Microsoft ignored for Mobile World Congress awards
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Need more proof Microsoft is nowhere near the cutting edge of the mobile industry? At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, the software superpower was conspicuously missing from the conference's 2010 Global Mobile Award winners. |
Bulletproof Blackberry bails out boyfriend(OH)
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| One story circling the internet over the weekend came out of Dayton Ohio. On Saturday, Feb. 6, Anthony Holtvogt, 24, was in a Dayton area Fricker's restaurant with his girlfriend and some other friends. According to reports, as they were leaving his sleeve got tangled in his coat and he looked down and saw the slide on his .32-caliber handgun was pulled back. He reached down for the gun and it went off, the bullet striking his girlfriend in the leg. Fortunately, she had her Blackberry in her pocket and it stopped the bullet, leaving her with only a bruise... |
Holy Blackberry! Obama finds ways to keep the faith during first year in White House
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Has the First Family's D.C. Church Search Come to a Close? If church attendance is one measure of a man's faith, then President Obama may appear to have lost some of his. The first family, once regular churchgoers, have publicly attended services in Washington just three times in the past year, by ABC News' count, even bypassing the pews on Christmas Day. The Obamas will start looking for a church community in Washington, D.C.Obama quit Chicago's embattled Trinity United Church of Christ months before taking office in 2008 and has not formally joined a new one in his new hometown.... |
Blackberry outage: Service down for second time in one week
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| A Blackberry blackout - the second in less than a week - had users of the popular phone and texting service fuming Tuesday night. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/tech_guide/2009/12/22/2009-12-22_werent_blackberry_useful.html#ixzz0aUOdyTNU |
Full transcript of Obama's town hall meeting with Shanghai students
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| President Obama at a Shanghai town hall with students, as provided by the White House PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you. I'd like to thank Fudan University's President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious welcome. I'd also like to thank our outstanding Ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who exemplifies the deep ties and respect between our nations. I don't know what he said, but I hope it was good. (Laughter.) What I'd like to do is to make some opening... |
Is it possible to transfer songs directly from CDs to Blackberry using Mac?
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Hi, sorry for the vanity. I am very Windows XP literate but not Mac literate and am posting this for a family member. She has a BlackBerry and uses a Mac. She wants to transfer songs directly from compact discs to her Blackberry (if possible), but I'm thinking she has to first extract the songs from the CDs to iTunes and from there (iTunes) transfer the songs to her BlackBerry. Couldn't she also just go to the iTunes store on her Blackberry and download the music directly to her BlackBerry that way? The only downside is that she would be... |
Etisalat's BlackBerry patch designed for surveillance (UAE)
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| "Last week, Etisalat told its 100,000 BlackBerry subscribers that a "performance enhancement patch" would be sent to them to "provide the best BlackBerry service and ultimate experience". But users who downloaded the software complained of dramatically reduced battery life and slower than usual performance of their devices. Nigel Gourlay, a Doha-based Sun-certified Java programmer who has been developing open source software for 15 years, analysed the patch after it was posted on BlackBerry's community support forum and he said that once installed, it potentially gives Etisalat the power to view all emails and text messages sent from the BlackBerry." "Gourlay... |
Michelle Obama Soup Kitchen Priceless
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Cost of a bowl of soup at homeless shelter: $0 Having Michelle Obama serve you soup $0.00 Snapping a picture of a homeless person who is receiving a government funded meal while taking a picture of the First Lady using his $400 Blackberry cell phone $$$$ Priceless |
Blackberry Woes [Vanity]
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| I was recently given a Blackberry Pearl by a friend who updated to a new Storm. I already have a Palm Centro I upgraded to a couple months ago, but he knew my propensity to mess with "stuff" and I gladly accepted. Perhaps my experience over the past couple days can be helpful to other FReepers. I've used Palm devices for some years. I've always synced the devices with Microsoft Outlook (2000). No problem. Before ever considering activating the Pearl (no, I don't really need another phone line) I wanted to see how well it interacts with Outlook, and its... |
