Blackberry Web Info

After hearing that OS 4.7.0.141 failed Verizon testing, and seeing yesterdays MR2 info sheet, everyone has been getting a bit anxious waiting for something from Big Red.  Well we just officially got word that Verizon will release OS 4.7.0.148 for the BlackBerry Storm 9530 this Sunday, May 31st at 3pm EST. 

Customers will be able to get the update via the Web at www.blackberry.com/update beginning Sunday, May 31 from 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Verizon Wireless will also be rolling this update out to customers through an over-the-air download beginning Sunday night (10 p.m. Eastern Time). To get the download over the air, go to Options> Advanced Options > Wireless Updates.  

 

It’s about time right?  Hopefully this update will have some good fixes. Leave a comment and let us know what you think!

The Blackberry Bold/Javelin and Storm have made marked a significant progress from Research In Motion (RIM) in phone design. However, it looks like RIM’s next smartphone could feature a full qwerty keyboard, often seen as indispensable for heavy texters, to a high-resolution touch screen that is so great for casual usage.

This is unconfirmed information as you can guess, but the commercial name for the Blackberry Pluto should be Blackberry 9900, and it won’t be released until next year this time. Finally, there’s some discrepency about the codename too. Some believe that it’s not “Pluto” but “Magnum. Go figure…

We’ve been bumping into the new BlackBerry Storm 2 for quite a while now on the so-called “information superhighway,” but we’ve finally had a chance to escalate those encounters and spend a few sweet moments with a live unit in the flesh. First off, let’s confirm the huge news: RIM’s abandoned the original Storm’s SurePress click-screen and gone with a traditional fixed capacitive display for the sequel. It’s over, guys. Unfortunately, the Verizon-branded dual-mode GSM / CDMA unit that we played with has a bug preventing us from getting past the license screen, so we couldn’t dive deep into the OS, but we can tell you what we do know: the Storm 2’s sleeker style and more heft combined with the newly-stable screen collaborate to make everything feel a wee bit higher end than the original. Follow the break for more impressions!

The display is a capacitive number, and it’s definitely not SurePress, at least in the traditional sense; there’s nary a click to be found. In fact, it behaves rather like the iPhone’s screen as far as scrolling and even texture of the surface is concerned. We can’t speak to the tech inside, but it does pack a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus, a 3.5 mm headset jack, typical USB charger, and run of the mill soft keys on the sides of the handset. Across the bottom, the Storm’s keys have been replaced with four softkeys on the display proper for call, end, back, and a BlackBerry key. The top has both the power and mute keys with the entire thing wrapped lovingly in plastics with some metal trim on the edges and a metal battery cover.

We’d heard buzz of haptic support — and while it is possible it is somewhere in there, we can’t get at it, so we’ll leave that one up in the air for now. We’ll leave the device with the heroes and hope we get another chance with it if they can get into the OS for a tour. Meanwhile, follow on for the gallery and a quick video showing off some Verizon branding right after the break. Of course, if you have any questions, drop them in the post and we’ll do our level best to get you an answer — or at least try to lie in a convincing fashion.

Produk ini masih dikategorikan sebagai Javelin tetapi ada juga yang menyebut Gemini … kita nantikan saja ..

Berikut fitur utama dari smartphone BlackBerry Gemini 9300 :

1. Layar lebih besar dibandingkan BlackBerry 8900, dan memiliki resolusi layar yang tinggi
2. CPU BlackBerry Gemini 9300 juga diperbesar, namun belum pasti apakah akan emngganti processor 624MHz yang ada di BlackBerry Bold dengan sesuatu yang lebih powerful.
3. Device BlackBerry Gemini 9300 berwarna silver gelap, mirip seperti BlackBerry 8830
4. Keyboard juga lebih kecil dibandingkan dengan BlackBerry 8900
5. Kunci Send/End berbentuk flat di sisi samping
6. Style yang hampir sama seperti BlackBerry 8900 atau Storm * Memiliki jaringan quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE dan tri-band UMTS/HSDPA
7. Kemungkinan memiliki Wi-Fi dan GPS, walaupun belum ada kepastian dari pihak RIM
8. Spesifikasi camera 3.2 megapiksel
9. Menurut CNET, untuk tanggal waktu perilisan BlackBerry Gemini 9300 di kuarter keempat tahun 2009 atau di kuarter pertama tahun 2010.

