"The good news is we can easily obtain root on these devices and the bad is there is no control over it," alepzhain states. "RAM dump, kernel code injection and others could be possible via app installation from Play Store. It certainly exists many ways to do that but Samsung give[s] an easy way to exploit. This security hole is dangerous and expose phone[s] to malicious apps."
Sure RIM Enterprise Solutions are expensive but if you can assure me better Security and I know there is last chance of My Data getting Stolen I will go for RIM every singletime for the Enterprise.
Its good to see some real Hardcore Blackberry Fans still out there!
For what its worth Blackberry Phones are regarded as Luxury -aspirational Phones in Large Parts of Asia and Africa today.
What most Americans routinely miss out on is this-Outside of America nobody gives Career Subsidies to consumers to Buy Super-Expensive Phones.
In such an environment Buying an Exhorbitantly Priced (and not smoothly compatible with Existing Set of Devices on Windows or Nokia)-Iphone is beyond Stupid.
And many Asian and African consumers Agree.
I have a strong feeling if more Telecom Firms in the US follow in the direction of T-Mobile(cancel all Phone Subsidies);Iphone sales will fall further more often than not to be replaced by Blackberries or Samsungs.
1. Android CAN be a security mess, though. I've never heard of a Trojan galloping onto my laptop by syncing my BlackBerry.
2. It depends on the IT department, but from what I understand, it's simpler to just have one device and run an Enterprise server.
3. My carrier doesn't seem to offer a Droid with a physical keyboard.
5. Yes, but when you look at my BlackBerry, you don't automatically think of some punk kid checking Facebook or texting. And I need that credibility boost, because I still get carded at the liquor store. (And for the record, I do not have the Facebook app on my BlackBerry. Too distracting.)
6. Reading e-books is something I do, too. It comes in handy when I'm waiting at the doctor's or for school pickup. It's games like Angry Birds and other cute apps that would drive me to distraction.
8. BlackBerry Messenger also now allows you to make VoIP calls over WiFi.
9. I've seen cracked screen BlackBerrys functioning very well, too. Cosmetically, it may get dinged terribly, but it still works.
10. I also hope this will inspire more people to adopt BlackBerrys. They are fantastic phones.
Christine: Re Drop box for Blackberry: I use Google Docs for the writing projects and the memos. Do you know of anyone who has successfully migrated the memos to something more useful off the BB..? I have over 400 (!)
I can't live without the physical keyboard because I email a LOT on my device, and I also use the Dropbox app to work on writing projects while I'm killing time at the doctor's office, waiting for school dismissal, etc. For me, it's just easier to have that physical keyboard and use both thumbs for typing.
I am in full agreement as a long time Blackberry user (I had the first one in 2000 and every model since) that they are a wonderful tool. Now the only thing that keeps me as a user is the keyboard.....sad but true.
"I primarily text only one person, but we text each other frequently. Fortunately, we both have BlackBerrys, so we can text each other through BBM and save money, because we use our data plans instead of the text messages allotted us by our mobile phone company. That feature alone has probably paid for the cost of my BlackBerry."
This feature has now become a common feature since messengers like Whatsapp and viber are here... you can easily interact with your family and friends for free even if the sender and recipient do not own the same smart phone brands.
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