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RANT! $1,310 Per Megabyte For Text Messages

I was preparing all of my wrath to write a rant on higher text messages when this post by Nicholas Deleon of CrunchGear stole my thunder. Nicholas did some basic math and found that at $0.20 per 160 bytes translates into $1,310 for one megabyte (1,048,576 bytes) of text messages. Note: This assumes that you…

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RANT! Pulling A Vlingo – A Case Study

Since we mentioned Vlingo we have been receiving a ton of emails and comments with complaints about the software. I could not believe what readers were claiming so I decided to try it myself. I was disappointed to say the least. Then I got this rant from Harold and had to share. I think this…

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RANT! Why Is Developing For BlackBerry Such A Pain?

I know I can’t speak from direct experience but this point just keeps on getting raised. The creator of BBSmart, Neil, wrote a whole rant about his experiences with developing themes for BlackBerry. Personally I tried picking up some of the BlackBerry tools but even with my background in programming and graphic design I just…

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RANT! What Happened To RIM’s Picasa BlackBerry Application?

Recently I was using Picasa and had a bit of a flashback. During CES back in January RIM demoed a fully working copy of a Picasa Web Albums application for BlackBerry. I had it in my hand and it worked like a charm. So I have to ask… What the hell is taking so long?…

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RIM Growing A Backbone – Why Did It Take So Long?

Thanks to Raffy for sending this one in. RIM is finally holding its own against the requests from India’s government. They have answered that they do not have the technology (and should not) to decrypt and spy on their users emails. From the coverage by the WSJ’s Livemint.com: “The Blackberry security architecture for enterprise customers…

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RANT! What Is The Point Of Retail Pricing For BlackBerry Devices

Have you ever tried to buy a phone at the retail prices? I have. I purchased an 8700 once from AT&T for $450. Then the 8800 came around with an even higher retail price. On top of that Sprint just upped the retail price once again. Their upcoming device the 8330 will retail for $749.99!!!…

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I hate Skype

Skype made an important announcement yesterday. Today, the company released a beta version of Skype for your mobile, a mobile “thin” client that works on about 50 of the most popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. The beta version of Skype for your mobile is available worldwide with a feature…

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Rant ; Where’s our privacy !!!

Now anyone who follows my articles knows I don’t get upset very easily. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I wrote a Rant.   But this has really steamed me up so I thought I would write about it.  Now for those who don’t know, Australia is a Free country. (As free, if not…

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