BlackBerry Sales Strong Over Holiday Weekend… Except For Sprint

by Robb Dunewood on November 28, 2007 · 13 comments

According to Seeking Alpha, Black Friday and the weekend following it was kind to Research in Motion. The BlackBerry Curve did particularly well at AT&T stores over the weekend as did Verizon’s new BlackBerry Pearl. Sprint, on the other hand, who just launched their version of the BlackBerry Pearl on Black Friday, didn’t [...]

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New Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger Clients Available

by Robb Dunewood on November 28, 2007 · 4 comments

Research in Motion has released updated clients for Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger. I don’t use Yahoo! Messenger, however, the new Google Talk version 2.0.38 doesn’t seem to do anything different the the previous update, 2.0.35. My guess is that these new dot releases are just fixes to bugs reported in earlier versions.
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What Does Verizon Opening Up Their Network Really Mean?

by Robb Dunewood on November 28, 2007 · 18 comments

In case you haven’t heard by now Verizon Wireless has decided to open up their network to outside mobile handsets, devices, and applications that meet a set of minimum technical standards. Essentially any device manufacturer that meets Verizon’s requirements can create mobile phones, PDAs, gadgets for your car, gaming platforms, etc., that will run [...]

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