Unleashing Your BlackBerry's Inner iPhone

Unleashing Your BlackBerry's Inner iPhone

If you're a BlackBerry user, you're probably getting tired of hearing about all the things Apple's iPhone can do. Rumor even has it that a more iPhone-like BlackBerry is in the works. But don't despond: Your current trusty emailing device has a few tricks up its sleeve that you may not know about.

This week, I gathered up some useful shortcuts that come built into most of the BlackBerrys, even older models, made by Research In Motion Ltd. but not many owners actually use or know about them. Ironically, most of these shortcuts are conducted using a BlackBerry feature that the iPhone lacks: its physical keyboard. (The iPhone uses a virtual keyboard that appears on-screen only when needed.)

Read the full story here, or check out more iPhone vs. BlackBerry coverage at the Huffington Post:

::Joanna Stern: That's Right, iPhone, I'm Keeping My BlackBerry Curve
::Research In Motion Feeling Heat Of iPhone Competition
::Research In Motion Turns Big Profit, But Outlook Not So Hot
::Why Apple Should Win

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