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accidental exclusivity
No Palm Pre For Verizon Wireless?
If you've been holding out on a phone upgrade or carrier switch until the Palm Pre comes to Verizon, you may need to give up the dream. The carrier has "reportedly ditched plans to offer the Palm Pre early next year," says PC World. Apparently poor sales of the device at Sprint, combined with Verizon's interest in upcoming Blackberry devices, killed any enthusiasm the carrier once had. Update: The no-Pre rumor may be false, according to these two analysts.
"Verizon Scraps Palm Pre Plans, Report Says" [PC World]
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Why Do Verizon Smartphones Blow?
WIRED takes a look at why there's no great smartphones on Verizon. The takeaway? Because they can. Having the best network and an exclusive deal with Blackberry seems to be good enough for them. [WIRED] (Photo: Phu Son) -
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Why BlackBerry Got Crushed
A poorly tested software upgrade withered the BlackBerry email system Wednesday, the device's maker said last night. More » -
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Blackberry Owes You A New Girlfriend
Poor Rafael, he got into a big fight with his girlfriend right before the Blackberry outage and now he's single. From Network World: More » -
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Crybaby NTP Finally Settles Blackberry Patent Dispute
Slightly old news, but the stone-faced-stand-off-to-first-blink between Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) and NTP over vague patents to send email from portable devices is finally over. Which is great news for the consumers who've been nervously caught in the crossfire. More »
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