BlackBerry Passport Keyboard Tips

Here’s a selection of useful keyboard shortcuts designed to make typing, editing and working with the Passport’s QWERTY a lot faster and easier: 

• Long press on a key to capitalise a letter.
• Tap the backspace key to delete one letter at a time; hold down backspace key to delete entire words.
• Running Shift –– to quickly select text for highlighting, hold the virtual shift key and drag your finger to the end of the section you want to highlight.
• Fast Text Insertion –– double tap the keyboard and drag your finger across the word or to the part of the sentence you want to insert something onto.  
• Press “t” to navigate to the top of a page or app.
• Press “b” to go to the bottom.
• Press “space bar” to scroll down a page or app.
• Press “n” or “p” to move between sections headers.

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PGA Tour now available for the BlackBerry Z10 an Q10

Native BlackBerry® navigation ("peek") for easy access to all your favorite sections
 - Live scoring & leaderboards for all PGA TOUR events, including "favorites" to follow the players you    care about
 - Highlights & other videos
- News & blog posts from PGATOUR.com writers & talent
- FedExCup standings
- Searchable player profiles & statistics
- Course overviews and hole-by-hole information for PGA TOUR courses
- Twitter feeds from PGA TOUR staff and players

More information/Download PGA Tour for the BlackBerry 10

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Call your world for free with Skype on BlackBerry 10

To celebrate the arrival of Skype on BlackBerry® 10, BlackBerry is giving away a stack of 3-month Skype Unlimited* World subscriptions. Simply claim your voucher and download the Skype app to enjoy free calls to over 60 countries. Hurry while voucher supplies last!

Fill out the form to get your Skype Unlimited* World voucher 

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Offline GPS Navigation for BlackBerry 10

has finally happened. Mireo has brought their Don’t Panic premium turn by turn GPS navigation app to BlackBerry 10. This is the first genuine turn by turn GPS app for BlackBerry 10 that is offline so you can use them even when you have zero cellphone coverage. They use TomTom navigation maps and even feature some cool integration with FourSquare. There are loads of features but I just have to say the app works nicely for the little bit it has been on my BlackBerry Z10. It has some bugs and quirks but hopefully that will all be ironed out shortly. They also seem to have maps for quite a few countries which are available for purchase inside the app.

Download Mireo DON'T PANIC Try and Buy

 Source : BerryReview

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BlackBerry Travel now available for BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry Travel for BlackBerry 10 includes all of the great features that make travel simple for BlackBerry customers including: Automatic Trip Scanning, Travel Notification in BlackBerry Hub, Hotel and Car Rental Booking, Itinerary Management, Social Sharing, Search Flights, and Time-Saving Tools. On top of that there are also some new features added as well. 

 Feature of BlackBerry Travel include:

• Trip Status Sharing – It’s now even easier to post your trip updates on BBM, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. With Trip Status Sharing, you can keep your friends and colleagues up-to-date on your travel adventures immediately as they unfold.
• Flight Status Sharing – BlackBerry Travel has always kept you up-to-date with real-time flight statuses and with BlackBerry Travel for BlackBerry 10, you can share this information with your colleagues, friends and social networks. If your flight is delayed, cancelled or changed terminals, you can easily and quickly inform others and make sure they know when and where to pick you up from the airport.
• Price Alerts, Change Offers and Upgrades – The new Price Alert service with BlackBerry Travel for BlackBerry 10 helps ensure you’re always getting the best hotel deal. It will put your mind at ease and automatically notify you if there’s a better price for the hotel room you booked, a comparable hotel for a cheaper price, or if there’s a much better hotel for slightly more. In many cases, you can cancel your original booking without penalty and re-book the better deal through BlackBerry Travel.
• BlackBerry ID – With BlackBerry ID, you’ll never have to login to BlackBerry Travel again. You’ll have instant access to all of its features as soon as you launch the app. Even on your first time using BlackBerry Travel, BlackBerry ID will automatically fill in the registration form for you .

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BlackBerry Q10 to Hit the UK on April 26th !

