As Blackberry advocates, our Business Mobile Phones department has been eagerly awaiting the release of the PlayBook and it’s finally here!

Here’s an over view of what we have got to look forward to…

• The mobility, security and immediacy of your BlackBerry® Smartphone, on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
• Internet the way it’s meant to be – uncompromised, full-fidelity web browsing, true multi-tasking with Flash & HTML5
• Engaging multimedia experience
• Unparalleled performance and reliability with BlackBerry tablet OS Your world
• Mobility, security and immediacy of your BlackBerry Smartphone with seamless access to you email inbox with full attachment support, calendar and contacts

Blackberry promise an enhanced experience by offering…

• Access all Flash websites and web-based applications
• QNX operating system for reliable, secure and stable multi-tasking
• The only tablet that doesn’t require a tablet data plan
• Micro HDMI-out for connection to external displays; ideal for meetings and presentations
• Compelling package of multimedia capabilities provides an unparalleled, uncompromised experience that your end users will love
• Fully sandboxed and secure access to your corporate intranet
• Access your web-based applications and services through the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet’s world-class browser, including support for Flash-based content
• Run multiple applications seamlessly, simultaneously and fluidly

Would you be lost without your BlackBerry Smartphone?

I know I would! Blackberry has come up with a great new app free to download. Blackberry Protect  is the answer to some common frustrations…

• Lock it – Remotely wipe or lock your phone, change your password. You can even add a lost-and-found message on to the screen
• Track it – Find your BlackBerry Smartphone on our helpful map
• Sync it – Back up the contents & apps on your BlackBerry Smartphone and then move them over to your replacement phone, over-the-air
• Ring it – Activate a loud ringer if you’ve lost or misplaced your BlackBerry Smartphone. You’ll be able to locate it if it’s still in your vicinity.

Blackberry seems to have stepped up to this with the release of the new Operating system version 6, available on their new BlackBerry devices. So much so that the US government have certified it with a FIPS 140-2 certificate, meaning it achieves the high level of security necessary for computer related equipment. The standard is widely used by government agencies, regulated industries, and other organizations that store and send data dealing with sensitive information.

Read more on this, and what it could mean for you and your data here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20024236-83.html

Press the BlackBerry Button

Go to ‘options’

Go to ‘email settings’

Scroll down to the bottom

You will see an option for ‘Out of office’

Switch that on and type in the message you want

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/12/02/review_phone_blackberry_storm2_9520/

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/26/review_phone_blackberry_bold_9700/

and this one for the new Blackberry Curve 8520

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/08/13/review_phone_blackberry_curve_8520/

Tip 2. – By pressing the B key on your blackberry keyboard while in your inbox, this will take you to the bottom of your inbox. 

Tip 3. – By pressing the U key on your blackberry keyboard while  in your inbox, this will take you to the first unopened email.

Tip 4. – Removing your blackberry does a hardware reboot flushing the cache memory on the device.

Tip 5. – Draft email saved do not get synchronised to the exchange server.

Tip 6. – Hold the Alt key and select the S key within your inbox will take you to your SMS inbox.

Tip 7. – Hold the Alt key and select the V key within your inbox will take you to your Voicemail inbox.

Tip 8. – To add an address from your Global Address Book go into contacts and Lookup a name as long as the name is in your company address book it will locate the address. Once found you can add the contact to your local contacts on your blackberry.

Tip 9. – If you have a lower case gprs or edge showing on your blackberry signal you will not receive data service. This could be due to lack of reception in the area or country you are in.

Tip 10. – Hold Shift, Alt and H this will open a Help Me window which will display all the hardware details an engineer may ask from you.

 And if you hold down your finger over the senders name without pressing the screen down it will search all emails from the sender.