BlackBerry Storm 9500 hands-on

by Paul Miller, posted Oct 8th 2008 at 12:02AM

RIM’s a little late to the touchscreen party, but comes bearing goodies. The BlackBerry Storm is a beast of a phone in more ways than one. Fronted by a meaty, high-resolution touchscreen with an innovative clicking mechanism, the phone is easily the prettiest by RIM to date. There’s a brushed metal back, a beautiful new OS interface, and enough radios to give your grandkids cancer (EV-DO Rev. A, quad-band GSM, Europe-friendly HSPA, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, though sadly no WiFi). But the real test of a phone is usability, not flash. Check out our impressions after the break.

Hardware

RIM’s going back to its roots here, and once again reminding us why corporate users tend to holster their phones instead of pocket them — the Storm is a large one. It’s not that you can’t slide it into a jeans pocket (it’s 0.55-inches thick), and in fact, there’s no particular dimension that the Storm exaggerates beyond reason in comparison to, say, an iPhone, but folks who felt that Apple was already pushing boundaries there won’t take kindly to this beefy phone. The traditional BlackBerry weight advantage is gone as well — the Storm’s large glassy touchscreen and related clicking mechanism, in addition to a very solid build means the weight certainly matches the size.

So, about that touchscreen. We were skeptical, since we’ve seen so many touchscreen phones done badly, but the Storm is a real charmer. First off, you have to understand the approach RIM took, which was to interpret the existing navigation method (scroll ball) into a touchscreen environment without pissing off existing users who were just getting over their jog dials. That method boils down to two categories: navigation and execution. As in, with previous BlackBerrys you scroll the wheel to select the email / link / application, and then click the scroll wheel to open / click / launch the object. Now you flick the screen to scroll, tap to select, and click to activate. That means when you tap the screen to select a soft key or an email or an application on the Storm, the object is highlighted, but nothing actually happens. You have to click down to execute, and we really mean click. The entire screen is floating on a clicking mechanism, and clicks down evenly, which provides just the right amount of resistance and tactile feedback, while still allowing for rapid operations like typing. The capacitive touch on top is perfectly sensitive and accurate. We’ll get more into how well this works for actual usage (hint: pretty darn well) in the software section.

The 3.25-inch screen itself is bright, colorful and high-resolution (480 x 360). Video playback is sharp and smooth, and the extra pixels on the large screen means eye fatigue won’t be much of an issue. Unfortunately, as far we can tell there’s no hardware video acceleration, which shouldn’t be a problem for correctly-compressed video, but there aren’t any Apple or Nokia-style swooping transitions in, we don’t have high hopes for gaming, and stuff like browsing through photos and and panning around web pages is fairly choppy. The lack of hardware acceleration could also cut down on battery life, which RIM is pegging at 15 days of standby and 5.5 hours of talk, but hasn’t fleshed out with media playback figures.

In addition to the touchscreen, there’s a full complement of standard buttons for getting things done: rocker switch and camera button on one side of the device; another function button on the other side; call, end, back and BlackBerry buttons on the face; invisible mute and lock buttons up top.

There’s an internal accelerometer, and the screen (speedily) rotates accordingly, even allowing full rotation for left-handed use. There’s a micro-USB plug on one side, and a 3.5mm jack on the top right side of the handset. Unfortunately, that sideways jack pretty much means you’ll need to go A2DP or rock the phone holster-style to listen to music on the go, it’s going to be quite uncomfortable in your pocket with a headphone plug sticking out the side. There’s a very, very loud built-in speaker for pushing out your tunes old school, and an included dock for enjoying movies in such a fashion — when docked the phone also doubles as an alarm clock, and is plenty loud enough to pull it off.

Software

Like we said before, RIM didn’t want to reinvent the wheel here, and didn’t. In fact, almost the entire interface — besides the recent aesthetic overhaul enjoyed by both the Bold and the Storm, which brought much needed perks like readable fonts and a modicum of glamor — is standard BlackBerry. That means the standard, business-friendly strengths of RIM remain intact, while some of the long-standing interface annoyances (like incessant scrolling) can be overcome with a simple tap or click of the touchscreen.

