How to unzip file on BlackBerry smartphone

I believe most people are using zip format when sending email attachment. Zip file is well known format and file size is smaller in order to reduce network bandwidth. But zip / unzip functionality is doesn’t support in BlackBerry smartphone by default, therefore BB users may need to install 3rd party apps instead.

Here to intro “BeamExplorer File Manager” where support zip / unzip for free.
BeamExplorer is not just provide zip / unzip functionality only but it also a File Manager that provides convenient and intuitive access to content stored on the device.

Some key features of BeamExplorer include:
Intuitive file explorer
Copy / cut / paste / rename / delete
File search
ZIP / UNZIP functionality
Support for the back button
Attach stored content to e-mail

Please download BeamExplorer File Manager from BlackBerry App World.


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If your BlackBerry smartphone don’t have BlackBerry App World, please refer to my previous post to install it.

http://just-blackberry.blogspot.com/2009/10/blackberry-app-word.html

How to turn off BBM Group notification

Most BB users should know BlackBerry Messenger has added “BBM Group” feature since version 5 onward. This is a great feature allow you to join a group (Max is 30 people) for group chat. Of course you will meet more friends in the group chat.

The disadvantage is the more group you join (while people are aggressively chatting in the group), there will be many messages push into your BlackBerry phone. And notification sounds are non-stop ringing in you BlackBerry phone too.

Actually there is a way to disable a group notification and I found not many people know how to disable it. Here I share the secret. Go to BBM Group, press menu button, then select “Group details”. Below screen will appear.




Scroll down to the bottom part. Change the setting “Turn Off All Notifications For This Group” to YES.



See also:
BlackBerry Email Account Type
Blackberry Swiss Army Knife Tool (BBSAK)
How to sync BlackBerry contact to Outlook
How to upgrade BlackBerry OS
Enable vibrate while ringing in Blackberry with BeBuzz free
How To Backup Blackberry 3rd Party Application

BBM 5.0.0.56 fixed the no spell check issue

Just after a day BBM 5.0.0.55 had been found no spell check issue. RIM is quickly come out the solution with latest BB 5.0.0.56. This version does not include any new feature, but spell check feature been restored for all devices.

Please download at Blackberry Official website or BlackBerry App World

Official BBM 5.0.0.55 no spell check?

BBM 5.0.0.55 now is official release. BB user can download it at BlackBerry official website. Not much changes compare to previous 5.0.0.33. Just Added “Delete Backup File” under options. But I found this version is run faster and smoother.

Some weird thing I found .55 release seems to not have spell check if you are on 4.6.x.x OS. Unless you are using 5.0.x.x OS, then spell check is remain there. My opinion, if you really need spell check in 4.6.x.x OS, please use BBM 5.0.0.33

To download BBM 5.0.0.55, please login to BlackBerry official website or download it via BlackBerry App World

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To download back BBM 5.0.0.33, please click here

How To Install Back BBM 5.0.0.33
1) Uninstall BBM 5.0.0.55 (Go to Options - Advance Option - Application)
2) After install, restart your BlackBerry
3) Unzip the downloaded file. It consist of 12 files in the same folder.
4) Connect Blackberry device to computer by using cable
5) Make sure your PC has Blackberry Desktop Manager and internet access
6) Launch Blackberry Desktop Manager then click on Application Loader
7) Select Add/Remove Applications
8) Click Browse button and select the *.alx file where you have downloaded
9) Click next button. Done.

BlackBerry Windows Live Messenger auto disconnect?

Do you notice that BlackBerry Windows Live Messenger will disconnect automatically? This is due to carrier network unstable then affect connection lost to MSN network. Maybe some other country that has better and stable network coverage so BB user didn’t encounter this issue, but in Malaysia I believe most BB users are encounter this issue.

Here is my idea to solve this issue. During login screen, please check the “automatic Sign-In” option. With this option enable, Windows Live Messenger will auto reconnect back to network when disconnected.

