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POPSRIM CEO: Obama Can Borrow A BlackBerry Mike Lazaridis, CEO of BlackBerry maker RIM, feels Obama's pain. (Presumably, Lazaridis is a BlackBerry addict himself.) Asked about Obama's quandary, Lazaridis said that he could borrow a BlackBerry from a staffer, noting that virtually everyone surrounding him will have one.
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POPS6.9 Million iPhones Sold Last Quarter ...along with nearly 200 million App Store applications. The figures mean Apple has already met its goal of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. AT&T shares also rose on the news. T reports its third quarter earnings tomorrow.
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POPSBlackBerry Profits From iPhone Hype Hitwise says so many iPhone stories mentioned iPhone alternatives, such as the BlackBerry Bold, that rival handsets benefited (at least in numbers of Web searches).
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POPSAT&T + Verizon Split Most-Wanted BlackBerrys AT&T has first dibs on the new, speedy (3G) BlackBerry Bold, officially announced yesterday. But it looks like Verizon (and European parent company Vodafone) have rights to the Thunder, a touchscreen BlackBerry set to launch in Q3. Which trumps which? The real iPhone killer looks to be the Thunder...
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POPSBlackBerry Mates With Razr, Spawns A Flip BlackBerrys have never come in "flip" or "clamshell" form. Before the end of the year, apparently, they will--unless this is a big hoax. According to Boy Genius Report (a blog as fun as its name) RIM is planning a flip phone called the Kickstart--yes, along with a 3rd generation BlackBerry and a touchscreen BlackBerry. Buying patterns show that Americans greatly prefer clamshell phones to candybar or block-shaped handsets. But will they go for this one? Like the BlackBerry Pearl, this model squishes two letters on each key--a feature BlackBerry diehards abhor.
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POPSPhotos of Latest BlackBerry Leaked Meet the BlackBerry 9000, which promises faster Web surfing than my lookalike 8820 and will probably launch in August. A touchscreen "Apple Killer" BlackBerry is also in the works.
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