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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Forums poster: "I dropped my BlackBerry 7105t in the rain"</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/12/25/forums-poster-i-dropped-my-blackberry-7105t-in-the-rain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/12/25/forums-poster-i-dropped-my-blackberry-7105t-in-the-rain/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/12/25/forums-poster-i-dropped-my-blackberry-7105t-in-the-rain/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/support/" rel="tag">Support</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/tips/" rel="tag">Tips</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bbhub.com/media/2006/12/7105t.jpg"  alt="" />Seems like BlackBerryForums Member <a href="http://www.blackberryforums.com/member.php?u=68184">lintakoc </a>has been having a rough patch insofar as his BlackBerry is concerned.<br /><br />Maybe not just a rough patch. A wet one.<br /><br />In fact, linkatoc started a thread yesterday morning entitled, <strong>Help! Lost My Phone In Rain 7105t</strong>. (Link below)<br /><br />Here's prob:<br /><br />"PLEASE HELP ME. THe battery has the red mark and the phone does too, i think that means water damage.....obviously. umm is there any chance it might still work if it dries off?," writes linkatoc, who is from College Station, Texas (where it rains<em> a lot</em>).  <br /><br />"It has been outside for a long time, 8hrs probably with drizzling rain. I blew it dry with a hairdryer, but when I shook it, i heard water moving inside. how do i get this case off ASAP?"<br /><br />Well, lintatoc, help is on the way from one of BlackBerry Forums most frequent posters of helpful info.<br /><br />That'd be<a href="http://www.blackberryforums.com/member.php?u=12063"> John Clark</a>, who is from Oregon where it rains <em>a hell of a lot </em>(including right at this very sec. outside my Oregon door on the cliffside here in Portland).<br /><br /><br /><span id="intelliTXT">
<div id="post_message_405055">"Leave the battery out! If you can get a T6 torx  screwdriver and take it apart that is best. If you can't it will take several  days to dry it out," John suggests. "If you don't rush to put the battery back in you might be  able to save it. There are many threads on this subject. Just make sure you  thoroughly dry it before putting the battery back  in."<br /><br />Linkatoc then reads what John suggests and follows:<br /><br />
<div id="post_message_405193">"i took it apart and the actual screen looks like it  has some water inside of it or something.. the rest of the screen looks off, but  there is like a sliver of what looks like spilled ink or something just under  it?," he asks. "Did the LCD crack? it moves around over time if i tilt it to the side. is it  water or a damaged LCD?<br /><br />Then we see linkatoc following with a post in which he writes, that the phone works fine after he opened it up and dried it. "However the LCD is  cracked and only like 1/3 of it is working</div>
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"That's bad....Is it too much to assume you cracked it trying to take it apart? I  can't believe that just the rain cracked it," John writes. "I've seen the displays get wet  inside but dry out after a week or so. That's a bummer. <br /><br />"The LCD screens are  available but pricey...around $50-$60 I think," John adds.  "Check out promobility.com. I'm  pretty sure they have that stuff. You might even check ebay for another 7105t to  use for parts if you're sure it's just the display that's bad. It might be time  for the Pearl you always wanted (cuz you know you want one!) Good luck with  it."<br /><br />Good luck indeed, linkatoc.<br /><br /><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.blackberryforums.com/general-7100-series-discussion/59068-help-lost-my-phone-rain-7105t.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/12/25/forums-poster-i-dropped-my-blackberry-7105t-in-the-rain/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/724418/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/12/25/forums-poster-i-dropped-my-blackberry-7105t-in-the-rain/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry 7105t</category><category>Blackberry7105t</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-12-25T01:35:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Never mind the spec sheets: these photos show how much smaller Pearl is than the 7100t</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/10/31/bryson-gilberts-flickr-stream-shows-how-much-smaller-pearl-is-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/10/31/bryson-gilberts-flickr-stream-shows-how-much-smaller-pearl-is-t/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/10/31/bryson-gilberts-flickr-stream-shows-how-much-smaller-pearl-is-t/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/pearl-8100/" rel="tag">Pearl 8100</a></p>In Bryson Gilbert's Flickr photostream (linked below this post) he now has three photos of his new T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8100 lined up with his old T-Mobile BlackBerry 7100t.<br /><br />The photo you are looking at above shows the Pearl on top of the 7100t. Plainly, the Pearl is smaller.<br /><br />The front view of both devices side by side points out the size difference even more definitively.<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bbhub.com/media/2006/10/7100twithpearl2.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /><br /><br />But since the BlackBerry Pearl has features that the BlackBerry 7100t does not, I guess you could say that when it comes to the BlackBerry Pearl, um, size doesn't matter. <br /><br />I vaguely recall hearing that before. Something about microwave ovens (what were you thinking)?<br /><br />One more thing- check out the<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgilbert/sets/72157594319420565/"> great San Diego photos</a> in Bryson's Flickr photostream. He didn't take 'em withhis Pearl, but they are pretty awesome anywat!