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4 Mar 2002

If RIM starts making one of these in the pager-size formfactor, I’ll replace my Palm and my phone. It’s been nearly a year since I had to return my Crackberry to my old company and I still miss it.

Update: Why do I call it the Crackberry? Because it was so addictive. Once you have one, you can’t imagine living without it.

Comments

Adam Kalsey
March 4, 2002 12:18 PM

I just had a thought. My blackberry ran on a single AA battery. I don't see any information on RIM's site about a different battery. One AA battery wouldn't last very long when powering a cell phone.

Shaina Moore
January 25, 2006 6:49 PM

i saw in the news paper the other day that the U.S. Supreme Court may ban all Blackberry devices. now that's the last thing i want to hear. but blackberry users may want to check up on that.

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