The media has well documented President Obama’s “addiction” to his BlackBerry, a Verizon Wireless 8830.  However, as the New York Times reported, for security reasons, the president must check his BlackBerry at the oval office door.  This won’t be easy for the new President.  In a recent interview with CNBC and the New York Times, President-Elect Obama noted: “I’m still clinging to my BlackBerry. They’re going to pry it out of my hands.”
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Last week’s CES exposition generated lots of buzz and excitement around the new Palm Pre, set to launch in the first half of 2009.  The excitement is understandable – if the Pre really includes all of the features touted during Palm’s CES showcase, gadget geeks who need a device for work, but also want one for play, may finally get their wish.  Here’s a look at what’s being promised and why, if the rumors are true, the Pre will fully hit the mark where other devices have missed:

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The competition in the smartphone market is extremely intense, and continues to heat up. I remember a time not too long ago where the only options for business users were Windows Mobile devices or Palm Treos. Sure, there was always the BlackBerry, but back then it was great for email but not much else. In this market it was easy for Microsoft to dominate, despite having a less than stellar offering. Even Palm made Windows Mobile the de facto operating system on its Treo 700 series devices.

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