<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgilbert/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/10/31/bryson-gilberts-flickr-stream-shows-how-much-smaller-pearl-is-t/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/693926/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/10/31/bryson-gilberts-flickr-stream-shows-how-much-smaller-pearl-is-t/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry Pearl</category><category>BlackberryPearl</category><category>BlackBery 7100</category><category>Blackbery7100</category><category>T-Mobile</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-10-31T15:10:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>T-Mobile BlackBerry 7100t user: "what's this about Device Error 322 Reset?"</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-user-whats-this-about-device-error/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-user-whats-this-about-device-error/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-user-whats-this-about-device-error/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/tips/" rel="tag">Tips</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a></p><p><img id="vimage_1" hspace="4" src="http://www.bbhub.com/media/2006/06/7100t.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p>Over the last three months or so,&nbsp;I've been spotlighting the ten most viewed questions and answers on&nbsp;&nbsp;the BlackBerry section of the technology advice site <a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/">Experts-Exchange</a>. I&nbsp;am doing this because&nbsp;I&nbsp;believe this&nbsp;a good place to gage what imponderables are on the minds of BlackBerry users. </p>
<p>As new questions are added and build up a reservoir of page views, the Top Ten is subject to changes.&nbsp;Every time a new BlackBerry question reaches&nbsp;Experts-Exchange's top ten, I will deal with it here. </p>
<p>I see that the #1 asked question now is <a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Wireless_Programming/Blackberry/Q_21804230.html">7100t Device Error 322 Reset</a>.</p>
<p>"I receive 'Device Error 322 Reset' on blackberry intermittently when connecting to desktop manager," writes user <a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_3636870.html">JoelPeppers</a>.&nbsp; "Desktop Manager is version 4.0 and this is for a 7100t blackberry.&nbsp; What does this message mean and how can this error be fixed?"</p>
<p>Top rated Experts-Exchange BlackBerry expert <a href="http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_919841.html">JConchie</a> has the answer.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><p>"Go to your provider's website and make sure you have their latest recommended version of both the desktop redirector and the handheld OS," JConchie writes."&nbsp;Even if it is the correct version, I would suggest unistalling the destop software, restart, then reinstall.....then reinstall the handheld OS (which is the longest step....about 20 min) then, before you let the handheld sync, delete the User's Outlook profile and recreate it."</p>
<p>JConchie estimates this procedure will take about an hour.</p>
<p>I can think of other things to do in an hour's time. Things that would be more fun than debugging Device Error 322 Reset.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-user-whats-this-about-device-error/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/635048/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/06/20/t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-user-whats-this-about-device-error/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry 7100t</category><category>BlackBerry Device Error 322</category><category>Blackberry7100t</category><category>BlackberryDeviceError322</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-06-20T12:21:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Reviewer: don't bother with this BlackBerry case</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/05/22/reviewer-dont-bother-with-this-blackberry-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/05/22/reviewer-dont-bother-with-this-blackberry-case/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/05/22/reviewer-dont-bother-with-this-blackberry-case/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/gear/" rel="tag">Gear</a></p><p><img hspace="4" src="http://www.bbhub.com/media/2006/05/Krusell-Case-2.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.pinstack.com/blackberryforums/member.php?u=3071">Pinstacker Erica</a> has <a href="http://www.pinstack.com/blackberryforums/showthread.php?t=2597">posted a review</a> of the Krussel Classic Multiadapt Swivel Clip Case for BlackBerry. </p>
<p>She draws from her experiences not just testing the case, but using it since last year for her BlackBerry 7100t.</p>
<p>Interesting to note that Erica is not all that crazy about this case. She gives it only three of five stars.</p>
<p>Erica writes that a few months after starting to use the case, complications started to develop.&nbsp; </p>
<p>"First I realized that the case was actually not keeping the screen clean. I began to notice dust, food and case particles on the screen. I also began to develop BlackBerry thumb from having problems using the scroll wheel, escape key, power button and keypad while in the case," she writes.&nbsp;"I also was not using the clip that came with the case (this is due to the fact that I am not ambulatory and had limited access for a case clip)." </p>
<p>Erica writes that eventually, she ended up taking the clip off and shoving the entire case in her backpack. </p>
<p>"After continuous struggles with the case," she adds,&nbsp;"I ended up taking the phones out of the case completely." </p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.krusell.se/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/05/22/reviewer-dont-bother-with-this-blackberry-case/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/620544/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/05/22/reviewer-dont-bother-with-this-blackberry-case/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry case</category><category>BlackberryCase</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-05-22T09:31:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Telmap Navigator now available for BlackBerry 8700</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/03/09/telmap-navigator-now-available-for-blackberry-8700/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/03/09/telmap-navigator-now-available-for-blackberry-8700/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/03/09/telmap-navigator-now-available-for-blackberry-8700/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100/" rel="tag">7100</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100g/" rel="tag">7100g</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100r/" rel="tag">7100r</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/8700/" rel="tag">8700</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100i/" rel="tag">7100i</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7130e/" rel="tag">7130e</a></p><p><img hspace="4" src="http://www.bbhub.com/media/2006/03/telmapnavigator.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1"alt="" /></p>
