Monday, December 14, 2009

BlackBerry Theme Studio Tips: Using Adobe Photoshop





If you're a creative person that does design work on a computer, chances are pretty good that you're using Adobe® Photoshop or Adobe® Photoshop Elements at some point in your creative process.  Did you know that you can use Adobe Photoshop comfortably alongside BlackBerry® Theme Studio to streamline the process of creating BlackBerry® themes?
 

Setting your default image editor

  • From your Windows Start menu, select BlackBerry Theme Studio v5.0 and then select Theme Builder.
  • Once Theme Builder launches, select Edit -> Preferences  
  • From the Preferences dialog, click Applications. 
  • Under Select Default Image Editor, click Browse and locate the image editor you want to use in your Windows directory. Typically, this will be under Program Files, in a folder named after the company who makes the application. For example, on my computer, Adobe Photoshop is located at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Photoshop.exe.
  • Click OK

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Editing images

Once you have set your default image editor, you can use it to re-edit the images that you've imported into your theme, should you want to improve or change them. 

For example, suppose I want to edit the image used as the background on my home screen. In Theme Builder's inspector, I'll click the Theme the Home Screen button. This brings up the features of the Home Screen that I can edit or change, including the Home Screen background.

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Beside the various icons and backgrounds that can be imported, you'll notice a dropdown arrow. If you click the arrow, a menu appears. To edit the image that you've imported, click Edit ...

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From here, your default image editor of choice (Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro, the GIMP, uLead PhotoImpact ... whatever you've set up) will launch with that image ready to be edited using the tools of that editor. Make your design changes and save your work in the image editor.

 
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Then click the Dropdown again and click Reload. The updated image will be added to your theme.

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Importing Photoshop Files

A new feature that we've added into BlackBerry Theme Studio v5.0 is the ability to import Adobe Photoshop .PSD files into BlackBerry Theme Builder. Any time you import an image into your theme, you now have the ability to import all the usual image suspects as well as Photoshop files as well. 

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Apple iPhone 3G Technical Specifications

Size and weight1

Height:
115.5 mm (4.5 inches)
Width:
62.1 mm (2.4 inches)
Depth:
12.3 mm (0.48 inch)
Weight:
135 grams (4.8 ounces)

Cellular and wireless

  • UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
  • Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Location

  • Assisted GPS
  • Digital compass2
  • Wi-Fi
  • Cellular

Power and battery3

  • Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
  • Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter

  • Talk time:
    Up to 12 hours on 2G
    Up to 5 hours on 3G

  • Standby time: Up to 300 hours


  • Internet use:
    Up to 5 hours on 3G
    Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi

  • Video playback: Up to 10 hours

  • Audio playback: Up to 30 hours

Mac system requirements

Windows system requirements

Environmental requirements

  • Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C
    (32° to 95° F)
  • Nonoperating temperature: -20° to 45° C
    (-4° to 113° F)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 3000 m (10,000 feet)

Capacity4

16GB and 32GB capacity
  • 16GB or 32GB flash drive

Colour

  • Black or white

Display

  • 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
  • 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Audio playback

  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
  • User-configurable maximum volume limit

Video playback

  • Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Languages

  • Language support for English (U.S), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, and Croatian
  • Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Traditional Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin), Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (QWERTY), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian, and Serbian
  • Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, German, Traditional Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin), Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (QWERTY), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Arabic, Thai, Czech , Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, and Croatian

Mail attachment support

  • Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Camera, photos, and video

Camera located on back of iPhone.
  • 3 megapixels
  • Autofocus
  • Tap to focus
  • Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio
  • Photo and video geotagging
  • iPhone and third-party application integration

External buttons and controls

  • Sleep/wake
  • Ring/silent
  • Volume up/down
  • Home

Connectors and input/output

  • 30-pin dock connector
  • 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
  • Built-in speaker
  • Microphone
  • SIM card tray

Sensors

  • Accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Ambient light sensor

Headphones

  • Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
  • Volume control
  • Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  • Impedance: 32 ohms

In the box

iPhone packaging.
  • iPhone 3GS
  • Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
  • Dock Connector to USB Cable
  • USB Power Adapter
  • Documentation
  • SIM eject tool

Environmental Status Report

iPhone 3GS embodies Apple’s continuing environmental progress. It is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:
  • PVC-free handset
  • PVC-free headphones
  • PVC-free USB cable
  • Bromine-free printed circuit boards
  • Mercury-free LCD display
  • Majority of packaging made from post-consumer recycled fiberboard and biobased materials
  • Power adapter outperforms strictest global energy efficiency standards
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Apple iPhone 3G Features

Meet the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. iPhone 3GS features video recording, Voice Control, up to 32GB of storage, and more.
New to iPhone? Find out why you’ll love it
Watch the
Guided Tour
The National Geographic site on iPhone 3GS, with a 2x faster badge.

