If you are technical geek of sorts you already know about T-Mobile’s G1 and the Blackberry Thunder as a few of the first phones to try to compete with the iPhone 3G. According to a post on US News & World Report, Blackberry is introducing a new competitor, called the Storm that will offer 2 virtual keyboards. The Storm will be available exclusively to Verizon customers and features a unique clickable screen. They do not have an actual release date yet, just stating that it will be available sometime later this fall.
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Seriously, this happened to me. When my son was 2 or 3 years old, he took my work cell phone and dropped it in the toilet (is there a better motivation to make sure everyone in your house flushes the toilet?). I couldn’t find it, I called the number and couldn’t hear it. I asked my son and he slowly led me to his bathroom where he raised the toilet seat and there it was. Yup, I reached down into the water (was flushed, thankfully) and pulled it out. I removed the battery and washed the entire thing with Lysol …twice. I let it dry out for 2 days and… Read More
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