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A few weeks back on the blogs here we dropped word of the official availability of BerryBlab v1, an app that makes browsing vBulletin web forums friendly on your BlackBerry (which includes the CrackBerry forums of course!). The app has gained a pretty decent following from CrackBerry readers and has managed to maintain a 5-star rating in the CrackBerry App Store and garner some solid reviews:

*- "Awesome for those that want the ease of browsing forums in the form of a application. love checking crackberry from bed!"

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I am not sure how we all missed this one. RIM released a knowledge base article on their website this past Monday called “New features of BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0.” There are a few small tidbits RIM threw in that we did not know before but there is one HUGE omission. While RIM does [...] If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:

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I don’t know much about the Brazil or Latin America BlackBerry market but Miguel pointed me to a source that claims RIM will be announcing a new manufacturing plant there tomorrow. BlackBerry World Br claims that RIM reached an agreement with Flextronics in Brazil to start manufacturing devices in Sao Paulo. This would expand [...] If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:

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I cannot claim to be surprised but Paul Ockenden of PC Pro UK did a roundup of 6 smartphone keyboards comparing the typing speed. They also included how many errors were made during the test to help round it out. They did not include other phones like the Nexus One and Palm Pre but some [...]If you liked this article, you might find these interesting:

• TyperSpeed – Test Your BlackBerry Typing Speed
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Do you have the "Automatically Dim Backlight" option set to ON or OFF?polls In my endless pursuit to find some good, fresh topics, I was rolling through all of the options and apps on my device. I had a stroke of genius and realized I've always been curious as to how other users have their devices setup. Right out of the box, there are a load of options to play around with and tweak to your liking. Everyone has their own special way of setting up a device, and I would love to know what some of the most popular settings are. So in a new series of posts, we hope to find out just how you use your BlackBerry. We'll delve deep and find out what everyone likes or dislikes, how bright your screen is,... [Read More]