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Increase in contraband cell phone use in prisons
John Moe Sep 7, 2011
A report released Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office shows there are more contraband cell phones in federal prisons than in 2008....
Beta BlackBerry music service goes live
John Moe Aug 26, 2011
We told you last week about the new music service from Research In Motion. Thursday, the cloud-based service launched. You pay $5 a month for 50...
British government trying to figure out social media
John Moe Aug 26, 2011
The phrase "kill the messenger" comes to mind. There was a big meeting on Thursday in London between British officials and representatives of...
Irene to challenge cell networks. Networks to lose.
John Moe Aug 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene is expected to hit with full force tomorrow morning and possibly be enormously destructive. CNET points out that 96% of Americans...
An online music service from... BlackBerry?
John Moe Aug 19, 2011
Yeah, weird, huh? Research In Motion, parent company of the Berry, is reportedly negotiating contracts with record labels, which would enable users...
Meanwhile, you can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab for free kinda
John Moe Aug 19, 2011
That's at Best Buy if you buy a $1500 46-inch 3D TV. They toss in a Galaxy Tab for free. Best Buy says this is more a promotion for the 3D TV than...
RIM takeover seems unlikely
John Moe Aug 17, 2011
The New York Times' Dealbook has a kind of interesting look at the fate of RIM, parent company of BlackBerry. Shares of RIM have shot up 10% since...
Reservations required, cell phones banned
John Moe Aug 16, 2011
Rogue24, a high-end DC eatery, is requiring patrons to sign a no-cell-phone contract when they make reservations. I guess those fancy pictures of...
A lot of people own cell phones, claims Pew in shocking report
John Moe Aug 15, 2011
83% of Americans own some kind of cell phone....
London riots? Blackberry's fault.
John Moe Aug 9, 2011
The London newspaper The Guardian has been monitoring chat about the riots on Blackberry's BBM messaging service and posting newsworthy posts tha...
