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Jabra Supreme Bluetooth Headset Review

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:01 PM PST

Review: Jabra Supreme Bluetooth Headset
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars
Price: ~$99.99 at Amazon.com

The Jabra Supreme is the latest and greatest Bluetooth headset available for hands-free dialing and voice activation. This headset is extremely easy to use. Powering on the headset consists of simply flipping open the microphone. Upon doing this for the first time after the initial charge, voice commands instantly guide you through the pairing to your phone. Subsequent powering-on of the headset results in a greeting of "Power On…Connected".

Receiving Calls: Upon receiving a call, the headset announces "Call from …" and announced the caller's name if in your address book, or the number calling. You may use the Answer/End button or wait for the tone, and speak "Answer" or "Decline". This is great for driving.

Placing Calls: Voice commands allow you to speak the name of the caller. As always, I had difficulty with the proper contact being identified while using voice commands, and found myself tending to stick to the more standard method of dialing from the phone.

Overall Thoughts: The sound quality is pretty good on both ends. Callers did not realize I was on a headset, and I was able to hear them quite clearly. The headset is quite comfortable with the foam cover over the speaker sits flush against your ear. The voice instructions, and simple flipping open/closed to turn on/off prove quite useful, especially for those used to staring at the blinking lights on their headset attempting to determine what it's doing.

The only con I found was the ear loop. While the speaker and foam cover sit flush against your ear while being worn, I felt the ear loop was insufficient to keep the headset from moving around while you moved. This caused me to try moving less while wearing my headset, something which I shouldn't have to pay attention to. At no point did it actually fall off or even come loose, but it was something that bothered me while using. Then again, I find this an issue for all headsets with similar loops, so it appears to be a personal issue.

Conclusion: If you want a simple, easy to use headset, this headset is for you. With it's flip open/closed to turn on/off, and voice commands, all the guesswork is removed when using this headset. Once again, this Jabra headset has great sound quality and a good look.

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Posted by Mendy for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 6:01 pm. | Jabra Supreme Bluetooth Headset Review | Leave a comment |


Free MyMobileCoverage App Lets You Create Your Own Personalized Coverage Map

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST

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One of our tipsters pointed out a really slick free app for BlackBerry smartphones called MyMobileCoverage. The app lets you create your own personalized coverage map so you can visualize your dropped calls, data speeds, voice quality, and other metrics from the app. It has some pretty slick features though it is even useful just to get your CellID.

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If you use the app you can:

  • View the live status of the network signal strength
  • Map and view the locations of dropped calls
  • Map and view your actual 3G coverage and identify trouble spots
  • Rate your voice quality
  • Share statistics with your operator customer support

The app does run in the background to collect the information and displays it on your phone and on their website at http://mymobilecoverage.com. This is obviously not for the privacy conscious like me but the idea and implementation is actually pretty impressive and reviews on App World are positive.

You can pick up MyMobileCoverage in App World free

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 4:05 pm. | Free MyMobileCoverage App Lets You Create Your Own Personalized Coverage Map | Leave a comment |


The Moron Challenge for BlackBerry 7 Smartphones – 100 Free Copies!

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:45 AM PST

The Moron Challenge BlackBerry 7

Stefan let us know that aBs JMicro has released their popular game The Moron Challenge for BlackBerry 7 devices. It has been available for the PlayBook for a bit now and they are building on that with a new BlackBerry 7 version. This version also supports the original Torch even though it runs BlackBerry 6 and a few other quirks so make sure to check out compatibility.

You can find The Moron Challenge in App World and the Store for $0.99

Stefan was kind enough to give us 100 copies to share with you by simply following these instructions:

  • Head to this link in the store
  • Add the Moron Challenge to your shopping cart
  • Click the checkout button
  • Enter in the code TMC100 and the 100% discount should show up
  • Enjoy the game!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 1:45 pm. | The Moron Challenge for BlackBerry 7 Smartphones – 100 Free Copies! | Leave a comment |


Devs: BlackBerry Analytics Portal Getting Redesigned This Weekend

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:50 AM PST

BlackBerry Analytics Service

Developers that are using RIM's free BlackBerry Analytics service powered by Webtrends are getting a nice facelift this weekend. RIM sent out an email that the portal is getting redesigned starting Saturday November 12th from 7:30AM Pacific Time and lasting for "several hours." The BlackBerry Analytics service will continue collecting data at that time but the portal will not be available. They are also not changing the available reports or SDK.