<p>Telmap Navigator is showing their <a href="http://global.telmap.com/asp/products/mobile_navigation.html">BlackBerrysolution</a> at CeBit, a trade show that opened in Berlin, Germany today.</p>
<p>The offering&nbsp;feaures turn-by-turn navigation with map, text and voice instructions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The content specifically&nbsp;spotlights &nbsp;"Points of Interest," restaurant reviews, hotspots,&nbsp;as well as hotel and theater listings.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Telmap Navigator is compatible with all BlackBerry 7100 phones, as well as with BlackBerry8700.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://global.telmap.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/03/09/telmap-navigator-now-available-for-blackberry-8700/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/598033/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/03/09/telmap-navigator-now-available-for-blackberry-8700/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry map</category><category>BlackberryMap</category><category>Telmap Navigator</category><category>TelmapNavigator</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-03-09T11:06:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Will 2006 be the year for BlackBerry viruses?</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/19/will-2006-be-the-year-for-blackberry-viruses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/19/will-2006-be-the-year-for-blackberry-viruses/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/19/will-2006-be-the-year-for-blackberry-viruses/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100/" rel="tag">7100</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100g/" rel="tag">7100g</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100x/" rel="tag">7100x</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100v/" rel="tag">7100v</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/security/" rel="tag">Security</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100i/" rel="tag">7100i</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7130e/" rel="tag">7130e</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.bbhub.com/media/2006/02/7130everizon.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1"/></p>
<p>Several security experts think that because of the increasing number of smartphone users as well as the comparativeease of spreading viruses across these platforms, that smartphone security will be tested this year.</p>
<p>Attacks on smartphones haven't reached the critical mass needed but it will happen sooner rather thanlater," antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky, tells <a href="http://www.redherring.com/">RedHerring</a>. </p>
<p>"Mobile phone attacks scale very well for fraud," Internet Security Systems chief technology officerChris Rouland also tells the publication.</p>
<p>"Phone viruses are propagating quickly and they have only been gated by the fact that there are not enoughsmartphone users today," he told the magazine.&nbsp; </p>
<p>Rouland added that because phone carriers would likely have to bear the $100-per-incident cost of cleaning infectedhandhelds, only a few hundred infected phones are enough to cause a problem.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Yet network security executive Simon Klalaf disagrees. The Vernier Networks CEO tells Red Herring that thefinancial incentives that spur malware writers to develop viruses are not there for smartphones.</p>
<p>"Putting a worm on laptops where the objective is to steal financial or personal data is a bigger problem foreveryone," he tells Red Herring.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.redherring.com/article.aspx?a=15782>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/19/will-2006-be-the-year-for-blackberry-viruses/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/592484/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/19/will-2006-be-the-year-for-blackberry-viruses/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry security</category><category>BlackberrySecurity</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-02-19T11:26:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Here are five beautiful and free BlackBerry 7100 theme screens</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/16/here-are-five-beautiful-and-free-blackberry-7100-theme-screens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/16/here-are-five-beautiful-and-free-blackberry-7100-theme-screens/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/16/here-are-five-beautiful-and-free-blackberry-7100-theme-screens/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100/" rel="tag">7100</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100g/" rel="tag">7100g</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100r/" rel="tag">7100r</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100x/" rel="tag">7100x</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100v/" rel="tag">7100v</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100i/" rel="tag">7100i</a></p><p><img hspace="4" src="http://www.bbhub.com/media/2006/02/kradestthemes.jpg" align="top" vspace="4" border="1" alt=""/></p>
<p>BlackBerry-enthusiast site <a href="http://www.blackberrycool.com">BlackBerry Cool</a> had these first, but I ain'tabove spreadin' the link love about GUI eye candy.</p>