If you’re looking for a QWERTY keyboard based smartphone the Blackberry® Q10 Sim Free phone is an excellent option which will be available in the first quarter of 2013. The latest Blackberry® Smartphone is robustly made thanks to the glass weave construction found on the back of the handset. The material has double the strength of plastic and is combined with a stainless steel side casing layer – so bumps and drops shouldn’t cause disastrous damage to the device. The material and the strength of the phone also helps to improve the feel and aesthetics, it looks expensive and will cause some serious competition out in the mobile phone market.

Specifications

System: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 3G & 4G/LTE

Battery: 2100 mAh

Dimensions: 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm

Display: 3.1 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen – 16 Million colours – Qwerty Keyboard

Resolution: 720 x 720 pixels

Memory: 16 GB with 2GB RAM – up to 64 GB with MicroSD

Camera: 8 Megapixel, geo-tagging, autofocus, face detection. Video and Secondary camera.

Connectivity: Hotspots, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth Micro USB 2.0, GPRS, EDGE, NFC. Hotspots

Platform: Blackberry 10 OS

 

What’s in the box?

BlackBerry® Q10 Handset

BlackBerry® Battery

BlackBerry® Mains Charger

BlackBerry® Stereo Headset

BlackBerry® USB Data Cable

User Guide

Warranty Card

 

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WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 now available!

WhatsApp Messenger Launches on BlackBerry 10

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA and WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 13, 2013) - WhatsApp Inc., the company behind WhatsApp Messenger, and BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY)(TSX: BB) today announced that WhatsApp will bring a native version of its popular mobile messaging service to the BlackBerry® 10 platform.
BlackBerry 10 provides an ideal platform for social apps such as WhatsApp Messenger to fully leverage innovative new features like BlackBerry Flow, where apps work together, sharing information with each other to quickly lead the customer intuitively to the information they need and to give them the ability to immediately take action.
"BlackBerry has always been about bringing people together in a way that is fast, reliable and impactful," said Martyn Mallick, Vice President of Global Alliances and Business Development at BlackBerry. "WhatsApp is a leading mobile messaging app that connects people to their contacts on several platforms, and we are pleased to work with WhatsApp to bring their service to our customers."

WhatsApp Messenger is available for download in BlackBerry World 

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Download Instagram App for BlackBerry 10

You can finally get Instagram on your BlackBerry Z10. It an Android  version and  you will need to sideload it.
This app ONLY works on the Z10 or other BB10 devices and not the Playbook.
100 million users love Instagram! It’s a free, fun, and simple way to make and share gorgeous photos on your Android.
Pick from one of several gorgeous filtered effects or tilt-shift blur to breathe a new life into your mobile photos. Transform everyday moments into works of art you’ll want to share with friends and family.
Share your photos in a simple photo stream with friends to see – and follow your friends’ photos with the click of a single button. Every day you open up Instagram, you’ll see new photos from your closest friends, and creative people from around the world.


Download Instagram for BlackBerry 10

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How to set up Outlook to wirelessly synchronize your contacts and calendar with a BlackBerry Z10

Before we begin, a very important note! Please ensure you perform a backup of your Outlook data using Microsoft Outlook and your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone using BlackBerry Link before proceeding.
Do you have a Microsoft account?
If you already have an account with Outlook.com, Hotmail or Windows Live, skip to the next step or optionally create a new account.
For those that don’t have a Microsoft account and use a different email provider in Outlook on your computer that does not support wireless synchronization of your contacts and calendar, register for a new Outlook.com account (or Hotmail or Windows Live if desired).
Tip: Within this post you’ll see me use the term PIM which represents your contacts and calendar
Download and install the Microsoft Outlook Connector
Provided you have a Microsoft account and Outlook installed on your computer, the next step is installing the Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector (this tool supports Outlook.com and Live accounts as well). Depending on which version of Microsoft Office you are using, the 32-bit or 64-bit edition, click one of the following links and follow the instructions to download and install the Outlook Hotmail Connector on your computer. If you aren’t sure which version of Microsoft Outlook you are using, try the 32-bit version first.