The Fastest iPhone Ever

The first thing you’ll notice about iPhone 3GS is how quickly you can launch applications. Web pages render in a fraction of the time, and you can view email attachments faster. Improved performance and updated 3D graphics deliver an incredible gaming experience, too. In fact, everything you do on iPhone 3GS is up to 2x faster and more responsive than iPhone 3G.

Video

Images of the iPhone 3GS camera's tap to focus feature and the video camera interface.
Now you can shoot video, edit it, and share it — all on your iPhone 3GS. Shoot high-quality VGA video in portrait or landscape. Trim your footage by adjusting start and end points. Then share your video in an email, post it to your MobileMe gallery, publish it on YouTube, or sync it back to your Mac or PC using iTunes.
Learn more about video recording

3-Megapixel Camera

The new 3-megapixel camera takes great still photos, too, thanks to built-in autofocus and a handy new feature that lets you tap the display to focus on anything (or anyone) you want.
Learn more about the camera
The Voice Control screen and a call screen.

Voice Control

Voice Control recognizes the names in your Contacts and knows the music on your iPod. So if you want to place a call or play a song, all you have to do is ask.
Learn more about Voice Control
A map on iPhone 3GS rotated to show the correct direction and the Compass application.

Compass

With a built-in digital compass, iPhone 3GS can point the way. Use the new Compass app, or watch as it automatically reorients maps to match the direction you’re facing.1
Learn more about Maps + Compass
The iPhone 3GS keyboard and the Cut, Copy, and Paste interface.

Cut, Copy & Paste

Cut, copy, and paste words and photos, even between applications. Copy and paste images and content from the web, too.
Learn more about Cut, Copy & Paste

Landscape Keyboard

Want more room to type on the intelligent software keyboard? Rotate iPhone to landscape to use a larger keyboard in Mail, Messages, Notes, and Safari.
Learn more about the keyboard
Images showing the accessibility settings screen, the White on Black feature, and the Zoom settings screen.

Accessibility

iPhone 3GS offers accessibility features to assist users who are visually or hearing impaired. These features include the VoiceOver screen reader, a Zoom feature, White on Black display options, Mono Audio, and more.
Learn more about accessibility
A laptop connected to an iPhone 3GS with Internet tethering active.

Internet Tethering

Surf the web from practically anywhere. Now you can share the 3G connection on your iPhone with your Mac notebook or PC laptop. Tethering is not currently offered in the U.S. and some other countries. See your carrier for availability.
Learn more about Internet tethering
The Voice Memos application.

Voice Memos

Capture and share a thought, a memo, a meeting, or any audio recording on the go with the new Voice Memos application.
Learn more about Voice Memos
The Nike Plus iPod interface.

Nike + iPod

iPhone includes built-in Nike + iPod support. Just slip the Nike + iPod Sensor (available separately) into your Nike+ shoe and start your workout.
The Stocks application in landscape with a chart tracking stock peformance.

Stocks

Stocks on iPhone shows you charts, financial details, and headline news for any stock you choose. Rotate iPhone to see even more detailed information.
The YouTube application playing a video of a surfing dog.

YouTube

Watch YouTube videos wherever you are. Log in to your YouTube account to save and sync bookmarks and rate your favorites.
iPhone showing Important Message
Safari showing the mobileme site, find my iphone section

Find My iPhone
and Remote Wipe

If you misplace your iPhone, Apple’s MobileMe service can help you find it. Log on to me.com to view a map that shows the approximate location of your iPhone. If it’s nearby, have it play an alert sound to help you find it. If it’s not, you can display a custom message, remotely lock it with a passcode, or initiate a remote wipe and restore it to factory settings. Learn more at the MobileMe site

Everything you love about iPhone.

