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- BlackBerry Screen Reader: An Accessibility Solution for Customers with Visual Impairments
Hi, I'm Kang from the Software Product Management team at Research In Motion® (RIM®). With social responsibility top of mind at RIM, we're always hard at work developing innovative and useful solutions. Today, I'm extremely excited to introduce our latest accessibility solution for customers with visual impairments: BlackBerry® Screen Reader. This application — available for BlackBerry® Curve™ 9350, 9360 and 9370 smartphones — is free to download and is designed to provide audible output of the visual information displayed on the screen of a BlackBerry® smartphone. The features of this app help customers with visual impairments to better operate and access their BlackBerry smartphone. To learn more about other accessibility features for customers with visual impairments, please visit www.blackberry.com/accessibility
Providing accessibility solutions is very important to RIM, and this application adds to the list of many other accessibility features of BlackBerry smartphones that help provide solutions for mobile customers with visual impairments.
Here are some of the great features that you can expect from the BlackBerry Screen Reader:
- Independent Volume Control for the screen reader
- Customizable audio and output controls
- Option for a more secure presentation of passwords
- Useful in-call setting for text-to-speech output
- Shortcut Commands
Download the BlackBerry Screen Reader
To download the free app, customers can connect their BlackBerry smartphone to their desktop computer through a USB cable and head to www.blackberry.com/screenreader. The app supports the BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 smartphones and is available in US English, UK English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
Tips and Tricks
For customers using the BlackBerry Screen Reader for the first time, I recommend a few quick tips and tricks:
- Become familiar with the shortcut keys. They help provide information quickly and easily.
- Set the Right Convenience Key to "Do Nothing." Users can still use the Right Convenience Key for shortcuts and the Key Describer Mode, but setting it to "Do Nothing" will avoid invoking multiple actions that can become confusing. BlackBerry Screen Reader will prompt the user to customize their Right Convenience Key with the initial setup.
- Become familiar with the default settings. They are designed to help users become comfortable with their device quickly.
- Only download the BlackBerry Screen Reader language support in the language you require (as opposed to all languages) to conserve device memory.
- Visit the Quick Tips menu in the BlackBerry Screen Reader settings screen. It provides more useful tips to help get the most out of BlackBerry Screen Reader.
Have you or anyone that you know given this app a try? Please share your story and let us know in the comments how it will help make things easier.
Переслать - Research In Motion Appoints New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer
Research In Motion today announced key additions to its executive leadership team with the hiring of Kristian Tear as Chief Operating Officer and Frank Boulben as Chief Marketing Officer.
With deep experience in the mobile computing industry, Mr. Tear and Mr. Boulben will complement RIM's existing executive team as the company continues to focus on expanding its global customer base and prepares for the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 platform.
"Kristian and Frank bring extensive knowledge of the rapidly changing wireless global market and will help RIM as we sharpen our focus on delivering long-term value to our stakeholders," said Thorsten Heins, RIM's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Most importantly, both Kristian and Frank possess a keen understanding of the emerging trends in mobile communications and computing."
Mr. Tear joins RIM from Sony Mobile Communications, where he served as Executive Vice President. He previously held a variety of operational leadership positions with Ericsson in Europe, Asia and Latin America. At RIM, Mr. Tear will serve as Chief Operating Officer overseeing all operational functions for handhelds and services, including research and development, products, global sales, manufacturing and supply chain."RIM is an important player in the mobile industry and I am excited to be a part of its future," said Mr. Tear. "I look forward to working with the talented RIM employees and harnessing their ingenuity and creativity for the benefit of more than 77 million BlackBerry users around the world. I also look forward to helping RIM attract a brand new generation of BlackBerry users."
Mr. Boulben is the former Executive Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Sales for LightSquared. He joined LightSquared after serving as Global Director of Commercial Strategy for Vodafone Group and Executive Vice President of Brand and Consumer Marketing for Orange Group. Mr. Boulben will oversee global marketing efforts at RIM."RIM is a pioneer in the mobile world and the BlackBerry brand is a global icon," said Mr. Boulben. "We all know how fast the mobile arena evolves and with the BlackBerry 10 platform, I believe RIM will once again change the way individuals and enterprises engage with each other and the world around them. I could not resist the opportunity to be part of that transformation."
For more information about Mr. Tear and Mr. Boulben and the entire RIM executive team, please see our newsroom.
Переслать - BlackBerry Introduces: BlackBerry Fan of the Month, May 2012
Now that we're into the month of May, TeamBlackBerry, it's time once again to crown the most recent BlackBerry Fan of the Month!
This month's FOTM is a self-proclaimed BlackBerry addict. He has been using BlackBerry® smartphones for 12 years and has encouraged many of his family members and friends to become BlackBerry users as well. He loves helping people learn how to get the most out of their BlackBerry devices and he created a blog dedicated to all things BlackBerry for that very purpose. We are honored to introduce Mark (@AllAboutMyBB) as the BlackBerry FOTM for May!
#TeamBlackBerry, meet Mark:
1. According to your blog you've been on #TeamBlackBerry since 2000 – amazing! How many BlackBerry devices have you had in total?
Including the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, I think I'm up to about 15 in total. I'm a bit of a device nut – I get cravings for new devices.
2. Can you list them all out for us? What kind of BlackBerry smartphone do you have now? What has stood out in your mind about the evolution of BlackBerry devices?
