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BlackBerry Mobile Devices

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Police to Teach Smartphone Users to Not Be So Dumb

    ​Believe it or not, the number of people being beaten and stabbed on Muni is on the decline -- for now. Perhaps that's because crooks have decided that stealing smartphones from inattentive Muni riders is an easier and therefore more appealing crime.Smartphone crime is on the rise, which should co ... More >>

  • Music

    February 15, 2012

    Bouncer Communes with the Pinatas at the Latin American Club

    ​Believe it or not, the number of people being beaten and stabbed on Muni is on the decline -- for now. Perhaps that's because crooks have decided that stealing smartphones from inattentive Muni riders is an easier and therefore more appealing crime.Smartphone crime is on the rise, which should co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    India Wants Facebook to Prescreen User Content

    ​Sometimes it's hard to refrain from going libertarian. Okay, not really, but whenever governments try to pass or enforce absolutely clueless, sledgehammer-blunt laws governing the Internet, it's a challenge not to simply give up hope that enough politicians will ever understand the basic concepts ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    R.I.P. DJ Mehdi, Prolific French Electronic and Hip-Hop Producer

    ​ DJ Mehdi, one of the leading figures in French hip-hop and electronic music over the past decade, died tragically on Tuesday at age 34. According to reports, he was on the roof of his house in Paris with friends, throwing a birthday party for fellow DJ and sometime collaborator Riton. During ... More >>

  • Film

    August 31, 2011

    "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy": Aggressively Stupid Sex Comedy

    ​ DJ Mehdi, one of the leading figures in French hip-hop and electronic music over the past decade, died tragically on Tuesday at age 34. According to reports, he was on the roof of his house in Paris with friends, throwing a birthday party for fellow DJ and sometime collaborator Riton. During ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Graffiti Attacks Cops for BART Shootings

    Ouch.​Graffiti on public transit is usually lame, giving riders no aesthetic reward for the mechanics who have to clean it off on the taxpayers' dime. But as I zoomed under the streets of the FiDi this morning on BART, I was caught offguard by the salty wit of this particular statement. Forgive my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Hilarious: Local Rappers Erk Tha Jerk and LoveRance Beef on Twitter Days Before They Gig Together

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  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Odd Future's San Francisco Show Postponed After Tyler Breaks His Foot

    .bbpBox82647114571726848 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/159183467/unicorn_jumping_fire.jpg) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Cellphone Companies Already Warn Customers of Radiation Risks

    Try speaker phone ...​Never one to shy away from fringe crusades, San Francisco Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) is pushing legislation to make San Francisco's law that requires retailers to inform consumers of possible risks of cellphone use, mandatory statewide.And it turns out that cellphone co ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    The Subversive Beauty of tUnE-yArDs

    Try speaker phone ...​Never one to shy away from fringe crusades, San Francisco Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) is pushing legislation to make San Francisco's law that requires retailers to inform consumers of possible risks of cellphone use, mandatory statewide.And it turns out that cellphone co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    In Print: the Subversive Beauty of tUnE-yArDs, Del the Funky Homosapien's Trip to Hip-Hop's Past, and More

    Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs​ From SF Weekly's latest print music section: On tUnE-yArDs: Welcome to the edge of experimental pop in 2011. Garbus has just seen the release of tUne-yArDs' second album, w h o k i l l, which seems all but certain to accelerate her rise from DIY curiosity into one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Google Maps Says It's Not to Blame for Pedestrian Hit by Car

    Google the phrase "common sense"​If Google maps led you off a cliff, would you jump?Well, if you did make the plunge and got hurt in the process, the Bay Area media giant claims it wouldn't be at fault. Google is finding itself at the center of a bizarre and never ending lawsuit where a pedestria ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Seven Things You Probably Didn't Know About Green Day Before Billie Joe Armstrong Got Twitter

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  • Film

    November 10, 2010

    "Morning Glory": Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford light up a morning TV show

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  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Director Judd Apatow Talks Filmmaking, Pee Wee Herman, and S.F. (VIDEO)

    ​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

  • News

    October 6, 2010

    Mobile app measures cellphone radiation

    ​Back in September, we gave our readers a chance to interview director Judd Apatow-- the man behind the TV show Freaks and Geeks, and director of movies like Knocked Up and The Forty Year Old Virgin. Readers sent in three sample questions they would ask Apatow, and we picked the ones we liked best ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Study Finds Many iPhone Users Are Tea Party Supporters (Really)

    Apple's iPhone: The preferred mobile device of semi-literate morons​We certainly wouldn't have seen this one coming. A poll released today by the tech policy group CALinnovates.org reveals that iPhone users -- whom we would have firmly placed in the same consumer class as those who sip lattes and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Worried About Cell Phone Radiation? There's an App for That.