Maximizing Battery Life On Your BlackBerry

Bad coverage = battery drain
If you are in an area of weak coverage, your battery will drain very quickly. Your BlackBerry smartphone is constantly looking for, finding, and trying hard to receive network signal.

3rd party app running in the background
Make sure that app is closed when you are not using it. For proper apps closing, in the application, bring up your menu, scroll to the bottom and choose “Close” or “Exit”.

Using 3G signal will drain battery fast
GSM/EDGE signal will have better battery life than a 3G. The benefit is that 3G have faster data transfer speeds than their GSM/EDGE. GSM/EDGE is good enough for normal usage and messaging (almost no lagging), therefore you don’t need 3G signal. Only turn on 3G, when you need high speed internet browsing.

Update BlackBerry OS may result in improve battery life
You should always keep the BB OS up to date with the most recent CARRIER AUTHORIZED (NOT Leaked OS). Sometimes a new OS is significantly improving battery life. For example, the most recent OS update for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 improved battery life by almost 50%!

Blackberry smartphone setting
Go to Options-Screen / Keyboard.
Backlight Brightness: The lower setting is helps to conserve battery life.
Backlight Timeout: The longer the screen is on, the more battery you’re using.
Automatically Dim Backlight: While it will help by lighting up the screen when you step into the sun so that you can see it, this feature also allows the BlackBerry device to realize when you are in a darker area and dim your screen accordingly.

Always use BlackBerry holster
Put your BlackBerry smartphone into holster will turn your smartphone into “sleep-mode” in order to conserve battery.

Free Dictionary.com for BlackBerry

Yeah…This is the great App you must have in your BlackBerry smartphone – “The free Dictionary.com app for BlackBerry”

It delivers trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com including more than 500,000 terms, definitions, and synonyms.

The app also features phonetic and audio pronunciations, spelling suggestions and Dictionary.com's popular Word of the Day that is enjoyed by millions of people.

Features
Dictionary and Thesaurus
Word of the Day (English and Spanish)
More than 325,000 terms and definitions
More than 275,000 synonyms
Spelling suggestions
Phonetic and audio pronunciations
Recent history
Social networking functions
Email integration

To download, login to http://dictionary.com/

Opera Mini for BlackBerry

Although BlackBerry browser is working fine for many users, but if you want an alternative, I would highly recommend go for Opera Mini. Opera Mini enables you to take your PC Web experience to your phone. Enjoy the fast mobile internet as data is compressed before being sent to your phone. And Opera Mini mobile browser is completely free.

To download Opera Mini
use your BlackBerry smartphone access to http://m.opera.com

How to sync BlackBerry contact to Outlook

Make sure your Ms Outlook is installed and setup correctly. Personal folder *.pst file must be created with Outlook. You may create a new *.pst file at Control panel-Click on Mail icon. (In this post, I assume you should setup Outlook correctly).

Connect you BlackBerry smartphone to PC with USB cable.
Run Blackberry Desktop Manager, click Synchronize, then click on configure synchronization. (below screen will appear)


Click the Synchronization button at the right side.
The Intellisync windows will appear, check the “Address Book”.
System will ask you to select desktop application, please select Microsoft Outlook then click next.
Select you desire direction of synchronization. Usually I will select “one way sync from device to Outlook”. This is mean BlackBerry smartphone to overwrite Outlook. (no change to Blackberry smartphone). Click next.
Select you Outlook profile then click next and finish. (see below screen)


At this point, you should go back to BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Click the synchronize at the left side and click the synchronize button at the middle of screen.


Synchronization is begin…….




See also:
BlackBerry Email Account Type
Blackberry Swiss Army Knife Tool (BBSAK)
How to sync BlackBerry contact to Outlook
How to upgrade BlackBerry OS
Enable vibrate while ringing in Blackberry with BeBuzz free
How To Backup Blackberry 3rd Party Application

Size compare between Bold 9000 and Bold2 9700

Well seeing the picture below, it is pretty confirm that Bold2 9700 size is smaller than Bold 9000.

