The standard BlackBerry icon set only lists three battery icons: one for full, one for empty and one for charging. But there's a fourth battery icon that looks like a battery with a blue lightning ...

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You might be in the habit of replacing your smartphone every couple of years, but most phones can last a lot longer than that. Like your car, they might just need a new part every now and then, and ...

Earlier this month, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) released a significant OS update for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that enabled a new PlayBook video chat application, as well as ...

When I first started using my BlackBerry PlayBook tablet about a month ago, I was impressed that I could get through nearly an entire day of moderate-to-heavy use–non-stop e-mail and messaging, ...

Nothing lasts forever — especially not smartphone batteries. Those tiny lithium-ion powerhouses that run your iPhone or Android phone are all consumables, which means they have a limited life span.

Despite the fact that Research In Motion (RIM) has yet to officially announce its successor to the BlackBerry Bold 9000, the Bold 9700, or “Onyx” as it was codenamed, the Web’s seen a number of early ...

Is your smartphone’s battery draining faster than it used to back when you first unboxed it? Batteries — including rechargeable ones like those used in smartphones — chemically age over time. In other ...