30 Ways to Stay Safe on the Internet

1. Establish guidelines for Internet use with your parents or another adult.

Before you go online, decide how much time is okay for you to spend on the Internet each day and figure out what you can and cannot do. After you get more familiar with the Internet, you and your parents can talk again and change the guidelines.

Post them next to the computer for easy reference.

2. Don't share your password with anyone else.

3. Before you share any information about yourself on the Internet, get your parents' permission.

4. Double-check the URL (the address of the Web site) before hitting the Enter key. Make sure the spelling is right.

This will help ensure you go to the site you want, and not some other place.

5. Check with your parents or another adult you trust before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and different types of people going to them. You and your parents want to make sure it is an appropriate place for you before you enter.

6. If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or a teacher right away.

7. Never send a picture of yourself (or anything else) to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it is okay.

8. If you receive unwanted, offensive, mean, threatening, or harassing e- mail, do not respond to it. Tell your parents or another adult right away.

9. Remember: not everything you read on the Internet is true.

10. Don't give out your age without checking with your parents first.

11. Never give out your full name (first and last). Don't give out your first name without checking with your parents or another adult first.

12. Never give out your home address over the Internet.

13. Ask your parents or an adult before signing up for anything online.

14. Don't give out your credit card number (or anyone else's) without permission from a parent.

15. Remember, when you are online, what you do is up to you. Don't do anything you don't want to do.

16. Don't open files or e-mail from someone you don't know. You don't know what might be inside—the files could contain a computer virus or offensive material.

17. Keep the computer in a common space, like the family room, den, or living room.

18. Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet in person without your parents' permission. You should never meet someone you met online alone. If you do set up a meeting with an online friend, meet in a public place and go with your parent or guardian.

19. Remember that any information you share about yourself can be seen by anyone who is online.

20. Don't give out your phone number.

21. Talk to your parents (or your teacher or another adult) about the kinds of places you go and things you do and see when you are online.

22. Pick a name—different from your real name—to use online.

23. Before you go into a public area, like a chat room or discussion forum, decide with your parents if it is okay to give out your e-mail address.

24. If someone online asks you too many personal questions, be suspicious.

Stop talking with them.

25. Don't give out the name of your school.

26. Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. It is very easy for people to pretend to be someone they are not.

27. Don't do things online that you wouldn't do in real life.

28. Be careful when someone offers you something for free, like gifts or money. You don't know what their motives are. Decline the offer and tell your parents.

29. Treat other people as you'd like to be treated. Never use bad language or send mean messages online.

30. The "off" button is always there. Use it if you need to. You don't have to stay online if you don't want to.

Source: Microsoft Corporation

Mobile Phones Ruin Love Lives

We all know (or should know) that certain mobile phone behaviors are considered obnoxious. But did you realize these faux pas can crush your love life? While certain instances of phone usage may be inevitable- or even desirable- during a date, many lapses of etiquette are major turn-offs, according to a survey from Zoosk, a social-dating site.

Hint: If you spend more time staring at your phone screen than gazing into your date's eyes, you could be in trouble. In many cases, survey respondents say they'll walk out on a date if the phone behavior is too intrusive. Unfortunately, too many single folks are clueless about how offensive such displays can be. "The unwritten rules of mobile-phone use are clearly being abused," says Alex Mehr, co-founder and co-CEO of Zoosk. "It's our hope that singles follow proper cell phone etiquette." Oh, another thing guys: Ditch the headset and phone-belt clip before the date, OK? It is so not sexy. More than 3,240 single people took part in the research.

Looks That Kill

86% of survey participants say "constantly glancing" at a device is the most offensive phone-related behavior by a date.

Date Now, Text Later

73% of respondents say sending a text is the worst phone-related activity someone can do during a date.

Send To Voicemail

51% of survey participants feel that taking call is the most offensive mobile-phone behavior during a date.

Check Please!

33% of those surveyed say they have left a date early because the other person was too absorbed with their device.

L8-er Loser

25% of women have dumped a guy via text, as opposed to only 15% of men.

Dulcet Tones

73% of survey respondents like getting voice mail from their date, as opposed to 27% who prefer a text.

Biggest Mobile Turnoffs

Annoying/obnoxious ringtone (cited by 49%)

You Lost Me at "Hello"

68% of participants say it's a no-no to check-in on Foursquare or other social platforms when arriving on a date.

Generational Divide

55% of those over age 30 don't like date pics posted to social sites; just 35% of those 30 and younger agree.

Cloud Memory on BlackBerry 10!

