BlackBerry Bold 9790 - New in BlackBerry 7.1

Mobile Hotspot mode

When you turn on Mobile Hotspot mode, you can use your smartphone as a mobile hotspot so that other Wi-Fi enabled
devices can use the mobile network connection on your smartphone. For more information, see

Mobile Hotspot mode

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Before you use your smartphone in Mobile Hotspot mode, read the latest safety and product information at

www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones

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Parental Controls

Parental Controls are designed to help you have more control over how the features of the BlackBerry smartphone are
used. With Parental Controls you can block content, turn features on or off, and decide what types of communication are
available. For more information, see

Turn on Parental Controls

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Public warning messages

If your wireless service provider or organization uses a public warning system, you can receive public warning messages,
such as weather warnings or amber alert messages, on your smartphone. For more information, see

Public warning

systems

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New in BlackBerry 7

BlackBerry 7 includes a number of exciting new features and services, as well as some enhancements to existing features.

BlackBerry ID

A BlackBerry ID is an email and password that gives you convenient access to BlackBerry products and services. After you
create your BlackBerry ID, you can log in to any BlackBerry product that supports BlackBerry ID. For example, with
BlackBerry ID you can manage apps that you downloaded from the BlackBerry App World storefront and keep apps you
downloaded when you switch smartphones. For more information, see

BlackBerry ID

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Voice enabled search

Looking for something? You can now use your voice to search for help, contacts, documents, pictures, videos, and more on
your smartphone and on the Internet. For more information, see

Search for an item using voice enabled search

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Home screen customization

Customize the home screen even more by hiding panels you don't use regularly, and hiding icons in specific panels or all
panels. For more information, see

Show or hide a home screen panel

and

Show, hide, or find an application icon

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Compass application

Easily determine your direction in relation to the Earth's magnetic poles or to true north. You can also use the compass with
location-based applications (such as the Maps application) to find directions based on coordinates. For more information,
see

Compass

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NFC technology

NFC technology allows you to quickly exchange information between your smartphone and smart accessories, smart
payment terminals, smart access points, and smart tags. When you tap the NFC smart tag reader of your smartphone
against a smart tag, you can see information such as web addresses, coupons, graphics, media files, and event details. For
more information, see

NFC technology

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Touch-free call answering

You don't need to use your hands to answer calls when you're using a Bluetooth enabled headset or a regular headset!
Now you can set your smartphone to answer calls automatically after 5 seconds. For more information, see

Change how

you answer calls with a headset

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Bluetooth enhancements

You can now send multiple pictures at once using Bluetooth technology. For details, see

Send a file

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Conveniently send and receive a contact card (also called a vCard) using Bluetooth technology, and save the received
contact card into your smartphone's contact list. For more information, see

Send contact cards using Bluetooth

technology

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Picture enhancements

When you rotate JPEG and PNG pictures, the pictures are saved automatically in the rotated view.
Sort pictures from either newest to oldest, or oldest to newest. This lets you see a slide show in the order that pictures were
taken.
You can now view pictures in a slide show using transitions such a sliding, zooming, and panning. For more information,
see

Change your slide show options

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