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spine=.72” Hardware/Handheld Devices ™ Got a new BlackBerry? Making Everything Easier! Improve your learning curve BlackBerry Open the book and find: with this book! ® Your BlackBerry Curve is like a laptop that fits in your pocket — • Why your BlackBerry works if you know how to use all its features. And you will, after around the world reading this book! You get a complete guide to basic BlackBerry features, plus information on how to organize • A primer on messaging etiquette BlackBerry™ your appointments and contacts, manage your e-mail, send • The advantages of PIN-to-PIN PIN-to-PIN messages, record and play videos, sync with your messaging desktop, and more. • Timesaving shortcuts for media • BlackBerry 101 — learn the parts of your Curve, how to navigate applications Curve the QWERTY keyboard, and important security tips ® • Get organized — set up your contacts, appointments, and • Web surfing tips Curve reminders • How to use BlackBerry Messenger • What’s the password? — use Password Keeper to centralize your passwords so they’re easier to remember • Tips for backing up and restoring your information • E-mail 4Ever — maximize BlackBerry’s always-on e-mail plus the advantages of text and instant messaging • Troubleshooting advice • You are where? — find your location with your Curve’s GPS ™ feature • Master the media — listen to music, record and watch videos, and snap and view photos Learn to: • Meet Desktop Manager — use it to make backups, install apps • Get ahead of the curve with your from your desktop, and sync your data Go to Dummies.com® BlackBerry Curve smartphone for videos, step-by-step examples, • All those apps — locate and download must-have applications how-to articles, or to shop! • Manage your appointments, contacts, from BlackBerry App World calendar, and to-do lists • Take pictures, listen to music, and download the latest apps $24.99 US / $29.99 CN / £17.99 UK • Connect to family and friends with Wi-Fi calling and e-mail ISBN 978-0-470-58744-7 Robert Kao has created numerous applications on the BlackBerry platform and founded a mobile startup. Dante Sarigumba has written several BlackBerry applications and is cohost of a regular podcast, “Mobile Computing Authority.” They are coauthors of all previous Robert Kao editions of BlackBerry For Dummies. Kao Sarigumba Dante Sarigumba spine=.72” Get More and Do More at Dummies.com® Start with FREE Cheat Sheets Cheat Sheets include • Checklists • Charts • Common Instructions • And Other Good Stuff! To access the Cheat Sheet created specifically for this book, go to www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/blackberrycurve Get Smart at Dummies.com Dummies.com makes your life easier with 1,000s of answers on everything from removing wallpaper to using the latest version of Windows. Check out our • Videos • Illustrated Articles • Step-by-Step instructions Plus, each month you can win valuable prizes by entering our Dummies.com sweepstakes. * Want a weekly dose of Dummies? 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2009939786 ISBN: 978-0-470-58744-7 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 About the Authors Robert Kao is one well-rounded professional. His ability to translate his tech- nical knowledge and communicate with users of all types led him to cowrite BlackBerry For Dummies and BlackBerry Pearl For Dummies. He started out as a BlackBerry developer for various financial firms in New York City, that truly global city. Kao is currently the founder of a mobile software start-up. A graduate of Columbia University, with a Computer Engineering degree, he currently lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey. Dante Sarigumba is a long-time user of BlackBerry and a gizmo enthusiast. He is a cohost of the Mobile Computing Authority biweekly podcast. He works for a major investment bank in New York as a software developer and lives in South Brunswick, New Jersey, with his wife, Rosemarie, and two sons, Dean and Drew. Contents About the Authors iii Dedication v Author’s Acknowledgments v Dedication I would like to thank my father (MHK), my mother (SYT), and the rest of the Kao family for everything they’ve done for me. I wouldn’t be here without their kindness and understanding. I would also like to thank my lovely wife, Marie-Claude, and little Jade for all their support. In addition, thanks to Manon Lalancette and the rest of Gamelin family for all your cheers! — Robert Kao To Yosma, Dean, and Drew: My greatest treasures. Thank you for your thoughts, understanding, and support. — Dante Sarigumba Author’s Acknowledgments Collectively, we want to give a big thanks to our new acquisition editor Katie Mohr and wish her the best of luck in bringing a new life into the world! In addition, we’d like to thank the following people: ✓ Tiffany Ma, for stepping in when Katie was on maternity leave. ✓ Mary Bednarek, for making sure we were headed in the right direction while Katie was away. ✓ Susan Pink, our editor, for making us look good. ✓ Kevin Michaluk, a.k.a. CrackBerry Kevin, for making us better. ✓ Carol McClendon, our agent, for presenting our proposal to the right people. ✓ Victoria Berry, PR of Research In Motion, for getting us access to the proper channels at the right time. In addition, we thank the rest of the Wiley staff. Without you all, this book would not have been possible. — Rob and Dante Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments at http://dummies.custhelp.com. For other comments, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993, or fax 317-572-4002. 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