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BlackBerry Clams Up. It's finally here: BlackBerry's first clamshell phone. The Pearl Flip 8220, which costs about $150, is available from T-Mobile. It's about the same size as the original BlackBerry Pearl but bigger than other flip phones, and like other BlackBerrys it has integrated access for corporate e-mail, a Web browser, document-editing capabilities and a camera. It doesn't have 3G connectivity, but it's Wi-Fi enabled...
...least one customer was converted. "It's a brilliant design," said engineer Gerry Brinker, who plans to buy one or two for his suburban New York home. "Of course, my wife's worried about it. Between that and the iPod, she thinks she'll never see me." Pearl Brinker patted his arm. "It's all right," she said indulgently. "I'm going to get them to put in an ejector seat...
...ability for corporate IT departments to remotely erase downloaded messages in case of loss or theft. Once a niche player in the handheld market, BlackBerry, as Lazaridis puts it, "is now standard-issue everywhere." As of August, nearly twice as many people in the U.S. owned a BlackBerry Pearl 8100 or 8130 - two devices that are also geared more toward consumers than business users - than an iPhone 3G, according to M:Metrics...
...Maxwell shouted to Livingstone over the loud humming of the ellipticals. “Weekend schm-eekend,” the multi-tasker responded, “I’ve been busy with a WIB conference since Friday afternoon.” She continued stroking the pearl of her mobile device, gazing at email after email, appointment after appointment. Apparently remembering that networking with any person in any place is any business leader’s best asset, Livingstone put down the Pearl and turned to Maxwell. “And yours?” She asked politely...
...It’s the furthest the Kings of Leon have ventured from their roots, and it lands them in the territory of dozens of other mediocre commercial rock bands. Perhaps this shift is the result of their 2005 tour with U2 and their 2008 tour with Pearl Jam. Whatever the case, it’s evident that “Only by the Night” is crafted with much more of an arena-rock feel than anything else the band has released. Many of the songs defy the Kings’ old garage rock sound with...