But the true test of any touch-based phone is typing, and we won’t hold any punches here: we’re in love. In fact, we like it enough to pit it against regular button-based keyboards, since it easily leaves traditional touchscreen typing (even that hokey haptics stuff, Nokia, LG) in the dust. In landscape mode, the QWERTY keyboard is simply gargantuan, which means the keys are hard to miss. Tap a key and it glows, letting you know you’re on the right one, click the “key” (the entire screen, really, but it feels like you’re just clicking that one key) and you type the letter. We’re guessing we could type out a few words without looking in a pinch, and for people just starting out on a mini-QWERTY keyboard, they’re going to have a much easier time finding the letters than on those relatively teensy QWERTY keyboards on existing HTC, Palm and RIM phones. We’re even bigger fans of typing in SureType mode (two letters per virtual key), with the phone in portrait. The buttons are the largest of any SureType keyboard out there, you can type with one hand, and the touchability of the screen means it’s easy to select the right word when there are multiple options. Both options blow away the touchscreen alternatives thanks to the screen click, though SureType is an acquired taste.

In standard RIM fashion, one-handed navigation is a priority and totally doable, but now there’s actually room for two hands, which could speed all sorts of actions — click the app switcher button with one thumb, tap your desired app with the other, not mind-blowing, but helpful. There are other perks brought on by touch that will take a bit of exploration to discover. For instance, if you tap and hold the screen (without clicking) on an email address or an email subject for a couple seconds, the phone will search for related emails. Multitouch makes a reluctant appearance in the form of two-fingered selection. Hold one finger above and another finger below a block of text to select it, then tap and drag to fine-tune the selection. Unfortunately, stuff like two-fingered zooming and rotation isn’t happening here, but RIM promises to work on other helpful uses for touching — it feels a tad underutilized in its present form.

Wait, wait, rewind. Did we just say text selection? Yes, RIM (and other sane, mature smartphone OSes) has been doing text selection and copy / paste for a good long while, and didn’t think the Storm was any time to stop. You can select, copy and paste anything, anywhere, including random blocks of text from the browser (just switch from “pan” to “cursor” mode).

Speaking of the browser, RIM has made great strides in the past year or so, but its homebrewed Java-based app still doesn’t quite match the Nokia / Apple / Google-favored WebKit in terms of rendering speed and accuracy. We also didn’t see the sort of smooth and effortless scrolling the iPhone provides, that no other touch phone has managed to replicate so far.

RIM’s core apps are obviously just as solid as ever when it comes to email, calendaring and contacts, and are increasingly being integrated with the browser and outside apps like Facebook. What’s still lacking is a truly powerful and cohesive media player — it still seems tacked-on, though the search feature in the music app is a nice touch. RIM’s clearly working on this, but there’s more to be done. At the time this post goes live we’re still not sure if those leaked App Center screenshots are legit, but it’d certainly be a nice shot at Apple and Google, and a chance to bring RIM’s existing developer community to the forefront.

Wrap-up

Carrier (Verizon) and budget (unknown) constraints aside, what it’s probably going to boil down to is whether or not the BlackBerry OS is your style. RIM hasn’t done an overhaul to make touchscreen viable, instead banking on its navigation / execution paradigm to make the transition to touch — which for the most part it does brilliantly. RIM hasn’t in any way made the phone unattractive to its traditional corporate loyalists, and might just manage to snag other users looking for a flashy phone with decent email, but when it comes to browsing, media playback and other forms of consumer-friendliness, RIM still has a ways to go.

Software Pendukung
BlackBerry menggunakan BlackbBerry OS untuk menjalankan perangkatnya sehingga BlackBerry bisa memaksimalkan kemampuan perangkat yang dikeluarkan oleh mereka.
Ada beberapa software penting yang mendukung kenyamanan pengguna BlackBerry antara lain :

1. BES [BlackBerry Enterprise Service], sebuah paket software penghubung [interface software] diletakkan didalam perangkat HP BlackBerry dan Server Email yang bertugas mensinkronkan email antara perangkat HP BlackBerry dan server. Setiap emai kita akan dicopy ke server ini kemudian ditransfer [di “push”] ke HP kita secara otomatis tanpa perlu kita lakukan koneksi.

2. BIS [BlackBerry Internet Service], software ini tidak menggunakan server email tersendiri tetapi langsung dari penyedia layanan email umum seperti Yahoo dan Google karena menggunakan basis email seperti POP3 dan IMAP4, sehngga lebih cepat diterima pengguna BlackBerry.

