CrackBerry.com Podcast [Video] http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris "Bla1ze" Parsons, and Craig Johnston bring you all the latest and greatest BlackBerry, BBX, and PlayBook news and views! Feeder 2.3.7(2.3.7); Mac OS X Version 10.8.2 (Build 12C3012) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Mobile Nations Kevin Michaluk (kevin@crackberry.com) Rene Ritchie (rene@mobilenations.com) Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:44:53 -0500 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:44:53 -0500 http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcastshttp://www.mobilenations.com/broadcasting/podcast_crackberry_144.jpgCrackBerry.com Podcast [Video] Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons CrackBerry.com Podcast [Video] Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris "Bla1ze" Parsons, and Craig Johnston bring you all the latest and greatest BlackBerry, BBX, and PlayBook news and views! blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry no no Mobile Nationsblackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberryTechnology/Gadgetsrene@mobilenations.comMichaluk, Zeis, Parsons CrackBerry 93 [Video]: It's a party in a podcast with lots of BlackBerry love http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:00:39 -0500 9ECFC083-F90E-49AA-9A00-976A60D9A96F Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Simon Sage, Chris Parsons In this episode the CrackBerry team talks about all of the BlackBerry 10 craziness of the past month. It's a must-listen episode you won't want to miss. In this episode the CrackBerry team talks about all of the BlackBerry 10 craziness of the past month. It's a must-listen episode you won't want to miss. no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 92 [Video]: Glorious BlackBerry 10 L-Series Leaks http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:42:11 -0500 A2E3DCFC-5CEA-4CE6-A973-F4E321BADA98 Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski, Simon Sage, Chris Parsons, Rene Ritchie Kevin, Adam, Umi, Simon, Bla1ze, and Rene talk BBJam Asia, L-Series leaks, and the future of BlackBerry. Listen in! Kevin, Adam, Umi, Simon, Bla1ze, and Rene talk BBJam Asia, L-Series leaks, and the future of BlackBerry. Listen in! no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 91 [Video]: Rusty, Ranty and a whole lot of fun! http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:11:36 -0400 BDA71794-99A0-4B05-A8AA-AE88D2FC4582 Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski, Chris Parsons, Craig Johnston, Rene Ritchie It's been a long time since we've recorded a CrackBerry podcast, so we were a little rusty going into this one. But with a six person cast and a whole lot to talk about, we caught up on all the BlackBerry news and rumors floating around. It's been a long time since we've recorded a CrackBerry podcast, so we were a little rusty going into this one. But with a six person cast and a whole lot to talk about, we caught up on all the BlackBerry news and rumors floating around. It's another must watch episode! no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 90 [Video]: Sunglasses, Free T-Shirts, Cigarettes, Hair and BlackBerry 10 http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:12:13 -0400 69E0F01E-2DDA-4C2E-81FC-7224F9E60DFC Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski, Chris Parsons It's been a while since we've recorded a show, so we decided to fire things up early this morning for some good 'ole family fun. Then Bla1ze joined the show with sunglasses on and cigarette in mouth, so things went a little downhill from there. It's been a while since we've recorded a show, so we decided to fire things up early this morning for some good 'ole family fun. That was the plan anyways... and then Bla1ze joined the show with sunglasses on and cigarette in mouth, so things went a little downhill from there. Kevin's hair gets in the way a bit too, but we do talk alot about BlackBerry, specifically BlackBerry 10, and to salvage things we decide to run an impromptu podcast contest where you can win a free BlackBerry By Choice t-shirt (your choice of PG or Hardcore)! You'll have to listen in for all the details. And between and beyond all that we cover a lot more topics, including the newly-announced 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook, the aftermath of the RIM's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and more! no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 89 [Video]: RIM's 2012 AGM http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:01:26 -0400 9718C648-3C4F-452A-A2E3-B7B695EE2CC7 Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski, Chris Parsons, Rene Ritchie Yesterday RIM held their 2012 Annual General Meeting for shareholders and Kevin, Chris Umiastowski, Bla1ze, Rene and Adam were on hand to weigh in with our thoughts and answer some questions from the chatroom. Yesterday RIM held their 2012 Annual General Meeting for shareholders and Kevin, Chris Umiastowski, Bla1ze, Rene and Adam were on hand to weigh in with our thoughts and answer some questions from the chatroom. Just as Chris summed things up, there wasn't really anything new brought to light that we didn't know already. