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BlackBerry looks for a fountain of youth and enlists College Humor
Mar 9th, 2012
RIM has hired Streeter Seidell and Amir Blumenfeld of College Humor to liven up the image of its troubled BlackBerry line of smartphones and tablets. As part of its 'New 2012 Challenge Council Project,' (which sounds like it was named by a foreign language translated random-word generator) the two comedians, best known for their popular web videos, will 'shut down BlackBerry trash talk once and for all,' according to the BBM Generation website. ... (Source: Digital Trends) -
Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, and said it will offer its once-popular BlackBerry Messenger service on iPhones and devices running ... (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot - barring his chief aid from the presidential race - may be just the opening act in Ahmadinejad's reinvention as a self-styl... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's prosecutor general ordered a prominent youth leader to be detained on Friday for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited anti-government violence, a security official said, in the latest case of a pro-democracy activist being held over similar charges. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Controversial fashion designer John Galliano, who was fired by Christian Dior over his anti-Semitic tirades, lost another job after Parsons The New School for Design canceled his workshop because he refused to have a "candid conversation" with students about his career. Last month, the college booked... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (AP) - Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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