3. BlackBerry Connect, software yang diperuntukkan para pengguna SmartPhone selain HP BlackBerry untuk menikmati layanan seperti HP BlackBerry, tetapi hanya terbatas untuk fitur email saja. Bagi anda yang punya Nokia seri E, Sony SE P1i dan M600 atau HP lain yang sekelaspun bisa menggunakan fasilitas ini.

Selain itu BlackBerry juga mendukung penggunaan Email Server Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino dan Novell GroupWise dan beberapa selular provider juga menawarkan aplikasi tambahan seperti i-gps dan i-stock serta beberapa aplikasi lainnya yang menunjang mobilitas seseorang seperti BPS [BlackBerry Professional Service], MDS [Mobile Data System] dan masih banyak lagi termasuk yang bikinan anak bangsa sendiri “SHE” yang dibuat Oon Arfandwi untuk screen capture yang bisa di download gratis di www.bbgue.com/she.jad.
Tidak heran dengan semua yang ditawarkan ini pengguna BlackBerry seluruh dunia saat ini diperkirakan mencapai 13 juta lebih dan di Indonesia sendiri mempunyai komunitas ID-Blackberry dengan anggota sekitar 1800 orang.
Seri BlackBerry bermacam-macam dari Seri Electron [8700 series], Pearl [8100 series], Gamma Ray atau Huron [8800 series], Curve [8300 series] dan Bold [9000 series] dengan keunggulan masing-masing. Produk baru BlackBerry Kickstart yang berbentuk Clamshell dan produk “Javelin” dan BlackBerry layar sentuh “Storm”.
Ada rumor akan datang Javelin dengan teknologi CDMA yang mungkin bekerjasama dengan salah satu operator CDMA di Indonesia.
Sang pencipta, Mike Lazaridis yang pernah mendapatkan penghargaan “Top Ten Technology Innovators” menduduki tanking ke 587 orang terkaya didunia tahun 2007 menurut versi majalah Forbes.
Saat ini BlackBerry sudah menjadi gaya hidup, trendsetter dan makin banyak orang yang memakainya dari pebisnis sampai selebriti terlepas apakah sudah saatnya atau hanya untuk gaya, anda tertarik?.

Ada beberapa kasus di Blackberry kalau kita beli baru atau second …

1. BlackBerry Locked
artinya Blackberry masih dikunci oleh Operator, en cuman bisa dipasangin SIM Card dari operator tersebut … supaya bisa dipake SIM card operator lain, maka BlackBerry harus di-unlock dulu … caranya ? Kita bisa beli kode unlock BlackBerry tsb secara online … dan setauku cuman ini caranya utk unlock …

Cara cek Blackberry itu masih Locked ato gak ?
1. Options - Advanced Options - Sim Card - ketik MEPD
2. Perhatikan semua status harusnya “Disabled” … itu artinya Unlocked …

Contoh websitenya:
Luar … http://www.unlockanyblackberry.com/price-list/
Lokal … http://www.jasaunlock.com

Nanti setelah dapet kode nya … cara masukinnya ?

Blackberry 8800 / 8300
1. Options - Advanced options - Sim card - ketik “MEPD”
2. Lalu ketik “MEP” dan tekan tombol ‘Alt’ lalu tekan ‘2′
3. Nanti akan muncul prompt “Enter Network MEP Code” … lalu masukkan kode unlocknya.

Blackberry 8100
1. Masukkan SIM Card
2. Nyalakan henpon tapi matikan fungsi radionya / henponnya … “Wireless Off”
3. Pilih Options - Advanced options - Sim card - ketik “MEPPD”
4. Lalu ketik “MEPP” dan tekan tombol ‘Alt’ lalu tekan ‘2′
5. Nanti akan muncul prompt “Enter Network MEP Code” … lalu masukkan kode unlocknya.
6. Reboot henpon (Alt - Cap - Del)

Blackberry 8700
1. Options - Advanced options - Sim card - ketik “MEPD”
2. Tekan dan tahan tombol ‘Alt’ dan ketik “MEPE”
3. Nanti akan muncul prompt “Enter Network MEP Code” … lalu masukkan kode unlocknya.

