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KeePass Keeps Your Passwords Safe and Organized

What it is: Share KeePass, along with its innumerable (and unofficial) ports, is one of the best and most flexible password managers available. In order to keep your various accounts and log-in information safe, it's strongly encouraged that you ... Read more →

BlackBerry TiVo App Lets Users Remotely Schedule Shows to Record 4 months ago on Switched

Have you ever been stuck late at the office and realized that you'd forgotten to set your TiVo to record the new episode of 'Lost?' If you own a BlackBerry, your heart will no longer sink upon such a revelation. Research and Motion (RIM) and TiVo ...

RIM Developing Native BlackBerry Twitter App? 4 months ago on Switched

If the rumors are true, Research in Motion (RIM), the developer of the BlackBerry, might soon change the way users tweet from their smartphones. There are plenty of third-party Twitter apps, but according to the CrackBerry blog, more details have ...

$200K BlackBerry Features Diamond-Encrusted Cover 4 months ago on Switched

Apparently no longer satisfied with being just a smartphone, the BlackBerry went out and got itself some swagger. Designer Alexander Amosu has introduced his new, tricked-out riff on the BlackBerry -- an 18-carat gold gem of a device, replete with ...

Obama's Healthcare Facebook App, BlackBerry and Mac Together at Last? 4 months ago on Switched

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... President Obama's administration, a team known for its Net savvy, has published a 'Reality Check' Facebook quiz, letting participants know how his planned health care reform will ...

MoGo Talk Headset Fits Into the Back of Your iPhone, BlackBerry 4 months ago on Switched

Wireless Bluetooth headsets are such a dilemma -- they're so handy to have in order to keep from Texting While Driving (TWD), yet so difficult to keep in a handy place while you're on the go (they're just so dang small). Until now, at least, ...

More Folks Listening to Net Radio on Their Phones 4 months ago on Switched

At this point, free Internet radio stations abound, but one of our perennial favorites has been Pandora.com. (Go on and sign up; you'll see.) Based on an admirably well researched database called The Music Genome Project, Pandora automatically ...

Last.fm Going HD 5 months ago on Switched

In a move that goes against the grain, Last.fm will become more than just a Web property by expanding to the radio airwaves. Starting in four markets (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco), Last.fm will broadcast on CBS HD radio ...

Smartphones to Overtake Desktop PCs by 2011, Say Analysts 5 months ago on Switched

Remember how some time ago, we started to hear that Japanese people primarily used cell phones to access the Internet, rather than computers? And remember how we thought that seemed kinda ridiculous and impractical? Yeah. According to a report by ...

Can't Organize? Love to Organize? Either Way, Evernote Can Help. 6 months ago on Switched

Evernote What it is: Evernote is a note-taking tool that lets you store information online and quickly reference it from any Web-connected computer or mobile phone. You can clip parts of Web pages, save text, images, or even hand-written notes. ...

No Wi-Fi on Your Phone? New MicroSD Card Changes That in a Flash 6 months ago on Switched

Believe it or not, there are a number of data-equipped cell phones that lack integrated Wi-Fi (like the new BlackBerry Tour). If you own one of these phones and it has a microSD slot, you may now be able to retroactively add Wi-Fi to it, thanks to a ...

Is the BlackBerry Curve 8900 Worth the Hype? 6 months ago on Switched

BlackBerry Curve 8900 What it is: The 8900 is the next-generation version of the popular, easy-to-use, and versatile Curve line. What's different about it? The original Curve 8300 was our favorite BlackBerry when it first came out because it was as ...

Is the BlackBerry Tour Worth the Hype? 6 months ago on Switched

BlackBerry Tour What it is: The latest and greatest CDMA BlackBerry device -- in other words, it runs on Sprint and Verizon Wireless's networks -- and quite possibly the best BlackBerry ever. Why it's different: It seems as though it's been an ...

Is the BlackBerry Bold Worth the Hype? 6 months ago on Switched

BlackBerry Bold What it is: A full-scale, sleek BlackBerry with a to-die for QWERTY keyboard and a one-of-a-kind vintage camera look -- textured faux-leather back, chunky silver accents -- that's drawn celebrity (think John Mayer) and power users ...

Celebrity BlackBerry Addicts, Part Deux 6 months ago on Switched

Between having their tweets ghostwritten and hocking us digital cameras about which they know absolutely nothing, it's clear that today's modern celebrity is in love with technology. One thing they're often photographed with -- besides ...

10 Ways BlackBerry Beats the iPhone 6 months ago on Switched

Like a child star making the inevitable transition from puberty to probation, the two biggest names in the smartphone game also suffer from some serious identity issues. The BlackBerry is by nature a business device trying desperately to appeal ...

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