Although this is my first post for BlackBerry Cool, let me start by saying, “This is not my first rodeo!” My company REGARD is the longest standing BlackBerry partner dating back to 1998 when BlackBerry was still a seasonal fruit. Over the past dozen years, there are few products or services in the BlackBerry business ecosystem that we haven’t sold or at least tried selling. In the late 90’s, we configured farms of desktop redirectors before BES, Lotus Notes to Exchange connectors, installations, massive deployment projects, upgrades, BES Admin & Help Desk training, colored holsters, accessories, T-support, R-Support, BES licenses, CAL licenses, email & BES hosting, custom app development, 3rd party apps…you name it…REGARD has been there and done that! In some cases, we sold products because there was a need and RIM had not yet come up with a solutions

As we roll into the long weekend, we’re finishing up the week with another heck of a CrackBerry Deal of the Day… Mobiscope for BlackBerry ! From Shape Services , Mobiscope normally sells for $29.95 but until midnight CST tonight you can grab it for half price - $14.97! Not familiar with Mobiscope? You can view the video above for a walk through, and read on for the details: Mobiscope allows you to view video from webcams directly on your BlackBerry - for home surveillance or just for fun! Enjoy real time webcam video and audio streams on your mobile; get motion detection alerts over email; any web/IP cam support

At the moment, there are three major bidders for Nortel’s technology: RIM, Nokia and MatlinPatterson. RIM’s bid exceeds the leading bid by $375 million and Nortel is still dragging its feet

Canada has recently passed a new Investment Canada Act which gives the Cabinet the power to block a foreign corporate takeover in the interests of national security. While it may not be clear what constitutes “national security,” the Nortel auction is a clear example of where this act can be applied.

Bonnie and Clyde Freestyle picture copyright of Tricia Gosingtian and Dae Lee It’s no secret that a slow response to the digital age has caused serious problems for the music industry in recent years.