The BlackBerry Curve 9320 Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced a stylish new smartphone for socially-connected customers. The new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9320 smartphone features all the core BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features that keep people connected, and it offers global 3G connectivity backed by long battery life to [...]
Was RIM behind the “Wake Up” protests outside that Australian Apple Store?
Last week, we told you about a bus load of protesters that pulled up to an Apple Store in Australia with signs that read, “Wake Up.” The group chanted the same two words in an attempt to portray iOS users as being mindless sleep hypnotized by the crew in Cupertino. An accompanying web site also [...]
LG mass producing flexible displays
LG has begun mass production of a flexible ‘e-Ink’ display that could end up in a mobile device as early as next month. The ridiculously high resolutions offered by Apple’s Retina display (and similar tech from Samsung) are just one take on the future of mobiel displays. At the other end of the scale are [...]
Apple working on iOS game controller
Apple is reportedly working on a game controller add-on for iOS devices that will help turn iPhones and iPads into serious gaming devices. There is no question that the iPhone (and the other iDevices) has had a transformative effect on gaming and the games market, bringing console-quality games to the palm of your hand. iOS [...]
Google patents ringback tone advertising
Google has filed what could be the most irritating patent in mobile phone history. The search giant has come up with an ingenious scheme to replace your phones ringback tone with targeted advertising. Oh Google. That whole “don’t be evil” thing looks good on paper but.. well, let’s see what you make of this. The Big G [...]
The new iPad launches in 10 countries
Apple’s eagerly awaited iPad 3 ‘new iPad’ launched today across 10 countries worldwide, bringing the 3rd generation tablet PC to eagerly awaiting fans across the globe. The new iPad is a dual-core CPU/quad-core GPU device that’s slightly heavier and thicker than the previous model, but comes equipped with the hotly-rumoured ‘Retina display’. The display runs [...]
Steel Media launches Quality Index for iPad
Parent company of Pocket Picks, Steel Media, has announced the expansion of its review aggregation site, Quality Index, to now encompass iPad app and game reviews. At the time of launch, over 100,000 iPad apps have been tracked by the new website, and the site currently boasts over 40,000 reviews taken from professional outlets such [...]
Nexus S to get Ice Cream Sandwich in next few weeks
Google may be helping to shepherd its new Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich) onto various manufacturers phones at the moment, but that doesn’t mean it has forgotten about its own. Owners of the last-gen Nexus S will soon be able to join the ICS party. The Nexus line is meant to be Gogle’s showcase [...]
Ice Cream Sandwich to come to Sony’s Xperia smartphones and tablets in Spring 2012
Sony looks to catch up with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, by updating its Xperia series of smartphones, as well as its S and P tablets, to the latest version of Android. From Spring 2012, Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich, will be launched over the device lines, though apparently the S and P tablets are [...]
Size up smartphones with Phone Size
Nifty new web tool Phone Size is a handy way of comparing the relative sizes of smartphones, so you can see how well they will fit your pocket or your palm. There is a definite trend towards bigger and bigger phones of late. Although Apple has kept the iPhone screen consistent between models, other manufacturers [...]
Digital distribution game storefront Steam comes to iOS and Android
Calling all PC gamers packing Android or iPhone devices. The digital game distribution platform Steam now has an app, courtesy of the good folks at Valve. The app, fairly obviously, won’t let you play your PC games on your phone, but it will let you natter away about high scores and such with your fellow [...]
Open webOS arriving in September
HP has announced that its webOS operating system will have a fully-working open source release as early as September, paving the way for developers to port it to other hardware platforms and potentially create entirely new operating systems based on it. When HP killed the TouchPad webOS tablet and discontinued its small line of webOS [...]
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Sony Music Unlimited Service on iOS As if Apple device touters aren’t happy the way enough with iTunes or Spotify or Radio. Sony Network Entertainment President Tim Schaaff seems to think there’s room for improvement, especially since he announced the early 2012 release of his company’s Music Unlimited streaming service. The service will enable you [...]
new Android Wikipad giving gamers glasses-free 3D 2012
A new Android powered tablet is looking to take a bite out of the 3DS’ market cake, by giving gamers glasses-free 3D. The tablet, dubbed the WikiPad, is 8 inches and comes packed with a gaming dock, meaning gamers have physical controls to go with the touchscreen. It’s powered by Android 4.0 (Ice Cream [...]
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