Somehow with the 16Gig internal memory and 64Gig Memory Card.... You will still find memory in your cloud via DropBox connection. So far, for me i have 5Gig's of space (FREE) and imagine i can beackup my whole laptop on my phone and in the cloud [by backup i mean the important information like notes, documents, not multimedia]. And running on a selection of WiFi or Mobile data. it give you the chance to save or abuse your data.


It's fun rocking the BlackBerry 10 i must say!


Create an account through this link and you log in. To your bottom right there is a tab written "MORE" which is the 3rd from left and 1st from the right. Once there select "MOBILE" then a new tab or window opens. choose the "TEXT TO MY PHONE" option and choose country code and enter your mobile number. You will receive an SMS which has a download link which you can download DropBox to your device

 

Steve Zipperstein prosecuted failed savings-and-loan associations in the 1980s and investigated the government's siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, in the '90s. Now the battle-hardened lawyer has joined Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry to fight its critics.

Zipperstein, who turns 54 this month, was lured out of retirement in Santa Barbara, California, last year by an offer to become BlackBerry's chief legal officer. He joined the Waterloo, Ontario-based company in July to handle everything from patent disputes to privacy issues, and says his time as a Justice Department lawyer and federal prosecutor in Los Angeles will serve him well in defending BlackBerry's interests.

"I was really blessed to be able to combine jury trial courtroom experience with inside-the-Beltway Washington political policy experience," Zipperstein said in an interview.

After years of market-share losses, BlackBerry is trying to stem a customer exodus to Google's Android and Apple's iOS, and the company's taking a more assertive legal approach to disputes. That includes challenging analysts who publish reports that BlackBerry says are untrue and lobbying for legislation to thwart companies derided as patent trolls, which obtain patents to demand royalties rather than making their own products.

One of Zipperstein's targets: Detwiler Fenton & Co., a Boston-based financial-services firm. Detwiler said in an April report that return rates of the new BlackBerry Z10 were unusually high and in some cases exceeded sales of the phone.

It was a charge that BlackBerry and Zipperstein refused to let stand unchallenged. The company asked both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission to investigate the report. Zipperstein at the time called it either "a gross misreading of the data or a willful manipulation." BlackBerry's stock fell almost 8 percent on April 11 after the Detwiler report appeared.

"Everyone is entitled to their opinion," Zipperstein said. "It was characterized as a statement of actual fact, and it was wrong."

Zipperstein declined to discuss where the investigations now stand, as did representatives from the SEC and the Ontario Securities Commission. Neither Anne Buckley, Detwiler Fenton's chief compliance officer, nor her colleague Steve Abbiuso returned responded to messages seeking comment.

Zipperstein's response to Detwiler Fenton was very much in character, said William Petersen, general counsel at Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier. Zipperstein worked as Verizon's general counsel from 2003 until he retired in 2011.

"As a former federal prosecutor and investigator, he approached the job very creatively and aggressively," Petersen said in an interview. "He never wanted Verizon to be on the defensive, and that really helped."

Zipperstein also backs U.S. legislation that would force plaintiffs in patent litigation to pay the costs of the defendant, an attempt to dissuade frivolous lawsuits.

"For far too long, that conduct has gone on unchallenged," he said.
A week after Zipperstein joined the company in July, a federal jury awarded Mformation Technologies $147.2 million in a patent-infringement case against BlackBerry. Zipperstein went back to the judge to make the argument that Mformation had failed to meet the burden of proof. Six weeks later, the trial judge overturned the verdict and threw it out.

Mformation appealed the decision in September. Stephanie Markham, a spokeswoman for the Edison, New Jersey-based company, didn't return respond to messages seeking comment.

"BlackBerry is no longer an easy target for patent lawsuits," Zipperstein said. "We're fighting back and we're going to continue to fight back."


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BlackBerry Q10 sells more iPhone 5 and Galaxy S4 In France

 

The war between bearish and bullish reports on BlackBerry has been intense since January. The short interest is above 30% and on the other hand, bulls are expecting an historical short squeeze. Contradictory reports have emerged such as one describing strong demand for Z10 at launch and others saying that the demand was low although the methodology seems to be flawed.


Most of the announcements made share a common bias: they're based on distant personal communication in a very limited number of stores. To clarify the situation, we need more unbiased reports, such as sales from a nation-wide seller. Here is a report nation-wide sales in France based on SFR data.

Why SFR?
SFR is a French telecom company that provides mobile phone, landlines, internet and television services to consumers and businesses. As of 2012, it has 21 million customers and is the third most important company on the French market. I chose SFR because it's the only large company to allow users to display mobiles based on "Best selling" criterion. Indeed, neither Free nor Orange allow that. Moreover, it allows a comparison with sales of Apple and Google Android devices, as they're also available for purchase at SFR.