2. IT Policy
IT Policy artinya adalah restriksi atau adanya batasan dalam pemakaian BlackBerry.
Contoh restriksinya, misal tidak boleh mendownload attachment, gak boleh konek blutut, gak boleh install aplikasi tambahan.
Terkadang IT Policy cuman sekedar muncul default, tp secara operasional tidak membatasi sama sekali. Untuk mengecek apakah IT Policy aktif atau tidak:
Options - Status - ketik “BUYR” … nanti akan muncul Data Usage en Voice Usage
Kl muncul … IT Policy Enabled … ini baru artinya IT Policy Aktif …

Cara ngilanginnya ? Syaratnya harus OS nya versi 4.3 ke atas ya …
1. Download JL Commander      jl_cmder-v190
2. Instal aplikasi ini di Windows XP
3. Sambungkan BlackBerry ke PC, lalu pastikan PIN terdetect di Desktop Manager
4. Matikan Desktop Manager, dan jalankan JL Command dari shortcut di Desktop
5. Pilih Reset to Factory Default, lalu saat layar aplikasi merah … jgn lupa tekan “Y” untuk konfirmasi
6. Blackberry akan restart … dan seharusnya udah gak ada IT Policy lagi … coba cek lagi saja

oleh Dicky Wahyu Purnomo

Security on your blackberry device is extremely important as it allows access to your personal information, including your e-mail. It is important to secure your blackberry the best you can to stop misuse by others. You can secure your blackberry device by adding a password, to do so, follow these simple steps:

1.  Select Options and then Security.
2.  Next to the password, highlight the word disable and click the trackwheel once.
3.  Select Change Option, then Enable
4.  Enter your password and then press the Enter key.

You blackberry password must be 4 to 14 characters. It is good practice to use a combination of letters and numbers when choosing your password. Try to avoid a password composed of the same character or in a sequence such as 1,2,3,4,5 as your device will reject it with it being too insecure.

5.  Enter your password again to verify you have entered it correctly.
6.  Next to the security timeout, highlight the displayed time and click the trackwheel.
7.  Select change option and choose a reasonable time for the blackberry device to time out and keylock. I’d suggest something around 15 seconds or less if you’re very security conscious.
8.  To come out of the security screen, press the escape key. You will be prompted to save, select Yes to save your password.

If you’re going to leave your blackberry device lying around, make sure you select the lock option from the menu – you will be prompted for the password when you then come to use it.

You should be extremely cautious when sending pin to pin messages from your blackberry. When you’re using the blackberry enterprise server redirector, all of your e-mail messages are triple DES encrypted for your security. When you’re travelling between your blackberry and online mailbox, ensure that they are indecipherable by anyone who could and might want to intercept them. However; pin to pin messages are not encrypted at all and transmit from your device in plain text allowing anyone who wishes to intercept your message to read it as they wish. In today’s world, it is extremely important to be security conscious and you should avoid sending personal or sensitive information in a pin to pin message from your wireless device.

You should also make sure that your computer and any other devices used in conjunction with your blackberry device as this may provide an easy way into your device no matter how well the handset itself is secured against hackers and crackers alike.

Jakarta - Saking hebatnya BlackBerry (BB), sampai-sampai membuat Presiden AS Barack Obama secara tidak langsung ‘mempromosikan’ produk tersebut. Sebab, ia termasuk pengguna BB yang intensif dan banyak terbantu oleh perangkat tersebut dalam komunikasi ketika kampanye. Sehingga ketika ingin dipisahkan dari BB tercintanya, sang presiden langsung melakukan perlawanan.

Sebenarnya para petugas kantor kepresidenan tidak berlebihan karena untuk level Presiden Amerika Serikat, menggunakan BB untuk komunikasi resmi urusan kantor (Kepresidenan Amerika Serikat) sangat berbahaya. Salah satu hal yang ditakuti adalah pengaktifan GPS BB milik Obama akan memberikan koordinat yang tepat dimana dia berada dan hal ini akan sangat membantu pihak yang berniat jahat padanya.

Seperti diuraikan sebelumnya, sebenarnya BB termasuk perangkat yang lebih aman dibandingkan dengan smartphone lainnya karena selain menggunakan jaringan provider, ia memiliki jaringan sendiri yang eksklusif. Tetapi ini hanya berlaku jika penggunanya orang awam dan bukan orang penting dengan data komunikasi yang penting dan diincar.