<p>Like these pretty <a href="http://www.kradest.com/2006/02/release-blackberry-7100-themes.html">BlackBerry 7100themes from Keith</a>.</p>
<p>Keith didn't design these themes, but he is making them available for free. These theme screens aren't downloadableindividually, but they can be downloaded as a <a href="http://www.kradest.com/files/themes.zip">grouped Zipfile</a>.</p>
<p>I like them is what I think.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.kradest.com/2006/02/release-blackberry-7100-themes.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/16/here-are-five-beautiful-and-free-blackberry-7100-theme-screens/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/591665/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/16/here-are-five-beautiful-and-free-blackberry-7100-theme-screens/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry themes</category><category>BlackberryThemes</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-02-16T09:33:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Spot for BlackBerry now compatible with more BlackBerry models</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/09/spotforblackberry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/09/spotforblackberry/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/09/spotforblackberry/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100/" rel="tag">7100</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100g/" rel="tag">7100g</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100r/" rel="tag">7100r</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100x/" rel="tag">7100x</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100v/" rel="tag">7100v</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7290/" rel="tag">7290</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7250/" rel="tag">7250</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/fun/" rel="tag">Fun</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/8700/" rel="tag">8700</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100i/" rel="tag">7100i</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7130e/" rel="tag">7130e</a></p><p><img hspace="4" src="http://www.bbhub.com/media/2006/02/spotforblackberry.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1"alt="" /></p>
<p>Boris Boege of <a href="http://www.skylabmobilesystems.com">Skylab Mobile Systems</a> writes to tell me that theirGPS mapping tool "Spot for Blackberry" now supports all Bluetooth enabled Blackberry devices in combinationwith a Bluetooth GPS receiver.</p>
<p>Former versions&nbsp;were only compatible with&nbsp;BlackBerry 7520 and BlackBerry 7100i.&nbsp;Both of thosemodels&nbsp;have an integrated GPS receiver.</p>
<p>Now, Spot for BlackBerry has been rev'd to support the BlackBerry 7100 Series, the BlackBerry 8700 Series as wellas the BlackBerry 7250 and BlackBerry&nbsp;7290.</p>
<p>"Spot for Blackberry" costs $49. A time limited demo version is available free for download.</p>
<p>Further information&nbsp;is available at: <ahref="http://www.skylabmobilesystems.com/en/products/spot_bb.html">http://www.skylabmobilesystems.com/en/products/spot_bb.html</a><br/></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.skylabmobilesystems.com/en/products/spot_bb.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/09/spotforblackberry/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/589453/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/02/09/spotforblackberry/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry GPS</category><category>BlackberryGps</category><category>Spot for BlackBerry</category><category>SpotForBlackberry</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-02-09T14:26:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Survey: T-Mobile BlackBerry not easy to enhance</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/01/16/survey-t-mobile-blackberry-not-easy-to-enhance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2006/01/16/survey-t-mobile-blackberry-not-easy-to-enhance/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2006/01/16/survey-t-mobile-blackberry-not-easy-to-enhance/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/cingular-att/" rel="tag">Cingular-AT&amp;T</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/sprint/" rel="tag">Sprint</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/competitors/" rel="tag">Competitors</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/sprintnextel/" rel="tag">SprintNextel</a></p><p><img hspace="4" src="http://www.bbhub.com/media/2006/01/BlackBerry7100t.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1"alt="" /></p>
<p>A usability consulting&nbsp;and research firm called the <a href="http://www.usableproducts.com">Usable ProductsCompany</a> has surveyed U.S.-based cellular phone users on which handsets are easiest and most difficult for purchaseand installation of enhancements such as wallpaper and ring tones.</p>
<p>The survey was based on a series of 20 one-hour usability interviews conducted late last year. Thirteen handsetswere studied.</p>
<p>Of the 13 handsets studied, the T-Mobile BlackBerry 7100t finished 10th. The handset was the only BlackBerryincluded in the study.</p>
<p>The winner, incidentally, was the Sprint Samsung a680. </p>
<p>Last place: the Cingular Nokia 6620.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.cellular-news.com/story/15592.