So if you're finding yourself low on power, and you want to extend the battery life of your BlackBerry device. There are plenty of settings you can tweak and your battery-healthy habits come back to limelight.

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Dim the Back light Turning the brightness down (even just a bit) can help immensely to extend your battery. Personally I always drop my screen brightness to 10% and have never had an issue. To change your back light brightness:

• Go to Options > Display >Screen Display Scroll to Back light Brightness and change to 10.

• Change Your Backlight Timeout Having the backlight timeout set to a low value keeps your creen from staying on unnecessarily when you're doing something: Go to Options >Display >Screen Display  To adjust the Backlight Timeout Scroll to Backlight Timeout and change to 20 Sec.

• Turn Off Bluetooth WhenNot In Use However when not in use,having Bluetooth active can slowly take away from your overall battery life To Disable Bluetooth: Click on the Network Settings area on your home screen Unchecked Bluetooth (to enable Bluetooth repeat the steps but check the box).

• Lock Your Device and/ or use a BlackBerry Case w/ sleeper magnet locking the device is something you should do any way (better security when you use a password) it can also help save battery life. When your device is in your pocket or purse and it gets banged around,sometimes the screen will activate when a key is pressed.

• Exit Unused Apps Simply closing unused apps can go a long way in helping battery life To close unused apps: Press and hold the Menu button to open the app switcher Highlight and select the app you want to close When in the apps,press the Menu button again then exit (shutdown,logout) the apps.

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Click on any of the image below to start downloading BBM on your mobile device.

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PLEASE NOTE: *Only for Android 4.0 and iOS 6 or higher. Tablet devices not supported. Data plan required. Please check with your service provider for availability, costs and restrictions. AND DO NOT download any BBM for Android and iPhone that is not from BlackBerry Limited.

Here’s what to do to get past the line-up:

1. Visit BBM.com from your iPhone or Android browser to download BBM.
2. Once the BBM app has been installed, open it.
3. When asked to “Enter your email address to check if you can start using BBM”, use your email address if you signed up to be notified about BBM for Android and iPhone.
4. Get started with setting up BBM

Note to iPhone users: Apps can take up to a few hours to appear in the App Store so if you don’t see it right away, it will be there soon.

The Blackberry BB Z30, device has a 5” super AMOLED display and a 1.7 GHz processor with quad-core graphics that make browsing web pages faster and games more detailed. It also comes with stereo speakers as well as the latest technology, BlackBerry Natural Sound, which promises a unique audio experience. This is the biggest phone from the BlackBerry stable so far and has the largest battery ever — 2880 mAh — on a BlackBerry smartphone.

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With an eye on the festive season, the device will be available across the country starting next week.

“The new BlackBerry Z30 smartphone offers a unique and engaging user experience with features like the powerful BlackBerry Hub, its exceptional touchscreen keyboard and industry leading browser,”

“BlackBerry Z30 is the ultimate smartphone for the urban youth and consumers who are looking for a bigger screen size, long-lasting battery performance and a best in class productivity experience on the go.”

 said Sunil Lalvani, managing director for India at BlackBerry.

The touch-phone has a 2 GB RAM and has an internal memory of 16 GB, which can be expanded to to 64 GB. It has an 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front facing camera. Combined with the battery enhancements in BlackBerry 10 OS version 10.2, you can get up to 25 hours of mixed use to stay tuned.

The Canadian handset maker also said its popular chat application BBM for rival Android-based handsets and iPhones has witnessed over 10 million downloads in the first 24 hours of its launch.
Via dnaindia

“I am thrilled to tell you that we are about to officially resume our rollout of BBM for Android and iPhone customers around the globe!” 

-Andrew Bocking on Blackberry’s blog.


“In the next few hours, people will start seeing BBM in Google Play, the App Store and in select Samsung App Stores – where it will be free to download.”
he further said.

BBM was supposed to be released last month but was cancelled after an unofficial BBM version for android was downloaded by users. Blackberry claimed this version of the app had issues and cancelled the proposed plan.

The app will be available in Google Play Store, Apple Apps Store and some Samsung app stores in hours. Of course everybody on both platforms will be able to download the app but not everybody will be able to use the app.


UPDATE 1: BBM for iPhone is now available for download in the App Store. The app weighs in at 30.9MB and requires iOS 6 or later. I've included a couple of screenshots below, and you can download it right here.



UPDATE 2: And now the BBM for Android app has appeared in the Google Play Store. I've got some screenshots of the app below the iPhone app images, and you can download the app for yourself right here. BBM for Android is 13MB in size and requires Android 4.0 or later.



