RIM describes BBM Music like this:

First, let’s clarify one misconception: with a BBM Music Premium subscription, you can access far more than 50 songs. To start your BBM Music profile, you can choose up to 50 songs from the millions in our catalog. But, that’s just the beginning! Add more music to your library by adding friends and get access to your BBM friends’ music profile songs. The more BBM friends with BBM Music Premium subscriptions you have, the more songs you can share! And the sharing goes both ways. Your BBM friends with BBM Music Premium subscriptions will have access to your profile music too, and can access it anytime.

So, let’s say you have 10 BBM friends with BBM Music subscriptions, and they each have 50 songs in their music profiles. From those friends alone, plus the 50 songs you downloaded to start your profile, you could have 550 songs in no time, right on your BlackBerry® smartphone!

Is it really necessary to explain a new service like this? Maybe the service is too complicated if you have to explain it like that?

What do you think?

Let us know in the comments what you think about the new BBM music.

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 features a lot of improvements over existing BlackBerry smartphones, the most important features are:

Technical Details :

• 2.8" capacitive touch display
• Full, wide QWERTY keyboard
• BlackBerry 7 OS
• 1.2 GHz Processor
• 5.0MP camera with flash
• 720p HD video recording capability
• 1230 mAH battery
• 768 MB RAM
• 8GB on-board memory
• Micro SD slot supports up to 32GB Dual-band
• Wi-Fi GPS Tri-band HSPA+, Quad-band GSM/EDGE NFC technology
• New Augmented Reality enabled with digital compass and accelerometer

The best place to buy a new and Unlocked BlackBerry Bold 9900 is Amazon. Not only do they offer excellent customer service, they also ensure that the device is brand new and you can return it in case you are unhappy with your new smartphone.

Ultimately the question comes up: Will the launch of new BlackBerry phones on AT&T help BlackBerry through the crisis and stop the downfall? There are certainly a lot of uncertainties and a lot of factors will influence this. But one thing is sure: Better late then never.

What do you think?

Will the availability of BlackBerry smartphones on AT&T stop the demise of BlackBerry? Leave a comment below!

Ultimately the question comes up: Will the launch of new BlackBerry phones on AT&T help BlackBerry through the crisis and stop the downfall? There are certainly a lot of uncertainties and a lot of factors will influence this. But one thing is sure: Better late then never.

What do you think?

Will the availability of BlackBerry smartphones on AT&T stop the demise of BlackBerry? Leave a comment below!

AT&T Unveils Broadest 4G BlackBerry Portfolio –BlackBerry Bold 9900 and All-Touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 Smartphones Arrive for AT&T Customers on Nov. 6 –New 3G BlackBerry Curve 9360 Hits Store Shelves Nov. 20 AT&T Unveils Broadest 4G BlackBerry Portfolio — BlackBerry Bold 9900 and All-Touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 Smartphones Arrive for AT&T Customers on Nov. 6 — New 3G BlackBerry Curve 9360 Hits Store Shelves Nov. 20

DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Key Facts

AT&T* today announced the price and availability of the BlackBerry® Bold(TM) 9900, the all-touch BlackBerry® Torch(TM) 9860 and the BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 9360.

AT&T delivers the broadest portfolio of the latest 4G BlackBerry smartphones, including three models – the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860, and the previously-released 4G BlackBerry Torch 9810. On AT&T’s 4G network, the three 4G smartphones are capable of speeds up to nearly four times the network speed capability of previous models.

AT&T delivers the broadest portfolio of BlackBerry smartphones at the best prices, ranging from $29 to $199, so customers can choose the best form factor for their needs at a great price.

BlackBerry Portfolio from AT&T

AT&T delivers the broadest portfolio of BlackBerry® 7 -based smartphones, including three 4G models – the Bold 9900, the all-touch Torch 9860, and the previously-released Torch 9810, the first 4G BlackBerry smartphone from AT&T. All 3 4G smartphones take advantage of AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network to deliver network speeds nearly up to four times faster than most previous 3G BlackBerry smartphones. In addition to the three 4G options, AT&T is also releasing the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone, which is a significant upgrade of the Curve series, and a great option for messaging-intensive and socially active consumers and business users.

All the new BlackBerry smartphones from AT&T support multitasking, so customers can send and receive messages or browse the web while on a telephone call on AT&T’s mobile broadband network. They also follow global roaming standards so customers are able to enjoy international voice roaming in more than 220 countries and data roaming in more than 205 countries.