Avatars Are Not Displayed in BBM5

May I know anyone of you encounter above issue? I got many friend complain that BBM5 avatars is not show to other contacts. They can see their own picture but they can’t see other friend picture and other friend also can’t see his picture. I would usually recommend the standard battery pull, having that contact re-load their photo, re-download BBM 5.0 or re-add the contact. There is no guaranty to resolved; even RIM still haven’t provide any absolute resolutions yet (right now).

Here I just want to share my workaround. I found it really work correctly with my BlackBerry.
1. At BBM5, press menu button – option – backup, select back up files locally. (you may need to choose a location to store your backup file)
2. When backup completed, go back to previous screen and select restore.
3. click on “restore using a backup file from device”, choose the backup file you have backed up just now.
4. During restore process, BBM5 will restart automatically.
5. Check your friend contact picture again, it should be able to resolve.

If you had issues where you can’t see your contacts’ avatars be sure to try this workaround and let me know how it works for you in the comments!

BlackBerry Curve 8530

Since Blackberry Curve 8520 launching, RIM has it next Curve model 8530. I not so sure on the detail, but someone said it could be a Curve2 model. Product spec comparison as below:



There is a little surprise that 8530 support 3G and built-in GPS. Unfortunate 8530 screen resolution still low compare to 8900.

Nav4all - free GPS navigation apps

Nav4All is a GPS navigation tool for your BlackBerry smartphone. This apps display a clear arrows on your screen and spoken voice-instructions to guide you to your destination, worldwide. The best thing is FREE

Key Features
1) Easy to search and find
2) Support Voice-instructions
3) Automatic map updates
4) Almost Worldwide coverage

How to download Nav4All
Go to http://www.nav4all.com/install on your BlackBerry web browser.

Please take note: Suitable for BlackBerry models with built in GPS only

How to upgrade BlackBerry OS

First you will need to download the BlackBerry OS software file to your computer. You can search from Google with keyword “Blackberry OS [Carrier name]”.

Be sure you selected the right blackberry model then download the latest OS file to desktop. There are unofficial versions (some call it leak version) of blackberry OS floating around the internet, do it at your own risk if you decided to use those unofficial OS.

Install Blackberry OS software into default location (Basically just click next until end during installation) If you’re using software version from a different service provider other than your own, after the installation wizard is done you will need go to delete the Vendor.xml file. It can be found following this path:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader


After the deletion of the Vendor.xml file (if needed), plug in your device to the computer via USB cable and then double click on the Loader.exe file in the same folder

Click next for the first screen, the Wizard should automatically detect the port and should display USB and your PIN number. Like screenshot below


Next the Application Loader Wizard will read your devices system configuration. System will allow you to choose any applications that you would like to install into Blackberry handheld. Here you need to make sure applications such as BlackBerry Attachment Service, BlackBerry Messenger, and 3rd Party Application boxes are ticked, and any other applications you want installed to the device and select ‘Next’.


Completing the Application Loader Wizard screen will come up next and and show you exactly what Applications are being installed. Make sure everything you want installed is selected and select ‘Finish’.

It is depending on Blackberry device and can take up between 20-45 minutes for OS installation. PLEASE DO NOT UNPLUG CABLE FROM THE DEVICE. THIS WILL CAUSE YOUR DEVICE BRICKED AND MAKE YOUR DEVICE IN DEEP TROUBLE. Be patient and wait until the Application Loader Wizard is states Loading Operation is Complete.

At this point, you can unplug your device and your device is restarting. Usually it will take long time for the first restart (approximately 12min). Enjoy the new Operating System.

BlackBerry smart system code

Simply open any BlackBerry editor like “memopad”, “Compose Email” or any other input field, then key in below code and press Enter key to see the magic happen.

