PuTTY riot posted:

one dollar, bob

pointsofdata posted:

24 dec 2014

Dr. Phildo posted:

can i take may 11 again because it is my birthday thanks

raruler posted:

aren't you biting cocoa crispies rhymes here, homeslice?

Stereotype posted:

also I won the last thread with the guess of "never" if we are starting over

we will have a weird crappy blackberry entitled third party phone company forever

minivanmegafun posted:

yeah uh the other pool is still active

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3571347&perpage=40&pagenumber=5

Dr. Mint posted:

this thread makes me sad because i live near rim and a bunch of my friends had to do coop jobs there i laffed at them tho one got a playbook for free and it takes like an hour for it to start up

Cocoa Crispies posted:

minivanmegafun posted:

no prizes?

Nelson MandEULA posted:

whoever is closest without going over (i.e. if u guess may 9 and it dies may 8, you lose) gets one (1) blackberry smartphone of my choosing.

runners up may get homemade blackberry preserves (guaranteed to last longer than the company or its phones!)

wildly incorrect predictions may merit gag gifts (a bold 9900 full of lice???)

the malaysia sun posted:

THE last few years have not been kind to BlackBerry.

From being the definitive smartphone in the market, the Canadian company is now a struggling shadow of its former self, having all but lost the fight against other more robust mobile device brands.

However, BlackBerry still has enough loyal customers, particularly in developing markets in Asia. The company also has a positive reputation among enterprise customers globally.

With this in mind, BlackBerry has decided to focus on enterprise solutions rather than consumer products, particularly with its most recent programme, BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10).

At a recent session showcasing the BES10 programme, local media personnel were given a run-down of its capabilities, through a series of presentations by BlackBerry Asia Pacific’s enterprise business unit director Ian Gardner and senior enterprise marketing manager Adrian Rusu.

BlackBerry Enterprise Servers are acknowledged as one of the most secure platforms in the world for data files, as experienced by corporations that use BlackBerry mobile devices in daily business interactions.

These days, however, more and more companies are allowing employees to BYOD (bring-your-own-device).

To adapt to this changing work environment, BlackBerry has developed BES10 for rival operating systems iOS and Android, a first for the company.

The programme is available as an app on each system’s app store, and uses the password-protected Secure Work Space feature to manage content and apps on both iOS and Android devices, separating work and personal data.

On BlackBerry devices, this is handled by a feature called BlackBerry Balance.

A demonstration of how the BES10 worked on all three operating systems was given by Rusu, who showed how users would be able to access their corporate email and share documents and files.

For BlackBerry device users, BlackBerry Balance is able to hide their work email and activities from the centralised BlackBerry Hub, keeping sensitive data safe from unauthorised viewers.

Once the user has entered the correct password, the information is revealed on the hub and can be worked on directly.

The user interface of BES10 among all three systems is almost the same, with relatively minor lag in synching to the server for non-BlackBerry systems.

There are three levels of enterprise mobility management (EMM) for BES10.

It starts with Basic for simple password encryption; then Corporate, which includes a higher level of security and simple tech support; and finally, Regulated, for more secure business needs, including direct on-call technical support.

The BES10 is quickly being adopted among business customers in several developing markets, and there are plans to extend the access to Secure Work Space to Microsoft Windows devices later this year.

The Management posted:

what happened to the real blackberry thread?

Miley Virus posted:

I have question

infernal machines posted:

ahahahahaha haha ha hoooo!

oh boy. this is going to be loving amazing.

crackberry posted:

The first BlackBerry Q20 concept makes an appearance - looking good



With the BlackBerry Q20 getting confirmed earlier today at Mobile World Congress we are in the dark as to what the device will look like exactly as it's not yet been shown off and won't be with us until the second half of 2014. With the important news that it will see a return of the trackpad and function keys it's certainly got my brain working overtime imagining how the Q20 will shape up.

The image above was posted on a BBM Channel a short time ago. It's clearly a concept of what we may expect to see from the Q20 and although at first I was a little reluctant to think about using a trackpad once again, this thing looks pretty darn sweet.

