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Microsoft and RIM will bring Windows Live Services to BlackBerry Smartphone Customers
Blackberry customers will be able to use Microsoft Live Messenger, Microsoft Live Hotmail in a more integrated fashion on their devices.
You can read more in this article from CNN Money here.
Rim launched the Blackberry Bold (aka Blackberry 9000) Sunday.
Some of the features include
- a half-VGA (480×320 pixel resolution)
- a 65,000-color display
- QWERTY Keyboard
Measurements
- 4.5 inches tall
- 2.6 inches wide
- 0.5 inches deep
- weighs 4.7 ounces
You can read more details on the launch at c-Net here.
Move over iPhone - Blackberry Bold is here.
Let me know your thoughts
Matt
Who is the real winner when the employee is handed a Blackberry? Is it the employee as they have been given a great tool to make the more productive? Or is the company that gave the employee the Blackberry to make them more productive?
The employee starts to get emails 7/24, they become addicted to the technology and have a tendancy to use it more and more and more over time.
Does the company start to have a “We Own You” mentality raising their expectations and expecting prompt email response?
When I speak to clients - it is amazing how many companies are creating the culture that Blackberry use is the 1st priority.
Here is a great article from the Globe and Mail outlining how the Blackberry has become a hot labour issue. You can read it here.
Let me know your thoughts.
Matt
A number of people have been reviewing iPhone functionality and trying to compare it to a Blackberry platform. Here is a great article that analyzes both platforms to help you with your decision. Take a read here: iPhone v. BlackBerry: Side By Side, Two Week Comparison
Matt
If you plan on travelling with your Blackberry, here is a great tool that you can use from Rant Network. It is a very intuitive translation tool that can help you translate real time. Read more about it here and give it a try.
Matt
According to a IPSOS Reid study, they found that workers with Blackberry devices are more productive and are enabled to do 1 hour more of work everyday. Take a read and let me know your comments. BlackBerry users ’save 60 minutes’ a day
Matt
MSN recently ran an article about hows young is too young to own a cell phone / Blackberry. Take a read here and let me know your thoughts.
Matt
In speaking to a number of you, questions have been asked about shortcuts on the Blackberry. There are numerous shortcuts so I am posting them here for you to view. Depending on the model that you have, read read below.
Blackberry Pearl 8100 series & 8800 series
In a message
| Reply to a message |
Press R |
|
Reply to all |
Press L |
|
Forward a message |
Press F |
|
File a message |
Press I |
|
View the email address of a contact, in a message, highlight the contact. |
Press Q |
|
View the display name again |
Press Q |
In a message list
| Open a selected message |
Press the Enter key |
|
Compose a message from the messages list |
Press C |
|
Mark a message as opened or unopened |
Press the Alt key + U |
|
View received messages |
Press the Alt key + I |
|
View sent messages |
Press the Alt key + O |
|
View voice mail messages |
Press the Alt key + V |
|
View SMS (text messages) |
Press the Alt key + S |
|
View call logs |
Press the Alt key + P |
|
View all your messages again |
Press the Escape key |
Move around a message list
| Move up a screen |
Press the Shift key + the Space key |
|
Move to the top of a message list |
Press T |
|
Move to the bottom of a message list |
Press B |
|
Move to the next date |
Press N |
|
Move to the previous date |
Press P |
|
Move to the next unopened item |
Press U |
|
Move to the next related message |
Press J |
|
Move to the previous related message |
Press K |
All other Blackberry Models
In a message
| Reply to a message |
Press R |
|
Forward a message |
Press F |
|
Reply to all |
Press L |
|
File a message |
Press I |
|
View the address of a sender or a recipient, in the To or From field of a received message. |
Select a name. Press Q |
|
Show the display name again |
Press Q |
|
Search for text within a message, |
Press S |
|
Move to the last cursor position in a received message |
Press G |
In a message list
| Open a selected message |
Press the Enter key |
|
Compose a message from the messages list |
Press C |
|
View sent messages or call logs for outgoing phone calls, in a messages list. |
Press the Alt key + O |
|
View received messages or call logs for incoming phone calls, in a messages list. |
Press the Alt key + I |
|
View voice mail messages, in a messages list. |
Press the Alt key + V |
|
Mark a message as opened or unopened |
Press the Alt key + U |
Move around a message list
| Move down a page |
Press the Space key |
|
Move up a page |
Press the Shift key + the Space key |
|
Move to the next unopened item |
Press U |
|
Move to the next related message |
Press J |
|
Move to the previous related message |
Press K |
Matt
Research In Motion is launching the new Blackberry 8820 smart phone that can access both Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
It will be their first dual-mode phone, allowing users to link to a wireless connection while still receiving a phone call from a cellular network. The phone is being touted as their slimmest yet with a full keyboard.
You can read more about the device at: http://www.blackberry.com/news/press/2007/pr-17_07_2007-01.shtml
Given the recent launch of the Apple iPhone, it’s looks like Blackberry will be launching similar features on their devices.
Matt
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