Blackberrys for police criticised

The National Audit Office criticises an £80m Home Office programme to equip police forces with Blackberrys and other mobile devices.

Is Twitter More Addictive Than Booze? [Studies]

# studies Are we constantly checking our phones because we're assholes or addicts? The Guardian reports on a new study that used BlackBerrys to measure the willpower of its subjects. Researches found that participants were mostly able to resist the impulses to drink, fuck, and even sleep. Twitter, email, and other forms of media, however, were simply too strong. More »

Summary Box: South Africans most active tweeters

NEW RESEARCH: Young people tweeting from BlackBerrys and iPhones are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa.

BlackBerrys are fine, problem is marketing, new CEO says

Perception is everything. At least that's what Research In Motion's new CEO Thorsten Heins says in assessing what's wrong with RIM's line of BlackBerry phones and tablets — the products are fine, they just haven't been marketed properly.

Jailed for three years: Man who used BlackBerry to encourage friends to riot

A man who tried to encourage hundreds of people to riot during the summer has been jailed for three years and three months.