You don't have to hand all of your data over to Google and Microsoft in exchange for basic services like email and calendaring. There's a better option, one that gives you control over your data and privacy: Apostrophy Services! It seems like no matter where you turn, the online services we depend on every day are more-and-more hoovering up our data to advertise to us — or worse, to sell it to anybody that'll buy. It's one thing when it's your search history, but it's something else entirely when that data includes all of your email and cloud storage. Shouldn't that be extra secure, safe fro ..read more

It's not quite a smartphone, but it could be a fun side project for the tinkering crowd. Sometimes you just can't top perfection. What Frankenstein's monster madness is this? The classic BlackBerry keyboard has a new life, with the Q20 Classic's keys getting ripped out of its 9-year-old frame and attached to a palm-sized board with a Raspberry Pi Zero and a monocrhome e-paper display. It's the creation of tech entrepreneur Eric Migicovsky — a name you may recognize from the Pebble smartwatch and the InPulse before it. And it has quite the name: Beepberry. Now before you get excited that ..read more

Ready for a blast from the past?! MrMobile is taking us back in time with his retro review of the BlackBerry Style!! While not a widely popular model due to its limited carrier release, this BlackBerry was the bee's knees with its flip design and QWERTY keyboard and oh so PURPLE color scheme. But let's be real, the real star of the show is MrMobile himself! He put his storytelling skills to use and takes us on a trip down memory lane. You're going to be feeling all kinds of BlackBerry and CrackBerry nostalgia when you hit play on this one. Huge thanks to Michael Fisher aka Captain2Phones aka ..read more

Want to see the new BlackBerry movie with all your best CrackBerry friends? DARN RIGHT YOU DO. Attend a CrackBerry-hosted Early Screening of the BlackBerry Movie in New York City, Chicago and... maybe your city on May 11th, 2023 What Up CrackBerry Fam?! I have some FUN NEWS to share and I hope you've not made any plans for May 11th. You did? Cancel them, we've got something else going on! The BlackBerry Movie officially opens in theatres on May 12th, but I had a chance to watch it last week. It was… AWESOME. Way funnier than I expected with a lot of suspense… it brought back so much BlackBerr ..read more

The trailer for the new BLACKBERRY movie is here and it's looking the like the movie will definitely be worth watching! My phone has been blowing up with messages since the trailer for the new BLACKBERRY movie dropped on YouTube earlier today, with CrackBerry and BlackBerry friends of old reaching out to make sure I saw it. We've heard rumblings about this movie for a while now, and I've honestly been avoiding reading the early reviews or digging into it more out of some fear it was going to give off cringeworthy vibes and sour some of my fond memories of BlackBerry past. Turns out I was wayy ..read more

Nomad makes sine truly excellent accessories for Apple devices, and the newest editions of their Sport Case for iPhone and Sport Band for Apple Watch are amazing — and amazingly yellow. My eeeyyyyyessss Nomad has made some of my favorite accessories to go with my iPhone and Apple Watch, and the latest limited edition colors for their iPhone Sport Case and Apple Watch Sport Band are no exception — not to mention they are incredibly yellow. I mean, just look at that yellow. The new color is called "High Volta", and, well, it's the kind of intense yellow I would expect to see on a high voltage ..read more

Stop me if you've heard this one before: Samsung's new top-end Galaxy S23 lineup features a 6.1-inch smartphone, a bigger 6.6-inch S23+, and an even-larger Galaxy S23 Ultra that goes all-out on the cameras. Stop me if you've heard this one before: Samsung's new top-end Galaxy S23 lineup features a 6.1-inch smartphone, a bigger 6.6-inch S23+, and an even-larger Galaxy S23 Ultra that goes all-out on the cameras. This year's new flagships from Samsung hit man of the same notes from last year, offering incremental improvements over the S22 line. It's mostly a modest spec bump across the board, a ..read more

The moment ChatGPT was unveiled the outcome for education was obvious: students were absolutely going to use it. But does it count as cheating? The arrival of powerful AI tools poses a huge question for education: are they cheating, or just tools? Technology has revolutionized education time and time again over the past few decades. The rise of the internet put the world's information at the fingertips of students, affordable laptops brought advanced personal tools into the classroom, and now AI tools like ChatGPT are quickly proving to be a disruptive force. Educators around the world are s ..read more

Can a showerhead with Bluetooth and aromatherapy tablets really make that much of a difference? To find out, I got wet for science. My sense of smell is absolutely garbage. It's actually pretty helpful in situations where a bad whiff will send others recoiling, but it has excluded me from some of the supposedly finer olfactory experiences. My dad's big on cologne, and has often tried to get me to try some, to no avail. I picked up a lemon balm at a community plant swap last summer. If I rub a leaf between my thumb and and index finger, and jam them up my nostrils, I can get the sense of "Oh ..read more

Identity theft often goes through an unexpected route: conning the carrier. Go Talk Wireless wants to stamp out SIM swap fraud at the source. An interview with the CEO of the security-focused MVNO Go Talk. Identity theft is not a joke. Millions of families suffer every year. And the most pernicious form attacks those of us that thought we were doing the right thing: SIM swap fraud. For years, security experts have urged regular people to take better care of their personal information security. Simple steps like just having a different password for every account can only go so far — once some ..read more