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Just several days ago, the Peek was being offered for $299 with lifetime service.  In efforts to commemorate the historical inauguration of President Barack Obama, the Peek has been put on sale again, not with lifetime service, but with an interesting twist.  The first part of the deal is that… Continue Reading »

When President Elect Barack Obama takes office on the 20th, the most influential BlackBerry user on the planet right now will have to get rid of his Blackberry.  The reason for this is that due to certain federal regulations the new president must dispose of any potentially compromised communication and… Continue Reading »

Verizon Wireless has suspended several employees it says accessed call records belonging to a now inactive phone owned by President-Elect Barack Obama.  The employees will not be paid during their suspension and are under investigation. “We apologize to President-elect Obama and will work to keep the trust our customers place… Continue Reading »

Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States has spawned a new malware attack.  Scammers wasted no time sending out e-mails with links to a video of the victory speech he gave the night of the election.  The link takes the user to a site called America.gov,… Continue Reading »

Sure, we don’t typically cover politics on Gadgetell.  But when a candidate clearly comes into our territory, it’s fair-game.  Senator Barack Obama’s campaign has announced plans to announce his vice presidential running-mate before the Democratic National Convention.  So that means they’ll go on the news and announce it there, right? … Continue Reading »

There is one image from Barack Obama’s standing-room-only political rallies that I haven’t seen yet in the ubiquitous campaign coverage. Maybe I missed it, but I doubt that the sight of thousands of people holding up their cell phones and punching in a five-digit text code so his campaign would… Continue Reading »