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Use your BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X
In the long tradition of only writing software when it solves something that annoys me, I’ve written an OS X modem script for the BlackBerry 8100 (a.k.a. Pearl). If you have an 8100, you can now use it as a Bluetooth modem with your Mac. Here’s how you use it
Fibble.org: Use your BlackBerry Pearl as a Bluetooth Modem under OS X
Can Executives Find Happiness With a BlackBerry Minus Its Scroll Wheel?
the BlackBerry 8800, eliminates a tiny scroll wheel on the side that is intended to navigate through lists of e-mail messages. The plastic wheel has been a signature feature of all business-oriented BlackBerrys since the first model was released eight years ago.In its place on the 8800 is a small front-mounted navigation ball developed for the BlackBerry Pearl, a consumer model released last year.
While the Pearl is an attempt by BlackBerry’s maker, Research in Motion, to enter a larger and more competitive market, the 8800 is arguably a more important product. Priced at $300 in some plans from AT&T, the 8800 will be aimed at corporate and business users, a market segment dominated by Research in Motion, based in Waterloo, Ontario.
Can Executives Find Happiness With a BlackBerry Minus Its Scroll Wheel? - New York Times
RIM unveils BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday introduced the BlackBerry 8800, a new smartphone that builds on the media playing capabilities of RIM’s the BlackBerry Pearl phone. The 8800 will debut later this month in North America through AT&T, the same carrier that will carry Apple’s iPhone in June, starting at $299 with a two-year service commitment.It gives you phone, email, organizer, web browsing and instant messaging. And then it goes a step further, providing GPS for enhanced access to location based applications and services, including the pre-loaded BlackBerry® Maps application. A media player for your video clips and music. Expandable memory to ensure you’ve got the room you need for your media files. And a high-capacity battery to allow you to make the most of it all.
Macworld: News: RIM unveils BlackBerry 8800 smartphone
BlackBerry Pearl Proves Consumers Want Smartphones
Amidst all the Apple iPhone hoopla, I've been remiss to mention that Tmobile has made its most popular phone, the BlackBerry Pearl, available in a second color -- white. That most users of the popular handset use it for personal email rather than corporate email, probably had a lot to do with color addition. While the Pearl is one of the sleekest smartphones on the market, with all of the features of other BlackBerrry handsets, the choice of using one is as much a part of style and fashion for individuals as it is about function.
BlackBerry Pearl Proves Consumers Want Smartphones
Connect your smartphone to your Mac
The e-mail–focused BlackBerry, by Research in Motion (RIM), inaugurated the smart-phone category and is still largely regarded as a must-have accessory in corporate and government realms. Its Mac support is fairly limited, but e-mail junkies (and people whose jobs require them to be available at all times) can convince a BlackBerry to sync with their Macs.RIM doesn’t offer desktop management software for OS X, but the company does freely distribute (as long as you’re willing to provide your name, address, and e-mail address) Information Appliance Associates’ PocketMac for BlackBerry 4.0, which is a Universal app.
PocketMac for BlackBerry works very much like Apple’s iSync—no doubt because it was formerly an iSync plug-in. The current incarnation functions better as a stand-alone program, avoiding some of iSync’s limitations. You use PocketMac to choose which data you want to synchronize to various programs on the Mac. This approach allows you to be eclectic—for example, using iCal for your calendar and tasks, and Entourage for contacts and e-mail.
Macworld. Get in Sync: BlackBerry
TWM launches BlackBerry service
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the top three operators of mobile communication services in Taiwan, on December 20 announced the launch of BlackBerry services for a monthly fee ranging from NT$899 (US$28) to NT$1,799. The company will initially offer the BlackBerry 7290 and 8700g handsets for sale at NT$7,990 (US$245) and NT$12,990, respectively.For NT$899 a month, a subscriber of the service can transfer up to 2MB (megabytes) of data with additional data transfers charged NT$0.15 per KB (kilobyte), according to TWM. The NT$1,799 plan allows for unlimited data transfer, noted the company.
