I did it! I beat the Rogers Curve!  If you are not aware of the Quest I embarked on, you can get up to speed by reading Part 1 and Part 2. The UPS man just arrived with my Curve (picture above), BUT... it is not the O2 Curve I originally set out to receive. UPS managed to lose in transit the first BlackBerry Curve I ordered (it never arrived from the UK - they are investigating it - I don'...

BlackBerrys are big business in China. The world’s largest mobile phone market is a hodgepodge of inexpensive name brands, legitimate imported devices and poor quality knock offs. In China, where mobile phones and PDAs are fashion statements, young people spend a large part of their income on devices. Many are bought on a couple of online stores, where even legitimate brand name items can be...

While it was Research in Motion's BlackBerry wireless handheld device that inspired and brought about widespread use of the word "CrackBerry", it's beginning to look like Webster's may need to add an extra line under its defintion for the 2006 New Word of the Year Award Winner. A new form of CrackBerry Addict is emerging, but it's an LA-based frozen yogurt shop called PinkBerry, not...

This weekend, the Boston Globe printed this great story about CrackBerry addiction and how we may be able, with the appropriate steps, to cast off the shackles of 24/7 connectivity. For Steve Chazin, the low point of his addiction was at his grandmother’s funeral, during which the marketing executive couldn’t resist checking his Berry. As the article details, “To be fair, when he felt the...

The idea of being able to move funds, pay bills or check your overdraft online is pretty much established now and many of us use online banking. The BlackBerry almost seems tailor made to do tasks like mobile banking, but it seems translating that willingness to work with your accounts online to the mobile platform is proving difficult. According to Tower Group analyst, Bob Egan, only 400,...

I've had my new 8800 for a few weeks now. Overall I love the 8800. Lots of new features and fun stuff loaded into this one! Here's my top 5 features of the BlackBerry 8800:5. New Media Player - The new player handles most audio and video files flawlessly. On top of that it just looks plain nice. Two thumbs up for this new player.4. The Track Ball - I was skeptical about this one. I had always...