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as i see lot of people have problems updating their bbs to new OS either they brick their device or while updating they get FATAL ERROR FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO UPDATE UR BBS WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE OR RISK OF BRICKING 1) go to blackberry site and download os of ur choice 2) go to c:/program files / common files/ reseacrh in motion/ app loader / and delete vendor.xml file 3) install the os 4) again go to same path as step 2 and delete vendor.xml file 5) dont use desktop manager 6) make sure ur OS is in following folder c:/program files / common files/ research in motion/ shared / loader files 7) go to app loader folder and double click on loader.exe 8) it will open up apploader wizard click next , it will show list of available updates 9) type next and select options as per ur wish 10) it will take 10-20 mins and ur device will be updated safely

A mail is being sent to many people, which i have pasted below. They have developed a website similar to Income Tax India website and collecting bank related information from the people. Its looks like a Fraud website. Please dont get trapped... i have forwarded the mail to income tax india, vigilance and indian gov.. If u have contact with cyber crime department, then please forward it to them. i will forward the email to you if required.. i got the email today..

While In A Message ------------------ Navigating: 1) enter or spacebar: scroll down a page/screen at a time 2) ALT-enter or spacebar: scroll back a page/screen at a time 3) b: scroll to end of page 4) t: scroll to top of page 5) u: jump to closest unread message 6) n: jump to next message 7) p: jump to previous message 8) backspace: close message and return to message listing Reply-to/Forward: 1) r: reply to or answer this message 2) f: forward this message Select Text (OS v2.1+): 1) Press the CAP key and then scroll the thumb-wheel to select. If you release the CAP key and scroll the thumb-wheel you will select entire lines. Press the CAP key again at any time to start selecting by character again. 2) Hold down ALT key + CLICK the thumb-wheel (click it don't hold it down), release the thumb-wheel and then use it to scroll whole lines. You can press and hold the ALT key at anytime to start selecting by character again. 3) Click scroll wheel and select SELECT from the menu. scroll wheel to select entire line. click scroll wheel again and select copy. With either method, click the thumb-wheel and select 'Cut Selection' or 'Copy Selection'... to paste, open a new message or whatever, click the thumb-wheel, and then select 'Paste Selection'. Composing Message ----------------- 1) Press and hold a letter to capitalize it (with Key Rate enabled). 2) Press the SPACE key twice to insert a period and capitalize the next letter. 3) Press the SPACE key to insert the "@" and "." characters in an Email field. Backspace and type again to over-ride this like you would with AutoText. 4) Press and hold a letter key and roll the thumb-wheel to scroll through international/accent characters, equation symbols and other marks. In the Message List ------------------- (Some of these work in tasks, memos, and appointments also) Sorting: 1) ALT-i: show only incoming mail 2) ALT-o: show only outgoing mail (messages you have sent - i.e. checkmark icon) 3) ALT-p: show phone log messages 4) ALT-s: show SMS messages 5) ALT-v: show VoiceMail messages Navigating: 1) t: go to top of message listing 2) b: go to end/bottom of message listing 3) backspace: close message listing and return to home screen (ribbon) 4) spacebar: pagedown 5) cap + spacebar: pageup Deleting multiple messages at once: 1) Highlight a date (i.e. Fri, Oct 05,2001) in the message list, hit the thumb-wheel and select delete prior. All messages prior to that date will be deleted. 2) Hold down the CAP key and use the thumb-wheel to scroll up or down to select messages. Click the thumb-wheel and select 'Delete Messages'. Combine this with a sorting tip to make it even more useful (i.e. To delete the last 5 messages that you have sent (checkmarks), press 'ALT' then the letter 'o' (for outgoing) this will show all of your sent messages, then per this tip scroll down and select the last five. General * alt+nmll @ home screen – Change the network signal status bar from graphical indicator to numerical indicator and back * alt + lglg @ home screen – show event log * alt + thmn @ any menu – no theme * alt + cnfg @ enterprise activation email field – Enterprise Activation Settings for Enterprise Activationalt + eace/ alt + shift + h @ home screen – device info * alt + right shift + del – soft reset Address Book * ALT-VALD In address book list Validate the data structure and look for inconsistencies * ALT-RBLD In address book list Force a data structure rebuild Browser * ALT-RBVS Any HTML/WML webpage View web page source code Calendar * ALT+VIEW Inside any Calendar item Show extra info for a Calendar event * SYNC Calendar app>Options Enable Calendar slow sync * RSET Calendar app>Options Will prompt for a reload of the calendar from the BES * RCFG Calendar app>Options Request BES configuration * SCFG Calendar app>Options Send device configuration * DCFG Calendar app>Options Get CICAL configuration * SUPD Calendar app>Options Enable detailed Cal. report for backup * SUPS Calendar app>Options Disable detailed Cal. report for backup * SUPN Calendar app>Options Disable Cal. report database * LUID Calendar app>Options Enable view by UID * SRSL Calendar app>Options Show Reminder status log Messaging * ALT + V I E W For messages, displays the RefId and FolderId for that particular message. For PIM items, displays only the RefId. Search Application * ALT-ADVM Search Application Enabled Advanced Global Search MMS * MMSC Options -> MMS Show MMS hidden options Home Screen * ALT-JKVV Home Screen Display cause of PDP reject * ALT + CAP + H Home screen Displays the Help Me screen * ALT + E A C E Home screen Displays the Help Me screen * ALT + E S C R Home Screen Displays the Help Me screen * ALT + N M L L Home screen Switches the signal strength from bars to a numeric value. * ALT + L G L G Home screen Displays the Java™ event log. WLAN * ALT-SMON WLAN wizard screen Enable simulated Wizard mode * ALT-SMOF WLAN wizard screen Disable simulated Wizard mode Theme * ALT-THMN Any menu Change to no theme (B&W) * ALT-THMD Any menu Change to default theme Date/Time * LOLO Options -> Date/Time Show Network time values SIM CARD * MEPD Options>Advanced options>SIM card Display MEP info * MEP1 Options>Advanced options>SIM card Disable SIM personalization * MEP2 Options>Advanced options>SIM card Disable Network personalization * MEP3 Options>Advanced options>SIM card Disable Network subset personalization * MEP4 Options>Advanced options>SIM card Disable Service provider personalization * MEP5 Options>Advanced options>SIM card Disable Corporate personalization Test Procedure 1. To perform a test using the hardware diagnostic tool on the BlackBerry smartphone, complete the following steps: 2. On the Home screen on the BlackBerry smartphone, Select Options / Status. 3. On the Status screen, TYPE test. Note: On BlackBerry smartphones that support SureType® technology, use the multi-tap input method. From the menu on the Device Self Test Application screen, select Start.