Pentagon planning to adopt iOS, Android along with BlackBerry

Last week, US Immigrations and Customs made the announcement that they were dropping BlackBerryas their main devices and would be favoring the iPhone. Today, another US department is heading that way as well. The US Department of Defense at the Pentagon has announced that it will be adding iOS and Android devices to its network.

Currently, The Pentagon is planning to hire a contractor that will build a system to manage and secure at over

How to use Blackberry Protect without any specific BIS/BES Service

A step-wise setup process to initiate the BlackBerry Protect service to secure the phone with regular data backups and locate it if it is lost or stolen.

The most important thing on a smartphone is the data stored in it. Research In Motion has offered the BlackBerry Protect service, which takes regular backups of crucial data on the smartphone and also helps the user locate the phone in case of loss or theft. Also, BlackBerry Protects makes the data migration job easy when you buy a new BlackBerry smartphone.

The BlackBerry Protect service was started to locate the BlackBerry smartphone and bundles along other goodies like data backup. This service also allows you to remotely wipe data and lock the device in case it falls in the wrong hands

Most importantly, the app takes a backup on a daily, weekly or monthly basis - as determined by the user. BlackBerry Protect is a free service that relieves the user from the hassle of data migration between two BlackBerry devices. To read more about this, check out this official blogpost at the BlackBerry Help blog.

Step one:

Go to the Setup App and click on the BlackBerry Protect icon.

Airtel launches cheapest BlackBerry plan for just Rs 129

Bharti Airtel has announced a brand new offering for its BlackBerry customers in India. According to the plan, Airtel postpaid customers will get unlimited BlackBerry Messenger, which is popularly known as BBM, usage along with 300 local or national SMSes every month for a charge of Rs 129 per month. This plan is presently the most affordable plan ever to be offered by any operator.

To subscribe, existing and new postpaid Airtel mobile customers on BlackBerry can call 121 or walk-in to their nearest Airtel postpaid activation help-desk.

The BBM is a native instant messaging service for BlackBerry smartphones which allows its users to send and receive short messages and attachments instantly from other BlackBerry users, irrespective of wherever they are - in the country or outside.