Q10 is selling better than Samsung S4, HTC One and iPhone 5.
My methodology was the following: I went to the SFR website and then into the mobile section. Then I displayed the results based on "Meilleures ventes" (= "best-selling"). Here is the result.

First of all, the iPhone 5 is found only on page 3 (16Go version). It might be due to the fact that its price (169€) is significantly higher than competitors. In comparison, HTC One is sold for 59€ and Samsung Galaxy S4 which is sold for 79,99€.

Second and probably most importantly, the BlackBerry Q10 is the top selling smartphone at SFR, ahead of Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One respectively. Although the demand might be very strong due to its recent launch, Q10 already released more than two weeks ago, and this could not only be due to an effect of "the first hours". Another element that reinforces this hypothesis is the sales of the Z10.

Z10 is outselling the iPhone 5.
Although one might expect that strong sales of the Q10 are just due to its recent release, the Z10 sales don't account for that hypothesis.

Indeed, the Z10 was released in February in France and is present on the second page of the website when you rank based on best-selling phones. Not only the Z10 sells better than Sony Xperia Z, and LG Optimus, but its sales are stronger than the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3.

Conclusion.
Most reports are performed by asking subjective opinions of a very limited number of retailers. In the present report. Although there are still biases, this is so far the only study that addresses BlackBerry sales based on objective facts obtained from a retailer that represents more than 20 million customers.
If similar trends were to be observed at other operators, this could have serious implications about BlackBerry success. Confirmation of the Q10 performance will have to wait until September.

Low Budget Q5 Coming

Adapted from the BlackBerry Blog!


As the BlackBerry Live keynote news keeps flowing in I’m happy to introduce you to the youthful and fun BlackBerry Q5 smartphone, running BlackBerry 10. With a QWERTY keyboard and a confident design, this new BlackBerry smartphone has been built to provide a fast, effortless experience that helps you explore, create and share while on the go. Thorsten Heins just revealed the device onstage at BlackBerry Live, but we’ve got all the details ready to share with you below.
I’ve been using this device for a few days now and I’m already in love. It fits into my lifestyle perfectly offering the powerful experience I need and allowing me to flow seamlessly from task to task throughout my day.

Highlights and features of the BlackBerry Q5

• The evolution of the classic BlackBerry Keyboard:
  The BlackBerry Q5 features a classic BlackBerry Keyboard with discrete keys that has been re-engineered and elegantly designed to help you type fast, accurately and with the least amount of effort. Plus with Instant Action shortcuts you can type to perform tasks faster. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone gives you the best of both worlds – a classic QWERTY keyboard for optimized communications and a 3.1” touchscreen for all the rest.
• Create the perfect shot with BlackBerry Time Shift mode and Story Maker
  Create the picture perfect shot with BlackBerry Time Shift mode, then create and share your story, weaving together your photos, videos and music into a movie with BlackBerry Story Maker.
• Share and be seen with BBM Video with Screen Share
  Instantly switch your BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) chat to a BBM Video conversation and catch up face-to-face. You can even share your screen, whether it’s a photo, a page in the browser, an idea, or a view from your camera.
• Stay close to what’s important to you with BlackBerry Hub
  With BlackBerry Hub, all of your messages and social conversations are only one swipe away. There’s no need to stop what you’re doing. Simply peek into the BlackBerry Hub from anywhere with a swipe to effortlessly flow in and out of your messages and conversations.
• BlackBerry World delivers a rich, thriving app and content ecosystem
  Discovering and sharing great apps and content is easier than ever with recommendations based on similar purchases, and access to more than 100,000 apps on the BlackBerry World storefront.

Here’s what Thorsten had to say in a recent press release on the new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone:

“BlackBerry is excited to bring the new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone to our customers in selected markets around world,” said Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of BlackBerry. “The BlackBerry Q5 gives you the best of everything with its cutting-edge BlackBerry 10 functionality and a physical QWERTY keyboard. It is for youthful fans that are passionate, confident and bold, and it makes it easy for them to have fun, create, share and stay connected.”

Pricing and Availability
The new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone will be available in selected markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia (including the Asia Pacific region), and Latin America, with availability beginning in July.
There you have it folks – if you live in the areas listed above, you can look forward to getting your hands on the new BlackBerry Q5 with BlackBerry 10. What do you think of this phone? Let us know your thoughts on this stunning new BlackBerry device in the comments below.

Viber for BlackBerry now has voice

now the update all have been waiting for is here. Viber now has voice on BlackBerry. If you don't have BlackBerry World in your country please feel free to download it from here. You would require a Wifi connection for the download