BeamBerry Solutions allow you to print, view, and store email attachments with your BlackBerry.
There are three parts, BeamView, BeamPrint, and BeamDisk.
BeamView lets you view pdf and office documents right on your BlackBerry, and even works on older BlackBerrys.
BeamPrint lets you print documents from your BlackBerry on a bluetooth printer.
BeamDisk allows you to save your attachment in folders just like you do on your PC.
Best of all right now you can try the program out for free. However right now the Pearl service is not available, but the website says it will be soon.
Remember back on the 27th I pointed to an article that suggested Slingbox would not have BlackBerry support anytime soon? This was based on comments made at CES.
I just came across a post on Pinstack that might suggest that Slingbox is interested in BlackBerry support.
N8DBB was checking out what jobs Slingbox had open on their website. Sadly there was no posting for RIM developer, but something to make BlackBerry owners who have a Slingbox get interested.
T-Mobile has surpassed the 25 million customer mark.
And it is due in part to the release of the BlackBerry Pearl.
The article says at the end of 2006 T-Mobile had almost 1.6 million BlackBerry and Sidekick subscribers. Both require a special data package to fully use the device.
This is a big increase over the previous quarter, an increase of almost 211,000 users in the fourth quarter of 2006 vs only 172,000 in the third quarter 2006.
As one of my friends recently discovered T-Mobile has made themselves very friend to those of us who like text messaging and data packages. Generally the monthly cost is less, which can entice customers away from the other providers.
One school district is looking to set up rules around using BlackBerrys and other electronic devices.
The concern is not just annoying ring tones and distracted officials when loved ones send messages.
There is a worry that officials could avoid the public forum to make decisions and simply text or email one another on an issue. And in California that does break the law.
It doesn't appear this has actually happened, but as officials can be, they want to set up rules to prevent the appearance of keeping things out of the public limelight.
Of course my vote would not be for the member who refused to put the BlackBerry on vibrate. That is just common courtesy.
Can you believe that Opera Mini browser has only been around for a year?
Of course Opera Mini has gone through some changes over the past year. Google is no longer the default search engine, Yahoo is. We have even had a beta, and a new version with bells and whistles.
According to Opera Mini's birthday site over 10 million people have tried it. I know I am one of them.
As a BlackBerry user Opera Mini is best at loading the websites that the BlackBerry browser can't, like My Space.
If you have an idea for an original birthday card send it in to Opera. Opera will post the top 5 and the first 1000 entered will get an Opera wrist wrap.
Click on the Read link to check out Opera Mini's birthday page.
I have been asked a few times and come across questions about Slingbox support on BlackBerrys on Pinstack. I just came across a blog that mentions asking about BlackBerry support at CES.
Slingbox advised they are aware of consumer interest, but the blogger could not determine if there was something being tested or not.
What is known is Slingbox is beta testing Palm and Symbian versions. What is up with the lack of BlackBerry love?
Slingbox gives you control of your TV using the internet, either a PC or a mobile phone with its software on it. As it has never supported BlackBerrys I have never tried it.
I came across an article online mentioning that some analysts think the iPhone is not a smartphone.
Instead they call the iPhone a very high end feature phone. This is based mainly on the idea that the iPhone will not support third party applications as the BlackBerry does.
Someone will probably find a way to get some applications on the iPhone regardless, but analysts think the lack of third party applications might hinder the phones sales.
I had a Sidekick with T-Mobile once upon a time, and one of the main reasons I gave it up for a BlackBerry was the lack of third party applications. I love being able to try out games and applications that do a multitude of things, as many others do.
Looks like Verizon subscribers who do not have a text package are going to see text message costs increase.
Starting March 1st a pay as you go text will cost 15 cents, a 5 cent increase.
Cingular, now AT&T, and Sprint have also increased their text message rates from 10 to 15 cents. T-Mobile has left their text message costs alone, still at 10 cents a message.
The idea is to get customers to sign up for a monthly plan of text messages instead of the pay as you go method. Hopefully you already have the message bundle, and have nothing to worry about.