Phone, iPod, and Internet device in one, iPhone 3GS offers desktop-class email, an amazing Maps application, and Safari — the world’s most advanced mobile web browser. And your iPhone does even more when you add apps from the App Store.
Images of the iPhone 3GS Home screen, call screen, iPod now playing screen featuring The Killers, Safai featuring the New York Times, and the Facebook application.
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Sony Ericsson Satio

Specifications

Size 112.0 x 55.0 x 13.0 mm
4.4 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches
Weight 126.0 g
4.4 oz
Screen 360x640 pixel
16,777,216 color TFT touchscreen
Available colours Black
Silver
Bordeaux
Memory SanDisk microSD™ support
* Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration

Battery performance

Battery performance may vary depending on network and phone usage
Networks Talk time
(up to)		 Standby time
(up to)		 Video call
(up to)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 11 hours 360 hours x
UMTS/HSPA 900/2100 4 hours 50 min 340 hours 2 hours 20 min
SAR information Environmental declaration = To be announced = Not applicable

Disclaimer

Networks: UMTS HSPA 850/1900 only available for phones sold in the Americas (except Brazil), New Zealand and Australia. UMTS HSPA 900 not available for phones sold in the Americas (except Brazil). UMTS HSPA 2100 available worldwide.

Camera

Auto focus
Automatic focus for optimal clarity.
BestPic™
Take 9 pictures in one second. Pick the best.
Camera - 12.1 megapixel
Capture and share special moments.
Digital Zoom - up to 16x
Get close to your subject.
Face detection
Your phone automatically sets the focus on the faces in your pictures.
Flash / light type - Xenon flash
When lighting conditions are poor, your picture can still be good.
Geo-tagging
Have your photo tagged with information on where it was taken.
Image stabiliser
Avoid blurriness caused by slight hand movements.
Photo fix
Optimize image quality. Photo fix adjusts light balance and contrast after you have taken a picture.
Red-eye reduction
Use it when taking people photos using flash.
Send to web
Catch moments with your camera and send straight to your personal web site or blog.
Smile detection
Let the camera automatically snap the shot when your subject flashes a smile.
Touch Capture
Touch the screen to set the focus area.
Video light
More light when shooting video.
Video recording
Record video clip

Music

Album art
Choose music by browsing CD album art or other images
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Music from phone to headset over a wireless connection.
Media Player
An in-phone media player for music and video
Movies from PlayNow™ arena
View full-length movies on your phone.
Music tones - MP3, AAC
Use original artist recordings as ringtones.
PlayNow™
Download music and games to your phone.
TrackID™
Record a few seconds of a song and get track, artist and album information sent to your phone in seconds.

Internet

Bookmarks
Quick access to your favourite Web sites.
Google™ search
Find what you’re after with the Google™ search function.
Web browser - WebKit
Full Internet browser with support for standard protocols, images and video.
Web feeds
Get the news in your phone as it happens.

Entertainment

3D games
Enjoy quality games with full color and depth.
Java
Add extra applications and games to your phone.
Media
Media content in one place for fast and easy access.
Radio
Radio entertainment round the clock.
Video Clip
Video clip viewing and transfer to another phone or PC
Video streaming
Realtime video streaming, e.g. live cam
YouTube™
View your favourite YouTube™ videos, or upload your own - access is easy via the YouTube™ application.

Connectivity

aGPS
Use GPS-powered location-based services.
Bluetooth™ technology
Secure wireless connectivity for transferring items to other Bluetooth™ products up to a range of 10 meters.
Google Maps™
Find your way to your destination.
Modem
GSM internet dial-up support
PictBridge
Send your images straight from your phone to a printer.
Synchronisation PC
Synchronise and share phone content with PC
TV out
Go for a bigger screen – connect the phone to a TV, projector or other device.
USB mass storage
Connect and move items between computer and phone.
USB support
PC to phone USB cable support
WiFi™
Utilise high-speed Internet at Wi-Fi™ hotspots at airports and other facilities.
Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation*
Get live instructions for how to find your way to your destination - and have fun en route.

Messaging

Conversations
Say it via chat-style text messaging.
Email
Check your email inbox wherever you are.
Exchange ActiveSync®
Stay seamlessly synchronized with your Microsoft® Exchange email server.
Instant messaging
Online chat. On the move.
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Colourful multimedia messaging.
Picture messaging (MMS)
Colourful multimedia messaging.
Predictive text input
Fast and easy text messaging.
Sound recorder
Take voice notes or record a sound clip to send in a message.
Text messaging (SMS)
Send text greetings anywhere in the world.

Communication

Speakerphone
Loudspeaker suitable for using the phone as an office handsfree
Vibrating Alert
The phone vibrates and you can feel when a call comes in
Video call
See who you’re talking to in realtime video.