Kalau smartphone dapat kita ibaratkan sebagai mobil yang dapat melindungi penggunanya dari ranjau paku karena sudah menggunakan ban tubeless, maka BlackBerry bisa diibaratkan dengan mobil khusus dengan teknologi run flat tire. Jadi sekalipun terkena ranjau khusus ban tubeless mobil tetap stabil dijalankan sampai kecepatan 80 KM per jam.

Tetapi Presiden Obama membutuhkan lebih dari itu, selain run flat tire, Obama juga membutuhkan mobil antipeluru dan antibom mobil karena ancaman untuknya jauh lebih besar dari orang awam. Demikian pula dengan Blackberry milik Obama, meski sudah dilengkapi dengan jaringan eksklusif dari RIM dan khusus untuk BlackBerry Presiden Obama RIM juga memberikan enkripsi tambahan, hal ini masih tetap dinilai tidak aman oleh NSA (National Security Agency), agensi kriptografi pemerintah yang mengkhususkan diri melindungi informasi vital AS.

Hal ini diyakini benar karena seorang hacker terkenal, Kevin Mitnick secara tidak langsung sudah membeberkan langkah strategis untuk memecahkan kode sandi pelindung (enkripsi) BlackBerry Obama yang sudah diperkuat dengan enkripsi ganda. Kalau bicara memecahkan enkripsi yang paling rumit sekalipun, sekumpulan hacker di Rusia dalam waktu tidak terlalu lama akan berhasil mencari cara untuk mengetahui informasi penting terenkripsi yang dikirimkan oleh Presiden kulit hitam pertama AS itu.

Belum lagi bicara pemerintah negara lain yang berkepentingan yang memiliki dana dan sumber daya yang dapat dikatakan tidak terbatas untuk memecahkan kode sandi enkripsi ini, karena pada prinsipnya tidak ada enkripsi yang aman di dunia ini dan hanya masalah waktu dan sumberdaya saja untuk memecahkan satu enkripsi rumit.

Hal ini terbukti pada Perang Dunia II dimana pihak sekutu berhasil memecahkan enkripsi intelijen Enigma milik Jerman dan Purple yang digunakan oleh angkatan bersenjata Dai Nippon. Karena itulah NSA merekomendasikan perangkat pengganti BB untuk Presiden Obama yang diproduksi oleh General Dynamics, Sectera Edge. Perangkat komunikasi yang ‘diklaim’ paling aman di dunia (saat ini) karena sudah disertifikasi oleh NSA.

Sectera Edge alias ‘BarackBerry’

Sectera Edge adalah perangkat komunikasi yang sudah disertifikasi oleh NSA sehingga dipercaya untuk menjadi pengganti BB Obama dalam melakukan komunikasi kepresidenan. Salah satu kunci pengamanan Sectera Edge ini adalah karena jaringannya yang digunakannya SIPRnet (Secret Internet Protocol Router Network) terpisah dan tidak digabungkan dengan jaringan komunikasi konvensional lain.

Sectera Edge dapat memanfaatkan tiga modul komunikasi yaitu Wi-Fi, GSM dan CDMA. Selain itu, ia memiliki keunggulan tahan debu, tahan air (baik kena air hujan maupun tercebur ke dalam selokan), tahan perubahan cuaca ekstrem dan tahan guncangan dimana jika terjatuh dari ketinggian 4 kaki ke permukaan keras masih tetap berfungsi dengan baik.

Yang cukup mengejutkan, Sectera Edge ini menggunakan OS Microsoft Windows Mobile dimana di dalamnya termasuk Word, Excel, Powerpoint dan Windows Media Player. Walaupun di dunia komputer ‘om-nya’ Windows Mobile ini a.k.a sistem operasi Windows merupakan yang paling banyak diserang virus, tetapi di dunia seluler ternyata yang paling banyak diserang virus ternyata adalah sistem operasi Symbian dan mayoritas penyebarannya memanfaatkan Bluetooth dan memory card.

Hal ini merupakan konsekuensi logis dimana sistem operasi yang paling menggoda pembuat virus bukan menunjuk pada satu merek tertentu tetapi sistem operasi yang paling populer karena pembuat virus akan membidik jumlah korban potensial yang paling banyak.

