Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Research in Motion, Maker of the BlackBerry, Says Sales More Than Double. Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail pager, said sales surged as it enlisted cellphone service providers in Europe and Asia to offer its products. By By BLOOMBERG NEWS. [NYT > Technology] Bravo! 11:53:41 PM

Washington Post Company Buys Slate Magazine. The sale completes Slate's transformation from an experiment in the new media in 1996 to a respected brand name in journalism. By By DAVID CARR. [NYT > Technology] ------------------------------ I've read Slate avidly since it first came out.  It never was much of a Microsoft stooge, and therein lay its value.  Yet I wonder if the Washington Post will keep up its traditiona of iconoclastic observtion of the news and society. 11:52:26 PM