The complete portfolio allows customers to choose the best BlackBerry smartphone for their needs – whether it’s the premium touch QWERTY Bold 9900, the touch/ slider QWERTY Torch 9810, the all-touch Torch 9860, or the classic QWERTY Curve 9360. AT&T offers excellent pricing across the full portfolio so customers can choose the right BlackBerry form factor at the right price.

Full Suite of BlackBerry 7 Smartphones

Each of the new BlackBerry smartphones features BlackBerry 7 OS, a powerful evolution of the BlackBerry software. BlackBerry 7 OS delivers speed, efficiency and UI enhancements, and introduces a next-generation BlackBerry browser with a significantly faster, more fluid web browsing experience.

BlackBerry 7 OS also includes the premium version of Documents To Go free of charge, BlackBerry® Balance to allow customers to fully experience work and personal features without compromising the IT department’s need for advanced security features, as well as voice-activated universal search, among other features.

BlackBerry Bold 9900

The new, premium BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone is distinguished by its iconic Bold design and delivers best-in-class productivity for people who want the industry’s leading full QWERTY keyboard while enjoying the convenience of a touch screen. The thinnest BlackBerry smartphone ever at just 10.5 mm, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 boasts 4G speeds, a brilliant 2.8-inch touch screen, 1.2 GHz processor, Liquid Graphics(TM) technology, which delivers a highly responsive touch interface with incredibly fast and smooth graphics, 768 MB RAM, 8GB of onboard memory (that you can expand to a total of 40 GB with a 32 GB media card), HD video recording and dual-band Wi-Fi®.

BlackBerry Torch 9860

The BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone is AT&T’s first all-touch BlackBerry smartphone and delivers the largest screen on any BlackBerry. The 3.7-inch display makes your photos, videos, games and apps come to life in incredible detail for a rich multimedia experience. Similar to the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the all-touch Torch BlackBerry smartphone also boasts 4G speeds, a 1.2 GHz processor, Liquid Graphics technology, 768 MB RAM, and HD video recording.

BlackBerry Curve 9360

The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone is slim, stylish and ergonomically designed with a comfortable keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 features a 2.44-inch hi-resolution display and includes a 5MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on social networks. Customers will welcome the increased productivity and enhanced user experience delivered by the faster processor, increased memory, and up to 2x the network speed of previous BlackBerry Curve models from AT&T. A non-camera version will also be available for purchase.

Price and Availability

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 will be available starting November 6 for $199.99 with a two-year contract online and in company-owned retail stores. The all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 will be available online the same day for $99.99 with a two-year contract. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 will be available for $29.99 with a two-year contract starting November 20 in company-owned retail stores and online. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 will be available to business and government customers on November 14 while the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 will be available in those channels starting November 7.

Quotes

"Our BlackBerry enthusiasts will welcome these three new BlackBerry smartphones to AT&T’s premium smartphone lineup – the new BlackBerry Bold 9900, all-touch Torch 9860 and Curve 9360," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "From new and improved versions of BlackBerry classics to AT&T’s first-all touch BlackBerry smartphone as well as 4G models, our leading suite of BlackBerry smartphones has something for everyone – government, business and everyday consumers – at the best prices available in the market."

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul. Not available everywhere. Deployment ongoing. Compatible device and data plan required. Learn more at att.com/network.

Important Information: Limited-time offer. Coverage not available in all areas. Two year agreement with qualifying voice plan and a minimum $15 a month smartphone data plan required. Smartphone data plan requirements differ for CRU customers. Subscriber must live and have a mailing address within AT&T’s owned wireless network coverage area. Up to $36 activation fee applies. Equipment price and availability may vary by market and may not be available from independent retailers. Early Termination Fee: None if cancelled in the first 30 days, but up to $35 restocking fee may apply to returns; thereafter up to $325. Some agents impose additional fees. Other conditions and restrictions apply. See contract for details. Sales tax calculated based on price of unactivated equipment.

International Roaming: Activation of international service may be required. International roaming apply outside the U.S., Puerto Rico, and U.S.V.I. Visit att.com/worldpackages and select Packages to view rates and available discount plans. Restrictions apply. Coverage, service and features while roaming are not guaranteed. International roaming pay-per-use rates apply in countries outside the roam zone.

The Blackberry BBX operating system is the newest operating system that Blackberry has devised. It was accidentally leaked during a car enthusiast show in Japan in early October 2011. Not much else is known at this time. The operating system name could change between now and the time it is actually released. Another rumored name for this operating system is the Blackberry X.

