Whether for personal or enterprise use, your PlayBook has lots of options for keeping your information safe and secure. You can configure this in the Storage and Sharing options located in the settings. Here’s a detailed explanation of each option: USB Connections - Tells the tablet how to react when you plug it in via USB cable. You can set it to Automatically Detect or choose to recognize ... »
Sometimes you need to transfer files to your PlayBook, and while hooking it up via USB is fast and easy, you don’t always have a USB around so you need another option. That’s when Wi-Fi file sharing comes in handy. If you want an easy way, other than USB, to connect your PlayBook to any computer, follow these steps and you’ll be good to go. On your PlayBook, go to Settings > S... »
BlackBerry smartphones are awesome for people who travel a lot, but roaming charges can be very high if you use data all the while you’re out of the country. There is one way to prevent your BlackBerry from using data when roaming, here’s how to do it: 1. Go to Options and select Networks and Connections from the menu. 2. From the new menu, select Mobile Network. 3. Change the While Ro... »
BBM groups is one of the cooles features in BlackBerry Messenger. Some people, including me, have groups for almost everything: family, work, friends, etc. One cool thing about groups is you can set a custom icon to make it easier for you to find a group faster. Here’s how to do it: 1. Open BlackBerry Messenger and go to the group you want to edit. 2. Once there, you can either tap the top t... »
For today’s How To I’m gonna show you how to clean up your saved WiFi networks list. Like me, you probably have a bunch of WiFi networks saved that you are never going to connect to ever again. It is always good to clean it up to make room for other networks that you might use more frequently. Here’s how to do it: 1. Go to Options and select the Networks and Connections menu. 2. ... »
Last tuesday I wrote a guide on how to create BBM groups and fellow BlackBerry user told me on Twitter that I now I should do a guide on how to disable BBM group notifications so users won’t want to quit BlackBerry. If you have BBM groups that are constantly writing, the LED and sound alerts will most likely drive you insane to the point you’ll want to smash your BlackBerry. We donR... »
For whatever reason, at some point in your BlackBerry user life you’ve probably wanted to delete a contact from BBM. Whether it is they switched to another platform (boo!), duplicate contacts, people with whom you don’t chat much (or at all) or just want to get rid of that annoying 4AM broadcaster. This guide will show you how to delete contacts from your BlackBerry Messenger. 1. Open ... »
When you use your BlackBerry browser, some files and information are stored so that the next time you load up a website you have already visited, it will load faster, or store form info so that you won’t have to type it all again. That info takes up space on your BlackBerry, a very small amount but still does. Some people might not want that info stored because they don’t want others t... »
Wiping a BlackBerry smartphone is something all BlackBerry users should know how to do. If you sell your BlackBerry, you should always make sure you delete everything on it to prevent the info from getting into the wrong hands. Maybe you just want to wipe your BlackBerry for fun. Either way, you’re not going to delete every file, email and/or contact one by one, right? Here’s how to wi... »
I don’t know about you guys, but when I get a brand new BlackBerry the first thing I do, after setting up my emails, is download apps. Lots and lots of them. But then I realized maybe I downloaded too many, or maybe I just don’t use and will never use some of the apps installed on my BlackBerry. This guide will show you how to delete apps from your BlackBerry smartphone. Here’s h... »
There are many ways to customize your BlackBerry and give it a touch of yourself, make it your own. Fellow editors Ross and Michael already showed you how to download, install and change your BlackBerry theme, but what if you want more? This guide will show you how to change your BlackBerry’s wallpaper with any photo on your device. 1. From the homescreen, press the Menu button and go to Opt... »
BlackBerry smartphones are actually very customisable. Using themes, you can change the way your BlackBerry homescreen looks like with just a few steps. It’s easy to do, just follow these steps. Themes are like apps. You download them from App World, and install them on your BlackBerry. But unlike apps, they change your homescreen instead of launching an app. First, open up App World. Th... »
BlackBerry’s are by far the most secure smartphones out there, but that still won’t prevent anyone from harming you if you lose your phone or it gets stolen. We showed you before how to setup a password on your BlackBerry smartphone, but is that enough for you? If you have important files on your BlackBerry you might want to encrypt your data to prevent anyone from accessing the files ... »
No alarm clock on your nightstand? No problem. If you have trouble waking up in the morning and need something to alert you when it’s time to wake up, your BlackBerry can do that for you by simply setting up an alarm that will go off at any time or day you’d like. This guide will show you how to setup an alarm on your BlackBerry smartphone. To setup your BlackBerry alarm clock simply: ... »
Knowing which OS you are running is more important than you might think. New OS updates are released constantly and if you want to keep your BlackBerry up to date you need to know which OS your device has installed. Here are two ways of checking the OS and build is currently installed your BlackBerry smartphone. There are two ways of checking this. Here’s the easiest way: 1. Type anywhere on... »
We know BlackBerry devices are perfect for business. Sending and receiving emails is fast and easy, making it a lot easier to get work done on the go. But you don’t want to go around answer business emails with a “Sent from my BlackBerry device” signature, do you? Here’s how you can change your email signature on a BlackBerry smartphone or BlackBerry PlayBook. From the home... »
BlackBerry Messenger is one of the, if not the most, popular tool in everyone’s BlackBerry. As you might know, there are several ways of adding a friend or joining a group on BBM. Most of the time, when I add a new friend to I usually ask for their PIN. I might be the only one, but at least 90% of the people I add I do it via PIN not knowing how much time I can save by simply scanning the us... »
I’m not one to be organizing, if you saw my room you’d agree 100% with that. But when it comes to smartphones and tablets, I can’t have all my apps just laying around, living freely among each other. When I got my Torch 9850 and my PlayBook the second thing I did, after downloading a bunch of apps, was organize them in categories, each one being a folder. Productivity apps, utili... »