For overseas roaming, TWM's BlackBerry subscribers can enjoy the following discount rates: 40% off in the seven countries that are members of the Bridge Mobile Alliance, of which TWM is a member; 20% off in the US for T-Mobile users and 50% off for Cingular users; in China, NT$0.23 discounted per KB for users of China Mobile.
Since there are currently only 2,000-3,000 BlackBerry handsets available, businesses will have priority over individual users to subscribe to BlackBerry for the time being, TWM president Harvey Chang pointed out. TWM expects to have 10,000 BlackBerry subscribers in 1-1.5 years, Chang said.
Taiwan market: TWM launches BlackBerry service
The BlackBerry Pearl is the smart phone of the future
Like today's best smart phones, the pocket communication gadget of the future will be an "everything device." At a minimum, it will function as a laptop, digital camera, video-capable media player, voice recorder, handheld, speakerphone and more. But unlike today's bulky, boxy, bloated Treos, BlackBerries and Windows Mobile smart phones, future offerings will be as tiny, thin, light and sleek as the smallest of today's not-so-smart phones.Tomorrow's smart phones will be more like a Hershey bar and less like a grilled-cheese sandwich.
Don't look now, but the smart phone of the future has arrived. RIM's BlackBerry 8100, the Pearl, is the first of a radical new generation of smart phones.
Why the BlackBerry Pearl is the smart phone of the future
Taiwan Cellular Corporation to introduce BlackBerry next week
After inking the partnership agreement with Research in Motion (RIM) in June this year, Taiwan Cellular Corporation (TCC) will introduce BlackBerry devices to the local market on December 19, according to a Chinese-language Cnyes.com report.The report cited sources as saying that service charge for TCC's BlackBerry service will be about NT$500. TCC will first introduce BlackBerry 8700g and 7290 devices to the local market, with the former priced at about NT$17,000.
Taiwan market: TCC to introduce BlackBerry next week
Blackberry causing family problems
God help me if I get this bad/irresponsible.
As hand-held email devices proliferate, they are having an unexpected impact on family dynamics: Parents and their children are swapping roles. Like a bunch of teenagers, some parents are routinely lying to their kids, sneaking around the house to covertly check their emails and disobeying house rules established to minimize compulsive typing. The refusal of parents to follow a few simple rules is pushing some children to the brink. They are fearful that parents will be distracted by emails while driving, concerned about Mom and Dad's shortening attention spans and exasperated by their parents' obsession with their gadgets. Bob Ledbetter III, a third-grader in Rome, Ga., says he tries to tell his father to put the BlackBerry down, but can't even get his attention. "Sometimes I think he's deaf," says the 9-year-old.
RIM Sues Samsung Over 'BlackJack'
Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry range of handhelds, has filed a lawsuit against Samsung, based on the latter's recently launched BlackJack Smartphone. RIM believes that the name 'BlackJack' sounds deceptively similar to their 'BlackBerry'. We don't think there's any chance of a BlackBerry-savvy consumer, accidentally buying the BlackJack, but RIM seems to think otherwise.
Tech2.com India > RIM Sues Samsung Over 'BlackJack'
Blackberry Pearl review
At this point in time, a BlackBerry is just about standard issue equipment for anyone who needs to be easy to reach. There are a number of other options, most notably Windows Mobile smartphones, but the BlackBerry remains the tool of choice for business users. The company did this by catering their products to business users- their phones are great with email, are easy to use, and are packed with productivity features. In order to make the products even more attractive to coporate types the company left out many of the things that might be a security risk, like a camera, as well as leisure features, like a media player.Despite the restrain BlackBerry showed in sticking to phones aimed at professionals, the consumer market was just too attractive for them to stay away. The company had a proven formula, so with a few additions and some polishing they could have a very capable phone on their hands, something that could compete with all the smartphones on the market.