The main three changes are:

  • *New* Access Rights For Spaces: For development teams with multiple users, this gives you the ability to control which users can access each space (i.e. app). Note that any non-administrator accounts created after the update will by default have no access rights. You can grant access to report users by editing either the space or the user.
  • Performance Enhancements: Expect your reports to load more quickly
  • REST APIs: Enhancements to the REST web services for report export

The BlackBerry Analytics Portal will remain at blackberry.webtrends.com

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 11:50 am. | Devs: BlackBerry Analytics Portal Getting Redesigned This Weekend | One comment |


Doodle Run 2: Escape from Doodle Land! Released for the PlayBook

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:42 AM PST

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The popular Doodle Run game for the BlackBerry PlayBook just got a sequel. Doodle Run 2: Escape to Doodle Land continues the adventure with you helping Doolie escape to Doodle Land. You help Doolie cover the world in his search for stars and his quest to return home while avoiding monsters. In short it is quite addictive and charming at the same time with some great gameplay.

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This sequel has four doodle lands for you to discover in two speeds. You can pick up Doodle Run 2: Escape to Doodle Land in App World now for a very reasonable $0.99.

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 9:42 am. | Doodle Run 2: Escape from Doodle Land! Released for the PlayBook | Leave a comment |


PressReader Brings 2,000+ NewsPapers to the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:32 AM PST

PressReader PlayBook

PressReader made their newspaper service available to BlackBerry PlayBook users last month. It brought their catalog of over 2,000+ newspapers from 95 countries in 51 languages to the BlackBerry PlayBook with lots of heavy hitting names. It is also available for BlackBerry smartphones but only for a limited number of devices and has not been updated in over 2 years.

Their service includes top daily newspapers from each country will be available, including: Chicago Tribune, Daily Mail, International Herald, Irish Times, La Presse, La Tribune, Le Journal de Montréal, Le Monde, National Post, The Australian, The Guardian, and The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, and many more.

Today their parent company, NewspaperDirect, announced that RIM is going to be preloaded on the BlackBerry PlayBook. I am not sure when the preloading will happen but you can get it now. Most newspapers and magazines available through PressReader are $0.99 per issue, or or you can get a subscription from PressDisplay.com with more details on their subscription page.

You can check out more about the service here or download the apps at the links below:

Thanks Thomas for the tip!

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 9:32 am. | PressReader Brings 2,000+ NewsPapers to the BlackBerry PlayBook | One comment |


New AT&T BlackBerry Shows Up in FCC Docs – Possibly Bold 9790?

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:00 AM PST

 Mystery BlackBerry

You have to love trying to guess what device is coming out from an FCC document. Engadget spotted this latest mystery BlackBerry (model REA71UW) in this FCC filing. The document focuses on the AT&T bands of GSM/EDGE/UMTS on 850Mhz and 1900Mhz that AT&T uses but also clarifies that the device has "GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1900 Mhz bands and UMTS band that are not operational in North America." It also says the device has NFC along with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

In my mind that makes this device either the BlackBerry Bold 9790 or the BlackBerry Curve 9360. I am personally hoping it is the 9790 but what do you think?

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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 9:00 am. | New AT&T BlackBerry Shows Up in FCC Docs – Possibly Bold 9790? | 5 comments |


“Themes” Start Showing Up in PlayBook App World

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 05:35 AM PST

PlayBook Themes

This one is a real head scratcher. RIM has yet to confirm or deny if developers will be able to theme the BBX OS like they can with BlackBerry 6 devices and earlier. Still that has not stopped RIM from opening up a new category in App World for the PlayBook for themes. The thing is the first "Theme" in that category is really just an app with some wallpaper options. The app is called "Christmas Themes" by Matthew Bailey for $1.99 which offers you multiple Christmas themed backgrounds for your PlayBook.

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What do you think about this? Should RIM be marketing these in a separate "Themes" category?

Thanks Terrence for the pictures and other for sharing the news!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, November 11, 2011, 8:35 am. | “Themes” Start Showing Up in PlayBook App World | 9 comments |


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