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Modem Mode Enabled – I love you, BlackBerry! (photos)

Earlier today I had to run to the Firestone Auto Store to replace tires on the car. Thanks to a simple two clicks of a mouse, I could work from the lobby on my laptop tethered to the BlackBerry for full Internet access. Easy as pie. I love easy as pie! I love when technology [...]

Headline: BlackBerry Tablet May Have Dual Cameras

I’m not sure what I think about a BlackBerry tablet. Dual cameras, front and back, would be great on my BlackBerry smartphone. But I don’t need a tablet in my toolbelt with my BlackBerry smartphone  and my laptop. Here is the source article. What do you think? If you’re an iPad owner, how are you [...]

KP | Coffee with the CEO Android App – Available Now!

Finally, hot off the presses, great news! The Keith Parnell | Coffee with the CEO Android App is available in Android Phone Market. Download the new app here. Why would you want this app? From one place on your Android smartphone, you can get the most current blog posts from my blog, tweets from Twitter, [...]

Our kids are connected – Are you?

We all knew this was coming. The 8-18 year-old generation is tomorrow’s business leaders. This generation will be 100% connected when they hit the workforce because it’s been a normal way of life all of their lives. A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that … today, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 [...]

KP | Coffee with the CEO iPhone App – Available Now!

Finally, hot off the presses, great news! The Keith Parnell | Coffee with the CEO iPhone App is available in Apple’s App Store. Download the new app here. Why would you want this app? From one place on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can get the most current blog posts from my blog, tweets [...]

Fascinating Video – What’s coming to our world in 2010?

I stumbled across this really cool interview Robert Scoble (Rackspace Hosting) did with Jeremiah Owyang (Altimeter Group, formerly of Forrester Research) and Ray Wang (Altimeter Group, formerly of Forrester Research). I can’t remember the last time I didn’t stray from a 27 minute video. These guys are fascinating and definitely forward-thinkers that you should follow. [...]

Business Card Reader for iPhone

Alright, my BlackBerry friends, where’s my business card reader app for my BlackBerry?! RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments.

Paid Hot Spot Wi-fi – Would you pay?

Would you, do you still pay for hot spot Wi-fi? Is the lower speed of data travel through your Edge or 3G smartphone enough of a trade off for the session costs of wi-fi at an airport or Starbucks?

Who has the best 3G coverage in most US large metro areas?

Friends poll: What cellular/data service provider (based on first hand experience) has the most saturated coverage areas across the majority of the large metropolitan areas in the United States? 3G is a must. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Battle of the Smartphones

I’m at this month’s Internet Marketing & Technology meeting in Chesapeake. The speakers are discussing the advantages of both the iPhone and the Blackberry line. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

My Life is Digital, Deal with It

Okay, I didn’t mean that as harsh as it sounded. But my life is digital. My family knows that. My friends know that. Most everything I do in my professional and personal life is captured in some way on some media platform. I tweet my work. I tweet about meetings. I tweet about clients. I blog [...]

A Connected World and how important is it?

I think a very important question for company decision-makers is, How Tethered Should My Team Be? My world is very interesting and overall I think unique. Not unique for the tech industry but unique as compared to the work force as a whole. I require myself to be electronically connected at almost all hours of [...]

BlackBerry Social Networks – What about iPhone?

Kyle at BlackBerry Cool has published his list of top 5 BlackBerry social networks. I’ve reposted them below. What do you think? Are there others that you like? What about your favorite social networks for iPhone? BBMNation BBMNation is a social network that, like most BlackBerry social networks, uses PINs to connect users. Designed by a [...]

T-Mobile Launches the Javelin

It looks like T-Mobile USA has finally released the BlackBerry Curve 8900 (Javelin) for public consumption. See the T-Mobile details here. See the Javelin spec sheet here. BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 from T-Mobile Stay effortlessly connected with the Blackberry® Curve™ 8900, the sleekest, lightest, thinnest full-QWERTY keyboard BlackBerry® with all the features you need. Suggested retail [...]

History of the BlackBerry: 1998 – 2008

Research In Motion held an event to celebrate the opening of a new plant in Sydney, Australia. At the event, they had a nice panel showing the history of BlackBerry devices dating back to the RIM 950 Wireless Handheld (bottom left) released in 1998, followed by the 957 model in 2000 (top left). RIM unveiled [...]

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