I started with a 7510, then had a 7520, 7100i, 8700, 8100, 8310, 9000, 9530, 9550, 9800 (I had 2) and currently on a BlackBerry Torch 9860 (my second) and a 32GB BlackBerry PlayBook tablet!
The biggest thing for me is the touchscreen half of it. I can't pick up a device without automatically trying to move the screen with my fingers. I really enjoy having the ability to use either touchscreen or keyboard. I love the idea of having both.
3. We also saw on your blog that you are "head tech support" for most of your BBM™ contacts – your contacts are so lucky! How many contacts do you have on BBM right now? How many chats do you currently have open?
It's kind of funny. I actually have spare devices – I call them my loaner devices. I set them up for people who still have the older flip phones. When loaning out a device, I keep it unlocked and let them use it for a couple of weeks with no data. Once they've made that transition, I tell them to call their carrier and get put onto a data package to try it for a month or so. I don't think there's been one person that I've set up that hasn't then gone out to get their own BlackBerry smartphone!
I have 130 people on BBM and 22 chats currently open. I pretty much know them all. It's a hobby. I created my @AllAboutMyBB handle to help spread my thoughts that have come directly out of my conversations with other users. A lot of people don't know how much they can do – even with BBM!
4. Do you have a favorite BBM emoticon?
My favorite is:
I use it all the time and even have an autotext for it. I found holding "alt" to get the characters for ":-P" was too much work, so I created the autotext to help me type faster. But sometimes I forget to press space after and it sends as "hup". Now my BBM BFF calls me "hup". :s
5. Tell us about the best BBM you’ve ever received. What did it say and who was it from?
I gave my mom a BlackBerry smartphone for her 70th birthday. My mom is not very technical, and she grew up without all this stuff. She always complained that she has difficulty sharing pictures; she has a digital camera, but she doesn't know how to download the pictures and share them with relatives. I got her a BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 with purple housing, hid all the icons and set it all up. I showed her how to use BBM, music player and email. I put all her contacts in there and filled up her address book. I showed her how to take a photograph and email the photo out of the camera application. She adapted to playing music and everything, and out of the blue, I even got a BBM from her saying, "Hi Mark love mom!" It didn't say much, but it was awesome!
6. If you could BBM your BlackBerry smartphone, what would you say? How would your BlackBerry respond?
I would ask its location via BlackBerry® Protect and find out why it's not on my hip where it belongs! It's always with me — and if it's not in the holster on my hip, it's sitting right beside me charging.
7. What are your favorite BlackBerry smartphone applications? We'd love to hear your top 5!
BBM. That's the one I use the most. Outside of BBM, I spend a lot of time on the social networks. I like SocialScope, a combination of Twitter® and Facebook® rolled into one. It's very cool. I use that a lot. My @AllAboutMyBB stuff goes through Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones.
Music is my thing, so I'm a big supporter of BBM® Music. I've got tons of songs in BBM Music right now. I love the app, especially the randomness of it. If I'm not listening to BBM Music, I'm listening to the music I already have on my memory card. My next favorite one is Nobex Radio. If I'm not listening to BBM Music, that's what I'll listen to. The other app I love is Shazam. If you're in a restaurant or somewhere and you hear a song that you don't know, you just fire up Shazam and bam!
I also use SixTools. It creates screen capturing and convenience keys. I have four convenience keys instead of the one.
8. You just mentioned your love of music. Has your BlackBerry smartphone helped you discover any new tunes or artists lately?
Yes, twice recently! Once with Shazam ("I Love My Life" by DeMarco) and once with BBM Music ("Don’t You Wanna Stay" by Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson).
9. What superhero/celebrity/metaphorical duo could represent you and your BlackBerry smartphone? (e.g. I'm Batman, my BlackBerry is Robin: here's why…)
I’m old school, so I think my BlackBerry smartphone and I are like the Wonder Twins. Our skills sets are very different, but we make a heck of a team! The things that I can't remember go in my BlackBerry smartphone, and so it reminds me to do things. It's the perfect sidekick.
10. Do you have an all-time favorite BlackBerry-related memory? Please share!
The event that started my blogging was a concert. This event was an amazing day, and I’ll never forget it. I share the story with anyone who will listen, and I’ve never had anyone not be truly amazed and enthused by the story.
11. We LOVE your Twitter bio and we think it's awesome that you enjoy helping other members of #TeamBlackBerry! Is there a time when you helped a fellow BlackBerry smartphone user that really stands out in your mind? We'd love to hear about it!
I got a tech support BBM and phone call from Russell Peters once. He was having some issues with BlackBerry® ID. That was cool and fun!
12. Are you prepared to handle the fame that comes with being our Fan of the Month?
Absolutely! Bring it on!
Thanks for taking the time to meet our BlackBerry FOTM for May 2012! Stay in touch with Mark on Twitter by following @AllAboutMyBB and the #BlackBerryFOTM hashtag.
In case you missed our last four BlackBerry Fans of the Month, you can check 'em out here:
January – Brian (@newshutr)
February – Ivan (@IvanSHarris)
March – Jane (@photosfromabb)
April – Josh (@BBbrodyBB)Keep sharing your FOTM suggestions with us, either by leaving a comment below, tweeting to us @BlackBerry, or posting on our Facebook page. Stay tuned – our June FOTM could be YOU!
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