How to Take a Screenshot on your BlackBerry PlayBook (August,2012)

Ever want to share what’s on your PlayBook screen with friends, but they’re not there to see it?  Contrary to a popular school of thought, you don’t need an app for that.  The PlayBook can take screenshots natively from any screen with just the touch two buttons.Simply press the volume up and volume down keys simultaneously and the screenshot is taken!You should hear a “snapshot” sound effect if the sound is turned up on your PlayBook.  I took a picture of a Scroodle drawing I made.The screenshot is saved to the “Pictures” folder, viewable in the Pictures app.  You can then share it in any one of the many wonderful ways the internet allows.That’s it.  It’s that simple!

Emblm Custom BlackBerry Battery Doors are Awesome! (August,2012)

Smart Casing recently sent us a prototype of their Emblm custom battery door for BlackBerry. Emblm battery doors use a scratch resistant coating. This keeps your custom design looking crisp and fresh.Smart Casing uses real OEM battery doors for a perfect match. This ensures optimal compatibility by minimizing any potential measurement errors.By using OEM battery doors, it can bring added benefits. In the case of the Bold 99xx the Emblm battery door has NFC! This is an important aspect of Emblm battery doors – you won’t miss out on the same features of the OEM battery door.
Emblm battery doors are currently in pre-production. However, you can still order yours through Indiegogo here. Smart Casing tells us as they meet their funding goals they’ll be upgrading their manufacturing process to create and even better product.Check out more info on Emblm battery doors >>

How to Change your BlackBerry Homescreen Tile Layout (August,2012)

Besides themes, there are other ways to change up your homescreen look.  For example, ever feel like increasing the spacing between homescreen tiles?  Me neither.  Regardless, let’s do it simply because you can (even to obnoxiously large spacings)!Head into the Options.Then Accessibility.You can now easily change your homescreen grid layout to support 1-4 rows, or the standard layout you’re familiar with.This is supposed to make it easier to use, but it seems like the icons don’t get any larger.   I have yet to meet anyone who actually uses this feature, but extra customization options can’t hurt.Here are what some options look like when implemented. This works with all BlackBerrys OS 5 and newer.  Older BlackBerrys have other layout options.Take Our Poll