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/01/16/survey-t-mobile-blackberry-not-easy-to-enhance/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/581692/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2006/01/16/survey-t-mobile-blackberry-not-easy-to-enhance/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>BlackBerry 7100t</category><category>Blackberry7100t</category><category>Sprint Samsung a680</category><category>SprintSamsungA680</category><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2006-01-16T06:24:00+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>MiniRingtone lets you convert sound files to ringtones</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/12/miniringtone-lets-you-convert-sound-files-to-ringtones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/12/miniringtone-lets-you-convert-sound-files-to-ringtones/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/12/miniringtone-lets-you-convert-sound-files-to-ringtones/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100/" rel="tag">7100</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100g/" rel="tag">7100g</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100x/" rel="tag">7100x</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100v/" rel="tag">7100v</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/fun/" rel="tag">Fun</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100i/" rel="tag">7100i</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7130e/" rel="tag">7130e</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" alt="MiniRingtone for BlackBerry" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/12/miniringtone.jpg"/><br/><br/>With MiniRingtone for BlackBerry, you can create your personalized ringones from your (legally, of course) downloaded music files on your PC or from CD tracks.<br/><br/>You choose your favorite .mp3, .wav and.aiff audio, import it into the MiniRingtone utility on your PC, edit your selection and then synch up your BlackBerry to your PC to import your new ringtone.<br/><br/>MiniRingtone for BlackBerry works on all 7xxx series BlackBerrys. The utilty costs $24.75, but Club Handango Members pay $22.28.<br/><br/>Click the Read link below this post and your browser will take you to the MiniRingtone for BlackBerry page on Handango.com.<br/><br/><br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=1&amp;osId=592&amp;jid=7D2D7FF797DC4A984AC5B8XDAED12C2D&amp;N=4294966110%2034&amp;productId=178851&amp;R=178851>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/12/miniringtone-lets-you-convert-sound-files-to-ringtones/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/49787/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/12/miniringtone-lets-you-convert-sound-files-to-ringtones/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-12-12T11:49:56+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>BlackBerry 7105t gets sales boost from Oprah</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/07/blackberry-7105t-gets-sales-boost-from-oprah/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/07/blackberry-7105t-gets-sales-boost-from-oprah/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/07/blackberry-7105t-gets-sales-boost-from-oprah/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/promotions/" rel="tag">Promotions</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/12/oprah.jpg" alt="Oprah"/>A few weeks ago, guests on Oprah Winfrey "won free "(ba-da-boom, ba-da-bing) T-Mobile BlackBerry 7105t's.<br/><br/>Now, according to eBay Marketplace Research, the 7105t's have enjoyed a 26% increase in sales over the last two weeks, compared to the previous two weeks before Oprah's big giveaway.<br/><br/>Over the last seven days, the average price on eBay for the T-Mobile 7105t has been $250.<br/><br/><br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=NEWS_VIEW_POPUP_TYPE&amp;newsId=20051206005977&amp;ndmHsc=v2*A1133874000000*B1133954222000*DgroupByDate*J1*L1*N1000003*ZBlackBerry&amp;newsLang=en&amp;beanID=2133606841&amp;viewID=news_view_popup>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/07/blackberry-7105t-gets-sales-boost-from-oprah/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/48488/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/07/blackberry-7105t-gets-sales-boost-from-oprah/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-12-07T10:42:40+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Cell phone info site rates BlackBerry 7105t fifth on Top 10 cell list</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/01/cell-phone-info-site-rates-blackberry-7105t-fifth-on-top-10-cell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/01/cell-phone-info-site-rates-blackberry-7105t-fifth-on-top-10-cell/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/01/cell-phone-info-site-rates-blackberry-7105t-fifth-on-top-10-cell/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/12/7105t.jpg" alt="BlackBerry 7105t"/>Wireless device information and e-commerce site Mobiledia is out with their Top 10 Cell Phones list for this Holiday shopping season.<br/><br/>Mobiledia ranks the T-Mobile BlackBerry 7105t as number five.<br/><br/>"The RIM BlackBerry 7105t is the successor to the 7100t, adding enhanced Yahoo! 
Mail access allowing customers to manage their personal and corporate e-mail 
with real-time push-based delivery," Mobiledia notes. "The BlackBerry 7105t also puts 
top-of-the-line features, such as speakerphone and Bluetooth technology into a 
sleek and stylish handset."<br/><br/>Just in case you are interested, here's the rest of Mobiledia's top five:<br/><br/>1. Motorola RAZR V3c<br/>2. Sony Ericsson Z520a<br/>3. Samsung SCH-A950<br/>4. Sony Ericsson W600i<br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.mobiledia.com/news/40629.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/01/cell-phone-info-site-rates-blackberry-7105t-fifth-on-top-10-cell/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/46904/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/12/01/cell-phone-info-site-rates-blackberry-7105t-fifth-on-top-10-cell/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-12-01T11:51:55+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Somewhere down there is Harry Myhre's lost BlackBerry 7100t</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/27/somewhere-down-there-is-harry-myhres-lost-blackberry-7100t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/27/somewhere-down-there-is-harry-myhres-lost-blackberry-7100t/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/27/somewhere-down-there-is-harry-myhres-lost-blackberry-7100t/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/stories/" rel="tag">Stories</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/gear/" rel="tag">Gear</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" alt="Solvang California" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/11/solvangcal.jpg"/><br/>Over on the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blackberry-users/">Yahoo! BlackBerry Users' Group</a>, there's<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blackberry-users/message/3984"> a post</a> from a Member who lost his BlackBerry over the weekend. Somewhere down there in Solvang, California, as depicted on Google Earth.