Blackberry Storm vs. IPhone
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| My contract will be up soon for my current phone. I have decided between 2 models - the Blackberry Storm or the iphone. I know the Storm had some initial problems, but from what I have read the lastest software release corrected them. I also like the iphone, but I would have to switch carriers for it. Does anyone currently own the Storm, and if so do they like it? How reliable is the iphone? From what I have read, the Storm screen has better resolution. |
Ousted Majority Leader Malcolm Smith fiddled with BlackBerry while Senate burned
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Majority Leader Malcolm Smith's reign was on brink, but spokesman said nothing happens in Senate till Smith says so. ALBANY - Blame it on the BlackBerry. Upstate billionaire Thomas Golisano said he began plotting to overthrow Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith after the Democrat spent a whole meeting in late April reading e-mails. "Of course I was upset, I thought that was very rude," he said of the meeting in Smith's office. "When I travel 250 miles to make a case on how to save the state a lot of money ... and the guy comes into his office and... |
Feelin' Groovy
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| In his landmark book, Future Shock, Alvin Toffler postulated that it was not the nature of change that would cause the downfall of modern civilization, but the speed of change. Poor Alvin. How could he have envisioned the world we inhabit today? On the surface, the pace of modern life is accelerating exponentially. There's never enough time. We're always rushing. A short delay in the daily sprint causes road rage, high blood pressure and hemorrhoids. Poor, poor us. So it was with a combination of curiosity and skepticism that I picked up "In Praise of Slowness" by Carl Honoré. The... |
Who's Obama Talking To on that Blackberry?
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Everyone knows that Obama refused to relinquish his Blackberry, preferring to use it as a means of communication over more traditional measures used by past Presidents. In and of itself, that sounds harmless... but what about ALL of a President's written communications being archived. Are they doing that with this device? |
UPDATE 2-Palm warns on Q3 sales, shares fall 11 pct
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Palm Inc (PALM.O) warned of weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue due to lower demand for its older phones, a weak economy and late U.S. shipments of its Treo Pro, sending shares down 11 percent in extended trade. The company forecast continued margin pressure from legacy products in the current quarter even as it prepares to launch the new Pre phone, throwing cold water over investor optimism that the touch-screen smartphone could quickly revive Palm. Palm also said it was looking at ways to bolster its capital position, while it aims to strike back at rivals like Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone and Research... |
SEC Charges Four From BlackBerry Maker Over Options
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| The co-CEOs and two other executives at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with tampering with stock options to enrich themselves and other workers. The charges, filed Tuesday by the SEC in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and announced with a simultaneous settlement of the case, allege that the executives pulled down millions of dollars in compensation that wasn't properly disclosed to investors. The practice, known as "backdating," has been investigated at hundreds of companies. It involves tweaking the paperwork so option awards look like they were issued... |
World's Greatest Hacker Says Obama's BlackBerry Can Be Breached
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| There's a new "holy grail" for hackers — President Obama's super-secure BlackBerry. Despite warnings from his advisers, the president insisted on keeping his beloved PDA, which now has specially designed superencrypting security software. But that just makes cracking into it more challenging — and, yes, it can be done, says the world's most famous hacker. "It's a long shot, but it's possible," Kevin Mitnick told FOXNews.com. "You'd probably need to be pretty sophisticated, but there's people out there who are." |
Obama's BlackBerry brings personal safety risks(electronic bull's eye)
