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BlackBerry Developer Conference Wrap-Up: Top 5 Stories at DevCon 2010

CIO.com's Al Sacco highlights the top five BlackBerry-related announcements made by RIM at its third annual BlackBerry Developer Conference, including the unveiling of the much-hyped BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

5 Oct 2010
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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RIM on the Future of BlackBerry Software: App World 2.1, Malware and More

CIO.com's Al Sacco sat down with RIM's BlackBerry App World senior product manager for the scoop on what mobile application developers and BlackBerry smartphone users have to look forward to from the company's app store in the future,

30 Sep 2010 6 mins
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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New BlackBerry Developer Tools, Ad Services Ease App Creation and Monetization

RIM today showed off a handful of new and upgraded BlackBerry development tools and advertising services at its annual developer conference, including a new utility that will help developers who use Apple's Mac OS X platform create mobile apps f

28 Sep 2010 4 mins
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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Why I Switched to Android: 7 BlackBerry Geeks Speak

Why are so many gadget enthusiasts abandoning RIM's ship to go Google? CIO.com's Al Sacco chats with seven formerly loyal BlackBerry users who've recently switched to Google's Android platform for some straight talk on the big shi

22 Sep 2010
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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Why Agile Development Leads to Business Success

No new venture can succeed unless IT development methods are aligned with business innovation processes.

28 Aug 2010
Agile Development Innovation
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Foursquare Privacy Basics: Five Tips to “Secure” Your Check-Ins

CIO.com's Al Sacco shares five privacy tips for Foursquare users looking to reduce risks associated with employing the popular location-based service (LBS).

25 Aug 2010
Small and Medium Business Smartphones iPhone
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iPhone Translator App Travels to Japan: My Field Test

What happens when an American in Japan turns to his iPhone app for translation help during conversations? CIO.com's Tom Kaneshige finds some success, some failures and some odd looks from hotel receptionists.

25 Aug 2010
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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BlackBerry Torch 9800 Super Guide: Free Apps, Reviews, Video, Images and More

Got a brand new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone--or wish you did? Here's a pile of resources related to RIM's latest BlackBerry, including Al Sacco's in-depth review, free applications, images, video and much more.

20 Aug 2010
Carriers Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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Free BlackBerry Apps: Nine Torch 9800 Compatible Downloads

CIO.com's BlackBerry watcher Al Sacco rounds up nine valuable, free BlackBerry apps that'll run on RIM's brand new BlackBerry Torch 9800 slider smartphone.

19 Aug 2010 6 mins
Mobile Small and Medium Business Smartphones
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BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review: Hot Hardware but Software Lukewarm

CIO.com's BlackBerry Black Belt Al Sacco reviews the BlackBerry Torch 9800, RIM's first BlackBerry smartphone with both a touch-screen and traditional, full QWERTY BlackBerry keyboard. Verdict: The slider hardware is sure to impress, while

18 Aug 2010 17 mins
Carriers Small and Medium Business Smartphones