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Why I made the switch back to Yahoo! Mail while Gmail plays catch-up

September 22, 2009

ShareThe oldest email in my gmail account dates back to December 2004 and that wasn’t even my first emails. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and I got my first invitation in June of 2004. jamespoling[at]gmail.com has been my primary email account for over five years. Technically I should [...]

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iPhone 3GS vs. BlackBerry 8900 3.2MP Camera

June 23, 2009

ShareI’ve been wanting to do this for a while and granted this is by no means an in depth review, it’s one photo, but it’s not even close. The BlackBerry’s 3.2MP camera blows the iPhone out of the water.

Click after the jump for full-size images of both photos.

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BlackBerry 8900 + iPhone (minus SIM card) = Mobile Zen

June 13, 2009

ShareI’ve been using smart phones for a number of years and in that time I’ve had plenty of them. For many years, BlackBerry was my phone of choice. From the 6230 to the 7290 to the 8800 to the Curve and a few more in between I’m sure I’m forgetting.
I’ve even had many regular cell [...]

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Amazon Delivers Ridonkulous $99 Deal on BlackBerry Storm

February 8, 2009

ShareIf you were considering switching over to Verizon and purchasing a new service plan, now would be the time to do it.  Amazon is offering up the BlackBerry Storm 9530 for $99.  Yeah, that’s it, no strings, no mail-in rebates, no forms to fill out, just buy the Storm, activate a new plan with Verizon [...]

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Security Fail: Congressman Pete Hoekstra Twitters “secret” trip to Iraq

February 7, 2009

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I think it’s wonderful that more politicians are beginning to discover social media tools and use them to add transparency for their constituents.  The problem is when people like Pete Hoekstra, representative for Michigan’s 2nd District in the US House, go and ruin it for everyone.
For security reasons, the congressional delegation led by House Minority [...]

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Obama Becomes First President to Use a Blackberry in Office: Gets a $3,300 Sectera Edge

January 24, 2009

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Back in November I wrote a post about Obama more than likely having to give up his Blackberry thanks to email security vulnerabilities and the Presidential Records Act.
Looks like he’s going to get to keep it after all according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs:
“The president has a BlackBerry through a compromise that allows [...]

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