• Outlook Hotmail Connector (32-bit)
• Outlook Hotmail Connector (64-bit)

Add your account to Outlook
After installing the connector software, follow the steps below to add your account to Outlook 2010. If you are using Outlook 2007 or 2003, the steps are similar but if you need additional assistance on adding a new account, search the Outlook help file.

1. Open Outlook 2010
2. If a dialog appears stating “Would you like to add a Hotmail account” click Yes. If not, skip to next step.
   • Enter your name, email address and password
   • Optionally name the account by clicking Advanced and entering a name
   • Click Ok
3. If you do not get prompted to add a new account, click File followed by +Add Account
4. Ensure E-mail Account is selected and enter your name, email address and password
5. Click Next followed by Finish

Setting up Outlook for wireless synchronization
Since you have added the new account to Outlook, you’ll notice that two accounts appear now when viewing your email, contacts and calendar. Since Outlook makes it easy to manage multiple accounts, the next step is copying your existing contacts and calendar data that is stored in Outlook on your computer, to the new account equivalents that appear within Outlook.
After doing this, your contacts and calendar will synchronize automatically with your Microsoft account and the only change you need you to make is use these new equivalents in Outlook going forward when you are on your computer.
If you need help copying your contacts or calendar data, review the Outlook Help file (press F1 on your keyboard to access it) as well as some of the tips I’ve listed below.

• Contacts – Switch your local Contacts view to List and use the Select All option (Keyboard shortcut: CTRL + A) followed by copying and pasting the Contacts entry to your new Outlook.com, Hotmail or Live account
• Calendar – Repeat the same steps using the List view

Source : Inside BlackBerry Help
 

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BLACKBERRY Q10 Keyboard shortcut Demo Video

Have a look at this quick video to see the Touch and Go feature in action

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Full BlackBerry Z10 Specs

Design

Size

Height 130 mm / 5.12 in
Width 65.6 mm / 2.58 in
Depth 9 mm / 0.35 in

Weight

137.5g / 4.85 oz

Navigation

All-touch screen, with intuitive gesture based navigation

Keyboard

On screen BlackBerry Keyboard (portrait/landscape), featuring contextual auto-correction, next-word prediction, and a personalized learning engine that gets to know the way you type

Dedicated keys

Volume Up/Down, Mute, Lock (for Power On/Off)

Display

Resolution

1280 x 768 resolution, at 356 PPI
24-bit color depth

Screen size

4.2" diagonal
15:9 aspect ratio

OS & desktop software


BlackBerry 10 OS

BlackBerry® Link software for your computer to enable synchronization of data and media
Learn more about BlackBerry® Link

Processor

Dual Core 1.5 GHz

Memory

2GB RAM
16GB Flash

Expandable memory

Removable microSD memory card – slot under battery door (Up to 64 GB)

USB Ports

USB 2.0 high speed port – allows charging and data synchronization of the device with a USB cable

HDMI Port

Micro HDMI for connection to your HDTV or projector

Battery

1800mAH removable battery

Battery Life

Up to 10 hours talk time (3G)
Up to 13 days standby time
*Note: Battery life claims are for Model STL100-3

Camera & video

Rear camera

8 megapixel auto-focus camera
Back Side Illumination for better low-light performance
5-element F2.2 lens
Dedicated ISP (image signal processor) with 64MB frame buffer
Flash, continuous and touch to focus, image stabilization
Enhanced Super Resolution Digital Zoom (5x)
1080p HD video recording
4 DOF (Degrees of freedom) video stabilization
Time Shift mode for pinpointing and adjusting individual elements of your picture

Front camera

2 megapixel fixed-focus camera
Image and video stabilization
3x digital zoom
720p HD video recording

Multimedia

Image formats

BMP, WBMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, SGI, TGA

Audio & video formats

3GP, 3GP2, M4A, M4V, MOV, MP4, MKV, MPEG-4, AVI, ASF, WMV, WMA, MP3, MKA, AAC, AMR, F4V, WAV, MP2PS, MP2TS, AWB, OGG, FLAC