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Obama's BlackBerry brings personal safety risks by Chris Soghoian When the mainstream media first announced Barack Obama's "victory" in keeping his BlackBerry, the focus was on the security of the device, and keeping the U.S. president's e-mail communications private from spies and hackers. The news coverage and analysis by armchair security experts thus far has failed to focus on the real threat: attacks against President Obama's location privacy, and the potential physical security risks that come with someone knowing the president's real-time physical location. Serial numbers Before we dive in, let's take a moment to note that each mobile phone... |
Obama not taking sides in UNC-Duke
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| "If I said anything contrary to Duke, I might not be able to find my Blackberry," he said. |
Meet Obama's bodyman: The White House 'Chief of Stuff' who caters to the President's every whim
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Meet Obama's bodyman: The White House 'Chief of Stuff' who caters to the President's every whim ...a tiny cubicle just outside...the Oval Office sat Reggie Love, a 6ft 5in, 18-stone, shaven-headed, muscle-packed... ...the man is fast, athletic and tough... he is not one of the new President’s official bodyguards. Heavy duty: Reggie Love, President Obama's bodyman, lugs bags to a car and, right, on the campaign trail ...Reggie, a charismatic and immaculately dressed 26-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina, spends more time with Mr Obama than anyone else - even the First Lady...he is the President’s ‘bodyman’.... The personal protection role... |
For a High-Tech President, a Hard-Fought E-Victory
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| WASHINGTON — There is one addiction President Obama will not have to kick: his BlackBerry. For more than two months, Mr. Obama has been waging a vigorous battle with his handlers to keep his BlackBerry, which like millions of other Americans he has relied upon for years to stay connected with friends and advisers. (And, of course, to get Chicago White Sox scores.) He won the fight, aides disclosed Thursday, but the privilege of becoming the nation’s first e-mailing president comes with a specific set of rules. “The president has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows him to stay... |
Obama's Cell (Vanity, song parody)
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Song parody of Eric Carmen's "All By Myself". The mainstream media is so infatuated with Barack Obama that they are running "news" features on his Blackberry cell phone! What's next, a live report on what salad dressing he chose with lunch? |
Reid turns nose up at Papa John’s Pizza
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Papa John’s Pizza is celebrating its 25th anniversary, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid couldn’t care less. During an interview with The Hill last week, Reid (D-Nev.) stopped mid-sentence to check his BlackBerry for what could have been a very important e-mail. A message from Rahm Emanuel? A breaking development on the Senate floor? Not quite. “Help Us Celebrate Our 25th Anniversary With a $0.25 Pizza!” read the e-mail from Papa John’s. Reid snapped, “Purchase a pizza for a quarter? I don’t like pizza, and I especially don’t like Papa John’s Pizza!” Reid then tried to get back to the... |
Obama may keep BlackBerry after all(Not giving it up)
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| Chalk up one possible win for Obama: He might be able to keep his BlackBerry after all. He's been resisting the advice of lawyers and others to give up the e-mail device upon taking office because he views it as his connection to the outside world. “I think we're going to be able to beat this back,” Obama said in a CNN interview of the pressure on him to give it up. “I think we're going to be able to hang onto one of these. Now, my working assumption, and this is not new, is that everything I write on... |
In W.H., Obama staff will say cu l8r 2 im ["It sucks. It's really going to slow us down,".....]
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| n W.H., Obama staff will say cu l8r 2 im By: Ben Smith January 17, 2009 08:24 PM EST Barack Obama may get to keep his Blackberry, but David Axelrod is losing his IM. The lawyers broke the bad news to Obama aides at a briefing Friday morning convened by incoming Deputy White House Counsel Cassandra Butts: Not only are they leaving the modern world to enter a White House where some of the clunky desktop computers still run Windows 2000 but—worst of all—they'll be forced to surrender form of communication staffers have relied on for the last two years... |
Butterfingers Obama lets Blackberry slip
Wednesday 10th of March 2010 07:22:47 AM
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama's cherished Blackberry slipped through his fingers Friday — but it was only a butterfingers moment. Obama, who has been reluctant to relinquish the device when he becomes president, dropped his Blackberry and its hard plastic case onto an airport tarmac as he emerged from his fortified vehicle. A Secret Service agent hustled to pick it up. |
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