The BlackBerry is a popular cell phone model made by the Canadian Technology company Research In Motion. Because the BlackBerry is capable of doing much more than simply telephone calls, it is classified as being a smartphone. Consequently, the BlackBerry phones have been a smash hit in the business community. Lets take a look at some of the colourful features built-in to the BlackBerry. (more…)

Cell phone users beware. Receiving a text message (sms) on your cellular phone may just become a whole lot more expensive. Two of Canada’s telecommunication giants plan to bring in a new levy on incoming text messages effective in August. Both Bell and Telus are planning to impose the new fee, which many feel is absolutely unfair. Prior to this announcement, there has never been a fee to receive a text message on your phone. Customers have only ever been charged for outgoing messages. All incoming messages were free with Bell, Telus, and Rogers. So in the old system it would cost you to send, but it was free to receive. However, it looks like things will be changing very shortly as both Bell and Telus are implementing this new “cash grab.” (more…)

Text Messages have become an extremely popular method of communication. 2 people each with Cellular Phones can conveniently stay in touch by entering a small text message on their keypad. Cellular phone providers offer this service to their customers, usually for a small fee to send, and free to receive. It’s called the Short Message Service (SMS). (more…)