Audio & video encoding/decoding

H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC, MP3, PCM, Xvid, AMR-NB, WMA 9/10, WMA10 professional, WMA-LL, VC-1, VP6, SPARK, PCM, MPEG-2, MJPEG (mov), AC-3, AMR-WB, QCELP, FLAC, VORBIS

Pre-loaded apps

BlackBerry® Hub, Contacts, BlackBerry® Browser, BlackBerry® Calendar, BBM, Text Messages, BlackBerry® World, BlackBerry® Remember, Docs To Go™, Pictures, Music, Videos, Story Maker, Facebook®1, Twitter®1, LinkedIn®1, Foursquare®, BlackBerry® Maps, Games, YouTube®, BlackBerry® Newsstand, Voice Control, Weather, Clock, Calculator, Compass, File Manager, Box, BlackBerry® Connect for Dropbox, Print To Go, Smart Tags, Settings, Adobe® Reader, Phone, Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift, Setup, Help, SIM Toolkit, Search

Security

Password protection, screen lock, and sleep mode
BlackBerry® Balance™ offering dedicated profiles to keep work and personal data separate and secure

Alerts & notifications

Tone
Vibrate
On-screen or LED indicator

Voice input/output

Integrated hands-free speakerphone
Hands-free headset capable
Bluetooth headset capable

Network & connectivity

Network bands

Up to 4G LTE
Quad band LTE 2, 5, 4, 17 (700/850/1700/1900 MHz)
Tri band HSPA+ 1, 2, 5/6 (850/1900/2100 MHz)
Quad band HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, (850/1700/1900/2100 MHz)
Quad band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

Wi-Fi®

802.11 a/b/g/n
2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
4G Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth®

Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy (LE)

GPS

Assisted, Autonomous and Simultaneous GPS
Preloaded with BlackBerry Maps application

NFC

BlackBerry® Tag with NFC technology enables communication between BlackBerry smartphones and other NFC-enabled devices with a tap
Sensors

Advanced Sensors

Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Proximity sensor
Gyroscope
Ambient light sensor

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BlackBerry Link for PC and MAC now available for download

 

Access, sync, share and organize all your photos, music, videos and files over Wi-Fi® or USB between your BlackBerry 10 devices and your computer.¹

Music can be synced and shared between your BlackBerry 10 device and your PC or Mac, with support for both Windows Media Player® and iTunes. Photos, videos and documents can easily be synced with selected folders too.

Download BlackBerry Link for PC

 Download BlackBerry Link for MAC

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BlackBerry Z10 LTE coming to T-Mobile USA

Statement: BlackBerry Z10

Bellevue, Wash. — Jan. 30, 2013
2013-01-30 17:12:17
T-Mobile USA is excited to partner with Research In Motion Limited (RIM) to bring our customers the T-Mobile 4G LTE-enabled BlackBerry® Z10 powered by BlackBerry® 10. The BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, offering consumer and business customers alike a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience that is the fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet. With the BlackBerry Z10, T-Mobile’s customers can take advantage of Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data, now with no annual contract, with a smartphone that continuously adapts to their needs.
T-Mobile will also be bringing RIM’s new BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 enterprise mobility management solution to our portfolio. For our business customers in particular, BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 delivers proven BlackBerry device management capabilities, along with rich management control through a single, easy to use administration console, making it easy to upgrade an existing BlackBerry Enterprise Server infrastructure and manage the robust BlackBerry Z10, as well as other devices.
Customers interested in the BlackBerry Z10 from T-Mobile can register at http://explore.t-mobile.com/blackberry-10-Z. Additional details, including device availability and pricing, will be shared at a later date.
Qualifying data plan required. LTE coverage planned in 2013; see http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/ for details.