After the suspension of the initial plans to roll out BBM last month, Blackberry implored people to sign up for updates about the app. Only those who signed up will be able to use the app right away.
Anybody not yet on the list will supply his/her email and be placed on a queue. The concerned parties will be notified when they are qualified to use the service. This according to reports was to reduce the load on Blackberry servers.

In a matter of weeks, possibly this month, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be available for download on Android phones and Apple’s iPhone. Already, Samsung has been reported to be running adverts to spread this news. Readers of BlackBerry blog CrackBerry reported seeing TV ads in a few different African countries during the last Manchester United vs. Chelsea match. The advert briefly appeared on Samsung Ghana’s YouTube account before being taken down.

Samsung Ghana’s Facebook page is currently teasing users with the status, “Another messenger is coming on Samsung phones sooner than you think… what is it?”

Last month, Samsung Africa revealed BBM would become part of the Samsung Messenger Hub, but didn’t announce a date.

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Blackberry  CEO, Thorsten Heins, at the BlackBerry Live conference in May,  had earlier made the announcement that BBM which had been the major attraction to Blackberry phone, apart from the pride of owning one, was to become a multi-platform application. Now, the company has offered some insight as to why it is making this move. According to a Wall Street Journal report, BlackBerry might decide to spin off one of its divisions.

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BlackBerry is trying to determine whether it should spin off its BlackBerry Messenger service to a separate company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the plans. The newly formed company would be known as BBM Inc., according to the Journal’s sources.

As BlackBerry faces the prospect of potentially having to part out its more valuable assets for sale, BBM is a natural opportunity that comes to mind, and the recent decision to take the messaging platform to both iOS and Android makes a lot more sense once one considers that it means diversifying the brand prior to a potential sale.

The possible BBM spinoff comes after BlackBerry announced that it had appointed a special committee to explore “strategic alternatives” for its ailing option. BlackBerry claims to be open to any and all options, including selling its operation to another firm.
Culled from UpdateNigeria

Etisalat Nigeria 30-day bundles (monthlyplan):

• Etisalat BlackBerry Complete – N1,500 (*499*3#)
• Etisalat BlackBerry Social Monthly - N1,300 (dial *499*2#)
• Etisalat BlackBerry Unlimited BIS Monthly - N3,000 (dial *399*1#)
• Etisalat BES Monthly - N6,000 7-day bundles (weekly plan):
• Etisalat BlackBerry Complete – N500 (*499*3*1#)
• Etisalat BB Social Weekly - N400 (dial *499*2*1#)
• Etisalat BlackBerry BIS Weekly - N1,000 (dial *399*6#) 24 hours BlackBerry Access (daily plan)
• Etisalat BlackBerry Complete Daily - *299*3*2# - N100
• Etisalat BB Social Daily - N100 (dial *499*2*2#) Etisalat BlackBerry BIS Daily - N250 (dial *499*5#)

Globacom Nigeria 30-day bundles (Monthly plan):

• Glo BlackBerry BES Month – N4,200 (text 'BESMONTH' to 777)
• Glo BlackBerry BIS Complete Month – N1,400 (text 'COMONTH' to 777) data allowance 3GB Glo Blackberry Social Monthly - N1,200 (send 'SOMonth' to 777)
• Glo BlackBerry Unlimited BIS Month – N2,800 (text 'BISMONTH' to 777) 7-day bundles (weekly plan):
• Glo BlackBerry BIS Complete Week – N400 (text 'CoWEEK' to 777) data allowance 1GB
• Glo Blackberry Social Weekly - N400 (send 'SOWeek' to 777)
• Glo BlackBerry BIS Week – N900 (text 'BISWEEK' to 777)
• Glo BES Week - N1,400 (Send 'BESWEEK' to 777)

24 hours BlackBerry Access (daily plan):

• Glo BlackBerry BIS Complete Day – N100 (text 'CoDAY' to 777) data allowance 100MB
• Glo Blackberry Social Daily - N100 (send 'SODay' to 777)
• Glo BlackBerry BIS Day – N300 (text 'BISDAY' to 777)
• Glo BES Day - N350 (Send 'BESDAY' to 777)

Airtel Nigeria 30-day bundles (monthly plan):

• Airtel BlackBerry Complete – N1,400 (Send BCM to 444)
• Airtel Social Plan – N1,200 (Send BSM to 444)
• Airtel BlackBerry Unlimited BIS Month – N3,000 (Send BISMONTH to 444)

7-day bundles (weekly plan):

