Remember Me? Tip Got Facebook? Thread Tools. Looking for a good reader for Blackberry Storm I'm looking for a good reader for my Storm. Find More Posts by daedalus Quote: Originally Posted by daedalus13 unless someone else knows of one that works for eReader. Find More Posts by wallcraft. Cheers Last edited by Bry; at AM. It provides faster speeds and there will be times when you may be out of a 3G coverage zone, so it's nice to know that you have an alternative method of getting online. We're also glad to see that Verizon is offering more Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones, since it's been a little stingy in the past.
BlackBerry OS 5. It promises quicker page renderings and speed improvements because of faster JavaScript and CSS processing. JavaScript is also enabled by default now. In addition, the browser supports BlackBerry widgets and Google Gears.
There was some talk that OS 5. It does support real-time streaming protocol, however, so you can watch streaming videos from sites like mobile YouTube. Like its predecessor, the Storm 2 is a world phone and ships with a SIM card. The handset's dual-mode functionality allows it to automatically switch from Verizon's dual-band CDMA network here in the States to international quad-band GSM networks, so you can still make calls and receive data while traveling.
Just remember that your calling freedom remains somewhat curtailed. When in the United States you must use Verizon's network, while overseas the Storm is locked to Verizon's roaming partners.
A network domestically. In all, you'll get voice coverage in countries and data coverage e-mail and Internet in countries. You can find the carrier's international plans here. Other phone features include a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, and text and multimedia messaging.
With BlackBerry OS 5. The phone book is only limited by the available memory with room in each entry for multiple numbers, e-mail addresses, work and home address, job title, and more.
For caller ID purposes, you can attach a contact photo, group ID, or a custom ringtone. Bluetooth 2. We've always found BlackBerry Maps a little frustrating to use because of the slow map redraws and panning capabilities.
For those who work for businesses running BES 5. If you want the ability to create new documents, you will have to upgrade to the Premium Edition, however. Staple personal information management tools, like a Calendar, a task list, a memo pad, a voice recorder, a calculator, will also help keep you on track.
There are also download links for popular social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, and Flickr, through the Application Center on the Storm 2. Bing also comes preloaded by default, though this proved to be more of a hassle than a benefit, which we'll discuss in the Performance section. You can customize the fonts, templates and data fields to your liking. The best part is that you can enter all your data on the PC with the included Desktop software and then transfer it to your device.
You can download a trial copy and decide whether you like it or not. For me this definitely ranks top in my must have blackberry storm paid applications list. My second discovery in the paid blackberry Storm applications category is QuickLaunch by Nikkisoft. It will create shortcuts to your most used applications on your device, so you can open and switch between them easily.
QuickLaunch is designed exclusively for the BlackBerry Storm and it allows you to set shortcuts for a wide range of functions and applications. You can assign one of the convenience keys to launch the application.
When you press the assigned convenience key, a menu will pop up showing all the shortcuts you have created. You will never need to navigate through the folders and menus anymore to lunch a specific application or function; every single application will be available in one scrollable screen.
You can create shortcuts for Favorite websites, frequently used Email addresses, music files, various applications and device information. I changed my camera convenience key to activate QuickLaunch, and let me tell you it enhanced the user interface 10 fold. It supercharged my device. Since then, I have discovered new free applications that are worth mentioning here. I will leave the Paid applications for a future posts. When I had My Palm Treo, one of the most annoying things I had to endure is the touch screen remaining active during a call.
As you all current storm users know by now, we are plagued by the same annoyance. During a call, we accidentally mute or activate the speakerphone with our cheeks. I spent too much time trying to find a setting that will lock the screen, There was no such setting. It was really frustrating until I found Talk Lock, a little free application developed by Cellavant who is a custom mobile software publisher.
Talk lock will basically lock your phone about 2 seconds after you receive or make a call. The screen will look like the image to the left, a background picture with the call info and a slider to unlock the screen just in case you need to activate the speakerphone or the mute button.
Some of my readers recommended Viigo, another free RSS reader. It delivers to your phone wide range of customizable contents and services form around the world. One of the cool features is that you can scroll through stories in the feed just by swiping your finger across the BlackBerry Storm screen.
Taking advantage of the accelerometer, you can read the news both in landscape or portrait modes. This application is also in BETA Stages for the BlackBerry Storm, I experienced an intermittent freezes when going back to previous screens, but it is worth that little annoyance for an application so rich in contents and services.
My last gem is YouTube. Although the blackberry storm is capable of playing YouTube clips through the web browser, the experience with a dedicated application is much better. Enterprise Application Support. Smartphone App Support. BlackBerry Smartphone Support Find help, how-to articles and troubleshooting for your Blackberry device.
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