Is he the first celebrity member of the growing, happy band of recovering CrackBerry addicts?
As the manufacturer of the device sometimes nicknamed "CrackBerry, " Research In Motion once enjoyed near total dominance over the smartphone market.
The simple fact is that Blackberry - once known as Crackberry for its addictive properties - is alienating lots of its old friends.
Crackberry claims to have gotten hold of an official Rogers BB 10 training manual that may or may not add to your anticipation of January 30th.
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Joining us to help explain what's going on is Dahlia Lithwick, legal analyst for the online magazine Slate and for DAY TO DAY, and a CrackBerry addict, I understand.
Remember when people called the device the CrackBerry?
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Separately, CrackBerry has heard the same from its sources, along with word that more internal employees are becoming a part of the beta test group (already plugging away since May on alpha dev units like the one shown above) as well.
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That leaves millions of "CrackBerry" addicts still wondering whether they'll be disconnected from their favorite gadgets, corporate users worried about business that depends on the devices, and investors shivering over the prospects of a decision that could cost RIM upwards of a billion dollars.
That leaves millions of "CrackBerry" addicts still wondering whether they'll be disconnected from their favorite gadgets, corporate users worried about business that depends on the devices, and investors shivering over the prospects of a decision that could cost RIM (nasdaq: RIMM - news - people ) upwards of a billion dollars.
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