<br/><br/>Come let us read this tale of woe, and go, there but for fortune (and a good BlackBerry holster) go you or I:<br/><br/>"Dang, my Thanksgiving weekend was wrecked yesterday.I only had my BlackBerry 7100T for a month," Harry Myhre writes. "Thursday I was walking around Solvang (little town north of santa barbara) and my Blackberry slipped off my belt. I really doubt that someone stole it, because Solvang was pretty much empty on Thanksgiving day."<br/><br/>Rather than stay (bad pun alert) "mired" in self-pity, Myhre blames no one but himself:<br/><br/>"This happens all the time with me and cellphones...I really enjoy carrying the phone around on my belt, because it's always there, always available," Myhre said. "But the darn things always seem to wiggle off my belt somehow.<br/><br/>"Anyways, I'm going over to T-Mobile this afternoon to get another phone," he adds. Luckily<br/>I had equipment protection and the phone is covered."<br/><br/>A true student of life, Harry ends his post with a teachable moment.<br/><br/>HINT- always get equipment protection for a cellphone," he writes. Out of all the things you can get equipment protection for - cellphones and laptop computers are MUSTS." <br/><br/>I've placed a link to the "Carrying Solutions" section of the official BlackBerry Accessories Store below.<br/><tt><br/></tt>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.shopblackberry.com/_blackberryaccessories/cgi-bin/go.cgi/webstore/category?category=Carrying%20Solutions>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/27/somewhere-down-there-is-harry-myhres-lost-blackberry-7100t/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/45742/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/27/somewhere-down-there-is-harry-myhres-lost-blackberry-7100t/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-11-27T21:02:49+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>It's all about the O- the Big O Tires free BlackBerry offer</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/26/its-all-about-the-o-the-big-o-tires-free-blackberry-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/26/its-all-about-the-o-the-big-o-tires-free-blackberry-offer/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/26/its-all-about-the-o-the-big-o-tires-free-blackberry-offer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7290/" rel="tag">7290</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/promotions/" rel="tag">Promotions</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="BigOTires" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/11/bigotires.jpg"/>I was thinking about those Overstock.com ads with the tagline, "It's all about the O." Oh, <em>what were</em> you thinking?<br/><br/>But now I am thinking about a free T-Mobile BlackBerry 7100t or BlackBerry 7290 with the purchase of four new tires from, uh, Big O Tires.<br/><br/>You gotta do a two-year plan with T-Mobile.<br/><br/>You could try to get there via YourFreeBlackBerry.com, but then there would be that pesky promo order number and all that stuff. Robb of RIMarkable has done some of the work - and even has a code for you to enter.<br/><br/>I'll <a href="http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/409">send you there now</a>.<br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/409>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/26/its-all-about-the-o-the-big-o-tires-free-blackberry-offer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/45408/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/26/its-all-about-the-o-the-big-o-tires-free-blackberry-offer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-11-26T11:26:54+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Reviewer wishes BlackBerry 7105t had more memory</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/22/reviewer-wishes-blackberry-7105t-had-more-memory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/22/reviewer-wishes-blackberry-7105t-had-more-memory/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/22/reviewer-wishes-blackberry-7105t-had-more-memory/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/11/7105t.jpg" alt="BlackBerry 7105t"/>On the <a href="http://www.cio-today.com">CIO Today</a> enterprise computing news site, reviewer Mark Long doesn't appear to be a huge fan of the T-Mobile BlackBerry 7105t. He gives it 3.5 out of a possible 5 stars.<br/><br/>While he gives the dvice credit for a "svelte form factor with scratch-resistant screen and good tactile 
feedback," he's disappointed with the 7105t's limited onboard memory, lack of an expansion card slot, and data speeds capped to GSM/GPRS rates.<br/>&nbsp;<br/>"The BlackBerry 7105t is 
an acceptable choice for buyers looking for a slim and trim handset that can 
place calls as well as send and receive e-mail," Long writes. "However, the BlackBerry 8700 
might be the better choice for those looking for a more capable processor and 
more memory." <br/><br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.cio-today.com/news/Review--BlackBerry-7105t-Smartphone/story.xhtml?story_id=112008N96ZU8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/22/reviewer-wishes-blackberry-7105t-had-more-memory/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/44388/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/22/reviewer-wishes-blackberry-7105t-had-more-memory/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-11-22T03:31:46+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Deets here on Royal Caribbean's free BlackBerry offer</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/18/deets-here-on-royal-caribbeans-free-blackberry-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/18/deets-here-on-royal-caribbeans-free-blackberry-offer/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/18/deets-here-on-royal-caribbeans-free-blackberry-offer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7290/" rel="tag">7290</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/promotions/" rel="tag">Promotions</a></p>