Many people are concerned that because some information was leaked about this new system, Blackberry may prematurely release it to the public. In the past, Blackberry has done this with other operating systems; this caused many blips, bugs, and other user frustrations. Blackberry is a popular phone brand; its operating system rivals the Apple iPhone and the phones that sport the Android operating system. Blackberry is loved by people the world over; the leak of the Blackberry BBX has excited many people.

It is rumored that the first Blackberry phone will be named the Colt. This phone could be released as early as the beginning of 2012. Rumored to be in the first quarter, many Blackberry fans are gearing up and hoping not to be disappointed. Blackberry traditionally has innovative phones, from its messenger phones to its smart phones.

When smart phones were originally developed, Blackberry was one of the first companies on the scene. The company takes pride in their innovative products and fantastic customer service. Whether it is a phone issue or a network issue, it can quickly and easily be resolved. Some of its products are available on a limited amount of no contract phone plan companies as well as the contract ones.

Blackberry offers their phones in a wide variety of colors to appeal to the styles and preferences of its vast audience. The company also offers many different options for accessories. Car chargers, screen protectors, hard shell cases, traditional phone cases, snap on cases and silicone skin cases are just a few accessories this company offers to complete your phone. While not a whole lot of information is known about the Blackberry BBX yet, more information is bound to become available within the next couple of months.

Many Blackberry fans are eagerly waiting for any other information that may become available.

One feature of the blackberry system that makes it so secure is known as end-to-end encryption. When the blackberry sends a request for email messages or any other application data, the data to and from the application server is encrypted the entire time it is traveling across networks. In order to read the data being sent two and from the blackberry, what needed a encryption key that is only stored on the application server, or the blackberry itself. Without either of those keys, data being sent and received by the blackberry is unreadable. The system is so secure that it is even approved been approved by NATO for the transmission of data all the way up to NATO RESTRICTED classification.

Because of the security and encrypted nature of the system, there is no reason to worry that someone will break into a blackberry by hacking into device remotely. Where people but themselves at risk are when they inadvertently allow people into their system through a tactic known as social engineering.

Social engineering is essentially when a malicious party tricks the victim into allowing them to have access to a system. Though it is a very popular method to gain entry into systems used by hackers, it has essentially nothing to do with technology and everything to do with psychological manipulation.

One example of social engineering in action is when an attacker simply calls random numbers claiming to be from technical support. After enough calls, eventually the attacker will come across someone with a legitimate technical problem and glad that someone is finally getting back to help them. All the attacker needs to do is tell the user to run some commands that supposedly will help fix whatever the problem is, but in reality, they are turning off the security to their system and letting the attacker gain access.

Another method is known as phishing where an attacker will send an email to a user claiming to be from a legitimate business such as a bank and request “verification” by having the user enter some personal information like a pin number or password. If the user falls for it, the attacker now has personal information that they can use to gain access to private data.

When it comes to securing your blackberry, all it comes down to is being protective about your personal information and passwords and not giving them out to anybody for any reason. Because of the blackberry’s encryption system, this is really the only way someone can get unauthorized access. So in order to prevent from somebody hacking your blackberry, don’t worry about somebody doing this in the background. The risk is much higher that somebody will do it through social engineering.

“Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers,” said RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. “We truly appreciate and value our relationship with our customers.  We’ve worked hard to earn their trust over the past 12 years, and we’re committed to providing the high standard of reliability they expect, today and in the future.”

The complete selection of premium apps will become available to download at BlackBerry App World over a period of four weeks beginning Wednesday, October 19th.  The selections over this period will include the following (with more to come):

• SIMS 3 – Electronic Arts
• Bejeweled – Electronic Arts
• N.O.V.A. – Gameloft
• Texas Hold’em Poker 2 – Gameloft
• Bubble Bash 2 – Gameloft
• Photo Editor Ultimate – Ice Cold Apps
• DriveSafe.ly Pro – iSpeech.org
• iSpeech Translator Pro – iSpeech.org
• Drive Safe.ly Enterprise – iSpeech.org
• Nobex Radio™ Premium – Nobex
• Shazam Encore – Shazam
• Vlingo Plus: Virtual Assistant – Vlingo

RIM’s enterprise customers will also be offered one month of free Technical Support.  Current customers will be offered a complimentary one month extension of their existing Technical Support contract, and customers who do not currently have a Technical Support contract will be offered a one month trial of RIM’s BlackBerry Technical Support Services – Enhanced Support, free of charge.  Additional details about the program and information about how to register will be available at www.blackberry.com/enterpriseoffer.

