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Wed, May 7, 2008 11:52 EDT

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Topic: Infrastructure Blog: Mobile WorkHorse
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Early device reviews are one thing. Reviews before the manufacturer even confirms a product exists, well, that's a whole different ball game. But that's exactly what Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry.com gave us yesterday when he revealed that he got his mitts on a Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry 9000 smartphone, which has yet to ship publicly, purchased for $828--on eBay of all places.
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Topic: Personal Management Blog: Mobile WorkHorse
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Today I came across a press release from an orthopedic surgeon in which he discusses "BlackBerry Thumb," or thumb/hand/wrist strain due to constant typing on mobile devices or other tiny keyboards. It gave me a good chuckle so I thought I'd share.
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Topic: Infrastructure Blog: Mobile WorkHorse
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Research In Motion (RIM) has released the latest version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software, version 4.1 service pack 5 (SP5), and it includes some new features for smartphone users and IT staffers—but many won't be available until an upgraded handheld operating system becomes available. Read more »
Thu, Apr 17, 2008 14:50 EDT

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Posted by: Al Sacco in Soapbox Topic: Infrastructure Blog: Mobile WorkHorse
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I recently purchased a BlackBerry 8320 Curve from T-Mobile, and of all the device's features, I have one clear favorite: Wi-Fi. More specifically, I love its voice-over-Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi), or voice over wireless local area networks (VoWLAN), functionality.
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Posted by: Al Sacco in Soapbox Topic: Infrastructure Blog: Mobile WorkHorse
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Rumors surrounding Research In Motion's (RIM) next BlackBerry smartphone have been circulating throughout the Web and the blogosphere for months now. First, we heard the device could include a touch screen and 3G capability. Then a newly-uncovered RIM patent got bloggers speculating about a device with a slider keyboard. The list goes on.
Read more »Thu, Apr 10, 2008 11:22 EDT

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Topic: Infrastructure Blog: Mobile WorkHorse
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved a framework for delivering text messages to Americans' cell phones and other mobile devices in times of emergency.
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Posted by: Al Sacco in Questions Topic: Infrastructure Blog: Mobile WorkHorse
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Just how secure is your voice over IP (VoIP) telephony system? If it's from Avaya, Cisco or Nortel, you may be in for a surprise. According to new research, popular products from these leading vendors contain upwards of 100 flaws Read more »