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The original BlackBerry Storm, released a year ago, was marred by poor execution of its touch screen. The new Storm 2's may swing the balance away from physical keyboards. It's no longer worthwhile to put up with a tiny display or a clumsy slider design.

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Novatel's MiFi creates an instant Wi-Fi hotspot using the Verizon or Sprint networks. Lenovo Constant Connect silently feeds e-mail from a BlackBerry to a ThinkPad, but limited device support and difficult setup get in the way.

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Until recently, iPhone and BlackBerry users could read Microsoft Office documents sent to their phones but could not edit or alter them. Two applications, Quickoffice for the iPhone and Documents To Go for the BlackBerry, are changing that.

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By Simon Sage Verizon BlackBerry Storm Getting Mixed Reviews Verizon BlackBerry Storm Now for Sale iPhone Dev Team proclaims iPhone 3G unlock breakthrough, urges caution MMS coming to iPhone 3G! T-Mobile Samsung Behold Launched, Rounded-up Rumours

On this week's EIC squared Dan and I talk Yahoo's new CEO, Verizon Wireless and the BlackBerry Storm, CES and pushing gadgets in a down economy. First, the big news of the week was Jerry Yang and his move to step down as CEO of Yahoo. A lot of speculation...

By Simon Sage T-Mobile BlackBerry 8900 (Javelin) officially launched in Germany Microsoft working on App Store? BlackBerry Storm now available on Vodafone Verizon BlackBerry Storm Pricing and Release Date Gets All Official Rogers outs BlackBerry 8320 in blue

By Simon Sage BlackBerry Storm Video Roundup BlackBerry Bold Available at AT&T… Finally! iPhone Dev Team: iPhone 2.2. OS jailbreak success! T-Mobile to sell unlocked and subsidized Nokia handsets through Best Buy? Verizon BlackBerry Storm priced at $499?

By Simon Sage Samsung Omnia, Samsung Saga and HTC Touch Pro Coming to Verizon in November T-Mobile to get Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 on November 3 Sprint, Boost Mobile add Motorola i776; Not many care Nokia 1606 lands on Cricket Wireless Sprint adds LG Lotus, Samsung Rant and Highnote

By Simon Sage Windows Mobile on the iPhone? New BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Colors Now Available on T-Mobile Samsung makes “Style” Samsung unveils HSUPA W600 T-Mobile USA adds low-end Samsung T109 clamshell T-Mobile officially launches BlackBerry 8220

By Simon Sage Motorola unveils VC6096 industrial PDA phone BlackBerry 8900 shows up on T-Mobile Germany Sprint Launches Sign-Up Page for BlackBerry Curve 8350i Motorola Q11 gets real Samsung GT-S3600 clam brings bits of the Soul design to the masses BlackBerry Curve coming to Virgin Mobile Canada

By Tom Sullivan Red Hat boosts open source SOA, Verizon and Vodafone to sell first touch-screen BlackBerry, Wikia Search rolls out developer to hone results, and more READ MORE

By Daily Global IT News Update In today's podcast: BlackBerry Storm to launch on Verizon and Vodafone networks; Eee Box ships with virus; and Wikia Search opens search platform. read more

Research In Motion invented the usable mini keyboard for the BlackBerry. It has reinvented it with the Storm. With a light touch for navigation and a harder press, with terrific tactile feedback, for typing, the touchscreen offers unprecedented accuracy

By Simon Sage Motorola Krave hitting Verizon stores October 14th.? T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl Flip priced? BlackBerry Storm hitting Vodafone on November 9th.? BlackBerry Bold coming to Telus? Motorola Rapture, Samsung Sway get release dates, prices on Verizon Releases

By Simon Sage UK: Nokia N96 - coming very soon on Vodafone and Three! Sony Ericsson announces range of Bluetooth watches for women Motorola VE20 lands on Alltel BlackBerry Bold launches in Serbia and Spain BlackBerry Bold landing in Borneo, India

In the year since the iPhone launched, Research In Motion's BlackBerry has gained market share. The new Bold, with added appeal for corporate users, is BlackBerry's bid to counter Apple's second-generation iPhone

Research In Motion has just released two new BlackBerrys, the first to incorporate Wi-Fi. Superficially, the 8820 for AT&T and the 8320 Curve for T-Mobile seem a lot alike. Edge: the Curve

By ace@tidbits.com (Adam C. Engst) Apple suggests it won't allow third-party applications because they can threaten the stability of the phone. Fine. But in exchange for having to use only Apple software, I'd like those applications to be bulletproof, and so far, they're not.

