Blackberry

Imagine an isolated fortress on a vast plain. Protected by an order of well-armored knights, it is regarded as impenetrable. That is until an intelligent attacker appears and breaks the perimeter. Those fortified walls are suddenly obsolete, and the armor of the knight’s standing guard does little more than weigh…

An Announcement On What’s Next… April 1, 2022 To friends, family, and curious onlookers: I hope this letter finds you well. I have been using the Blackberry with pleasure for the past 165 months. Atul Gawande, a Surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, remains (from afar) one of…

Yes, I did the unthinkable. I was audacious enough to walk away from a decent income, a good reputation and an excellent source of stress: the day job. But first — let’s talk about the pay-off. I smelled it yesterday as cocoa-colored dust rose up behind a red tractor. My…

Who / What killed Blackberry? This is the Autopsy! Dear all, welcome to the funeral of our beloved friend and pal. When he was alive, he was the delight of everyone and everybody wanted him in their corner, but little did we know that he wasn't going to be with…

After Nokia’s long reign as one of the most successful mobile companies, a new phone brand came on the scene- the BlackBerry. Every cool kid had a BlackBerry. Back then, if you had a BlackBerry you had the same clout as any kid who has an iPhone today. However, nowadays…

From 2017. A wild weekend and a wilder week, leaves me breathless. The eldest has a friend in town, from Austin, the homeland, and he’s curious about our little valley, which currently is swirling with wildfire smoke and tumultuous storm clouds. The lightning strikes are dreaded here, much as I’d…

Roger Martin: Defying RIMs Critics He also says he was forever urging RIM to consider the importance of the browser experience on the BlackBerry, which was seen as less than stellar. Mr. Lazaridis in particular was obsessed with his devices being efficient in their use of wireless networks, while more…

The best keyboards for your smartphone are the ones that offer the best performance and that you like the most. The choice of keyboard should be based on the features that matter to you, your personal preferences, and how it feels in your hand. Yes, there are some inconveniences to…