hough the dog seems to have lost his way, the kid is around, with a BlackBerry this time. In the latest Hutch commercial for the Hutch-BlackBerry handset, the faithful little pug is conspicuously absent, while the kid extols the virtues of the handset (wireless access to email and the Internet).

The commercial manages to skilfully twist the proposition of the BlackBerry solution. It has minimal visuals, as a child's voice talks about all the accessories that enable his father to work efficiently. He talks about the electric shaver, the air conditioner and sundry other gadgets that keep his father involved with work and, therefore, away from the family. Till he comes to the BlackBerry, with the accompanying visual of a beach chair, which ensures that daddy can stay away from the office and spend time with the family. ... more