Digby is an application that allows you to find, browse, and buy all sorts of cool stuff. You will find products from FTD.com, Godiva, and Vermont Teddy Bear to name a few.
Digby even interfaces with your BlackBerry to set up alerts for events like birthdays and holidays. It can use the information in your address book to make sure the item gets to the right place.
Digby includes categories like books, flowers, DVDs, and jewelry.
Digby works on BlackBerry models 8700, 8703, 8705, 7130, and 8100. It is available for download over the air at www.digby.com/download.
I am going to download it myself to check out. Click on the Read link below for more details on Digby.
Checking out Pinstack I came across a post about a new instant message application for BlackBerrys called JiveTalk. I am always excited to try out a new instant message application.
This is actually an updated version of the application. One of the suggestions users had first go round was to have customizable notifications. This new version includes the ability to configure vibrate, sound, and LED notifications.
I always love to see a program use the feedback they ask for to make changes to their applications.
The program can be downloaded over the air or using a PC. Just remember it is a beta version, so bugs are expected and the developer asks for them to be reported.
Pinstack Stack Pro N8DBB just posted about FonPods, which is still in beta.
FonPods allows you to listen to podcasts using your BlackBerry, or any phone. All you have to do is call their number and you can listen to a variety of podcasts.
If you want to personalize your selection you can sign up for an account which requires your phone number and email. Then when you call in you can listen to the programming you want.
And it works even if you call in from another phone. You just have to enter in your password.
This will use your phone minutes, not data. However if you have MyFaves on T-Mobile you can set the FonPods number as a favorite and all the calls will be free.
I was finishing out a little web surfing for anything BlackBerry when an usually News story popped up on my radar.
A CBS 2 News story from New York about a gun that looks like a knife. The website has a little video showing the gun. The new woman says they are not aware of the knife gun being used locally.
However at the very end she says authorities are also very worried about a gun disguised as a BlackBerry. Click Read to see the full story.
The only picture I found online was a Stun Gun designed to look like a BlackBerry which was available for sale online.
We might need to think twice next time a stranger pulls out their BlackBerry.
Surfing the web tonight I came across another site that talks about an upcoming announcement of the BlackBerry 8800 soon.
It was the National Post from Canada. And what did they have to say?
"This February, RIM will be launching its new "white Pearl." It will also be unveiling one of the company's sleekest handsets yet, the BlackBerry 8800 "Indigo," at Barcelona's 3GSM conference."
Now I wondered at the mention of RIM launching the White Pearl in February as it is already available from T-Mobile. Maybe it will become available from other providers in February.
However this seems to confirm what we have already seen today, and doesn't need a translation. Those of us who are hooked on the full size BlackBerry may not have much longer to wait.
The website goes on to talk about RIM stock prices and how some people might not want to wait for an iPhone or may prefer the traditional full keypad over the touchscreen.
I checked RIM's BlackBerry Help website, mobile.blackberry.com, last night, even browsed over the tunes selection a little. I decided to check it out again this morning and noticed the main page changed.
Basically they updated the main page to warn everyone that due to the change in Daylight Savings Time this year if a patch is not applied to BlackBerry software and third party software, like Windows, the time might be off.
It send you to a page that is meant to be viewed on a PC.
The time is set to change in March instead of April.
What is BeamBerry?
Remember back on the 27th I pointed to an article that suggested Slingbox would not have BlackBerry support anytime soon? This was based on comments made at CES.
T-Mobile has surpassed the 25 million customer mark.
One school district is looking to set up rules around using BlackBerrys and other electronic devices. 
Can you believe that Opera Mini browser has only been around for a year?
I came across an article online mentioning that some analysts think the iPhone is not a smartphone.
Looks like Verizon subscribers who do not have a text package are going to see text message costs increase.
What is Digby? 
Checking out Pinstack I came across a post about a new instant message application for BlackBerrys called 
Does your BlackBerry need a makeover? 
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I was finishing out a little web surfing for anything BlackBerry when an usually News story popped up on my radar.
Surfing the web tonight I came across another site that talks about an upcoming announcement of the BlackBerry 8800 soon.
I checked RIM's BlackBerry Help website, 
