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For a while now we’ve been waiting for a Sirius XM BlackBerry app. XM released one a while ago, but with a very limited selection. Since then I’ve really wanted to see them extend their presence to the BlackBerry platform. It makes sense, but there are obvious licensing issues that delayed the deal. As we learned late last week, however, the wait is pretty much over. Sirius SM has announced a new BlackBerry app which will provide over 120 of their most popular channels. The app doesn’t cover certain mainstream programming, however, so even current Sirius subscribers won’t be able to access them. Still, it’s a nice first foray into mobile.

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What would you do-oo-oo for a new BlackBerry OS? Not just an upgrade, like OS 5.0, but a major overhaul that will put RIM’s software in line with other smartphone platforms? Yeah, I’m drooling too. We heard a bit about a mysterious OS 6.0 this week, and while it’s just a name right now that won’t hold back our vivid imaginations.

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Over the past few years WordPress has gone through some extensive upgrades, extending its reach as one of the top blogging platforms. One improvement we’ve been tracking is its BlackBerry application. It started off as a simple app where you could write and edit posts, but they’ve continued adding new features and upgrading existing ones. After firing it up yesterday afternoon, I saw that there’s a new version. Instead of just downloading, though, it sent me via link to App World. So the app is now available over there.

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Like the rest of you, I love my BlackBerry. It does the one thing I bought for, which is to deliver my email in an intuitive manner. All the other features are nice, and I use them, but they’re not central to my device usage. I do wonder, however, whether my opinion on that would change if some of these additional features worked better — more intuitively, with a better interface. Would I use my BlackBerry more fully? If a recent rumor pans out, I might find out in the near future.

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When I got my first BlackBerry, friends and family bombarded me with messages asking for my PIN. I didn’t know exactly what they meant at the time, but I eventually caught on that it was the key to contacting me via BlackBerry Messenger. While IM services can be a big part of a BlackBerry user’s activity, I’ve always been an email type of guy, so I never added a ton of BBM contacts. Some colleagues, some friends, some family members, but not much beyond that. According to Al Sacco, I’m off on the right foot. He recently published six BlackBerry Messenger tips that everyone should follow. Not everyone will, of course, but if Al is doling out advice I always suggest listening.

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Over the past two years we’ve developed a diverse audience at BBGeeks. Some are hardcore types who use their BlackBerrys every day. Others are beginners who find the site through Google or other search engines, trying to find answers to a specific question. That can make content creation a balancing act. Sometimes we’ll have a bit geared more towards hardcore users, while others will be geared towards the beginner. Today will be the latter, with apologies to our hardcore fan base. Today’s lesson will be the most basic of BlackBerry tasks: adding a new email to your BIS account.

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After reviewing the additions to SuperQWERTY yesterday, I was delighted to find out about a somewhat similar application yesterday. With a thanks to Mauricio at BlackBerry Rocks for the pointer, the application is called Iconify, and if you like guessing the nature of an application by its name you might be able to guess what this one does. It essentially creates an icon for typically non-icon BlackBerry features. These include web pages, calls, text messages, PIN, email, and more. And, since it’s free, it acts as a nice complement to SuperQWERTY.

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One theme we constantly revisit on BBGeeks is the idea of your BlackBerry as a way to keep your life in order. Among our many geek reviews are a number of productivity and organizational applications. The idea is that while your BlackBerry can do this out of the box, that’s not enough. If you have to click five or six times to get to certain applications, chances are you’ll lose focus and forget about it. I know I do. My computer is set up to get to everything I need with the fewest possible clicks, and for years I’ve tried to implement a similar system on my BlackBerry. Cooper recently reviewed SuperQWERTY, an application that brings you to all of your most frequently used applications with just one keystroke. They’ve updated the application now, so that you can do even more with it.

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It seems there is a web forum for every topic, mainstream or niche. For some topics there are multiple forums, full of posts from thousands of users every day. Among the many BlackBerry-dedicated ones, I find myself browsing Howard Forums, PinStack, and CrackBerry the most. Depending on your device and operating system, you will experience different interfaces when dealing with forums. If you visit them from your BlackBerry browser frequently, you might want to check out a new application called BerryBlab. Its sole purpose is to provide a better way of viewing and posting on forums from your BlackBerry.

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In News From The Wire on Thursday, I made quick mention of the slotRadio+ microSD card, which comes with 1,000 songs and an additional 4GB of storage for $50. I mentioned it to a few friends and acquaintances this weekend, and a few wanted to hear a bit more, so I thought I would expand on it today. On Thursday I mentioned that for $50, each song works out to 5 cents, with the card coming free. But, looking further into the card, it’s not quite that easy. It’s still a good deal, I think, but you’re limited in what you can do with those songs.

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