Category Archives: Personalization

BlackBerry Theme Studio Tips: Using Adobe Photoshop

If you’re a creative person that does design work on a computer, chances are pretty good that you’re using Adobe® Photoshop or Adobe® Photoshop Elements at some point in your creative process.  Did you know that you can use Adobe Photoshop comfortably alongside BlackBerry® Theme Studio to streamline the process of creating BlackBerry® themes? One [...]

BlackBerry Themes now available in BlackBerry App World!

For the uninitiated, BlackBerry® themes can totally change how your BlackBerry smartphone looks. There are themes that reflect almost every type of subject – your favorite movies, popular television shows, your hometown football teams, popular comic book characters, nature scenes, rock bands – you name it. When you install a unique theme, it can change [...]

BlackBerry Theme Studio – Build your own BlackBerry Theme! (Part Two)

In my previous BlackBerry® Theme Studio post, I explained the main features and tools of new version 5.0. Now that you have this information under your belt, the process for creating a BlackBerry theme is pretty easy. I suggest you download BlackBerry Theme Studio v5.0 and have the software open as you read along. Let’s [...]

BlackBerry Theme Studio v5.0 – Build your own BlackBerry Theme!

If you’ve been a BlackBerry® smartphone user for awhile, you’ve likely come across BlackBerry themes. BlackBerry themes change the way your BlackBerry smartphone home screen looks: from the background image to the icon and cursor style. Some BlackBerry themes also feature animations and a completely unique home screen experience. Did you know that you can [...]

The First 5 Things I do When I Get a New BlackBerry

In the spirit of a recent post by my colleague (“we all love BlackBerry and playing working with new devices”), and for those of you who recently obtained (or plan to obtain) a new BlackBerry® smartphone, here is a quick list of the first five things I do when I get a new device: 1. I [...]

The First 5 Things I do When I Get a New BlackBerry

Working at RIM lets me play work with a lot of BlackBerry® smartphones. Since I’m switching to new ones all the time, I thought I’d share what I do when I migrate. 1. Go through the setup wizard, which will configure the device and my email.