Apple's stock hits an all time high, Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive both score industry honors, the BlackBerry puts its sights on the iPhone, and OS X security takes a couple of hits. All that, and Jeff and Bryan respond to listener comments in the Context Machine

By Jen the Weird Hunter Let's face it: Bluetooth audio sucks. Well, at least audio... Let's face it: Bluetooth audio sucks. Well, at least audio analyst Tim Gideon believes so. Speaking of audio, what will happen to Internet radio? We voice our concerns and our love for Pandora and Slacker. On the second half, we bring o...

Globe-trotting BlackBerry users who prefer Verizon's wireless service--and there are many of them--have had to put up with service blackouts outside North America. The new BlackBerry 8830 World Edition lets them have their cake and eat it, too. At home, it runs on Verizon's CDMA voice an...

Research In Motion comes out with its smallest QWERTY BlackBerry yet, Microsoft closes its Tellme deal, and LucasArts' latest offering.

NEW YORK - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is introducing its third new model in less than a year, a midsize device geared toward consumers who might prefer a full keyboard for typing text rather than the abridged one on the popular Pearl.

By Tom Sullivan RIM brings apps to non-BlackBerry devices, HP smacks Acer with second lawsuit, Intuit to refund users, hacker breaks into Mac and more LISTEN!

By Caroline Craig RIM comes clean about the BlackBerry outage, AMD posts a loss for the second straight quarter, Bill Gates unveils a $3 software suite, the Justice Department joins the whistleblower lawsuits against HP, Sun, and Accenture, and more.  LISTEN!

RIM explains the BlackBerry outage, Nintendo's Wii is still coming out on top, and a hydrogen-powered bike may be on the way.

By Tom Sullivan BI 2.0 wraps wikis, mashups and open source. Also, RIM restores BlackBerry service, HP boosts PC lead over Dell, MS joins with Lenovo, and more LISTEN!

The Wednesday morning outage that disrupted email service for millions of BlackBerry users across North America provided an instant realization for some Arizonans Theyre addicted to the handheld devices.

By Trent Wolbe Music: Solvent - Instructograph (Ghostly International) Program: 00:35 - Apple TV coverage roundup 12:42 - Xbox 360 Elite: new, black limited edition Xbox with HDMI and 120GB drive 17:39 - Folding@home PS3 hands-on 22:52 - Engadget gets a BlackBerry massage

When it introduced the Pearl last fall, Research In Motion brought some style to its competent but rather stodgy BlackBerry handheld. The new BlackBerry 8800 inherits many of the features of the more consumer-oriented Pearl, including the shiny black and silver look and the little pear...

Not surprisingly, the success of Motorola's thin and inexpensive Q smartphone is inspiring competition. Versions of a couple of competitors that have been available for a while in Europe and Asia have landed on North American shores. Cingular is offering the Nokia E62, a full-keyboard s...

RIM BlackBerrys are corporate icons. But no one has ever accused them of being fun or stylish. BW Columnist Steve Wildstrom reviews the new BlackBerry Pearl, which crams a small keyboard, a camera, and a media player into a package the size of a standard candy-bar phone

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With negotiations to settle a patent infringement case stalled, theres still a possibility that a judge could shut down Research In Motions BlackBerry mobile e-mail service. But there's good news for millions of BlackBerry addicts: A number of existing alternatives can keep the e-mai...

BW's Steve Wildstrom discusses the challenges faced by the BlackBerry. Although it has produced a hugely popular product, RIM -- manufacturer of the device -- has much new competition. A number of e-mail service providers now compete with BlackBerry service. Microsoft is readying new wi...