“We are grateful to our loyal BlackBerry customers for their patience,” added Lazaridis. “We have apologized to our customers and we will work tirelessly to restore their confidence.  We are taking immediate and aggressive steps to help prevent something like this from happening again.”

"With nearly 5 million BlackBerry apps downloaded daily, our customers have made BlackBerry one of the most profitable platforms for developers," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM. "At DevCon today, we’re giving developers the tools they need to build richer applications and we’re providing direction on how to best develop their smartphone and tablet apps as the BlackBerry and QNX platforms converge into our next generation BBX platform."

BlackBerry BBX

BBX is the next generation platform for BlackBerry smartphones and tablets. It combines the best of BlackBerry and the best of QNX and is designed from the ground up to enable the powerful real-time mobile experiences that distinguish BlackBerry products and services.

The BBX platform will include BBX-OS, and will support BlackBerry cloud services and development environments for both HTML5 and native developers. BBX will also support applications developed using any of the tools available today for the BlackBerry PlayBook – including Native SDK, Adobe AIR/Flash and WebWorks/HTML5, as well as the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps – on future BBX-based tablets and smartphones.
BBX will also include the new BlackBerry Cascades UI Framework for advanced graphics (shown for the first time today), and bring “Super App” capabilities to enable many advanced capabilities including deep integration between apps, always-on Push services, the BBM™ Social Platform, and much more.

BlackBerry WebWorks

Developers who want to support both existing smartphones (running BlackBerry 6 and BlackBerry 7 OS) and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets can monetize apps on both platforms today with BlackBerry WebWorks, which supports apps built on HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. The latest release, BlackBerry WebWorks SDK 2.2 (supporting both smartphones and tablets), is now available and includes updates for the new PlayBook OS SDK, PlayBook Simulator and more.
The BlackBerry WebWorks APIs are supported by the Ripple Emulator, a standalone, high-fidelity browser-like emulation tool that allows developers to test and debug their applications on multiple platforms and devices without having to compile or launch simulators. Starting today the Ripple Emulator is available in beta and can also be downloaded from RIM’s WebWorks Developer site at: http://developer.blackberry.com/html5

Native SDK – Content Rich, Fast and Smooth Running Applications

RIM also announced today the immediate availability of the Native SDK for the BlackBerry PlayBook (1.0 gold release). The Native SDK allows developers to build high-performance, multi-threaded, native C/C++ applications and enables developers to create advanced 2D and 3D games and other apps with access to OpenGL ES 2.0 and Open AL, as well as device specific APIs. Applications developed with the Native SDK will run today on the BlackBerry PlayBook and will be forwardly compatible on BBX-based  tablets and smartphones.
The Native SDK includes support for C/C++ POSIX library and compliance, device events like gesture swipes and touch screen inputs, access to code management systems using industry standard Eclipse CDT (C/C++ Development Tools) and advanced debug and analysis tools. QNX Momentics Tool Suite, an Eclipse-based integrated development environment, is included. It provides memory profiling, application debugging, and memory usage statistics to help developers debug sophisticated programs, including hardware accelerated OpenGL applications.
The Native SDK makes the development and porting of game applications to the BlackBerry PlayBook an extremely attractive proposition for developers. Well known game publishers, developers and major game engine companies have already started to bring their game titles and applications to the platform.
Scoreloop, the largest and fastest growing cross-platform social gaming ecosystem on mobile, is now available in beta for the Native SDK through BlackBerry® Beta Zone. The Scoreloop SDK provides everything a developer needs to easily integrate social capabilities into their native PlayBook applications and includes support for Leaderboards, Game Challenges, Awards & Achievements, and Player Profiles. Scoreloop’s fully customizable and cross-platform technology empowers developers to add as many or as few features as they want, from a simple leader-board to more extensive player achievements. It makes mobile games more social and profitable.

BlackBerry Cascades – Create Visually Stunning Interfaces

RIM today showcased BlackBerry Cascades, a rich user interface framework coming to a future release of the Native SDK. Cascades unleashes a new breed of design centric mobile applications and provides developers with an exceptional feature set for creating visually stunning interfaces with custom layouts, animations, effects and 3D graphics. These features, combined with a strong set of built-in core user interface components, will make it easy to build beautiful native applications with innovative user interfaces for the current BlackBerry PlayBook and future BBX-based tablets and smartphones. Cascades is scheduled to be made available in beta later this fall.

