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BlackBerry Rolls Out New Touch Phones

Kevin Spak — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:15:27 CDT

Research in Motion rolled out three long-delayed new BlackBerry devices today that it hopes will stem its slide toward irrelevancy. All three devices run on the BlackBerry 7 OS, and all sport touch screens. The flashiest offering may be the Torch 9850/9860, RIM’s first all-touch screen BlackBerry, but there’s also...

Shut Off the Smartphone, Lest You Kill the Bar Debate

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:26:02 CDT

Sure, you know to shut off your smartphone at the movies, maybe in the boardroom, and we hope in the bedroom, but there's one more place too sacred for technology: Your favorite watering hole. Ever since Derek Brown got that shiny iPhone, he finds himself Googling the answers to trivia...

Saudis, UAE to Block BlackBerry Messages

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:00:04 CDT

A telecommunications official says Saudi Arabia will block BlackBerry email, messaging, and Web access, joining neighboring United Arab Emirates in a move it says is prompted by security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. The move will take place later this month in...

Technology 'Keeps Families Connected'

Peter Fearon — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:53:00 CDT

Technology is bringing American families together in new ways rather than driving them apart, concludes a new study. Family members rely on cell phone calls, text messages, and emails to stay in touch several times a day, and watch YouTube videos together, using computers as a "virtual hearth," researchers found.