Curve 8900

Updating BlackBerry Devices via BlackBerry Desktop Manager

Here’s a warning for all you BlackBerry junkies out there. The scenario goes like this. My father bought a BlackBerry 8320 SmartPhone, i being the wonderful son I am, wanted to update his OS software. So I plugged the phone into my computer, BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5 saw the phone and said there was updated software available, so i trusted BlackBerry Desktop Manager to update the phone. What ended up happening is far from what I expected or wanted, the phone got backed up, thankfully, and wiped, when it went to upload the new OS, it said that there was non available. Rebooting the phone it ended up giving me the 507 error. I figured it was a total loss and I would have to make up some wacky story to get the phone RMA’d. What I ended up doing was scouring the Internet for answers and I found it, here. This website tells you how to restore a nuked or wiped blackberry and it definitely saved my butt. Another little bit of knowledge, it took the BlackBerry 8320 15 minutes on its first boot, so dont go thinking its the “Hour-glass of death” like some people like to call it. If after 20-25 minutes it still won’t boot you should reload it again, if all else fails, then there is no hope other than bringing it back to the manufacturer.

So the moral of the story, use the BlackBerry Desktop Manager that came with your phone, do not use any other one, if you do you might end up spending the night reloading a BlackBerry like I did.

-NS

Blackberry Curve 8900 Duplicate Emails

In the last few days I was getting duplicate emails on my phone, not every email mind you, and there was no pattern, it just seemed like sometimes I would get an email twice. I have an account on Blackberry Enterprise Server from work. Well I used my past experience with Service Books to resolve my issue.

Go to Options > Advanced Options > Service Book

Highlight Desktop Sync, press the Blackberry Button then delete

Wait 2 minutes and press the Blackberry Button again, and select Undelete

You should no longer receive duplicate emails!
NS

CloudPrint from HP, for the BlackBerry

Well here is what I was talking about, CloudPrint is an HP designed solution that allows any blackberry user the ability to print to any printer without a driver, it will be available to BIS and BES customers, as long as they have WIFI or a data plan.

Read the full story at Eweek.com

I was pretty sure i was going to get a Palm Pre, but, since I was able to try out a Curve 8900, its speed, and useability… well lets just say I may pick one up…

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0

BES 5.0 has been out for a couple days now, bringing along with it centralized management over applications allowed and disallowed, high-availability(allowing it to fail over to a stand by server), remote file access, enhanced calendar functionality. and a few new features that you can check out here.

On another note Google is set to bolster its support of the blackberry phones. 

I have one last rumor to spread. Apparently BlackBerry phones(not sure which ones, im guessing the 8830 or 8900 and up) will be able to print natively utilizing BES. Once I hear more ill be sure to post.

NS