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Blackberry devices are among the most versatile and feature-rich smartphones in existence. There is a wide array of options for locating and installing new ringtones on your Blackberry. This guide will help you get the ball rolling.

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Thanksgiving has passed, and that means one thing: Christmas music everywhere! Walk into any retail store in the country and you’ll hear about jingling bells and Santa Clause on his sleigh with Rudolph. So why not add the same holiday cheer to your BlackBerry? You can check out the Holiday Music pack, which has thousands of your favorites. You can be rocking the holidays BlackBerry style. You can take it so much further, too.

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You might remember Jeremy Schoemaker from his guest appearance on the BBGeekcast. On it, he mentioned a site called NextPimp, which provides real MP3 ringtones for free. For BlackBerry, the site just got better. Jeremy pointed my attention to the NextPimp BlackBerry OTA quicklaunch application (that’s the download link), which allows you to browse the site from your ‘Berry. I gave it a whirl this week, and I have to say I came away impressed.

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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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PDA technology has expanded exponentially over the past few years. In the span of just over a year, Research in Motion released the BlackBerry 8700, the BlackBerry Pearl, and most recently the BlackBerry 8800, all of which offered upgrades or alternatives to the previous models. While BlackBerries were once for just e-mail, you can now surf the web, send an instant message, and play your favorite songs, all with the one device.

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