A question that we are regularly asked that always seems to increase in frequency around the holidays is how to convert a DVD for the BlackBerry. I don’t think you have to go out on a limb to assume that the increase in frequency of this question is directly related to the number of our readers making holiday travel plans because what better time is there to watch a DVD on your BlackBerry than when in car, on train, or on a plane on your way to visit family.
When it comes to converting a DVD to watch on your BlackBerry, the ease or difficulty at which you will accomplish your task really boils down to the DVD conversion software that you choose to use. The best software on the market for converting a DVD to BlackBerry, in my personal opinion, is DVDFab. DVDFab not only gives you the ability to convert a DVD into a file that you can transfer to and play on your BlackBerry, it offers regular updates to make sure that you can continue to convert DVDs once encryption algorithms change.
That being said, here is how you Convert a DVD to BlackBerry using DVDFab…
Note: DVDFab is currently on sale for 25% off through Nov. 28th. Just enter FAB-B3D-OFF in the check out area by clicking the “I have a discount code” check-box in the check out area.
TrustedUnlock.com, home of the $5 BlackBerry unlock code, is running a promotion where anyone can get a free BlackBerry unlock code simply by creating a link to www.TrustedUnlock.com somewhere on the internet. I personally haven’t used TrustedUnlock, so, to get some feedback on how their unlocking service works, we are giving away 10 free BlackBerry unlock codes here on RIMarkable to 10 people that leave a comment on this post between now and Tuesday, Nov. 23rd, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
We will randomly select 10 comments, contact, the commentators and send them unlocking information for their devices, no link necessary… We would appreciate, however, a comment telling us about your experience using TrustedUnlock’s service.
Remember, anyone can get a Free BlackBerry unlock code by leaving a link to TrustedUnlock.com somewhere on the internet, so, head over to www.trustedunlock.com to get promotion details.
I am not a huge fan of phone cases as they add additional bulk to an other wise slim device. A case is the best way to protect your mobile phone from the drops. The benefit of a phone skin is to protect for scratches. Sometimes the goal is just to protect from scratching. I have used transparent skins on my phones for the last 4-5 years, but have mainly focused on protecting the screen vs protecting the entire phone. BodyGuardZ sent us one of their Premium Scratch-Proof Transparent Films. We tested it out on the BlackBerry Bold 9650. (Lucky for me Robb does not own a BlackBerry Bold 9650) [click to continue…]
Off the glowing recommendation of RIMarkable Robb, I decided to install the evaluation version of Xobni. If you look at just about any top 10 BlackBerry application list, Xobni, in many cases, ranks close to the top. I am, actually, kind of shocked by this considering that, although, I see some value in Xobni, there are glaring areas where the app fails miserably. I know that Xobni is one of those applications where the value is a bit more subtle and you need to use it a few times before you really realize it’s power, however, that being said, there are areas, in my opinion, where Xobni simply doesn’t work and is unreliable.
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Robb put me on the spot a bit yesterday about downloading and installing the leaked BlackBerry 6 for the BlackBerry Bold 9650. He knows that I have slowed down my adoption of leaked OS versions because they all seem that same after a while, but, BlackBerry 6 is a new OS, so, I decided to give it a go. I wouldn’t call this an exhaustive review, but, more or less my initial thoughts…
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I have to admit that it is not very often that I actually spend money buying BlackBerry applications. It’s not that there aren’t a lot of really good BlackBerry applications out there, however, one of the perks of writing a BlackBerry blog is that developers often send you evaluations of their software so that you can review it.
That being said, I recently spent $10 on BerryReader, the most awesome Google Reader client for the BlackBerry that I’ve ever seen, and, it was worth every penny.
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With the release of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 on Sprint and Verizon there has been quite a bit of debate as to whether or not this new line of Blackberries are indeed deserving of the title ‘Bold’ or just an upgraded Tour. We’ll break this phone down into two parts; software and hardware…
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The Jawbone Icon from Aliph is the 4th and latest in the line of Bluetooth headsets known for their noise cancellation technology. The Icon has actually been on the scene for several months, however, Aliph just recently added A2DP to Icon allowing you to play streaming audio, music, and podcasts, etc. through the headset. Since I haven’t talked about the Jawbone Icon before I figure that this would be a good time to give it a proper review.
With that being said, let’s get to it…
This is a post that I wrote for Simple Mobile Review but figured that I should post it here as well since it is a BlackBerry software review.
So, Rod has been trying to get me to take a look at WorldMate Live for BlackBerry for a good month or so and I’ve been putting it off, hoping that he’d forget that he asked me to review it. Long story short, I installed WorldMate a few years ago, and, while the application was kind of cool, it was just too much work entering in your travel itinerary via the WorldMate website when compared to just printing your intinerary out carrying it with you. Rod, however, is a persistent joker, and he finally made be promise to give the latest version of WorldMate the once over, and, I have to admit, I’m kind of glad that I did.
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