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BlackBerry subs top three million

WATERLOO - Ever been in a meeting where all you can hear down the table is the muffled clicking of thumbs doing the talking? That’s the BlackBerry for you. Today, the device’s manufacturer, Research In Motion (RIM) announced that more than three million subscribers world wide are now using the “crackberry,” as it’s come to be called due to its addictive nature, with one million subscribers added in just the less than six months. This milestone demonstrates the rapidly growing popularity of BlackBerry and follows another six months of intense activity with RIM and its partners, including various new product...