Slashdot Mirror

75% of iPhone users are above 25 years old, according to an April 2009 survey. RIM itself, in a 2010 leaked powerpoint estimated their own users at 36.7 years old, with the other smartphone users being 35.8. Still other survery show that the iPhone has just about 50% of its users 35 and above.

Blackberry users, though they might be a little older, probably aren't so much older that they've been using a computer longer than the average iPhone user has been alive.

July 13, 2009: UAE spying on citizens through an Etisalat BlackBerry update?

you can't run flash on a blackberry either. why is nobody attacking RIM for being non-competitive?

Could you explain this then, please?

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4148785/adobe-ceo-on-creative-suite-5-and-apple
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/resources/adobe.jsp
http://www.blackberrycool.com/2010/04/18/adobe-ceo-confirms-flash-10-1-on-blackberry-in-2nd-half-2010/

Erm it's not hinted at it's been announced.

If by that, you mean you want me to help you update the firmware on the phone to 4.5 so that you, too, can enjoy the unlocked GPS that every other Verizon customer with a BlackBerry is currently enjoying, then... Yea, ok. I'm glad to help.

http://www.blackberrycool.com/2008/12/gps-now-unlock-for-verizon-blackberry-8130-and-8330-blackberry-bytes/ - That's from nearly 3 months ago. And Google Maps works now too.

Goes a whole lot further back than Intelliscreen.

http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/03/bbtoday-overview/

Yeah this isn't groundbreaking stuff, I'm way more impress by this cool laser-etched Blackberry. It was done at Nike's facility using their laserium machine, too bad it's not open to the public.

http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/04/24/001666/

RIM's CEO has already commented on his thoughts of the patent system. He is obviously very careful from his words but you can sense the frustration.

http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/12/20/001210/

Same thing is happening with RIM, they are being sued by NTP, a patent holding company with no real products or services.

Here's a good article from RIM's co-CEO explaining how broken the patent system is,

http://www.blackberrycool.com/2005/12/20/001213/

There's no doubt the feds love their Blackberrys, many powerful people use them. Here's proof: Picture of feds

Gartner says it's the #1 selling PDA: Gartner Report

This isn't just a case of NTP vs RIM, but NTP vs all push-email companies. Supposedly their patents bars companies from delivering push email without paying a license fee to NTP. NTP already has license agreements with Nokia, Good Technology, and are eyeing more ...

Microsoft lawyers will be watching this case very carefully. Especially with their upcoming release of Mobile 5.0 with "Direct Push Email". I doubt Microsoft wants to pay license fees to NTP for every Exchange Server 2003 license they sell.

NTP has a huge stake in this, it isnt just about $450 million, but future licensing revenue from Nokia, Good, and Microsoft.