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We'd already gotten word of HP's new $40 million "Let's Do Amazing" ad campaign earlier today, but the company has just now rolled out its first series of ads to give us some indication of how all that money is being spent. Somewhat curiously, for an ad campaign partly intended to reintroduce the HP brand to consumers, the ads stray pretty far beyond HP's consumer products (including a trip to a UPS sorting facility and the Venetian's IT department), but we do at least get to see Dr. Dre extol the benefits of HP Beats audio -- not to mention a little beatboxing from Rhys Darby of "Flight of the Conchords," who serves as the host of the ads. Head on past the break to check out the Dre ad and HP's introduction video, and hit up the link below for the rest of the series.

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CrackBerry Slider Special


And we're back with another regularly-scheduled CrackBerry.com Podcast. The only issue is that we recorded our BlackBerry Slider special edition podcast last week and going into this week's show we didn't think we had all that much to cover. But have no fear, the Crack Team pulled through and talk about lots of stuff in this episode. We have a lot of fun too. Maybe too much fun. I'll keep it a surprise - take a listen. Oh, and just for good measure... here's a disclaimer. You know, in case you don't like some of the stuff we say. Consider it disclaimed. :)

PS. We've got a special treat below courtesy of Craig Johnston. If you love all things mobile (or just can't get enough of Craig's soothing voice) take a look!

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CrackBerry.com's feed sponsored by ShopCrackBerry.com. CrackBerry Podcast 049: Good Times. A Little TOO Good.

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Sure, you read reviews and take recommendations from friends before you buy a new cellphone, but have you ever stopped to consider what the inventor of the cellphone uses on a daily basis? C-SPAN has, and recently took the opportunity to ask the man himself, Marty Cooper, that very question during a wide-ranging interview. While Cooper said that he has used an iPhone previously, he recently passed it on to his grandson in favor of a Motorola Droid, which he says he chose because he wanted to get more experience with Android. But that's not all, Cooper also revealed that he carries a Jitterbug as well for when he just wants to make phone calls. Surprising for a pioneer of mobile technology? Not exactly, as Cooper actually co-founded Jitterbug with his wife, who he credits with inventing the phone. Head on past the break to watch the complete interview.

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Win a ticket to WES

RIM's big annual show, the Wireless Enterprise Symposium for BlackBerry Users (or WES) is coming up April 27th to 29th in Orlando, Florida. It's an enterprise/industry show rather than a consumer one, but it's always a great show and an awesome time. The only bad thing about WES is getting there - if you miss the early bird special, conference passes run for $1799.

Fortunately, the folks at Zenprise let us know about a little contest they're running that will give one lucky winner a free pass to attend WES and even up to $500 to cover air travel. To enter, simply become a fan of the Facebook Zenprise page and write your funniest end user smartphone support story on the wall. If you decide to do a video post and win, they'll also reimburse the winner up to $500 for air travel. Be sure to jump over the fan page for full details.

Bla1ze, Adam and myself will be at WES 2010 this year so if you're a CrackBerry reader and end up winning be sure to let us know. We can meet up for a roundof Campari (on Adam.. suckah!).

CrackBerry.com's feed sponsored by ShopCrackBerry.com. Want to go to WES 2010 but don't have the $$ to buy a ticket? Zenprise is giving you the chance to win one!