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins talked a bit on the BlackBerry 10 delays and RIM's financial situation, but for consumers (and BB geeks) there wasn't really anything new to take away. no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 88 [Video]: Crying for BlackBerry http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:45:51 -0400 576A82A9-56C9-4C04-A618-96FED7DE6CFA Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski If you missed RIM's Live Webcast of their Q1 2013 Earnings Call, you can catch it right here along with CrackBerry commentary by me, Chris Umiastowski and Adam Zeis. If you missed RIM's Live Webcast of their Q1 2013 Earnings Call, you can catch it right here along with CrackBerry commentary by me, Chris Umiastowski and Adam Zeis. Adam's newborn Cassidy even makes her podcast debut towards the end of the show, where she chimes in with some tears. Clearly, she's crying for BlackBerry knowing it will be 2013 before she gets her hands on a BlackBerry 10 phone. no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 87 [Video]: Lipstick on a hot chick http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:02:29 -0400 5B777616-BFB9-460E-9A83-65A4CD26A0F5 Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski, Craig Johnston, Chris Parsons We talk lots on BlackBerry 10 of course, weighing in with our thoughts on all the demo videos and photos we have been seeing the last week coming out of BlackBerry 10 Jam events. And we cover a LOT more than that on this one. BlackBerry People get out of bed and do, so we fired things up this morning for CrackBerry Podcast episode 087. Good 'ole Craig Johnston joined us today, so we caught up with him on his thoughts from BlackBerry World especially focusing on Mobile Fusion and BlackBerry Balance. We talk lots on BlackBerry 10 of course, weighing in with our thoughts on all the demo videos and photos we have been seeing the last week coming out of BlackBerry 10 Jam events. And we cover a LOT more than that on this one. It was a fun, high energy show, so you'll want to listen. As for Lipstick on a Hot Chick... well... you'll just have to tune into the show to figure out how we came up with that as name for this episode. no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 86 [Video]: RIM CEO provides update about BlackBerry business; Kevin keeps his shirt on and drinks Campari http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Wed, 30 May 2012 14:10:16 -0400 9D2488E8-7BEA-4460-B839-595CF7C15530 Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski, Chris Parsons Kevin, Adam, Bla1ze, and Chris Umi talk BlackBerry 10 and how the RIMPIRE can strike back. Following yesterday's Business Update by RIM's CEO Thorsten Heins, I figured we'd better follow up fast with a CrackBerry Podcast to sound off on all the news. It sure is a weird and challenging time in BlackBerry history. Honestly, I'm soooo excited for BlackBerry 10 and what it promises to deliver, yet at the same time we're dealing with RIM being in a tougher spot than we're used to seeing as far as business operations go. The next few months leading up to the launch of BlackBerry 10 are going to be interesting to say the least, as things will likely be even more challenging for the company until the new generation products hit the market. no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 83 [Video]: RIM's not dead, Kevin wins the Internet http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts As promised, we recorded a CrackBerry podcast today to discuss all of the news and fallout surrounding yesterday's Q4 earnings announcement by RIM. We've seen a lot of straight up bad news reporting over the last 24 hours since CEO Thorsten Heins spoke on the investors call which took a lot of statements at partial value (no, RIM is not abandoning the consumer market and no, the company is not getting sold off tomorrow - reporters need to learn to wait until a call is done before writing their stories). We've also seen a mix of reactions on the blogosphere today at both extremes, with titles ranging from RIM is Dead to It's Time to Believe in RIM Again. Fun stuff. On CrackBerry we gave a straight up assessment of RIM's weak results, and appreciated Heins' matter of fact way in speaking about them and the challenges ahead.