<p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/11/royalcaribbeanfreeblackberr.jpg" alt="Royal Caribbean Free BlackBerry offer"/><br/></p>
<p>Robb at <a href="http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/400">RIMarkable says</a> he's recently received an email from <a href="http://www.royalcaribbean.com/">Royal Caribbean</a> letting him know that if 
you book a cruise between now and the end of this year, you'l be eligible to receive a <a href="https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/dealsandmore/viewBlackberryPromo.do;jsessionid=0000aZj7b1eosPTiHztCuGQhmur:10ktmer4a" title="Free BlackBerry Offer">free 
BlackBerry</a> 7100t, 7105t, or 7290.<br/></p>
<p>In the true tradition of investigatory online journalism, I've gone to the Royal Caribbean site and verified the offer.<br/></p>
<p>Here's what you do. Book a trip to the Caribbean, Bermuda or Mexico on one of five cruises Royal Caribbean offers to those areas. Then, you buy a BlackBerry and then you send in for a rebate.<br/></p>
<p>The offer is only good if you live in Hawaii or the lower 48 states. Which generates a two-part question:<br/></p>
<p>If you live in Hawaii, why would you want to go to Bermuda?<br/></p>
<p>If you live in Alaska, I'm sure you'd want to get away on a warm weather cruise. But you're screwed!<br/></p>
<p>Alaskans unite!!<br/></p>
<p><br type="_moz"/></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/dealsandmore/viewBlackberryPromo.do;>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/18/deets-here-on-royal-caribbeans-free-blackberry-offer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/43432/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/11/18/deets-here-on-royal-caribbeans-free-blackberry-offer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-11-18T12:39:34+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Help for a freaking-out T-Mobile BlackBerry 7100t owner</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/18/help-for-a-freaking-out-t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-owner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/18/help-for-a-freaking-out-t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-owner/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/18/help-for-a-freaking-out-t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-owner/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/support/" rel="tag">Support</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/tips/" rel="tag">Tips</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/t-mobile/" rel="tag">T-Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a></p>On the BlackBerry section of mobile phone community <a href="http://www.howardforums.com">HowardForums</a>, BlackBerry 7100t owner <em><a href="http://www.howardforums.com/member.php?u=61837">volcomwrx</a></em> has started a thread with a title that describes his plight: <span style="float: right;"></span><a href="showthread.php?t=750708">I&nbsp; think i 
just toasted my BB 7100t.</a><br/><br/><div><img align="right" alt="BlackBerry 7100t" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/10/7100t.jpg"/>"While updating my (T-Mobile) BB7100t with the newest software (4.0.2.49) my laptop 
went idle and as soon as I got back into windows I noticed my BB had an icon on 
the screen which looked like a window with a line through it," he writes. "After that the 
update failed and now my BlackBerry won't work. <br/><br/>As volcomwrx's goes on with his post, he sounds a bit like he is starting to freak.<br/><br/>"It will power on," he writes, "but it just shows that 
icon and even if I take out the battery the icon is still there when I power up 
and I can't seem to run the update again cause it needs to connect to the bb 
first and it can't do that. can anyone help? <br/><br/>"Has this happened to anyone yet?," he asks. "Does anyone know how to reset it?"<br/><br/>Take a deep breath and count to 10, volcomwrx. Help is on the way.<br type="_moz"/></div>
<br type="_moz"/>I'd say the best advice in this thread is from BlackBerry 7520 owner <a href="http://www.howardforums.com/member.php?u=129027">martin_j0001.</a><br/><br/><div>"The problem is that the (BlackBerry)&nbsp; has no operating system on it because it never 
finished installing the new update," he advises. "After it's plugged into your computer, run 
app loader again and it should reinstall your devices os....should be a 
relatively easy fix...."</div><br/><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.blackberry.com/products/blackberry7100/blackberry7100t.shtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/18/help-for-a-freaking-out-t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-owner/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/34829/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/18/help-for-a-freaking-out-t-mobile-blackberry-7100t-owner/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-10-18T08:24:52+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>The T-Mobile BlackBerry 7105i is out, but you already knew that</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/13/the-t-mobile-blackberry-7105i-is-out-but-you-already-knew-that/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/13/the-t-mobile-blackberry-7105i-is-out-but-you-already-knew-that/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/13/the-t-mobile-blackberry-7105i-is-out-but-you-already-knew-that/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a></p><img align="top" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/10/BlackBerry-7105t.jpg" alt="BlackBerry 7105t"/><br/><br/>Today, BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion annnouced the BlackBerry 7105t.<br/><br/>If you come here often, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/search/?q=7105t">you already knew that</a>. We had the scoop several days ago.<br/><br/>But there<em> are</em> some additional details that are worth a mention. Mostly about Yahoo! Mail functionality integrated within this device.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.t-mobile.com/business/products/overview.asp?phoneid=612137&amp;class=pda">The BlackBerry 7105t is equipped </a>to offer&nbsp; real-time delivery of e-mail messages sent to&nbsp; Yahoo! 