Perlu ditegaskan kembali bahwa Sectera Edge ini walaupun sering diplesetkan sebagai ‘BarrackBerry’, ternyata tidak memiliki hubungan apapun dengan BlackBerry. Blackberry merupakan produk besutan RIM dari Kanada dengan sistem operasi Blackberry, sedangkan Sectera Edge adalah produk General Dynamics, kontraktor militer langganan pemerintah Amerika Serikat yang menggunakan sistem operasi Windows Mobile.

Talk Secure

Sekuriti berbanding terbalik dengan kenyamanan, demikian pula yang harus diterima oleh pengguna Sectera Edge. Selain ukurannya yang besar dan menyerupai bakiak dan tangguh sehingga tetap masih bisa berfungsi walaupun sudah dipakai untuk melempar kepala penjahat, tidak sembarang peralatan komunikasi bisa terhubung dengan Sectera Edge.

Sebagai contoh, karena data suara dienkripsi, maka untuk mendengarkan suara tersebut lawan bicaranya juga harus menggunakan perangkat yang dapat mendekripsi data yang telah dienkripsi. Jadi lawan bicaranya harus menggunakan Sectera Edge compatible GSM phone atau telepon biasa yang memiliki kemampuan dekripsi percakapan yang dienkripsi Sectera Edge.

Fitur ini yang diberi nama Talk Secure. Secara teori, cara untuk mengetahui data yang dienkripsi adalah dengan mendapatkan kunci dekripsinya dan kemungkinan kunci yang diincar oleh pihak yang berkepentingan dalam mengalahkan pengamanan Sectera Edge adalah teknologi Talk Secure ini (baik secara software maupun hardware).

Selain itu, ada satu hal yang tidak mengenakkan bagi Obama menggunakan Sectera Edge ini, bandwidth SIPRnet dijaga ketat oleh Departemen Pertahanan Amerika Serikat, dimana semua komunikasi data diawasi oleh sejumlah dewan pengawas yang bertugas menyaring dan mengukur tingkat keamanan data yang mengalir.

Bayangkan seperti film ‘24′, bagaimana kalau justru dewan pengawas ini yang berhasil disusupi, enkripsi secanggih seperti apa juga akan percuma. Hukum sekuriti kembali berlaku, titik terlemah dalam implementasi sekuriti adalah manusia. ( ash / ash ) detik.com

At Robert Gibbs’ first press conference as President Obama’s Press Secretary, the most important and heated debate of our time has been put to rest. According to Gibbs, Obama will be able to keep his BlackBerry, though only a limited number of senior staff and personal contacts will have access to his email address, and the data on the handheld will be subject to the Presidential Records Act. There was no mention of the NSA or the Sectera Edge, though he does mention some enhanced security. In Gibbs’ words:

“The President has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows him to stay in touch with senior staff and a small group of personal friends in a way that use will be limited and the security is enhanced to ensure his ability to communicate, but to do so effectively and to do so in a way that’s protected.”

Finally, a clear indication that for the first time in the 21st century, the President of the United States will act like it’s the 21st century. You can watch it all go down in the video after the break — just crank it to about 45:30. Now, on to this economic stuff we keep hearing about…

BlackBerry 9630 Niagara

The BlackBerry Tour is a mobile phone developed by Research In Motion and is part of the 9600 series of phones.  The Tour is slated to be an EVDO rev.A variant for CDMA networks. A sister device is also in the works and is named the Curve 8900, formerly codenamed BlackBerry Javelin, it is a lower-end GSM model with an EDGE (2.5G) radio. According to The Boy Genius Report, the expected release date for Verizon Wireless is mid-to-late July 2009.

Specifications

The BlackBerry Tour has the following features:

3.2 Mega Pixel camera with flash

aGPS - internal assisted GPS with extended ephemeris, BB Maps is standard

MP3/WMA/AAC+ media player

DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp video player

Bluetooth v2.0, Bluetooth Stereo Audio via A2DP and AVCRP

Browser - HTML browsing, View Movies/Clips from websites built for mobile streaming, RSS feed support

The Tour will not be Wi-Fi enabled.

Formerly codenamed Blackberry Niagara, the Tour will be the next big Blackberry to launch on the Bell Mobility Network after the Storm.