We spend the first half of the show talking about why RIM isn't dead just yet. Between yesterday and today nothing has really changed for RIM. The challenges and work to be done are the same as they have been for the past several months. They need to keep the RIM boat afloat on BlackBerry 7 and service revenue streams for a couple more wavy quarters while they bring BlackBerry 10 to market. With cash in the bank, despite slowing sales they still have time to execute on their already in motion plans. BlackBerry 10 phones are going to need rock solid hardware, software, apps and some carrier love to make a splash and set things up for a comeback, but even if things don't go quite to plan we think RIM's Plan B can keep them fighting in the mobile space. You'll definitely want to listen in.

Following up all the State of BlackBerry discussion, I give my podcast review of the Porsche Design P'9981 BlackBerry, and from there I "WIN THE INTERNET" by guessing at how RIM is going to incorporate "tiles/widgets" into BlackBerry 10. We start looking forward to BlackBerry World and BlackBerry Jam as well, and talk about that sexy BlackBerry 10 alpha hardware that RIM is going to give out (guess who's already touched it?!).

Adam, Chris Umi and Craig join me for this one. Hit play and let's Rock & Roll This! Enjoy the show.

]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:09:06 -0400 68EEDFF3-FC81-43C5-A654-A55BBBA2667A Kevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris Umiastowski, Craig Johnston As promised, we recorded a CrackBerry podcast today to discuss all As promised, we recorded a CrackBerry podcast today to discuss all of the news and fallout surrounding yesterday's Q4 earnings announcement by RIM. We've seen a lot of straight up bad news reporting over the last 24 hours since CEO Thorsten Heins spoke on the investors call which took a lot of statements at partial value (no, RIM is not abandoning the consumer market and no, the company is not getting sold off tomorrow - reporters need to learn to wait until a call is done before writing their stories). We've also seen a mix of reactions on the blogosphere today at both extremes, with titles ranging from RIM is Dead to It's Time to Believe in RIM Again. Fun stuff. On CrackBerry we gave a straight up assessment of RIM's weak results, and appreciated Heins' matter of fact way in speaking about them and the challenges ahead. We spend the first half of the show talking about why RIM isn't dead just yet. Between yesterday and today nothing has really changed for RIM. The challenges and work to be done are the same as they have been for the past several months. They need to keep the RIM boat afloat on BlackBerry 7 and service revenue streams for a couple more wavy quarters while they bring BlackBerry 10 to market. With cash in the bank, despite slowing sales they still have time to execute on their already in motion plans. BlackBerry 10 phones are going to need rock solid hardware, software, apps and some carrier love to make a splash and set things up for a comeback, but even if things don't go quite to plan we think RIM's Plan B can keep them fighting in the mobile space. You'll definitely want to listen in. Following up all the State of BlackBerry discussion, I give my podcast review of the Porsche Design P'9981 BlackBerry, and from there I "WIN THE INTERNET" by guessing at how RIM is going to incorporate "tiles/widgets" into BlackBerry 10. We start looking forward to BlackBerry World and BlackBerry Jam as well, and talk about that sexy BlackBerry 10 alpha hardware that RIM is going to give out (guess who's already touched it?!). Adam, Chris Umi and Craig join me for this one. Hit play and let's Rock & Roll This! Enjoy the show. no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 82 [Video]: Back on Track! http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:48:35 -0400 EC52564C-164F-46CA-9B79-A10175F272A4 Kevin, Adam, Chris U, and Bla1ze are back to talk CES, RIM's new CEO, BlackBerry 10, and all the news. Listen in! Kevin, Adam, Chris U, and Bla1ze are back to talk CES, RIM's new CEO, BlackBerry 10, and all the news. Listen in! no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)Michaluk, Zeis, Parsonsblackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 82 [Video]: RIM Conference call w/ Thorsten Heins, the new CEO leading the BlackBerry way! http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts As of 21 hours ago we had no plans to record a CrackBerry Podcast today, but with news yesterday evening that Research In Motion has a new CEO we just had to. We got up early this morning for the RIM Conference call featuring Thorsten Heins, our new Fearless Leader of BlackBerry Nation. We kick things off above listening in to the call.... the visuals here are a little boring on the video (you can watch Kevin, Adam, Chris Umi and Simon in our early morning states), but the audio is solid and interesting. Thorsten did a great job on the call.