“myver” - Displays the device/version
“LD” - Displays the local date
“LT” - Displays the local time
“mypin” - Displays your handheld’s PIN

Change BlackBerry signal strength bar to number mode

The standard signal strength bar on a BlackBerry used to indicate how strong the signal from service provider. The more bars you have, the better the signal strength. But if you prefer more precision, you actually can have the signal strength bar to number mode.

To change your signal strength bar
At home screen, press and hold the ALT key then entering “NMLL” (without quote)
To return to the standard signal strength bar display, enter the same key ALT+NMLL again

BlackBerry code

Do you know that actually Blackberry phone is built-in many hidden commands that to check uptime, voice/data usage and etc….? All this command is very useful when you consider buying new / used Blackberry phone. Here I will share those commands to you. I hope it will be useful.


To Check Device General Information
At the home screen, type: alt + shift + h
Your phone will shows

To Check Device Voice/Data Usage
Go to: Options -> Status -> Then type: BUYR
Your phone will shows

Note: If Data/Voice usage shows 0, meaning this is the brand new phone.

Enable vibrate while ringing in Blackberry with BeBuzz Free

BlackBerry user should know their BlackBerry smartphone can only perform either ring only, vibrate only or vibrate then ring by default. For the feature “vibrate while ring” is still not available for all BlackBerry smartphones. By install third party apps, you can make this feature available on your lovely BlackBerry smartphone. Well, here is the free app to share BeBuzz Free.

BeBuzz Free is a slimmed down version of BerryBuzz. BeBuzz (the app had to be renamed since App World doesn't allow 'berry' in the title') It come with many features, especially it will enable the “vibrate while ring” feature on your smartphone. Other features I will not explain here, I rather let you explore for yourself.

BeBuzz Free is available from BlackBerry App World. To install BlackBerry App World, kindly refer to my previous post

http://just-blackberry.blogspot.com/2009/10/blackberry-app-word.html

BlackBerry App World

"BlackBerry App World" lets you personalize your BlackBerry with tons of great apps while you on the go. In order to access those free BlackBerry apps arround the world, you must have BlackBerry App World installed into your BlackBerry phone.

The problem is BlackBerry App World is support selected country only. Like Malaysia is the country DOESN'T support this app. However, there is a alternative way for user to download this app and run it in every country / region.

Dowbload to PC, install via BlackBerry Desktop Manager

click HERE

How To Install BlackBerry App World
1) Unzip the downloaded file. It consist of 2 files in the same folder.
2) Connect Blackberry device to computer by using cable
3) Make sure your PC has Blackberry Desktop Manager and internet access
4) Launch Blackberry Desktop Manager then click on Application Loader
5) Select Add/Remove Applications
6) Click Browse button and select the *.alx file where you have downloaded
7) Click next button. Done

For those who using BlackBerry OS5.0. you may need to follow here to install BlackBerry App world
http://just-blackberry.blogspot.com/2010/01/blackberry-app-world-for-os-50-for-any.html



See also:
BlackBerry Email Account Type
Blackberry Swiss Army Knife Tool (BBSAK)
How to sync BlackBerry contact to Outlook
How to upgrade BlackBerry OS
Enable vibrate while ringing in Blackberry with BeBuzz free
How To Backup Blackberry 3rd Party Application

Quick view for up coming BlackBerry Bold 9700

Key Features
Touchpad navigation
Bright, hi-resolution screen
Full QWERTY keyboard
3G technology
Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® enabled
3.2 MP digital camera with video camera
Built-in GPS

Size and Weight
Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Depth: 14.1 mm
Weight: 122 grams (including battery)

Battery Life
Battery: 1500 mAh rechargeable cryptographic Lithium cell
Talk Time: Up to 6 hours
Standby Time: Up to 21 days/504 hours (GSM)

Display
High resolution 480x360 pixel color display
Transmissitive TFT LCD with 65,000 colors

For those considering upgrade from Bold 9000, you not only get improve on application memory, processor speed, and camera, but extra style like optical trackpad and slimmer dimensions. There is not much changes on the keyboard, and the leather back style is still remain.

