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HSBC Bank will not be ditching the BlackBerry just yet

Despite earlier reports that HSBC bank was considering ditching their BlackBerries in favor of the iPhone, they are now stating they will not be purchasing any new iPhones. Although the initial statement was that they were “reviewing iPhones from a HSBC Group perspective” it seemed that HSBC was seriously considering a purchase, however the latest news [...]

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iPhone going corporate? HSBC considering ditching the BlackBerry

It looks like we could potentially be seeing the iPhone making a corporate leap, HSBC bank is currently considering ditching the BlackBerry and picking up the iPhone. Nothing has been officially decided just yet, however according to HSBC’s Australia and New Zealand chief information officer Brenton Hush they are currently “reviewing iPhones from a HSBC [...]

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Blackberry 9000… oh well.

Some of us thought that RIM was going to make it interesting with the Blackberry 9000. Earlier reports seemed to indicate that RIM recognized the "It" factor of the iPhone, and was adopting some new jazz into their upcoming handset. aaannd…not so much. Pictures released of the Blackberry 9000 are surprising. MacDailyNews reports… "RIM clearly seems to have [...]

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iPhone’s Product Manager Dishes

Greg Joswiak has managed the iPod and iPhone product lines for some time now, and offers a lot of perspective on the products’ past and future, including the forthcoming iPhone SDK. As in many territories, gray market iPhones have been available in advance of the official launch tomorrow for sometime. Blockbuster is thinking of bringing its video [...]

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iPhone Keyboard: Good or Bad?

There’s a lot of iPhone bashing going on right now. The victim is in fact the non-existing iPhone mechanical keyboard. People are arguing that without a mechanical keyboard that gives a feedback to the user, iPhone users won’t be able to type as fast as they do on their Blackberry for example. Thus, business people [...]

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Why the iPhone is no threat to the Blackberry

Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEO of Research in Motion, said he sees no threat for the Blackberry coming from the iPhone. And if you look closely to the RIM strategy and the device, you will understand why. The iPhone and the Blackberry are simply two different kind of products with two different kind of markets. The BB is [...]

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