With the Q20 sporting the largest display we've yet to see on a hardware BlackBerry keyboard (3.5 inches) I'm intrigued to discover whether the keyboard on the Q20 will remain the same size as on the Q10 or whether we'll see a slight increase.

Only time will tell on the final results, but whatever happens it's exciting news for us loyal hardware keyboard fans. I think it's safe to say we'll see the also newly announced Z3 hit the market first and from where I'm sitting, that makes sense.

Hands up who's with me in thinking this concept looks darn sexy?

infernal machines posted:

when our stock price hits 88 cents you're going to see some serious poo poo!

mishaq posted:

Bonzo posted:

So, at least in Canada, all non BB10 devices have been down since 9am.

WhoNeedsAName posted:

Leaving them with 5 people using their devices.

Install Windows posted:

its actually pretty impressive that they've grown share, seeing as how there's no reason for people to be buying windows phones in the first place

quote:

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama isn't giving up his BlackBerry — at least not for now.

The White House is shooting down the notion that Obama's device is caught up in a pilot program designed to transition away from BlackBerry smartphones.

The pilot program is being carried out by the White House Communications Agency. It's part of the Defense Department and is responsible for making sure Obama has communications capabilities wherever he goes.

But White House spokesman Jay Carney says the Executive Office of the President isn't participating in any pilot programs affecting their hand-held devices.

U.S. government agencies have been one of the last bastions for BlackBerry Ltd. The company pioneered the smartphone in 1999 but has since been hammered by competition from the iPhone and Android-based rivals.

Install Windows posted:

no, obama uses the general dynamics secure windows ce thing for President Stuff and has to have it with him pretty much all the tme so he can order nuclear strikes or some poo poo, and in the past he's used both an iphone and an android for personal phones.

he was also famously photographed working out somewhere with a Zune.

Smug Mug posted:

march 4 2015
i want to add my bby pearl to the prize pool.

Bonzo posted:

http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/28/5557108/blackberry-q4-2013-earnings-financial-report-bold


So they finally see that BB10 failed and yeah, when you fire over half of your workforce, that tends to cut down on expenses.


Hey, remember when we were loosing market share and struggled to come up with something different? Let's go back and do the thing that almost put us out of business to begin with.


Those Crackberry guys will buy dog poo poo in a box if we tell them to.


Dad phones forever.

Mister Macys posted:

Ah, the Tea Party's "Pander only to your most extreme base" strategy.

Bonzo posted:

Company is in the toilet, better start ending deals with carriers!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/blackberry-ends-relationship-with-t-mobile-1.2595309?cmp=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The Management posted:

oh yeah, this was totally their decision and not tmo telling them to go gently caress themselves. you can't fire me, i quit!

Bonzo posted:

lol your dadphone was made at FoxConn

the guardian posted:

How far would you go to rescue your mobile phone?
A teenager in Kent had to be rescued by firefighters after she got stuck in a storm drain while trying to retrieve her mobile phone. We want to know if you've ever gone to extreme lengths to retrieve your mobile


Ella Birchenough being rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in a storm drain while trying to retrieve her mobile phone. Photograph: Tim Richards/PA

Nowadays, most of us can't bear to be without our trusty mobile phone.

Clearly 16-year-old Ella Birchenough felt that way as she hopped into a drain to try and fetch her Blackberry after it fell out of her pocket. Unfortunately, she got stuck and had to be rescued by firefighters.



According to onlookers, the teen was quite relaxed about it all – and far more concerned with retrieving her phone. She told KentOnline: "I was talking to somebody and I went to put my phone in my pocket and it fell down the drain.

"I thought to myself, 'I'm not leaving this' and I jumped down to get it. I wasn't really even stuck, I just needed somebody to help lift me out but my mum got all panicky.

"When they pulled me out I ran straight home and jumped in the bath. I think it was just water but I wasn't taking any chances."

While Ella emerged from the drain unscathed, the same can't be said for her phone, which is now broken.

Install Windows posted:

agreed