After the call at 28m35s we jump into our standard CrackBerry podcast and talk about the management changes at RIM and what it all means. Definitely a historic podcast and one to watch!

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:37:24 -0500 789D1B21-D340-46A9-8C8D-AD9E222D6F37 With news yesterday evening that Research In Motion has a new CEO we just had to do a podcast. We got up early this morning for the RIM Conference call featuring Thorsten Heins, our new Fearless Leader of BlackBerry Nation. As of 21 hours ago we had no plans to record a CrackBerry Podcast today, but with news yesterday evening that Research In Motion has a new CEO we just had to. We got up early this morning for the RIM Conference call featuring Thorsten Heins, our new Fearless Leader of BlackBerry Nation. We kick things off above listening in to the call.... the visuals here are a little boring on the video (you can watch Kevin, Adam, Chris Umi and Simon in our early morning states), but the audio is solid and interesting. Thorsten did a great job on the call. After the call at 28m35s we jump into our standard CrackBerry podcast and talk about the management changes at RIM and what it all means. Definitely a historic podcast and one to watch! no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)Michaluk, Zeis, Parsonsblackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 81 [Video]: 2011 year in review http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:35:21 -0500 18428FDF-A52D-4D9D-B0E8-736644C7D68F no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)CrackBerry.com Podcast [Video]Michaluk, Zeis, ParsonsKevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris "Bla1ze" Parsons, and Craig Johnston bring you all the latest and greatest BlackBerry, BBX, and PlayBook news and views!blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 80 [Video]: 2011 BlackBerry gift guides http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:45:52 -0500 2A792708-A5BA-41BA-84A0-86B3A1987417 no rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons)CrackBerry.com Podcast [Video]Michaluk, Zeis, ParsonsKevin Michaluk, Adam Zeis, Chris "Bla1ze" Parsons, and Craig Johnston bring you all the latest and greatest BlackBerry, BBX, and PlayBook news and views!blackberry,bold,storm,torch,playbook,rim,bbm,bbx,curve,blackberry,messenger,bis,bes,enterprise,communication,crackberry CrackBerry 79 [Video]: Good Enough http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons) Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:25:01 -0500 3b559d347c4e4dcca1f3c4447874e87b Mobile Nations In this episode we talk PlayBook OS 2.0 delays, the BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry p9981, RIM's stock price and more! In this episode we talk PlayBook OS 2.0 delays, the BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry p9981, RIM's stock price and more! podcast,fire,google,amazon,kindle,android no CrackBerry 78 [Video]: Outages and DevCon! http://crackberry.com/crack-team/podcasts rene@mobilenations.com (Michaluk, Zeis, Parsons) Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:29:45 -0500 8eaac54f32768c906dd695f047450ed1 Mobile Nations In this episode we talk about the BlackBerry Service Outage and all of the news (and lack of news) coming out of BlackBerry DevCon 2011. This is a must-listen show! In this episode we talk about the BlackBerry Service Outage and all of the news (and lack of news) coming out of BlackBerry DevCon 2011. This is a must-listen show! ice,cream,galaxy,samsung,sandwich,nexus,android,ics no Michaluk, Zeis, ParsonsnonadultCrackBerry.com Podcast [Video]