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BlackBerry users beset by second outage in a week

When Corey Marshall's Blackberry mysteriously stopped sending and receiving messages, he realized all too clearly just how much he depends on the device: He had no way of contacting his friends because he never bothers to exchange phone numbers with anyone anymore.

BlackBerry users dealing with e-mail outage

BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday.

RIM to make it easier to make games for BlackBerry

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry phones, on Monday announced plans to make it easier to create games and other software for the phones.

TechBits package

TV viewers can now TiVo using their BlackBerry.

BlackBerry maker: UAE partner's update was spyware

BlackBerry users in the Mideast business centers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi who were directed by their service provider to upgrade their phones were actually installing spy software that could allow outsiders to peer inside, according to the device's maker.

Palm Pre prepares to battle 'iBerry' juggernaut

For the first time in nearly two years, the iPhone faces a showdown with what could be a true iPhone challenger. It's not a BlackBerry. It's not an Android phone. It's a Palm and it's called the Pre.

NPD Group: BlackBerry Curve outsold iPhone in 1Q

Research In Motion Ltd. is throwing Apple Inc. a curveball in the smart phone game: The BlackBerry Curve outsold Apple's iPhone in the first quarter, according to market researchers at The NPD Group.

Review: BlackBerry App World simple, light on apps

I'm typing this in between perusing Facebook, trying (and failing) to master a guitar-simulation game and listening to Internet radio on my smart phone.

BlackBerry maker joins the fray with app store

Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, launched its awaited one-stop shop for add-on applications on Wednesday.

Wash. police chief checks Blackberry, hits car

The police chief of the south Seattle suburb of Federal Way has issued a public apology for a minor traffic accident that happened while he was checking his BlackBerry in his unmarked police car.

Ring, ring: Florida state cell phones hard to find

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush loved his Blackberry so much he had it painted into his official state portrait, but a new report shows the state's love affair with wireless devices may have gotten out of hand.

Obama puts his beloved BlackBerry to work

He won the fight to keep it. Now, Barack Obama is putting his beloved BlackBerry to work. Upon returning to the White House on Thursday morning after a trip to his younger daughter's school for a class presentation, the president walked along the West Wing Colonnade toward the Oval Office while looking down at the electronic communicating device he held in both hands.

President Obama gets to keep his BlackBerry

Barack Obama gets to keep his beloved BlackBerry with him in the White House for personal use, a victory for the man considered the country's first high-tech president.

Spokesman says Obama is keeping his BlackBerry

President Barack Obama is keeping his cherished BlackBerry, becoming the first sitting president to use e-mail.

Butterfingers Obama lets Blackberry slip

Barack Obama's cherished Blackberry slipped through his fingers Friday — but it was only a butterfingers moment.

Obama, security aides, still debating Blackberry

For President-elect Barack Obama, parting with his Blackberry is such sweet sorrow.

Blackberry Bold unveiled in South Korea

Canada's Research in Motion and South Korea's SK Telecom announced Tuesday the launch of corporate service for the BlackBerry Bold smart phone, which will be available in South Korea on the country's biggest wireless network.

Blackberry coming to South Korea after rule change

The Blackberry is coming to South Korea.

A cloud hangs over BlackBerry Storm

After nearly two weeks on the market, the much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm has lived up to its name, with longtime BlackBerry loyalists frustrated by the smartphone's bugginess, sluggishness and user unfriendliness with its three touchscreen keyboards.

New BlackBerry is good iPhone challenger

BlackBerry fans can rejoice: the Storm, Research In Motion’s first all-touchscreen Blackberry will make even iPhone users salivate just a little bit over some of the features of this very slick and sophisticated smartphone.

Obama may have to give up his beloved BlackBerry

Before he ran for president Barack Obama quit smoking. Now that he's won the job, he may have to break another addiction: Checking his BlackBerry for e-mail.

BlackBerry Partners makes first investments

Location, location, location is the theme for the first investments made by a venture capital fund set up with money from BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd.

AT&T: Long-delayed BlackBerry to go on sale Nov. 4

AT&T Inc. says that the new flagship BlackBerry model that was initially expected this summer, the Bold 9000, will go on sale Nov. 4.

BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel

Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology.

RIM CEO: AT&T still testing delayed BlackBerry

A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion Ltd. is still undergoing testing by AT&T Inc., and RIM's co-CEO implied that the carrier wants to avoid the chorus of complaints about performance that greeted the new iPhone this summer.

The Vine

Poll. What's your favorite fruit?

Yes, this does start off as another one of my "when I was growing up" parts. Sorry.

The Complete Guide to Setting Up Your New Xmas Smartphone
Source: Gizmodo

The moment you unpackage a new smartphone is a magical one. Don't let the moment right after that, when you realize that it's practically useless out of the box, cancel that out. Here's everything you need to know:

BlackBerry Internet Service Disrupted Again
Source: The New York Times

For the second time in a week, BlackBerry users found themselves without e-mail and Internet service, refreshing their screens in futility on Tuesday night as they languished in an agonizing information vacuum.

