In the roughly 10 years since Research In Motion (RIM) debuted its first device, the BlackBerry name has been synonymous with mobility. From the 950 Pager to the upcoming BlackBerry Bold smart phone, BlackBerry has continued to evolve, ultimately becoming the gold standard for mobile email. Here we take a look back at where BlackBerry began and a look to where its heading.
With more vulnerabilities and the rash viruses and other malware targeting mobile phones such as Apple's 3G iPhone, security products protecting these devices are becoming a necessity, not a luxury. Here are a few of the latest security products for mobile devices out on the market.
The Apple CEO's premature obituary last week wasn't the first time someone famous got knocked off by the media before their time. ChannelWeb looks at some notable celebrity death mistakes, hoaxes and frauds down the ages.
Two weeks after Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was egged by an angry audience member during a speech at a Hungarian University, a Zurich, Switzerland organization called Cultimedia is running an online game called Egg Attack.
In the Flash-based game, players either assume the role of an egg-dodging Ballmer or the egg throwing miscreant, with the latter version awarding players extra points for direct facial strikes.
The egg incident also came up during Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' Tuesday speech at the TechEd Developers conference in Orlando, Fla., as part of a Microsoft Robotics Group demonstration.
Explaining that Ballmer wasn't able to attend the show, Gates introduced the 'Ballmer-Bot,' a mechanical robot that zoomed onstage chanting 'Developers, developers, developers, developers."
Patrick Deegan, a University of Massachusetts Amherst student who showed off the Ballmer Bot's capability, said the robot's arms were designed for a wide range of subtle, flexible motions. "This makes it so that it's even able to throw eggs," Deegan quipped.
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