Use shortcut key to reboot your BlackBerry

Most experienced BlackBerry user knows that BlackBerry need occasionally reboot to solve performance problems, refresh memory or fix other minor issues. One way to do it is remove the battery and insert back. There is another way is via third party BlackBerry apps call “Quickpull”. (Pls refer to my previous post)

Here to share the easiest way to reboot via BlackBerry keyboard shortcut. To reboot, simply hit ALT, RIGHT SHIFT and DEL.

After pressing these three keys together, your device powers down, your LED indicator turns red for a few seconds and the reboot process perform as normal.

Note: Applicable for Curve & Bold. (Storm is not supported)

Capture It - To capture your BlackBerry screenshot

Capture It is an application designed to help Blackberry users share a picture of their screen easily. It similar to “print screen” feature in Windows environment. I see many bloggers show off their new home screen or use screenshots to review applications.

Capture It allows you to take a screen shot, and save as jpeg file into memory card. If no memory card in device, then it will be saved to the device memory.
This application supports all Blackberry devices with OS 4.3 or higher.

For OTA download, please click HERE

How to make your BlackBerry battery last longer

• Delete unwanted application to free up more memory
• Go to option > screen/keyboard, change backlight brightness to “10”
• Turn off Bluetooth if not using
• Turn off WIFI if not using
• Turn off GPS if not using
• Turn off 3G services. For normal usage, EDGE is more than enough
• Always perform memory cleaning – go to option > security options > memory cleaning, press menu button, clean now
• Turn off event log – at home screen, hold alt button, then press “GLGLG”. Press menu button > options, highlight any event log, press menu button and select “hide all types”. Save setting and quit.

Facebook 1.7 now available for download

Official facebook 1.7 now is available to download
There is a lot of feature waiting for discovered. Here are the major changes in this release:

Caching Improvements - The application uses the device memory in more efficiency way.

View Profile Menu Option - Clients can easily view their own profile by selecting 'View my Profile' from the menu

News Feed – New feature in facebook 1.7, it can display more information compare to previous version.

Feed filter – allow to filter out those information that you need. You can toggle between 'News Feed, Status Updates, Photos & Links'


Facebook 1.7 now can display share movie link

Facabook game update from friend also can be display in your BlackBerry smartphone.

For OTA download, please click HERE

QuickPull to reset your Blackberry smartphone

For regular Blackberry users, most of them should know that full reset Blackberry smartphone is required to pull battery out. By doing phone resetting, it will free up unnecessary memory, make your smartphone response faster and stable. It is quick hassle to pull battery out, but you have to do it after certain period of time usage.

Here to introduce QuickPull. This software will perform a phone reset or on a pre-determined schedule reset without battery pull. Quickpull is a free application, and you can download it at below OTA:

http://go.mobihand.com/?op=dlmh&pd=22989&l=1&ps=102


Schedule a reset time while you are sleeping so that you don't have to experience the slowness. BlackBerry are really taking extremely long reset time. I would say even worse than Windows. Anyway like me, I set it to reboot at 4am automatically.

How to configure email into Blackberry smartphone

Most of people know Blackberry phone allows user to send and receive email with it’s “push email” feature. Basically, there are 2 type of services provided by service provider

Blackberry Enterprise Server
BES is mainly connect to Corporate / Organization email system such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise that allow users always have access to their company email

Blackberry Internet Service
BIS is allows POP3 and IMAP email integration for the personal user. It allows up to 10 email accounts to be accessed, including many popular email clients such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL.

Email configuration in Blackberry phone is extremely simple. If you would like to access personal email such as Yahoo, Gmail… then you need BIS from service provider and just with below simple configuration steps.

