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• 2011's biggest security snafus

  By Ellen Messmer | 02 December, 2011 06:27

  Perhaps it was an omen of what was to come when the city of San Francisco on New Year's Eve 2010 couldn't get a backup system running in its Emergency Operations Center because no one knew the password.

• Has RIM's BlackBerry had its day in the enterprise?

  By Mark Phillips | 16 August, 2011 08:36

  They were once ubiquitous in the workplace, as much a symbol of executive status as the gold standard in enterprise mobile communications. Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry devices held all the corporate aces and with unrivalled high-end security features, their appeal to and grip on the enterprise sector seemed impregnable.

• Mobile technologies ring in change

  By Brad Howarth | 17 June, 2010 09:18

  When it comes to getting closer to your customers, Ryan Klose says nothing beats mobile technology. As chief information officer for Australia at the global wine and spirits group, Pernod Ricard, Klose is getting applications for Blackberries and iPhones into the hands of sales representatives, major customers, winemakers and consumers. And it seems to be working.

• The Latest BlackBerry Spyware Scare: Don't Worry, Yet

  By Al Sacco | 11 February, 2010 06:07

  Here we go again. Another BlackBerry security scare, in which some "noble" researcher explains to all of us blissfully-unaware BlackBerry users that our precious devices aren't nearly as safe as we think they are.

• BlackBerry (Finally) Gets 'Official' Craigslist Mobile App

  By Al Sacco | 10 February, 2010 06:52

  BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has finally decided to give its blessing to the "official" craigslist mobile app for BlackBerry smartphones.

• Careless downloading makes BlackBerry users spy targets

  By Dan Nystedt | 08 October, 2009 01:15

  IPhone lovers and other smartphone users should take heed: A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset's location via GPS.

• 7 favourite pieces of personal technology for CIOs

  By Darren Horrigan | 06 October, 2009 08:30

  A random sampling of Australian CIOs share their seven favourite pieces of personal technology.

• RIM BlackBerry desktop manager for Mac (v1.0.0) leaks

  By Al Sacco | 04 September, 2009 04:33

  Today's a big day in the BlackBerry community--at least if you're a Macintosh computer user.

• Boxtone releases 'user self-service module' for BlackBerry

  By Al Sacco | 02 September, 2009 03:37

  BlackBerry-monitoring software-maker BoxTone today released the BoxTone User Self-Service Module for BlackBerry. The new product is meant for corporate customers who want to cut BlackBerry management and support costs without decreasing BlackBerry deployment numbers or quality of service.

• What RIM's Torch Mobile deal means for BlackBerry and you

  By Al Sacco | 26 August, 2009 04:43

  Ask BlackBerry power users for their number one complaint about Research In Motion (RIM) handhelds, and nine times out of ten you'll get the same answer: The BlackBerry Browser.

• How one BlackBerry addict lost 50 Lbs. in six months

  By Al Sacco | 22 August, 2009 04:32

  Struggling to work off that spare tire around your waist? Maybe you're still trying to squeeze into that itty-bitty, polka-dotted swimsuit from last year? Your BlackBerry smartphone might not seem like the most obvious tool in the war on unwanted weight, but thanks to a new mobile application you can now carry your very own "24/7 weight-loss coach" in a pants pocket.

• UberTwitter BlackBerry Twitter app fiasco

  By Al Sacco | 14 August, 2009 04:56

  BlackBerry applications for social networking/microblogging service Twitter aren't exactly hard to come by. In the past year or so, a variety of quality Twitter apps for BlackBerry smartphones hit the Web, both free and commercial, including TweetGenius, SocialScope and UberTwitter.

• RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700/Onyx: new details

  By Al Sacco | 11 August, 2009 02:40

  CrackBerry addicts and tech-Web-watchers already know that RIM's got a brand new BlackBerry, unofficially dubbed "Onyx," waiting in the wings--related rumors have been swirling around the blogosphere for quite some time now. Heck, images of the unannounced device leaked months ago, so its existence is certain. Less sure are the details on when the device will become available, though some telling information showed up on a BlackBerry forum this past weekend. Keep reading for specifics--as well as two brand new images of the BlackBerry Bold "9700."

• Why BlackBerry Curve 8520 is First to Get Trackpad

  By Al Sacco | 06 August, 2009 04:50

  Today, Research In Motion (RIM) launched the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone, an evolution of the Curve 83xx and Curve 8900 families of BlackBerry devices. Though the new Curve's really nothing groundbreaking--it's basically a combination of the two earlier Curves--the device features one brand new BlackBerry component that could prove to be quite significant: the trackpad. But why would RIM ditch its traditional track ball now and release the trackpad on its cheapest, lowest-end BlackBerry ever? Keep moving for an official answer from RIM, as well as my own "unofficial" opinion.

• Dr. BlackBerry: eight apps making medicine more mobile

  By Al Sacco | 30 July, 2009 06:18

  Physicians may not have been the first professionals to embrace BlackBerry devices and smartphones, in general. But they sure aren't wasting any time nowadays. Heck, Dr. John Halamka, CIO of both Beth Israel Deaconness and Harvard Medical School is regarded as a mobile guru, even appearing in his own BlackBerry ad campaign.