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House things seem to be a practice of the past, but that doesn’t mean that doctors aren’t traveling anymore. Many physicians nowadays have BlackBerrys, but many have to carry a separate device to access clinical information, such as a drug and formulatory reference guide. Thanks to Epocrates Rx, docs can now get this information right on their BlackBerry.
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Getting Started

The first step you need to take in order to outfit your BlackBerry with custom ringtones is to find a decent software package to help you convert your great idea/favorite song into an audio format supported by your particular hardware. (Scroll to the end of the article for a complete list of BlackBerry models and their various levels of ringtone support.)

There are countless options out there; some are free, and others carry a cost. For the purpose of this walkthrough, we have decided to focus on one particular product, named DJ ToneXpress.

Check out our video walkthrough of the DJToneXpress ringtone creation software hosted on Youtube.

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If you haven’t heard of iQmetrix’s product ReailiQ, well, you’re missing out. It’s quite a nifty application, which feeds company data in real time through your enterprise. The application just got better, as the mobile version, PocketiQ, has been released. Now you’ll always be prepared for your next meeting, armed with the latest data.
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Verizon just began shipping the CDMA Pearl earlier this month. Now it’s Sprint’s turn. The Nation’s No. 3 cell provider will launch the Pearl 8130 — the Pearl 2 — on November 23. Black Friday. Though many stores have gone through measures to start the deals earlier so their stores aren’t completely swamped on that fateful day. Sprint stores will be, though.

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This all started in February, when RIM sued Samsung over their BlackJack PDA. They claimed that the name was far too similar to BlackBerry. We’re not exactly sure about that (Black Jack is, after all, a popular card game). But we are sure that the BlackJack looks exactly like a BlackBerry, to the point where we once asked someone, “oh, which model of BlackBerry is that?” That case eventually settled. Now RIM is targeting LG for their new line of PDA, the Black Label.
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We just love firms like BBProductivity, which specialize in nothing by BlackBerry application development. We like having these people on our side, because we know that there will always be streams of useful applications being made available. Their newest offering, BBTask PRO, helps enhance “productivity by synchronizing tasks with all major desktop task management applications including Outlook, Lotus Notes, GroupWise and BES.”
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Scouring the web, we came across this anecdote of someone who had their BlackBerry crash after a week of using the Facebook application. The problem lies right in the application’s convenience. Messages and alerts from Facebook are sent to your phone, but instead of being hosted on Facebook’s servers, they are stored locally on your phone. For this user, it caused his email, call history, and Facebook messages to be deleted.

So what about you? Any issues among the BlackBerry faithful regarding the new application?

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With BB OS v4.3, there were bound to be some minor upgrades to your BlackBerry’s functionality. Well, we found one. Okay, so Crackberry found it, and we’re just latching on. Anyway, OS 4.3.1 will allow you to record video as well as still images if you’re lucky enough to have a BlackBerry with a camera. So this means you, Curve users.
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If a small business wanted to go BlackBerry, their choices were limited. They could either outsource the job, or buy separate server computers. The latter wasn’t too attractive, since the servers would cost too much for the return they’d provide. Outsourcing has its own set of problems, especially if the company already handles their e-mail in-house. Research In Motion is giving them a third option, though. Now small businesses can purchase software that integrates BlackBerrys with corporate e-mail systems.
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Below you’ll find the entire overview/guide of the new Facebook application for the BlackBerry which was made by RIM.

Before you download the application, you can take a look at a video preview we made of the application so you can “try before you buy” (the application is free, but you get what we mean):