AL SACCO

Al Sacco came to CXO Media, publisher of CIO magazine and CIO.com, directly from Northeastern University in Boston, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism. Al currently covers mobile and wireless technologies and writes the Mobile WorkHorse blog. He resides in Massachusetts.

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Caught on Camera: 3G, Trackpad, SureType Keyboard

RIM's latest addition to its consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl lineup has been revealed. The new device, the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, is the first 3G, GSM Pearl, and though it sports the same-style SureType keyboard as earlier Pearls, it also has a number of enhancements, including the new BlackBerry trackpad.

BlackBerry How-To: Using E-Mail Message Flags in BlackBerry OS 5.0

A new feature within RIM's recently released BlackBerry handheld OS 5.0 lets BlackBerry users "flag" e-mail messages for follow-up, set custom reminders, assign different color flags to specific messages and edit detailed flag properties. Here's how to effectively use the new BlackBerry e-mail flags.

BlackBerry Security Exec Warns of Smartphone DDoS Attacks

Research In Motion's VP of BlackBerry Security says he's concerned that online miscreants could increasingly target BlackBerry devices and other smartphones in the future, in attempts to take control of the handsets and employ them to bring down wireless carriers' cellular networks via distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 to Hit AT&T Nov. 22; Curve 8520 in "Coming Weeks"

AT&T on Monday both announced its version of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and started shipping the high-end BlackBerry Bold 9700 to its corporate customers. The Curve 8520 is expected to become available "in the coming weeks," while AT&T's Bold 9700 should begin shipping to all customers on November 22.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Sync Pod Powers Up AND Syncs Your Smartphone (UPDATED)

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 Sync Pod is only the second BlackBerry charging pod from RIM that both powers up your smartphone and syncs data between it and a PC--the Storm 95xx Sync Pod was the first. The gadget is the only such "pod" for non-touch-screen BlackBerrys.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 (T-Mobile) On Sale Today: Unboxing Images, Details

Deck: This morning, T-Mobile became the first U.S. wireless carrier to release Research In Motion's (RIM) much anticipated BlackBerry 9700 smartphone. The Bold 9700 is T-Mobile U.S.A.'s first 3G BlackBerry, and it retails for $199.99 on contract--though you can find it for quite a bit cheaper than that in certain stores...sort of.

BlackBerry Gets Official craigslist Mobile App: Images, Pricing

BlackBerry smartphone owners will soon be able to download an official BlackBerry app for managing their craigslist accounts. The new app, craigslist mobile from Movela, provides all the basic functionality found on the full craigslist.com site in one simple--if a tad expensive--package.

RIM Execs: There's Never Been a Better Time to be a BlackBerry Developer, User

In light of a number of major company announcements, two Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry vice presidents offer takes on why mobile application developers and smartphone users would be wise to focus on BlackBerry instead of those other platforms.

BlackBerry Voice-Encryption Software Cellcrypt Now Supports More RIM Devices

Cellcrypt, a maker of software that encrypts and secures cellular voice data on BlackBerry smartphones, will tomorrow announce support for the brand new BlackBerry Bold 9700, as well as all of RIM's popular Curve and Pearl series handhelds. The pricey software was previously available only to BlackBerry Bold 9000 users.

LinkedIn for BlackBerry Smartphones: Details and Images

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) and business-social-networking service LinkedIn today showed off a brand new LinkedIn mobile application for BlackBerry smartphones at RIM's second annual BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco.

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