BlackBerry Users Hit by Eight-Hour Outage
Source: CNN

BlackBerry customers throughout North America were without e-mail and Internet services for more than eight hours after a widespread outage that lasted until early Wednesday.

BlackBerry Blackout
Source: tgdaily.com

North American users of Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphone have found themselves without email for the second time in seven days. RIM confirmed there was a problem in North America and said its technicians are working hard to fix the problem.

BlackBerry Outage Over – Caused By BlackBerry Messenger
Source: BerryReview.com

Blackberry Messenger version 5.0.0.56 caused database problems leading to the entire North and South America Blackberry Network(BIS and BES) to go down

BlackBerry network crashes across Americas
Source: Telegraph

BlackBerry users in the United States have been left unable to send and receive emails after the second network outage in a week

Europe dumps Nokia for Apple and RIM
Source: TheStreet.com

Nokia is under attack in Europe as Apple and RIM Smartphones are outselling Nokia's. What was once a home court advantage for Nokia is now a target for other companies.

Is there such a thing as "too young" for something anymore?

One of my greatest pet peevs is when a child gets something that he or she isn't ready for.

Newsvine, There SHOULD be an APP for that!

I love Newsvine, im on it quite a few times each day. But boy would I love to access the Vine on my iPhone.

Apple gets all the glory, who does all the work?
Source: TheStreet.com

Apple and Research in Motion get all the glory for the Iphone and Blackberry but are Marvel Technologies and Texas Instruments really doing all the work?

EXCLUSIVE: Is Shaq Cheating On Shaunie Again?! ...with Gilbert Arenas's fiance?
Source: theybf.com

Another cheater bites the dust. The same credible source who hipped us to the Shaq and Shaunie O'Neal cheating/divorce drama almost two years ago has given us more juicy info. And it aint looking good for the homie Shaquille.

M-Commerce Fraud Groundswell Anticipated by 41st Parameter: Smartphone Shift
Source: PR Newswire: press release distribution, targeting, monitoring and marketing

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Take a bit of RIM's Blackberry Storm 2
Source: mobiwoo.com

RIM has finally announced the Storm 2, the successor to its first touchscreen phone. As well as an improved SurePress screen, and BlackBerry OS 5, the benefits from the addition of Wi-Fi.

MLB Playoffs Day 1....Live Blog

1:32 AM - Rick Ankiel strikes out looking on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. Dodgers go up 1-0 winning this one by a score of 5-3. I'll be back again tomorrow to live blog. Spread the word. Have a good night.

Obama Bans Texting While Driving Govt Vehicles, Hopes To Wage Broader War On "Distracted Driving"
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Barack Obama does love his Blackberry. But, he understands, sometimes you gotta "just say no" to your favorite electronic devices.

Want to Cash In? Invent a Phone Application
Source: USA Today

"It's like going to the racetrack," says Gartner Research's Ken Dulaney. "You hear about one person who made $200,000 in two weeks. But for every one of those, there are 150 others who are struggling."

Verizon: Why You Can't Get a Good Phone
Source: Wired News

Why does the U.S. carrier known for the best network have the worst smartphones?

Smart phones write a new chapter in e-books market
Source: The L.A. Times

A few weeks ago, Pasquale Castaldo was waiting at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport for a delayed flight when a man sitting across from him pulled out an Amazon Kindle book-reading device. "Gee, maybe I should think about e-books myself," thought Castaldo, 54.

Every Baltimore patrol officer to get a BlackBerry
Source: policeone.com

The Baltimore Police Department plans to equip more than 2,000 officers with sophisticated smart phones allowing them to check warrants, retrieve driver's license photos and conduct background checks on hand-held devices, an initiative designed to get police out of patrol cars an …

Phone Applications for Your Diet
Source: healthnews.com

For all of us on-the-go, maintaining a diet as well as staying on top of a busy schedule is as hard as balancing a book on top of your head while jogging down the street.

NHL sets eyes on Cuba
Source: Chatham-Kent Daily Post

Another chapter in the Jim Balsille vs. Gary Bettman saga. Balsille will do anything to get an NHL team, regardless of rules and regulations, however, Bettman refuses to allow Balsille into the league. As well, it would seem Bettman hates Canada.

African Americans Most Active Users of Mobile Web
Source: clickz.com

"The notion of a digital divide for African Americans has some resonance when thinking about the wireline internet.

Disney Takes Web Surfers to the Lab to See Which Ads Work - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

AUSTIN, Tex. — A technician in a black lab coat gazed at the short, middle-aged man seated inside the Walt Disney Company's secretive new research facility here last week, his face shrouded with eye-tracking goggles.

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