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BlackBerry Storm specs claim it runs iPhone software
Research In Motion's iPhone substitute, the touchscreen-equipped BlackBerry Storm, has debuted. Perhaps a bit hastily. In the U.K., it's sold by Vodafone, which has displayed a page of specifications. The screenshots show the Storm displaying the iPhone's characteristic icons and Apple's Safari Web browser. Has Apple licensed the iPhone's operating system to RIM? No, what this looks like is a rushed-out product launch, and an overeager Web designer. Another shot: More »
Indian government now knows where all its Blackberry users are
Various agencies in the Indian government — including its intelligence bureau — together have managed to crack Blackberry's encryption to monitor and track the ubiquitous mobile devices. Blackberry users communicating with each other or other devices on most of India's phone networks — though currently not with its state-owned telcos — can be monitored. Research in Motion did not contribute any technical data to the Indian government and has not yet commented. [IT Examiner] (Photo by Editor B)
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McCain helped invent the BlackBerry, says clueless pal
"You're looking at the miracle that John McCain helped create," said McCainiac economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, waving a shiny iPhone-like device at reporters. His premise was that McCain's work on the Senate Commerce Committee helped paved the way for breakthroughs in telecommunications. But really, what was he thinking? The AP, pouncing on the obvious comparison to Al Gore's Internet boast, had Holtz-Eakin's quote out on the wires faster than you could thumb-type OMG NO DOUG NO. (Image by Research in Motion)
CrackBerry addictions hit home with new TiVo feature
Research in Motion — makers of those ubiquitous BlackBerry thumbtypers — is teaming up with TiVo to make applications that lets you schedule TV shows with just your phone. An application to let you access video content saved on your TiVo is also in the works. It's yet another in a wave of "lifestyle" applications recently released by the Canadian mobile device maker, likely an effort to stem corporate users from buying the more flexible, and consumer-friendly, Apple iPhone or new devices with Google's Android mobile operating system. [News.com] (Photo by Marlon E)
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BlackBerry adds a MySpace app
You'll be able to hit Tila Tequila from your Bold starting next month, says BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. I found this one-paragraph writeup hiding in a long News.com post on today's doings at CTIA in San Francisco: More »
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The 5 goofiest computer ads
Microsoft's new Seinfeld ad campaign proves you can't predict success. Here are five goofy ads that worked — plus the clip that probably sold Microsoft on Seinfeld. Above: A parody of Jacques Cousteau's undersea documentaries for Sun Microsystems. More »
RIM seeds new $150 million venture fund for BlackBerry software
Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced a new $150 million Blackberry Partners Fund which includes private Canadian investors, RBC and Thomson Reuters. The fund will focus on companies building technology that works with RIM's popular BlackBerry mobile devices. And it raises the question: Why isn't the large installed base of BlackBerry devices motivation enough for developers? [PEHub]
Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) filed suit against Motorola on February 16, claiming Motorola overcharges for licenses to use its patented technology. RIM calls these technologies "industry standards" unworthy of patent protection. Motorola disagrees and filed its own patent-infringement suit against RIM. [WSJ]
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