! An App for Us Fatties!
Posted by Sam Hobson on Nov 12, 2009 | Comments
Having problems with your weight? Tired of all the fat jokes? Ever tried losing weight but found it isn’t that easy for you? For some folks it’s easy. Some folks can do it on their own. Others (myself included) need some kind of guidance. Well, Lose It! can provide some of that guidance for us.
Lose It! helps you keep track of what you eat and how much exercise you do every day. ...
Really Long Ringtones on your iPhone
Posted by Sam Hobson on Nov 06, 2009 | Comments
As most of you know, Apple is a real pain-in-the-ass when it comes to certain things. One of those things is ringtones. Most of you know that you cannot load a ringtone longer than 40 seconds on your iPhone. Well, I figured out how to do just that, and I’ve recorded a video showing you how to do it. In addition, I also how show you how to create the ringtone, for those of you who may not know how.
Watch the...
Zune and HTC Diamond: Distant Cousins?
Posted by Sam Hobson on Nov 04, 2009 | Comments
So I’ve noticed for a while now, that when I look at the Zune 120 and HTC Diamond and the Zune HD and the HTC Diamond 2, I see a bit of a resemblance in the devices as far as hardware goes.
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Blackra1n Updated
Posted by Sam Hobson on Oct 27, 2009 | Comments
Blackra1n, the tool to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1 – 3.1.2 had been updated to RC2. It fixes a few things that were present in RC1 such as 3G and tethering issues, and problems with the Icy package manager. Also, this version is compatible with Mac OS X, so the Mac folks can get in on the simplicity.
As was before, Blackra1n will NOT sim unlock the iPhone. It merely jailbreaks it. An unlock is, however, ...
Blackra1n Updated
Posted by Sam Hobson on Oct 26, 2009 | Comments
Blackra1n, the tool to jailbreak iPhone OS 3.1 – 3.1.2 had been updated to RC2. It fixes a few things that were present in RC1 such as 3G and tethering issues, and problems with the Icy package manager. Also, this version is compatible with Mac OS X, so the Mac folks can get in on the simplicity.
As was before, Blackra1n will NOT sim unlock the iPhone. It merely jailbreaks it. An unlock is, however, ...
Browse a JailBroken iPhone with FileZilla
Posted by Sam Hobson on Oct 20, 2009 | Comments
Chances are, if you’ve jailbroken your iPhone, you know what SSH is. You know, browsing your iPhone from a terminal over WiFi. In most cases, you use SSH to add or remove files from the iPhone filesystem, and for such a simple task, using that terminal can be tricky. So I show you an alternative method: Use an FTP client that supports SSH.
If you run a website or server, you’ll know what an FTP...
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