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Use BBM Video Chat and BBM Screen Sharing on BlackBerry 10 to Enhance Business Collaboration

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Alicia Keys Joins BlackBerry as Global Creative Director

WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 30, 2013) - At the close of its BlackBerry 10 launch event today, BlackBerry (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) CEO Thorsten Heins introduced 14-time Grammy^® Award winning singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, Alicia Keys, as BlackBerry's new Global Creative Director. As an official member of the BlackBerry team, Keys will lead an array of new business initiatives that will drive engagement with BlackBerry and perception of the brand.
"Alicia Keys has come to BlackBerry because she believes in the product and technology, and subscribes to our overriding philosophy to 'Keep Moving': to empower people through mobile computing and communications," said BlackBerry President and CEO Thorsten Heins. "We are excited she will be bringing to us her enormous capabilities, as well as a vast network of relationships in the entertainment, social media and business communities, to help shape our brand and grow our business."

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TELUS: Pre-order the BlackBerry® Z10

Introducing the reinvented BlackBerry®. An intelligent and intuitive experience that constantly adapts to your needs. The new BlackBerry® Z10 is powered by BlackBerry® 10. Every feature, every gesture, and every single tiny detail is designed with you in mind. BlackBerry. Keep Moving.

Price of SIM will be added to cart‡ 

Black devices begin shipping February 4.
White devices begin shipping February 12.
Please allow 2-3 business days for delivery.

 TELUS : Pre-order the BlackBerry® Z10

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Live : RIM ready to final unveil Blackberry 10

click here : LIVE EVENT

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ooVoo to Launch Free Video Chat and IM Solution for the BlackBerry 10 Platform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York, NY and Waterloo, ON – ooVoo, one of the largest independent social video chat provider with 66 million registered subscribers, and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that ooVoo will bring its next-generation HD video communications service to the BlackBerry® 10 platform.
The BlackBerry 10 platform allows the ooVoo service to easily integrate with voice, video and the remarkably fast BlackBerry 10 browser, which will give BlackBerry 10 customers a multiplatform solution for video chat and instant messaging with friends, family and colleagues. With ooVoo, up to 12 contacts can connect at the same time, allowing customers to stay connected and share experiences.
“ooVoo serves more than one billion minutes of video each month to subscribers. By bringing ooVoo HD video chat to the BlackBerry 10 platform BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to video chat and share videos anytime with the millions of ooVoo's daily active users on virtually any mobile or desktop platform,” said Jay Samit President of ooVoo.

ooVoo will be integrated into the basic calling functionality in BlackBerry 10, making it easy for customers to flow directly from a voice call to an ooVoo video call. ooVoo’s cloud-based service provides remarkable video quality. BlackBerry 10 customers will be able to chat cross-platform, and take advantage of the social features that ooVoo provides, for free*.

“As a leader in communications, we understand the importance of bringing people together in an innovative way that is easy to use,” said Martyn Mallick, Vice President Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion. “ooVoo will be a fantastic choice for BlackBerry 10 customers looking for a multi-user video communications service that can connect them to their contacts on virtually any computer or mobile device, and we are pleased to work with ooVoo to help bring their service to our customers.”
ooVoo’s innovative Watch Together™ feature allows customers to have group video viewing experiences within video calls. ooVoo’s customers can incorporate video calling with friends and family into their daily lives by, for example, bringing friends along on shopping trips through ooVoo to get real-time opinions on choices, or mommy group members showing the latest happenings - whether milestone or mysterious spots - for opinions in real-time.
Pricing and Availability
ooVoo is a free service, and will be offered for BlackBerry 10 smartphones on the BlackBerry® World™ storefront later this year.

* Wireless data changes may apply to customers on limited mobile data plans. Check with your carrier.

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BlackBerry 10 Launch Event Available Via Webcast on January 30th, 2013

Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) will be broadcasting the BlackBerry® 10 launch event on January 30^th, 2013, via webcast. The event will happen simultaneously in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, Jakarta and Delhi.  This day will mark the official launch of its new platform - BlackBerry 10, as well as the unveiling of the first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones.  Details on the smartphones and their availability will be announced at the event.
A live webcast will be held beginning at 10 am ET,
which can be accessed via http://www1.rim.com/newsroom.html

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Quick tips for getting around Blackberry 10 Video

No home button on BlackBerry 10 devices. Will you miss having the home button?

RIM is expected to unveil both the touch-screen and keyboard phones at an event later this month, but the touch-screen phone is expected to launch first.

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