How to setup email account on your Blackberry
Press Menu, go to Setup > E-mail setting



You need a Blackberry Account to configure email. If you don’t have, click on “Create New Account” to create one. If you already have, just login with your username and password. Once you already login, you will see below screen


Click “Add My Existing Email Account” to add new email account, below screen will appear


Assume that you would like to configure Yahoo mail into Blackberry phone, just insert your Yahoo email address then follow with the password that use to login to Yahoo mail.

That’s all for the configuration step. Now you are ready to send and receive Yahoo mail. And you can see a new icon added into Blackberry menu.



See also:
BlackBerry Email Account Type
Blackberry Swiss Army Knife Tool (BBSAK)
How to sync BlackBerry contact to Outlook
How to upgrade BlackBerry OS
Enable vibrate while ringing in Blackberry with BeBuzz free

Check if your Blackberry unlocked

Go to: Options -> Advanced Options -> SIM CARD -> Then type: MEPD
Your phone will shows

Note: Each value should status “Disable”. If you see any “Active” value, probably this phone is locked by provider.

To unlock the phone, type: MEP alt + E
The phone will show up dialog screen for you to insert 13 digits unlock code. Once you insert correctly, phone will become unlocked permanently.
The 13 digits unlock code is vary from phone to phone; it’s depend on phone IMEI. To obtain the unlock code, you should contact your service provider.

See also:
BlackBerry Email Account Type
Blackberry Swiss Army Knife Tool (BBSAK)
How to sync BlackBerry contact to Outlook
How to upgrade BlackBerry OS
Enable vibrate while ringing in Blackberry with BeBuzz free
How To Backup Blackberry 3rd Party Application

Celcom Blackberry Curve 8520 Prepaid Plans

Celcom has launch the Blackberry Curve 8520 with prepaid package only RM998. It is very attractive prepaid plan as low as RM1 per day. There are 2 awesome plans Blackberry Social (RM1 per day) & Blackberry Advance 2.5G (RM2.50 per day)


With simple calculation, assume that you choose Blackberry Advance 2.5G. Therefore, RM2.50 x 30days = RM75. By paying this amount monthly, you can enjoy unlimited BIS services. It is still a cheapest unlimited Blackberry plan in Malaysia.

Check out the detail at http://www.xpax.com.my

shortcut key for Blackberry

1. To switch to another application, press and hold menu button.
2. To exit a screen or dialog box, press the Escape button.
3. To select a check box, press the Space key. To clear the check box, press the Space key again.
4. To select a line of text, press the Shift key and roll the trackball.
5. To cut selected text, press the Shift key + the Backspace key. To copy selected text, press the Alt key and press the trackball. To paste text, press the Shift key and press the trackball.
6. To capitalize a letter, hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.
7. To insert a period, press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.
8. To insert the sign (@) in an Email field, press the Space key.
9. To reply to a message, press R. To forward a message, press F. To reply to all, press L.
10. To move to the top of a screen, press T. To move to the bottom of a screen, press B.
11. To scroll down a screen, press the Space key. To scroll up a screen, press the Shift key + the Space key.
12. To turn on CAP lock, press the Alt key + the Right Shift key. To turn off CAP lock, press the Right Shift key.
13. In the messages list: To view sent messages, press the Alt key + O. To view received messages, press the Alt key + I. To view SMS messages, press the Alt key + S. To view phone call logs, press the Alt key + P. To view voice mail messages, press the Alt key + V.
14. To move to the next item, press N. To move to the previous item, press P.
    

Top 20 Blackberry Apps OTA

This is OTA link. Use your blackberry to click on the link.

