Solution Technology said it will debut an all-in-one integrated ArmorPlus for BlackBerry 7200 utility.

To be rolled out at the upcoming Emergency Technology Business Showcase in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a week from today, the application will include functionalities for for Barcode Scanning, GPS, Touch Screens with eSiguature and Secure Data Memory Card capability.

Specific components include:

• Class 2 laser barcode scanner from Symbol Technologies;
• ArmorPlus for BlackBerry GPS, with off-road and off-net capabilitiesm abd
• Touch Screen Window option with signature capture capabilities and a touch-sensitive window;

Alltel Wireless is implementing a solution in which field salespeople and service personnel can use their BlackBerrys to accept credit cards.

The solution includes a point-of-sale solution called MobileCharge from wireless applications developer Mobile Vision, along with a magnetic stripe reader and printer from mobile hardware and ecommerce solutios provider Infinite Peripherals.

The Alltel solution works on the BlackBerry 7130e and the BlackBerry 7250 (and on the Palm Treo as well, should you happen to care).

CNET.com has published a compilation of cell phone radiation levels, as cited by the FCC.

The levels are expressed in  SAR, or Specific Absorption Rate. SAR is a way of measuring the quantity of radio frequency energy that passes through the body.

If a cell phone has rate higher than 1.6 watts per kilogram, it won't pass FCC muster.

The  Motorola Slvr L6 barely makes the grade at 1.58, watts per kilogram, the worst ranking.

The best ranking is Audiovox PPC66001, with only 0.12 WPG.

The three rated BlackBerrys came out in the middle of the pack.

BlackBerry 7100g was rated at 0.86. The BlackBerry 7250 and BlackBerry 7750 each scored 1.27.

Last weekend, I journeyed up to Bellingham, Washington for what I had hoped would be a whale watching expedition.

The evening before I left my hotel for the journey home, I plugged my BlackBerry charger into a wall outlet.

On the morning of my departure I took the BlackBerry out and packed it away.

Two days later (Wednesday) I notice my BlackBerry juice is down to two bars. I get nervous when that happens.

"Uh, dude, where's my charger..."

I call the hotel (225 miles north of my home) and they have it waiting for me. They agree to snail mail it back.

But with two bars remaining, see, I just can't wait a couple of days.

So I fork over $39.99 for a new charger. Which was ready and waiting for me courtesy of the helpful staff at the SprintNextel Store at 897 Ne 25th Avenue
Hillsboro, OR.

And no, I didn't tell them of my toils here. Just good people, delivering good service.

So I offer my props.

Time once again to pick up on our new BBHub daily feature called BlackBerry Support Document of the Day.

Every week, the BlackBerry Technical Knowledge Center lists their 25 most viewed documents for that week.

Every day, starting from #1, we've been identifying a document on this list.

As to be expected, there has been some shuffling in the rank order of viewed documents. So today we go to #22, BlackBerry 7250 Wireless Handheld User Guide. 132-page PDF.

As I do with most of these specific model guide manuals, I've shown you the Table of Contents. This one, which fits on one screen, is of course, at the top of this post.

NTELOS is a telecommunications service provider that serves customers in six states from its base in Waynesboro, Va.

The company now says that they are starting to offer the BlackBerry 7250 to its customers in parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and North Carolina.

So how much for the BlackBerry 7250?

Two Year Contract:  Retail Price $499.99, Discount $200.00, discounted price $299.99.

One Year Contract: Retail Price $499.9, Discount $120.00, discounted price $379.99.
 
 
  

Boris Boege of Skylab Mobile Systems 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.

Former versions were only compatible with BlackBerry 7520 and BlackBerry 7100i. Both of those models have an integrated GPS receiver.

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 7290.

"Spot for Blackberry" costs $49. A time limited demo version is available free for download.

Further information is available at: http://www.skylabmobilesystems.com/en/products/spot_bb.html

The Wall Street Journal reports that cellular and wireline carrier Alltel is urging BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion to settle its differences with patent-holding company NTP.

Today, Pinstack.com is offering a set of download and install instructions for BlackBerry OS 4.1 on the BlackBerry 7250.

Here's a summary of what they recommend:

1. Back up your data.
2. Verify you are using the latest version of Desktop Manager. Currently the latest version is 4.1.0.8.
3. Download BlackBerry OS 4.1 from this link.
4. Open the file you have downloaded and then run it as an .exe (executable file). This installs OS 4.1.
5. Delete the "Vendor.xml" file on your PC.
6. With your USB cable,connect your BlackBerry to your PC.
7. Open Desktop Manager and follow the prompts. Once you complete the prompts, you'll have installed BlackBerry OS 4.1 on your BlackBerry 7250.

On the Yahoo BlackBerry Users' Group,Member shy_guy 324 isn't too shy to ask a question that has perplexed more than one BlackBerry user.

I have a Blackberry 7250," he writes. "Does anyone know of a way to scroll through the list of messages faster than just scrolling one at a time. "There must be a way to scroll a page at a time."

Well there is, shy guy:

"Just hit the enter key to scroll a page down and alt-enter to go up," Jim Harry writes.

"Hit P for previous day, N for next day, T for top of list, and B for bottom of list," he continues. "You can also hold the ALT key while you scroll to scroll a page either direction.