    WARNING! CODE RED!​This June, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to require retailers to post information about how much radiation cell phones emit. Now, an Israeli company is capitalizing on the as-yet-unjustified anxiety surrounding cell phone radiation and allowing phone u ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2010

    Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up

    WARNING! CODE RED!​This June, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to require retailers to post information about how much radiation cell phones emit. Now, an Israeli company is capitalizing on the as-yet-unjustified anxiety surrounding cell phone radiation and allowing phone u ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    An App for Drinks and Apps

    WARNING! CODE RED!​This June, San Francisco became the first city in the United States to require retailers to post information about how much radiation cell phones emit. Now, an Israeli company is capitalizing on the as-yet-unjustified anxiety surrounding cell phone radiation and allowing phone u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Will Lil Wayne's Stardom Survive Lockup? Look To 10 Other Jailed Rappers

    RJ Shaughnessy​Lil Wayne, perhaps the most commercially successful and critically-lauded rapper of the past few years, was recently granted a reprieve from his date with destiny. Due to be sentenced on February 9th after pleading guilty to gun possession, the proceedings have been delayed until Ma ... More >>

  • Film

    January 6, 2010

    Leap Year: No luck among the Irish

    RJ Shaughnessy​Lil Wayne, perhaps the most commercially successful and critically-lauded rapper of the past few years, was recently granted a reprieve from his date with destiny. Due to be sentenced on February 9th after pleading guilty to gun possession, the proceedings have been delayed until Ma ... More >>

  • Film

    September 2, 2009

    Mike Judge goes back to work with Extract

    RJ Shaughnessy​Lil Wayne, perhaps the most commercially successful and critically-lauded rapper of the past few years, was recently granted a reprieve from his date with destiny. Due to be sentenced on February 9th after pleading guilty to gun possession, the proceedings have been delayed until Ma ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 24, 2009

    A literary road trip up the Mendonoma coast

    RJ Shaughnessy​Lil Wayne, perhaps the most commercially successful and critically-lauded rapper of the past few years, was recently granted a reprieve from his date with destiny. Due to be sentenced on February 9th after pleading guilty to gun possession, the proceedings have been delayed until Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Producer of Disastrous Great American Food and Music Fest Hasn't Slept Since Saturday

    shaunandjenny/FlickrCan you say 'clusterf**k'?A co-producer of last weekend's trainwreck Great American Food and Music Fest began to cry as he talked to SFoodie about his life since Saturday. "I haven't slept," said Jim Lewi from his home office in Southern California, describing how he's personally ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2009

    Busy Busy

    shaunandjenny/FlickrCan you say 'clusterf**k'?A co-producer of last weekend's trainwreck Great American Food and Music Fest began to cry as he talked to SFoodie about his life since Saturday. "I haven't slept," said Jim Lewi from his home office in Southern California, describing how he's personally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    How Could Progressive Coalition Shatter? Let Us Count the Ways

    Will it be the House of Harmony or the House of Pain? The answer is: Yes. Progressive Supervisors banded together last week to elect a compromise-candidate Board President, which raises a crucial question: "Since when have progressives compromised on anything?" In a town that views compromise ... More >>

  • Film

    October 8, 2008

    Lies We Can Believe In

    Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

  • Culture

    October 1, 2008

    All You Can Eat serves up empty calories

    Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

  • Music

    June 18, 2008

    N.E.R.D.

    Seeing Sounds (Star Trak/Interscope)

  • News

    April 9, 2008

    Whistleblower

    By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Palm Bitch-slaps BlackBerry in WSJ Ad Today

    By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Having Trouble Sleeping? It Might Be Cell Phone Radiation

    By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    Milking It: Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn And SFist's Open Casting Call

    By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2007

    Sprint Blackberry 8830 Import Contacts: How To

    By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2007

    Prince's Planet Earth CD Review: Purple Drizzle

    By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  • Music

    May 9, 2007

    Slap Happy: the last honest man in town loads his BlackBerry with B.S.

    By most accounts, David Kessler's four years as UCSF's medical school dean were a rip-roaring success. So why was he fired?

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2006

    Get Out of Town, Already

    Leave the BlackBerry home this year -- break out of vacation deprivation and relax

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2005

    Fitness Gurus: What's Hot for 2005

    Core training and other exercise regimens you might actually follow

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    And a Teen Shall Lead Them

    How 15-year-old Ben Casnocha brought e-government to Cupertino, Menlo Park, Burbank, and other cities across California

  • Dining

    November 5, 2003

    Slight of Hand

    Embracing eccentrics, unmasking friends, and doing the "BlackBerry prayer."

  • News

    April 5, 2000

    Dog Bites

    Summer in the City; I See Dead People; Worker's Playtime

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