1. Accuweather - Push Weather
2. AIM For Blackberry - Instant Messaging
3. BB Light - Backlight Control
4. Blackberry App World - Blackberry App World
5. BlackBerry Maps - GPS/Mapping
6. BuzzMe - Vibrate & Ring Together
7. Capture It - Screen Capture (highly recommended)
8. Facebook - Social Networking (highly recommended)
9. Flickr - Social Networking
10. Google Maps - GPS/Mapping (highly recommended)
11. Google Talk - Instant Messaging
12. MSN Messenger - Instant Messaging
13. Myspace - Social Networking
14. Opera Mini - Internet Browser (highly recommended)
15. PacMan - Game
16. QuickPull - Simulate Battery Pull (highly recommended)
17. Speedtest - Test Network Speed (highly recommended)
18. TwitterBerry - Twitter Client (highly recommended)
19. Yahoo! Messenger - Instant Messaging
20. Worldmate Live - Travel Manager (highly recommended)

Step by step to configure Blackberry as Tethered Modem (for Maxis and Celcom)

You computer must have Blackberry Desktop Manager. This is the most important software must be installed into your computer. You can download at Blackberry Official website.

Please connect your Blackberry Phone to computer with USB cable.
If you already install Blackberry Desktop Manager, you should see a “Standard Modem” under Device Manager. Right click the Standard Modem, and select Properties

Go to Advanced tab – insert the Extra initialization Command as below

For Maxis
at+cgdcont=1,"ip","unet"

For Celcom
at+cgdcont=1,"ip","celcom3g"

Go to Diagnostics tab – press Query Modem button. Make sure you are successful query the modem. If you fail to query, check the USB connection or restart your phone. If you successful, click ok button to close the windows.



Create new internet connection
Go to Control Panel -> Network connections -> click “create new connection”
New connection Wizard will popup – click next
Select “Connect to the internet” – click next
Select “Set up my connection manually” – click next
Select “Connect using a dial-up modem” – click next
Select “Modem – Standard Modem” (See below screenshot) – click next


Give any ISP name – click next
Enter the Phone Number that need to be dial, which is *99# – click next

At this point, you should reach the account and password screen,
For Maxis
Username: maxis
Password: wap

For Celcom
Do not key in anything, just leave it blank and click next

Select “Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop” – click finish button

How to connect to the internet
Make sure Dekstop Manager is running and Blackberry phone is connected to computer with USB cable.
Double click on the newly created connection at desktop and click on “Dial”.
Start to surf internet….. Enjoy

Blackberry Curve 8520 review

BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a recent launch model in Curve family that with attractive price. For people who like to enjoy all blackberry features with affordable cost, Blackberry curve 8520 is the most suitable model. It provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (included Facebook) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 support EDGE, Bluetooth and WIFI with fast Web browsing. The only disadvantage it doesn’t support 3G. It is remain no change with other Curve models. The key improvement for Curve 8520 is come with innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first Blackberry to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

Key features of BlackBerry Curve 8520
- 512Mhz Processor and 256MB internal flash memory
- Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) Bluetooth and WIFI (802.11 b/g)with fast Web browsing
- Full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad
- 2 MP digital camera and support video recording
- Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
- Expandable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, support up to 16 GB

Blackberry Messenger 5 official release

It have been long time wating since leak version spread in the internet, finally Blackberry Messenger 5 (BBM5) is officially released on 7-Oct-2009. BBM 5 brings a new interface and a ton of new features.

One of the awesome feature is “BBM Groups”. What are BBM groups? BBM Groups allow you to have real-time chat with group of people. Within the group you can share and comment on photos (like facebook), upload and transfer files, and even share tasks and calendar appointments.

The person who created a group is the Administrator, he/she has full control for the group, but he/she still can assign privileges to other users. Below screenshot is showing the major option is the group activity

• Members - shows all Group members


• Chat - opens the current "chat room" or group discussion


• Pictures - view all pictures uploaded by the group


• Lists - task list for the group


• Calendar - upload/send appointments to group members

For those who haven’t download the official BBM5, you can click on the OTA link below to download.
http://mobileapps.blackberry.com/devicesoftware/entry.do?code=bbm

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