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Text while you drive in Virginia, pay a $20 fine. Oooh.

By Keith Parnell ⋅ July 1, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Several new laws have gone into effect beginning today, July 1, 2009. Of them is making it illegal for drivers to text or email while behind the wheel. The fine for such an offense: $20. Yikes. Who is that going to deter? List of new laws in Virginia*: Ban reading or sending text messages or [...]

History of the BlackBerry: 1998 – 2008

By Keith Parnell ⋅ February 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

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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