Adobe AIR 3.0 Support

Adobe Flash enables developers to produce visually stunning, highly functional applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook that can integrate with the underlying OS and will be supported on future BBX-based tablets and smartphones.
The BlackBerry PlayBook now supports the recently announced Adobe AIR 3.0 runtime. Among the supported features are Encrypted Local Store that gives developers the ability to use the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt and securely store sensitive information on the device, as well as store passwords, keys or credit card information safely within the app;  StageText that allows developers to take advantage of native text controls and the native interaction behaviors of those controls; Multitouch and Gestures built into applications to provide great usability; and more.

PlayBook OS 2.0 – Developer Beta

RIM introduced today the Developer Beta version of the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. The Developer Beta includes the BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps and the BlackBerry Plug-In for Android Development Tools (ADT), allowing developers to quickly and easily bring Android applications to BlackBerry PlayBook tablets.
The BlackBerry Plug-In for ADT (an Eclipse plug-in) extends a developer’s existing Eclipse Android development environment to support the PlayBook, and includes the BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator for developers to test and debug their apps before submitting them to BlackBerry App World™. Developers can also test and debug their apps on a PlayBook running the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 – Developer Beta.
Android developers can also repackage Android apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook online by using the BlackBerry Packager for Android Apps. The web tool guides developers through a step-by-step process, allowing them to test their apps for compatibility with the PlayBook, and repackage and sign their apps for submission to BlackBerry App World, all without downloading any tools.
BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps and the associated tools allow Android developers to easily expand their market to include BlackBerry PlayBook users, and hence increase their apps’ market potential.
The BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 – Developer Beta also supports Adobe Air 3.0 and Adobe Flash 11, as well as WebGL, a new web technology that brings hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to the browser without installing additional software. Developers will be able to generate rich, interactive 3D graphics within their BlackBerry WebWorks application.
For more information about the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 – Developer Beta and BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps and associated tools, visit For more information about the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 – Developer Beta and BlackBerry Runtime for
Android Apps and associated tools, visit:  https://bdsc.webapps.blackberry.com/android/bpaa/
Increased Developer Productivity with Open Source Libraries on the BlackBerry

PlayBook OS

RIM also announced the BlackBerry Open Source Initiative to port popular Open Source libraries to the BlackBerry PlayBook platform.  Libraries already available include physics engines like Bullet Physics and Box2DX, scripting languages like Lua, multimedia libraries like OpenAL and SDL, gaming frameworks like Cocos2DX and general-purpose libraries like Boost and Qt.  Also available under an Open Source license are a range of code samples that developers can use to get started quickly, as well as GamePlay, a new 3D native gaming framework.
RIM will continue to expand its involvement in the Open Source community to help increase developer productivity on the BlackBerry platforms.  For more details on RIM’s Open Source activities, visit http://blackberry.github.com.

Amazon Special Offers on BlackBerry Replacement Batteries

1. Turn off your radio when there is no signal available

As your phone is searching for signal, there is large amount of battery being wasted, especially when you’re underground, in a subway or a basement, your phone is continually searching for signal. So the best thing to do, is turning off your radio. This can easily be done by going to Applications, Manage Connections, and then uncheck the Mobile Network box.

2. Turn off Bluetooth

Alot of people have bluetooth headsets, and most of them are drivers. So when those drivers are not talking, all they simply have to do is disconnect bluetooth from the Manage Connections menu. But when you get a call, all you have to do is just turn it back on.

3. Turn off WiFi

Like the first one, you don’t always want to search for WiFi all the time, so all you have to do is uncheck the box, but only if you know if theres WiFi around you.

4. Change your backlight options

The default screen backlight is set to 100, making the timeout to 30 seconds. So all you have to do is change it to 50. But if you think you have patience, change the backlight timeout to 20 or 10, it may be annoying though. You can also change the auto dimmer on to save a little bit.

5. Change your ringer/notifications

It is very obvious that a vibrating phone wastes alot of battery, which is no different for the BlackBerry. The volume of your ringer plays a big role in your battery. So just choose a ringer, but then set the volume low, but able to hear.

6. Close Applications

If you just hit "END" to exit out of programs, or any website that automatically reloads, means the app is still running, just not on the screen. It pulls data from your connection making it more slow and battery draining.

7. Holster

While your BlackBerry is in the holster, the backlight is automatically turned off, which can save alot of battery.

8. Additional Battery

Although this is the only tip that involves money, it is the easiest way. All you have to do is buy an extended battery, which the most expensive one is $49.95

Amazon Special Offers on BlackBerry Replacement Batteries