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  • Emirates clears first mile-high mobile call

    Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile telephone service and will spend US$27 million to kit out its entire fleet with the technology.

  • RIM creates patent 'workaround'

    Research In Motion has come up with a 'workaround' to skirt patents at the centre of its legal battle with NTP, and the technology could be used with all existing BlackBerry e-mail devices, the firm's co-chief executive said on Thursday.

  • Gartner: RIM's workaround is a 'negotiating tactic'

    A workaround by Research In Motion, designed to avoid infringing patents held by intellectual property company NTP, is simply a negotiating tactic to help the BlackBerry maker settle out of court, according to analyst group Gartner.

  • Melbourne Uni roots for Windows Mobile, ditches RIM

    The University of Melbourne has chosen to implement Windows Mobile Direct Push e-mail system for its 250 executives instead of a BlackBerry equivalent, after conducting a trial amongst staff.

  • CrackBerry addicts sacrifice family life for mobile e-mail?

    Business executives are spending too much time after work glued to their BlackBerries answering e-mails, according to a recent survey.

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    On the road with ICT

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  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    The silly name game

    What was Nintendo thinking when it named its newest gaming console "Wii"? In light of the announcement, here's a look at some more silly tech names.

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    BlackBerry users in the United States are reportedly now considering life without their devices ahead of a crucial hearing between patent holder NTP and product owner Research In Motion.

Features and Case Studies (36)

  • How AUSTRAC avoided a BlackBerry jam

    A government e-mail systems lockdown has kept popular BlackBerry handhelds off-limits at many Australian government departments, but a simple fix has changed that.

  • RIM gets even fruitier with IT departments

    Research In Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry personal emailer, has announced the latest version of its server software, aimed at making it easier for IT departments to manage and deploy the company's software and service.

  • Is 2008 the year of the BlackBerry-killer?

    In 2005, Canadian wireless company Research in Motion (RIM) came from relative obscurity to steal a global lead in e-mail equipped mobile devices with its BlackBerry. Could 2008 be the year that BlackBerry falls off its perch?

  • Taming the alpha mail

    The actual administration of e-mail -- getting it into your company, filtering it, distributing it, providing mobile access to it, archiving it, backing it up, undeleting it -- can be an extremely time-consuming, bothersome process.

  • Business warming up to the iPhone

    Apple has captivated the general public with the iPhone, but has it convinced the business world to take the plunge?

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Reviews (37)

  • Microsoft push e-mail demystified

    Even if you've got an older Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone, push e-mail may just be a download away.

  • BlackBerry Pearl 8100

    The BlackBerry Pearl is designed with both consumers and business professionals in mind with its blend of multimedia features and reliable access to e-mail.

  • BlackBerry 7130e

    The BlackBerry 7130e is an expensive undertaking, but if you're a mobile professional the cost is undoubtedly justified.

  • BlackBerry 8707g

    The BlackBerry 8707g is reasonably zippy and easy-to-use, but lacks many common smartphone features like Wi-Fi and microSD memory expansion.

  • BlackBerry 8800

    A very slick high-end handset with GPS support and BlackBerry's trademark push technology that's let-down by a lack of features now standard in most smartphones.

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