Security baked in
How Go Talk intends to be the BlackBerry of mobile carriers
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Identity theft often goes through an unexpected route: conning the carrier. Go Talk Wireless wants to stamp out SIM swap fraud at the source.
Articles by Kevin Michaluk
From the (old) Editor's Desk
Do What You Love, Love What You Do
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CrackBerry Kevin returns from CES in Las Vegas with an epiphany... and CrackBerry.com gets a new Editor-in-Chief?!
Exclusive First Look
Could AphyOS be the BlackBerry 10 successor we’ve been waiting for?
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I met with representatives of Apostrophy at CES and received a first look at AphyOS — a new privacy-focused, subscription-based mobile OS that is expected launch later this year.
2023 Tech Predictions
AI probably won’t kill you in 2023 but it can write your obituary
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Sorry human, whether you like it or not, AI is coming for you! As we leave 2022 behind and head into 2023, headlines around AI are taking over newsfeeds and for good reason: because it's both awesome and really terrifying. We're still in "day 1" and the output of these AI apps and services popping up is just really, really good. When I recently uploaded 20 selfies of myself into the Prisma app and received back 200 AI-generated profile pics for $15, I was blown away at how good (many) of...
From the Editor's Desk
AphyOS follow-up and CrackBerry feedback wanted!
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Before the holidays hit, I want to provide some updates and get your feedback on how we’re doing. Be sure to read through to the end, as I want your feedback on our adapted vision for CrackBerry.
Top 22 of 2022
Why I can't stop paying the 'Sonos tax'
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Sonos speakers are expensive. Unfortunately, if you want best-in-class connected audio, you don't have much of a choice but to pay a sort of luxury tax for the privilege.
Exclusive First Look
This full-QWERTY phone is CrackBerry’s first hands-on exclusive in years!
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CrackBerry’s first hands-on exclusive in years (but not the last … ) is Punkt’s MC01 Legend, a full-QWERTY phone that’s sure to make former BlackBerry diehards salivate.
Top 22 of 2022
Mint Mobile is the best cellular provider of 2022 — this is why
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We love Mint Mobile. And Mr. Ryan Reynolds. You should too. Trust us.
What Happens in Vegas Gets Published!
Win a trip to Las Vegas for CES and help us relaunch CrackBerry!
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CrackBerry 2.0 is starting to get really REAL! We announced our re-birth as a Tech Circus (it makes sense!), our Top 22 Favorite Tech Things of 2022 Giveaway is fully underway with lots of great products being talked about, and our new "beyond-BlackBerry" CrackBerry Club Forums are officially live! To truly celebrate the history of CrackBerry and ring in the new year in style, the...
Top 22 of 2022
Yes, I use a wearable vibrator ... but it's (probably) not what you think
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Yes, you read that right. We're spotlighting a wearable vibrator as one of our fav tech toys of 2022. And we're giving one away. But it's probably not what you think ...
TOP 22 OF 2022 CONTEST DAY 5
Robot Optimus Prime is your childhood dream come true!
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Transformers! More than meets the eye! If you were born in the late '70s or early '80s there's a good chance one of the cartoons you watched and/or worshipped as a kid was Transformers. I loved that show. The moment that awesome theme song started I was transported into the world of robots and the ongoing war between the Autobots and Decepticons. The Autobots were the good guys, led by...
Top 22 of 2022
Multitasking vs. monotasking, and why you should care
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You're probably familiar with multitasking. But have you been introduced to the wonderful world of monotasking? If not, you're going to want to read this.
Top 22 of 2022
My favorite phone of 2022 was dumb … and it made me smarter
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A timeless design in a compact chassis that helps you through this modern world by … forcing you to disconnect. This is my experience with the Punkt MP02.
Send in the clowns
Welcome to the CrackBerry Circus - The greatest tech show on the line!
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The CrackBerry Circus is rolling into town, kicking off CrackBerry 2.0. Here's everything you need to know about the new CrackBerry!
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN
CRACKBERRY 2.0 UPDATE: Crazy People and Real Plans!
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CrackBerry 2.0 is here – I have an awesome Co-Captain, we have a Plan and we're ready to KICK IT!
The Unihertz Titan Slim looks like a BlackBerry lawsuit in the making
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If it looks like a BlackBerry, types like a BlackBerry, then it must be a BlackBerry, right? WRONG. What you're seeing in the photo above is the next phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard to come from Unihertz. Unihertz has made some other PKB phones in recent years, including the beefy Titan and the smaller Titan Pocket. While those device models were BlackBerry-esque in nature, the Titan Slim takes this parody of a BlackBerry to a new level. Can you say BlackBerry KEY2 clone?! The specs...
Fingers Crossed We Don't F*ck It Up!
CrackBerry website migration happening this Saturday - DONE
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Today is 2/22/22, which has put the number TWO in my head and made me realize it has been a minute or two since I've updated everyone on CrackBerry 2.0 relaunch progress. To fix that, here's an update starting with two exciting things happening this Saturday: 1. CrackBerry Turns 15! February 26, 2022 marks 15 years since CrackBerry.com officially launched. Seriously, where does the...
Officially official
OnwardMobility officially announces it is shutting down
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In case there was any doubt remaining following my recent bursting of the BlackBerry 5G keyboard phone bubble, today OnwardMobility updated their website to say thank you for the support and let everyone know they are shutting their doors for good: To all of our valued followers, supporters and partners: We want to thank you all for the tremendous amount of support that you have given us since we first launched OnwardMobility. However, it is with great sadness that we announce that...
Time to Move Onward
After declaring itself not dead, OnwardMobility is (apparently) dead
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Update: February 18th: OnwardMobility officially announces it's shutting down While no public acknowledgement has been made by BlackBerry or OnwardMobility yet (and it's hard to say if we'll ever see a formal announcement though I hope we do as they really owe the community one), word is now getting out that OnwardMobility's initiative to bring a 5G BlackBerry to market is no more....
Cha Ching
BlackBerry cashing in on legacy patents to the tune of $600 Million
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In a move that makes it even more apparent that BlackBerry has moved beyond making phones, today the company announced it has entered into a patent sale agreement, netting the company $600 million. WATERLOO, ON, Jan. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), announced today that it has entered into a patent sale agreement with Catapult IP Innovations Inc., a...