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Oh, the Things You Can Do!
Unlike the traditional BlackBerry, your Pearl is a work of art when it
comes to smart phones. But besides its looks, the always-connected
e-mail is likely first in the long list of reasons why you got your Pearl
in the first place. And, if you need to go global, you can use your
BlackBerry in 90+ countries. Just hop off your flight, turn on your
Pearl, and voilà!: e-mails on your Pearl while you’re 6000 miles away
from home. See the earlier “Doing the BlackBerry world-traveler
thing” section for more info.) Generally speaking, you can receive
and send e-mails just like when you’re at home.
Although e-mail is Pearl’s strength, that’s not the only thing it can
do. This section goes beyond e-mail to point out some of the other
major benefits you can get from your device.
All-in-one multimedia center
Before the BlackBerry Pearl arrived on the scene, many consumers
were hesitant about purchasing a BlackBerry due to the lack of
multimedia functions such as a camera and audio playback. The
Pearl changed all that, with more features than a typical consumer
might expect. Not only does the Pearl have a high-resolution, 1.3
mega-pixel camera (see Chapter 11), but it also has a memory slot
for a microSD chip (see Chapter 15). That means your Pearl can
function as an mp3 player, a portal video player, a portable flash
drive, and your personal photo collection (see Chapter 11). It’s like
having an iPod and then some. Can your iPod do the following?
Internet at your fingertips
Yup, you can browse the Web with your Pearl. Even better, you can
continue chatting with your friends through Instant Messenger, just
as though you never left your desktop computer (see Chapter 8).
You can also get up-to-the-minute information when you want it,
when you need it. Imagine getting an alert when your stock is tank-
ing. True, that’s not a good thing to happen, but this information is
critical if you want to act in a timely manner.
If you’re not into stocks, how about getting sports and weather
information? Or maybe traffic alerts? Say you want to know the
best restaurants in town for that special evening — birthday,
anniversary, first date. Many services that are available on the
Internet are available to you also on your Pearl.
Part I: Meet and Greet Your BlackBerry Pearl
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