MBA Classroom Staples Now Include BlackBerrys
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A year or so ago, they were just another high-geek gadget. But suddenly they&#39;ve become the de rigueur accessory in fast-paced corporate and political circles -- one of those how-did-we-ever
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(InfoWorld) - Research In Motion has finally announcedÂ the BlackBerry 8800, the multimedia business handset whose details RIM leaked following Apple's iPhone announcement, apparently to offset the company's sliding stock price. The 8800 is RIM's most developed effort to date to combine theÂ Pearl 8100'sÂ consumer-oriented features in a package similar to the business-oriented 8700. In practice that means features such as integrated GPS, a 2.4-inch color screen, a full QWERTY keyboard, a high-capacity battery, and trackball navigation in a case wider (and slightly thinner) than the Pearl and noticeably thinner than the 8700. The QWERTY keyboard is designed to improve upon the Pearl's use of a numeric keypad with SureType, but the keys are a bit more cramped than those of the 8700, initial reviewers said. There are said to be models available with or without a camera. The built-in GPS can be used with included navigation software for an extra monthly fee. It has voice-activated dialing, a speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0, a media player, and a microSD memory card slot, with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Wi-Fi. So far, Orange, Vodafone, and T-Mobile have all announced rollout plans for the device in Europe, while AT&T has an exclusive launch deal in the U.S. RIM's Competition The handset may be an improvement over previous BlackBerry models, but RIM now has other kinds of competition to worry about, particularly in the user-interface department. The company is rumored to be working on a complete interface overhaul with the BlackBerry 9000 series, but in the meantime Microsoft has launched Windows Mobile 6, and touch-screen phones areÂ on the way from Apple, Samsung (the Ultra Smart F700, announced ahead of 3GSM), and LG (the KE850 Prada phone). There are also other handsets such asÂ Samsung's BlackJackÂ that fall into a similar price bracket to the 8800 but offer 3G networking, something lacking in RIM's models. Push e-mail and GPS are also no longer unusual in higher-end handsets. "This handset will be extremely appealing to mobile professionals who have demanding work and social lives," said Charmaine Eggberry, RIM EMEA vice president and managing director, in a statement.
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Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are testing a cellphone system that turns your ordinary phone into a true companion/advisor.
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At the beginning of the Fall 2004 school year, 1700 students at the Berklee School of Music received PowerBook G4 laptops. They use the Mac laptops, now a requirement on the Berklee campus, to keep their coursework note-perfect. [Jan 04, 2005]
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Laptops and smart phones are at the head of the class for collegiate back-to-school shoppers.Photos: gadgets at the head of the class
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Research In Motion    has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as  its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candybar-shaped e-mail phone  stuffed with multimedia goodies, exposing itself to shoppers'  fickle tastes and competition from Apple Inc's  iPhone.
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New lineup of low-cost PCs includes with some multimedia capabilities.
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On August 1st, CNBC's first game show will premiere called "Fast Money MBA Challege." The show will focus on 32 business school students split up into teams that will compete against each other to win money for college. As of now there are 4 hou...
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Another classroom success story, thanks to the affordability and flexibility of Linux.
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NEW YORK -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. today unveiled a new version of its top-end e-mail phone for business users, replacing the signature side navigation wheel with a front trackball that first appeared last year on the consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl.
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College parties met business e-mail on Wednesday as Facebook Inc. said it is adding its social-networking platform to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices.
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By LISA VERNON-SPARKS  Journal Staff Writer  COVENTRY  - In at least one local school, the days of the traditional chalkboard are numbered.   This month, courtesy of Hewlett-Packard, Washington Oak Elementary School started using tablet PCs in five of its classroom.
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For a glimpse of the latest split between tradition and technology on campus, watch professor Tom Walsh illustrate his lecture with a jumbo piece of chalk on a blackboard while students take notes on laptops and hand-held computers.
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Executives who are longtime BlackBerry users will have to teach their right thumb some new tricks if they switch to a model introduced on Monday.
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Applying the legendary Mrs. B's business lessons to investing.
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Courses in corporate social responsibility are becoming a requirement at most B-schools. But can you teach an MBA to care about CSR?
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Here are CNET Reviews' top 10 items from the past week, including RIM's BlackBerry Pearl.