Design

Auto rotate
Switch from vertical to horizontal mode by rotating the phone. Whatever you're viewing will rotate to suit.
Gesture Control
Silence the call or alarm simply by moving your hand across the camera lens
Onscreen QWERTY keyboard
Easy typing with the full onscreen QWERTY keyboard.
Picture wallpaper
Background picture on-screen when the phone is in standby mode
Wallpaper animation
Animated wallpaper – moving background pictures. In standby, your display wallpaper has a pleasing graphic pattern with smooth movement and colour blending.

Organiser

Alarm clock
Set a time, and your phone will ring at that time
Calculator
Built-in fully functional calculator
Calendar
Fully functional calendar with day, week and month views and reminders
Document editors
Edit documents in popular formats.
Document readers
Read documents in popular formats.
Flight mode
Disable the radio receivers and transmitters in your phone so you can safely use other functions.
Handwriting recognition
Write as you would with a pen. Your handwriting becomes digital text.
Notes
Digital notes for things you need to remember.
Phone book
Store names and phone numbers
Symbian™ OS
Choose from thousands of useful applications to add to your phone.
Touchscreen
Intuitive navigation and text input – just touch the screen.

Design

Onscreen QWERTY keyboard
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In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to lose track of the really important things in your life. Your social calendar is just a bit out of synch and friends are just a bit too far out of reach. Until now… The T-Mobile G1™ redefines what it means to be kept in the loop.
Feel the exhilarating power and freedom of having all the communication tools you’re used to in your hand. Mobile Internet services are at your disposal with quick one-touch access to Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Talk™ and Google Calendar™. Explore even more of the world with detailed street, traffic and satellite views via integrated Google Maps™.

Dazzle your friends with the large sensationally crisp 3.2” display. The touch-sensitive navigation is finger friendly and super intuitive but you can swing it out of the way to use the full five-row QWERTY keyboard. There is plenty of room to respond to emails, messages and even chat.
G1 delivers an extraordinary browsing experience. The G1’s browser comes with a clever multi-page window pane; it lets you surf multiple websites at the same time. Drag the page around with your finger to pan, or move from one link or textbox to another with the handy trackball positioned perfectly for your thumb. And don’t worry about waiting for pages to load. The G1 is equipped with 3.5G and Wi-Fi technology… seamlessly switching to always offer you the best connection.
Instant notification bar discretely alerts you of emails, text messages or IM sent your way. Whether you’re getting mail from Gmail™, another POP or IMAP account or receiving IMs from any of the most popular services, you’ll be alerted as soon as a new message comes in.
Make the G1 your G1 with instant access to Android Market™. The market is constantly updated with exciting new applications for your T-Mobile G1™. Download and install your favorite software, music or games and more. The fully customizable home screen lets you put all the tools and gadgets within your finger tips.
HTC innovation delivers the next generation in mobile technology with the Android™ powered G1.


Highlights



 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with HVGA (320 X 480 pixel) resolution.

Full 5-row QWERTY keyboard.

One-Touch Google Search™.

Customizable Home screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications.

Instant access to mobile Internet services (Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Google Calendar™).

High-speed 3.5G network connection.

Wi-Fi technology with seamless transition to open networks.

Android Market™ with access to variety of software and media downloads. (some fees may apply)

3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus.

microSD™ (SD 2.0 compatible) expansion slot for all your storage needs.


Qualcomm® MSM7201A™, 528 MHz
Operating System
 Android™
Memory
ROM:
 256 MB
RAM:
 192 MB
Dimensions (LxWxT)
 117.7 mm x 55.7 mm x 17.1 mm
(4.60 in x 2.16 in x 0.62 in)
Weight
 158 grams (5.60 ounces) with battery
Display
 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 (HVGA) resolution
Network
 HSPA/WCDMA:



  • Europe: 2100 MHz






  • US:1700/2100 MHz





  • Up to 7.2 Mbps down-link (HSDPA) and 2 Mbps up-link (HSUPA) speeds


Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:



  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz



(Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control
 Trackball with Enter button
Keyboard
 Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS
 GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™
Connectivity
 Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera
 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Audio
 Built-in microphone and speaker
Ring tone formats:



  • AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3, WMA, WMV






  • 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
Battery
 Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1150 mAh

Talk time:



  • Up to 350 minutes for WCDMA






  • Up to 406 minutes for GSM



Standby time:



  • Up to 402 hours for WCDMA






  • Up to 319 hours for GSM



(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Expansion Slot
 microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter
 Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features
 Digital Compass, Motion Sensor
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