Mobile Highlights

The BlackBerry is the business smartphone of choice. Using a BlackBerry 8800, Jay Goldman gives an overview of the basic functions of this full QWERTY keyboard mobile smartphone.

BlackBerry's oft maligned Storm smartphone does away with the hardware QWERTY keyboard that made BlackBerry smartphones the business device of choice. Jay Goldman runs us through an introduction to the Storm, using the software keyboard and navigating menus.

There's no doubt that the BlackBerry is a handy device for managing contacts, calendars and emails on the go. However, when you're at your desk, the computer is king. We'll discuss charging your BlackBerry so it never runs out of juice while you're out as well as syncing your BlackBerry with your PC or Mac to ensure you have the most up-to-date info whether at your desk or on the go.

An address book is a mainstay of any mobile phone. The BlackBerry address book is more than your basic contact management software however. You can assign pictures to contacts on your BlackBerry, email, text or call contacts with multiple numbers and addresses, input web addresses for your contacts and much more.

The BlackBerry's killer app is email. The BlackBerry uses what's called "push email" which automatically sends new emails to your device as they arrive. It also handles common email attachments. In this installment of the BlackBerry Basics series, we'll show you how to use the email on the BlackBerry Storm, along with some useful tips and tricks.

While the BlackBerry offers a number of ways to stay in touch with your contacts including email, SMS and instant message, it's also a very capable phone. Jay Goldman leads us through using the phone functions on the BlackBerry while offering some valuable tips and tricks.

In addition to sending and receiving emails on your BlackBerry, you can also send and receive text messages. SMS is a great way to send a short and near instant message to a contact when a phone call is not required.

Your BlackBerry is not just a phone, email and web device. All recent models of BlackBerry also include media functions. You can watch videos, listen to music, view pictures and more, right on your BlackBerry's screen. Who said the BlackBerry was all business?

Many BlackBerry devices come with a nice, serene landscape scene as the default wallpaper. You don't have to keep that wallpaper though. In this tutorial, we'll explore how to change your wallpaper to customize your BlackBerry.

The iPhone revolutionized applications for mobile phones. BlackBerry's answer to Apple's App Store is the BlackBerry App World application. Here, you'll find loads of applications to try out on your BlackBerry, both free and for a cost. It's literally never been easier to get an app onto your BlackBerry.

Another feature sorely missed in iPhone firmware prior to 3.0 was Spotlight searching. Now, with iPhone version 3.0, search is at your fingertips. Sean Carruthers explains how to use Spotlight search on your iPhone 3.0.

Cut, copy and paste on the iPhone 3.0. Three very basic and very simple features that make a huge difference and that have been sorely missed on Apple's iPhone since it was first released. Now, with iPhone 3.0 firmware, these features (and many more) make their way to the iPhone. Sean Carruthers explains.

iPhone 3.0 has a much improved landscape mode that's available in more iPhone apps than before. If you struggle with typing on the iPhone, you'll be interested to see the new larger landscape keyboard option in email. Likewise, if you use the stock application, a new landscape mode makes it easier than ever to follow stocks on the iPhone.

In addition to all the new features in iPhone 3.0 firmware, there's also a new standard app. Voice Memo on iPhone 3.0 is a quick and easy way to make a quick recording.