If Verizon Wireless is your cell phone provider, you can now get Skype on your Smartphone!

This means you can use Skype on your cell phone to make unlimited Skype to Skype calls anywhere on the planet, IM your contacts, or get low rates on calls to International landlines.  How?  It is super easy; simply go to Verizon Wireless’ site here http://phones.verizonwireless.com/skypemobile/and type in your phone number.  They will send the download right to your phone.  Download and click through the agreements and you are ready to Skype on your mobile.

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BlackBerrys have a lot of settings hidden in the OS. Here are some of the most popular BlackBerry Tips for any user.

1. Switch the signal bars to decibels – If you want a more precise measurement of your wireless signal, just hold down the ALT button while typing N M L L. The meter on the main screen will change to a number. Do these steps again to change it back.
2. Give the audio a boost – Many people say that the ringtone or music isn’t loud enough on the BlackBerry. Go to Menu > Options > Audio Boost > On.
3. Enable separate app for SMS text messages – Don’t like your email crammed in with text messages? Separate them by going to Messages > Menu > Options > SMS and Email Inboxes > Separate.
4. Quick period – At the end of a sentence, press the Space key twice and a period will be typed automatically.
5. Switch to another program – Hold the ALT key and press Escape. Continue to hold ALT and select the program you want to switch to.
6. Send your PIN – Need to send somebody your PIN so you can communicate with them? Just type MYPIN in an email or text message and the text will change to your actual pin number.
7. Start in Safe Mode – Install an app that screwed things up? Start in Safe Mode so you can get rid of it. Remove and reinsert the battery, then when the light goes off while starting, press and hold the Escape button until the main screen loads.
8. Add more callers – Press Menu while on a call and select Add Participant if you wish to add more people to the call.
9. Reboot – ALT + CAPS + Delete reboots the device.
10. Change ring tone – Don’t like the default ring tone? Change it under Menu > Profiles > Advanced > (Active profile) > Phone > Ring Tone.

post by Oztech

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That’s right, my fellow Blackberry addicts, after the short outage on Dec 17th it looks like there’s another Blackberry internet and email outage.  And this one looks like it might last a while.

Reports are coming in from all over the internet but there’s been no confirmation so far from Research in Motion about how long this service interruption will last.  Hopefully everything will be up and running by tomorrow but this certainly isn’t a great early x-mas present for the email junkies out there.

Photo from malyousif on flickr