Mail accounts, as well as enhanced wireless synchronization of sent and deleted items 
as well as read/unread message status.&nbsp; <br/><br/>"For example, Yahoo! Mail messages 
deleted on a BlackBerry handset can be automatically deleted in the consumers' 
Yahoo! Mail account," RIM said in a statement today.&nbsp; "In addition, users now have the ability to select 
different 'sent from' addresses when sending a message - providing users with 
even more flexibility to manage both corporate and personal e-mail accounts 
while on the go. <br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.t-mobile.com/business/products/overview.asp?phoneid=612137&amp;class=pda>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/13/the-t-mobile-blackberry-7105i-is-out-but-you-already-knew-that/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/33997/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/13/the-t-mobile-blackberry-7105i-is-out-but-you-already-knew-that/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-10-13T17:58:47+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>Two sets of polyphonic ring tones available for Blackberry 7xxx</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/10/two-sets-of-polyphonic-ring-tones-available-for-blackberry-7xxx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/10/two-sets-of-polyphonic-ring-tones-available-for-blackberry-7xxx/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/10/two-sets-of-polyphonic-ring-tones-available-for-blackberry-7xxx/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100/" rel="tag">7100</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100g/" rel="tag">7100g</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100r/" rel="tag">7100r</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100x/" rel="tag">7100x</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100v/" rel="tag">7100v</a></p><img align="right" alt="Studio Cuts" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/10/studiocuts.jpg"/>Maybe your&nbsp; BlackBerry 7100 has no distinctive ring tone. If so, I'd bet that many times, you have reached for it in a crowd of users whose handsets also lack distinctive ring tones. <br/><br/>A minor embarrassment, but one that would be avoidable if you downloaded at least one of two new BlackBerry-compatible Polyphonic Ringtones sets from Studio Cuts.<br/><br/>Both of these sets are compatible with BlackBerry 7xxx series models, and cost $5.99 ($5.39 for Club Handango members).<br/><br/>Click the Read link below this post, and you'll land on the Studio Cuts Vol 1 Polyphonic Ring&nbsp; Tones page on Handango.com <br/><br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=1&amp;osId=592&amp;jid=7D2D7FF797DC4A984AC5B8XDAED12C2D&amp;platformId=12&amp;N=4294966110%2034&amp;productId=174814&amp;R=174814>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/10/two-sets-of-polyphonic-ring-tones-available-for-blackberry-7xxx/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/32940/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/10/two-sets-of-polyphonic-ring-tones-available-for-blackberry-7xxx/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-10-10T10:06:27+00:00</dc:date></item><item><title>New cordless hand scanner coming Oct. 17</title><link>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/04/new-cordless-hand-scanner-coming-oct-17/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/04/new-cordless-hand-scanner-coming-oct-17/</guid><comments>http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/04/new-cordless-hand-scanner-coming-oct-17/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100/" rel="tag">7100</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100t/" rel="tag">7100t</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100g/" rel="tag">7100g</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100r/" rel="tag">7100r</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7100v/" rel="tag">7100v</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/7290/" rel="tag">7290</a>, <a href="http://www.bbhub.com/category/gear/" rel="tag">Gear</a></p><img align="right" alt="Socket Cordless Hand Scanner CHS 7P" src="http://www.bbhub.com/images/2005/10/socketchs7p.jpg"/><a href="http://www.socketcom.com">Socket Communications</a> is about to come out with a new <a href="http://www.socketcom.com/product/CX2802-491.asp">Cordless Hand Scanner CHS 7P</a> compatible with BlackBerry 7100 and 7290 series devices.<br/><br/>In a typical app, you'd scan bar code labels into the Cordless Hand Scanner. The device's SocketScan keyboard emulation software would then direct your scanned data into your BlackBerry.<br/><br/>Available October 17 from the Socket website as well as varous Socket distribution channels, the Socket Cordless Hand Scanner CHS 7P will be priced at $728 list.<br/>&nbsp;<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.socketcom.com/about/press/read.asp?ID=177>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/04/new-cordless-hand-scanner-coming-oct-17/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/forward/31772/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbhub.com/2005/10/04/new-cordless-hand-scanner-coming-oct-17/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Russell Shaw</dc:creator><dc:date>2005-10-04T14:19:45+00:00</dc:date></item></channel></rss>
