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Day two with the stunning new layout, here at PinStack and I'm really enjoying it. Somewhat of an entirely new experience. The feeling I get is one of a vast space for us to expand, and grow endlessly. A very open ended opportunity to not only continue to enjoy our BlackBerry experience, but also share our experiences with other makes and models.

I'm sure that many other Stackers are like myself and have other brands and types of smartphones that we typically avoided talking about ...

I've always said that every day is a new day. And today is just one more reminder of that. When I signed into PinStack today I was greeted by the new look of the site, as Hayden once again brings PinStack forward as the cutting edge site for BlackBerrys, and other smartphones. This exciting new look reflects the continual thinking, planning and execution of our founder Hayden James.

Over the last year I have watched as this site has morphed from BlackBerry's only to a full fledged ...

As we move forward into 2009, it promises to be a very exciting year in the field of wireless mobile communications. Setting aside the specifics of our current BlackBerry models and those of the competing smart phones, there has never been a better, more exciting time to be involved in this field. When I take ten paces back, stop and look around at the big picture globally I see an amazing amount of creativity, invention, and new technologies being embraced.

2009 promises to be the ...

The very word "hybrid" conjures up images in my mind's eye of the Toyota Prius, and other hybrid cars. Recently I read an article that in the last 60 days, sales of the ever popular Prius are down 50%. What a shocker that was. Especially since I'm a car enthusiast that follows the industry very closely. While I have no desire to own a Prius, I still find that concept and how it's been embraced by the public rather fascinating. Since it's very inception the Prius has continually sold out, ...

2008 has certainly been a milestone year in so many ways. PinStack has experienced significant growth as well as a fresh new look, as Hayden continues to develop this world class site. His tireless efforts, brilliant creativity and positive influence on the entire BlackBerry community has been a great benefit to us all. Since joining in 2006, the changes and improvements that I have witnessed here are stunning. PinStack has gone from being "One of the Best BlackBerry Forums" to the top ...

I'm writing this blog entry from my newest BlackBerry Bold, using Opera Mini. Talk about change, wow this is quite an experience. For those of you already familiar with Opera Mini on your BlackBerry it's old hat. For me on the other hand, it's all fresh & new. My first impression is quite positive, as unlike using the default BlackBerry browser, Opera Mini displays larger text making this a lot easier on the eyes. Not only that but I'm not having to write in a little window. While using my "old" ...

Microsoft BlackBerry

Those two words on the same line seem so strange to me. And yet that could be the future for the device so many of us rely on every single day. Lately the rumor seems to be gathering steam. What a thought! Microsoft buys RIM.

Talk about the 800lb. gorilla in the room, if there ever was one it's certainly Microsoft. A company so influential that with one swift move they could own RIM. Then what? The possibilities are endless, both positive & ...

This new crop of mostly high end BlackBerrys that have been released over the last few months have had a significant impact on the "BlackBerry Experience". Some have been fairly good and others have made more of a negative impact than any prior model, and by a very wide margin. One problem they have all shared is the incomplete and underperforming Operating System. A problem so vast that OS updates began to appear immediately and have continued to be pushed out in a rapid fire style with ...

It's not like we all have the exact same wants, needs or preferences, so why compare? I'm listening to myself when I say this, as it's all too easy for any of us to compare our devices. Rather than compare, why not celebrate the choices, the differences available to us and simply enjoy what we end up choosing.

Speaking solely for myself, I'm such an enthusiastic tech guy with so much curiosity and a burning desire to experience all I can, that I'm always researching, buying, testing, ...

I was joking in a post the other day that the new BlackBerry's come in Kit Form, you know "some assembly required". The label on the box reading "For Children With Technical Skill From 18 to 50"..ha..ha..ha. Pretty funny. Or is it?

I have never seen anything like this in recent times. Set aside the fact that I received not one, or two, but five defective BlackBerry Bolds before getting one that was built right from a hardware standpoint. And one that would boot up, ...