My new Blackberry 8700c can be charged via a plain old USB cable attached to a PC. Yay! But unless you install the 35MB of Blackberry desktop software onto your laptop, the device rejects the charge. Boo!

I’m guessing that the software somehow regulates the voltage going out of the USB port, which I suppose is reasonable. It’s too bad Blackberry won’t allow you to choose to risk it in case of emergency. And it’s too bad Blackberry won’t let you download a small file rather than the 35MB monster for when, say, you’re away for Memorial Day Weekend and only have a dial-up connection.

[Note to potential burglars: While we’re away, Chuck Norris is staying in our house, and he’s coming down off a sugar high so you do not want to mess with him.] [Tags: whines blackberry chuck_norris]

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