New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sent letters to several smartphone makers asking them to explain what they’re doing to deter thefts, Bloomberg reports. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung are said to have been contacted on May 10th. “I seek to understand why companies that can develop sophisticated handheld electronics, such as the products manufactured by Apple, cannot also create technology to render stolen devices inoperable and thereby eliminate the expanding black market on which they are sold,” reads Schneiderman’s letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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Another Made in Manhattan CrackBerry Tale… Since posting our BlackBerry Q10 Review, I have been using both the Z10 and Q10 as I try to determine which phone I actually want to use as my main BlackBerry 10 phone for the months ahead. All week I’ve been working on a longer Which Should I Buy: BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10? editorial piece that will be hitting the CrackBerry blogs in the next few days, so I’ve been putting the Z10 and Q10 through a lot of comparative tests to see which phone I prefer in given situations. Read More
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Bye bye annoying tie straps; Hello awesome BlackBerry Z10 demos! In case you missed Part 1 of this real life story, go back and read it. The quick recap? I was pleasantly surprised when I walked into the Best Buy at 43rd and 5th in Manhattan on Monday night and was greeted by a prominent BlackBerry Z10 display. The happy tale quickly turned into a BlackBerry horror story of sorts when I realized the live working Z10 demo units were covered by an annoying tie strap
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A true CrackBerry tale showing just how important first impressions are and how BlackBerry cannot afford to let them them be squandered The tale I’m about to tell you is real and occurred literally just minutes ago. Like the real life Made in SoHo BlackBerry 10 story I relayed here on CrackBerry the other week, this one also shows much opportunity for BlackBerry and challenges to overcome. The triple A batteries in my headphones died this afternoon, so I walked to the nearest Best Buy on 43th and 5th in Manhattan to pick up some new ones. Walking in the doors, I was pleasantly surprised that the FIRST THING I saw when walking in the doors was a display for the BlackBerry Z10. I was also happy to see a customer checking out a Z10. SUCCESS
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]]>As noted by the BBCtoday marks the 40th anniversary of the first mobile phone call. The first call was made by Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer, toa rival, Dr Joel Engel, at Bell Labs on April 3rd 1973. The prototype phone used for the call, which had 30 minutes of talk time and took 10 hours to recharge, weighed 1.1 kg and was 22.86 x 12.7 x 4.4 cm in size.
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Just a quick heads up to all the BlackBerry fans in the NYC area that are picking up a BlackBerry Z10 from Verizon tomorrow (THURSDAY) morning. After the 8am BBRY Earnings Call dust settles, Bla1ze and I will be heading to the Verizon store at Bryant Park in Manhattan (at 42nd and 6th). Again, we’ll be at the: Read More
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For the first few months I owned the Samsung Galaxy SIII, I noticed few issues related to battery life. With a powerful processor and an LTE radio, I did fear that the battery wouldn’t be sufficient for many of my needs — including hour-long train rides into New York City. With those fears allayed I The post Keep Your Samsung Galaxy SIII Powered on with a Powerskin case appeared first on MobileMoo.
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