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There is no question that the big three names in smartphones, right now, are iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.  Head over to C-Section Comics to see not only how BlackBerry users are perceived by other smartphone users but, how everyone sees everyone else.

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Iowa Law Enforcement Officers Handing Out “TXTING KILLS” Thumb Bands

by Robb Dunewood on November 4, 2010 · 1 comment

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In an effort to increase awareness around the the dangers of of Texting while driving, some Iowa law enforcement officers are handing out thumb bands that read “TXTING KILLS”… Read more...

Is There Still Hope For The BlackBerry Storm 9570 Refresh?

by Robb Dunewood on November 4, 2010 · 9 comments

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There are a lot of original BlackBerry Storm 9530 users out there that coming up on the end of their 2-year contracts and are looking to upgrade to a new BlackBerry with a touch screen. Will the rumored BlackBerry Storm 9570 be an option for them? Read more...

Check Out The BlackBerry Firewall: You Can Block All Kinds Of Stuff…

by Rod on September 2, 2010 · 6 comments

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I recently received a message via BlackBerry Messenger from a friend who could not receive any SMS messages after her boyfriend was playing with her phone.  I was stumped, initially, and assumed he had installed some type of app the blocked messages, however, after a bit of poking around in the settings on my BlackBerry I found Read more...

RIM Drops From Fastest Growing Company In 2009 To 33rd In 2010

by Robb Dunewood on August 24, 2010 · 2 comments

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What a difference a year makes…  Last year when looking at Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies, Research in Motion topped the list.  This year, however, RIM has dropped down to 33rd on the list.  RIM has dropped from 1st o 9th on the Fastest Growing  Technology companies as well. Something tells me that unless we Read more...

BlackBerry Wins As A Phone But iPod Touch Is Tagging Along

by Rod on May 14, 2010 · 14 comments

BlackBerry + iPod Touch

I felt odd sitting at the airport chatting with a group of teenagers about why they all carried BlackBerry Phones. The conversation started off with 4 kids, but, soon ballooned into a brain storming session with nearly 30  talking about how they liked BlackBerry. I was not shocked these kids liked the BlackBerry as Robb Read more...

Rant: Punishment If You Let Your BlackBerry Battery Die

by Rod on May 11, 2010 · 25 comments

BlackBerry Dead Battery

We have all had that bad day where we run our mobile phone battery deep into the red zone. It is pretty much inevitable that you will get an important call right right before you recharge it, usually while on your way back to power.  It is at this moment you witness the final exhausted Read more...

We Had A Server Outage, But, We Are Back!

by Robb Dunewood on April 28, 2010 · 2 comments

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As many of you have may have noticed, RIMarkable experienced an outage last evening.  Thanks to everyone that emailed, sent direct Tweets, or even hit me on Facebook to let me know that the site was having problems.  We are back up, but, unfortunately have lost the last few posts and the comments that went Read more...

Motorola Droid + Bath Time = Using Blackberry Storm

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by Rod on April 1, 2010 · 4 comments

Imagine looking at a happy baby about 17 months old holding your mobile phone while sitting in the bathtub. That was the exact moment I lost my Motorola Droid and went back to the Blackberry Storm. The sound of water running in the bathtub drowns out the sound coming from the Droid’s speaker, my solution Read more...