If you are a Comcast subscriber, and a BlackBerry user you will be very happy to know that they have brought the XFINITY application to the BlackBerry platform. The application allows Comcast subscribers to take the best features of their television, internet and home phone on the go with them while on the go and stay connected from anywhere. The application brings tons of features along with it, for example:
Software For BlackBerry® Bold™ 9930 smartphone
BlackBerry Handheld Software v7.0.0.1296 (All Languages)
Package Version: 7.0.0.1296
Consisting of:
Note: The Software Platform and Applications version numbers can be found under Options-About screen on the handheld.
Download:
How To:
Please report any feedback/findings in the comments or in the forums.
REMEMBER: It is recommended that you make a backup before attempting to upgrade your BlackBerry just in case something goes wrong during the upgrade process. *
In July, we introduced you to an application called Tiggit Controller for iTunes. This handy app allows users to control their iTunes from their BlackBerry. Today, Version 1.1 was released with some of the most asked for options. With some modest performance improvements, there is the ability to search your library to find tracks, albums and artists. Also included in this version. users can now create their own display themes by customizing screen colors.This option can be found in your Options>Tiggit Controller (OS 5) or Options>Third Party Applications>Tiggit Controller.
Tiggit Controller for iTunes is available for most BlackBerry devices including the 9810 & 9850. The 9900/9930 and 9700/9780 are also available although not listed. You can snag the updated version for $2.99 by following the link below.
For those of you who picked up a BlackBerry Torch 9810 we have some good news. The team at N4BB managed to snag OS 7.0.0.336 for the 9810 just as AT&T released it. No word on what this new version brings but RIM has some bugs to quash on the 9810 from what I hear.
You can pick up OS 7.0.0.336 for the BlackBerry Torch 9810 @ fileserve.com
Warning: This OS will not install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above and is not an official release.If you do not know how to upgrade your BlackBerry OS please start by reading this step by step guide.Don’t forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. Don’t forget our usual warnings: do not download and install these updates if you don’t know what you’re doing. Incorrect procedure or just bad luck could render your BlackBerry inoperative or unstable.
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I am always amazed with the lengths users go to create custom cases and paraphernalia for their gadgets. The latest example of an awesome custom case is a cover Graeme created for his BlackBerry PlayBook made out of a notebook with a faux crocodile-skin like cover. They simply used one they found for $8.50 at a stationary shop and glued the edges of most of the pages with wood glue and cut out a PlayBook sized hole with a craft knife and then glued the inside of the pages.
Its truly ingenious because it is both protective and nobody will assume it is anything worth stealing. Its also kind of slick to carry it around like a notebook. It took Graeme two tries to get it right (he didn’t glue the pages the first time) but even then its one of the cheapest cases for the PlayBook if you have an hour to spend building it.
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Jay pointed out this article on Twitter and it looks like the story is being picked up in the wake of all of the bad news surrounding the WebOS demise. Ben McIntosh, the head of Harvey Norman’s Computers buying team, told the Australian Current that the BlackBerry PlayBook has been selling very well since its launch. According to McIntosh “Sales of the PlayBook are very, very good,” and “BlackBerry has probably come from a different direction. The PlayBook was always going to be more of a niche product based on the fact that they’re really targeting the BlackBerry smartphone base that’s in Australia and the world.”
McIntosh goes further to say that “The sales of the PlayBook have been fantastic, we’ve re-ordered multiple times and it’s exceeded our expectations.” Pretty strong words from down under!
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In case you didn’t think RIM’s BlackBerry Smart Card Reader was secure enough RIM now has the US Federal Government standing behind it. They just announced FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification for the smartcard badge reader. If I am not mistaken the device had FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification for awhile but that has been updated. The cards are supposed to help government officials comply with the US Department of Defense Common Access Card program which wants mandatory reliable identification for government employees and contractors. I am guessing the new Level 3 certification will make the device an easier sell for RIM to its 1+ million US government BlackBerry users.
Check out the details below or at us.blackberry.com/ataglance/security/products/smartcardreader/
BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Achieves Advanced Security Certification for U.S. Federal Government
Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today that the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader™ has achieved FIPS 140-2 certification level 3 – the highest certification achieved by any wireless smart card reader on the market. Smart cards support security programs like the U.S. Department of Defense’s Common Access Card (CAC) program and the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) which calls for a mandatory, government-wide standard for secure and reliable forms of identification issued by the federal government to its employees and to the employees of federal contractors. FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) certifications are assigned by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
“Our customers value the robust security provided with BlackBerry products and services and smart card readers are particularly important within the government sector,” said Scott Totzke, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Security at Research In Motion. “This advanced certification of the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader for the U.S. Federal Government demonstrates our ongoing commitment to meet and exceed the expectations of our government customers.”
The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is designed to work with personal identification cards issued by government organizations or other high-security organizations. Users insert a smart card into this lightweight reader and wear it on a lanyard as a two-factor authentication device for secure access to BlackBerry smartphones, desktop computers and facilities. BlackBerry smartphones and desktop computers automatically lock when the user’s smart card is not in proximity.
FIPS 140-2 level 3 certification of the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader also verifies advanced security features of the smart card reader itself, such as tamper evidence and self destruction of critical security parameters upon device breach.
For more information, see http://us.blackberry.com/ataglance/security/products/smartcardreader/.
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