• Airtel BlackBerry Complete – N400 (Send BCW to 444)
• Airtel BlackBerry BIS Week – N1,000 (Send BISWEEK to 444)

24 hours BlackBerry Access (daily plan)

• Airtel BlackBerry Complete Daily - Send BCD to 444 - N100
• Airtel BlackBerry BIS Day - (24 hours) – N200 (Send BISDAY to 444) MTN BIS Unlimited (Quarterly Plan)

90 days - N8,000 (send 'BBQ' to 21600)

MTN Blackberry Complete (monthly plan) - N1,500 (send 'BBC' to 21600)

• BIS Unlimited (Monthly Plan) _ N3,000 (send BIS to 21600)
• BIS Complete (Weekly plan) - N500 (send BBCWEEK to 21600)

NOTE : BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES) is targeted at companies with corporate email infrastructure. It is a good idea to contact the network for further information on infrastructure required before using BES.

Blackberry Phones do not allow its User to Make use of their Lovely Java Applications on their Blackberry, Example is you having a lovely Game or Application on your Java Phone and you want Something like that on Java,with this Scope we are about to Unleash for you Guys, You can now Enjoy all your Java Apps on your Blackberry Phones without any Barrier.

If you are using OTA files (Downloading via Online on your PC) then there won’t be much trouble installing it as you can use your Blackberry Desktop Software for such files but if you are using non-OTA files then the procedure is little different.

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Follow the simple steps given below to install .jar files in your blackberry phone,this method works for all Blackberry Bold models and few others models.



1. Download the .JAR file to your PC,Computers.

2. Connect your Blackberry to your PC via good USB cable.

3. Copy the .JAR file which you want to install on your BlackBerry.

4. Open “My Computer” Find your BlackBerry device in the list of drives.

5. Paste the file either into the root of Blackberry or in a sub folder.

6. Remove your Blackberry from USB cable and Scroll to the “Media” icon on your Blackberry device.

7. Click on the “Media” icon to launch it then Press the menu button and select “Explore”

8. Locate the .JAR file either on the device memory or memory card,Click on the file,and it should prompt you to download (install).

9. Click on “Download” and your application will be installed.

10. Now goto the “Downloads” folder in your blackberry menu and you can see all the installation applications there.

Congrat you've Done! and now enjoy all java application in your blackberry phone, hit the share bottom to your friends and leave your comment if you get an error.

How To Format Or Flash A Blackberry Phone - Restore Factory Settings Before you sell, donate or throw away your BlackBerry phone it's important to ensure that all of your data is wiped from the phone,this wipe ips called a format and occurs when you erase all of the personal data on the phone via the BlackBerry operating system on the phone itself. You may also want to perform a format on your phone if it is not working properly or you want to install an updated software package to the phone.

SIX SIMPLE ST.E.PS TO GET IT DONE

1. Turn on your BlackBerry.

2. Open the Options menu.

3. Select the Security Options menu.

4. Select the General Settings option.

5. Select Wipe Handheld.

6. Type "blackberry" when you are prompted to do so to confirm the wipe.

Enjoy!!!!

Are you also sometimes jealous of your friends who have a blackberry and are all using blackberry messenger together, and that you, as an iphone owner do not have a chance to use blackberry messenger because it is not supported? With the program of bbm on iphone you can! You can open up blackberry messenger on your iphone without any problem!

You do not need a jailbroken iphone or ipod touch, and the program is completely free! You can download the blackberry messenger for iphone on the site given earlier in the post. To download and install the BBM for iPhone application, just visit our install page for more instructions.

BBM for iPhone is an application that has been requested by many users. All of the users who were waiting for the app to launch can now finally download BBM for iPhone on here for free! The application will work on an iPhone 3/3GS/4/4S, and it will also be compatible with the new iPhone 5.

BBM for iPhone will have the following functions:

- Advanced messaging system that can send messages between BBM users on Blackberry, Android and ofcourse iPhone. The messages will have an option by which you can directly see if a message has been sent, delivered and read. each other, which creates a vibration along with a sound, to notify the other user of a waiting message on his version of BBM for iPhone

- Great layout with an extreme level of user experience. You can chat with all the people who have BBM installed on their phone or tablet. Hundreds of people’s have been downloading this app, and all with positive reviews! You might wonder by yourself, how much will BBM for iPhone cost me? The developers have created this program as an open source project, and they are a firm believer of free content. They have therefore chosen to release BBM on iPhone completely for free with no additional costs at all. You can download BBM for iPhone for free below. Just hit the download button and then your download will start automaticly.