@#%#$!
iOS 17 will finally let you ducking swear when you want to
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There's some other stuff in iOS 17 too, like stickers in Messages, live voicemail transcriptions, and more.
Mobile
It's aliiiive
BlackBerry Classic keyboard gets strapped to a Raspberry Pi
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It's not quite a smartphone, but it could be a fun side project for the tinkering crowd.
Gives You All The Flipping Feels
MrMobile Retro Reviews the (very purple) BlackBerry Style!
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Ready for a blast from the past?! MrMobile is taking us back in time with his retro review of the BlackBerry Style!!
They say it's for science
Google will pay you a measly $1.50 a week to track EVERYTHING on your phone
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Google already tracks a lot of your data, whether you want them to or not. But for a mere pittance they'll track even more of it! Why? All so they can better sell ads to put in front of your face. Cooooooool.
Spec bumps
Samsung plays it safe with the new Galaxy S23 and S23 Ultra
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Stop me if you've heard this one before: Samsung's new top-end Galaxy S23 lineup features a 6.1-inch smartphone, a bigger 6.6-inch S23+, and an even-larger Galaxy S23 Ultra that goes all-out on the cameras.
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.
Megapixel wars
The Galaxy S23 will have patently absurd 200MP camera sensor
How many pixels do you really need? If you thought the megapixel wars of years past were behind us, Samsung wants you to think again.
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CrackBerry Podcast #1: CES 2023 — Your Piss Is Unique
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Yes, hello, and welcome to the CrackBerry Podcast. We know, it's hard to believe this is happening. But this is happening. Our topic for the day: CES 2023.
This is the best stuff we saw at CES 2023
CES is back, baby! The show's changed a lot over the years, but there was still a lot of exciting new tech to be found in Las Vegas — enough that we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge all the cool stuff with our own Best of CES 2023 awards!
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.
Vast expanses of nothingness
What did Samsung cancel for CES?
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What was supposed to go in this huge empty space that Samsung had for their booth at CES 2023?
Finally.
Apple's MagSafe wireless charging will soon be everybody's Qi2
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A few years ago Apple did the best thing in years for wireless charging: they added magnets. Soon we'll start seeing that on non-iPhones, and that makes me happy.
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
Galaxy S22 Ultra made me fall in love with phone photography (again)
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The Galaxy S22 Ultra's incredible zoom and low-light performance helped me fall in love with taking photos again. Here's why it's my favorite camera phone right now.
Top 22 of 2022
These incredible frames are the tech art I never knew I needed
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Love art, and love technology? Meet the Grid, the artwork from Grid Studio that takes old technology and turns it into artwork you'll love to have on your wall.
Top 22 of 2022
The reMarkable 2 tablet has finally replaced my trusty paper notebook
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E-readers are too slow. Tablets like the iPad are too expensive and have battery life measured in hours instead of days. A stylus on my phone is too slippery and too slick. Pencil and paper? That's the holy grail — and the reMarkable 2's combination of focused software and awesome hardware finally replaced it for me.
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.
Top 22 of 2022
The Govee TV Backlight T2 is a serious upgrade to my TV
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The Govee TV Backlight T2 uses a camera to expand the colour of your shows to the rest of your viewing area. There are a few small compromises that are still totally worth taking.
Top 22 of 2022
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is my favorite phone of 2022 — this is why
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The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is so good I bought several. Since Samsung relaunched the original Galaxy Fold, I've loved their foldables range. The first Fold featured a lot of compromises and questionable decisions that could have made the entire industry a non-starter, but every Fold since has massively improved the range. I've used all four Galaxy Folds, and the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is so...
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.
Perfect Practical and Polished
The Apple Watch Ultra is perfect for more than just fitness buffs
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The Apple Watch Ultra is positioned as a smartwatch in a class of its own among Apple's smartwatch lineup, and it's in a class of its own amongst all smartwatches. Here's why we love 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...