The BlackBerry PlayBook is barely even a prototype and there’s already speculation about who exactly will pay for the 7-inch tablet. Will it be business users taking advantage of RIM’s secure e-mail and corporate IT policies? Or will it be consumers in the market for a powerful, attractive tablet? A spokesperson for BlackBerry-maker RIM shared …
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Now playing: Watch this: Get your files anywhere 2:19 SugarSync, Dropbox, and Box.net all have several things in common. They’re freemium cloud-syncing services that let you upload files to download again elsewhere; they all have free apps for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android smartphones; and they’re all featured in this week’s episode of Tap That App. Check out our video to …
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The BlackBerry Torch may be the only of RIM’s smartphones on the market to currently run the new OS 6 operating system, but that’s not stopping the company from showcasing several handsets running OS 6 at the Developer Conference in San Francisco this week. We took a look at OS 6 powering the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and 9650, the Curve …
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Despite the hopes of many, Mozilla made it official today that it will not develop a standalone Firefox browser for the iPhone. Instead, the browser-maker will continue to pour resources into Firefox Home for iPhone, its browser companion app. Mozilla said in a blog post: “People have asked about adding more browserlike features to Firefox Home, but there are technical …
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For years, BlackBerry Messenger has been one of those native apps that has flown a little bit under the radar. RIM’s announcement today at its third-annual BlackBerry Developer conference shines a brighter light on the peer-to-peer communications platform, and grants it more social skills. The new BlackBerry Messenger platform will now allow applications like those in the Blackberry App World …
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There may be a category of business apps on the iPad, but most people I’ve spoken with struggle to see how a tablet is currently relevant as a standalone business device the way that a laptop or even a smartphone is. Fuze Box (operated by CallWave) is attempting to bridge the gap with Fuze Meeting HD, a free audio conferencing …
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You may remember us lamenting the lack of 4G coverage here in San Francisco (and even inconsistent 3G coverage in some pockets), but all that changed when Nicole noticed the 4G WiMax indicator pop up on her Sprint Overdrive device. MetroPCS had its share of 4G news, too, this week, when it opened an LTE network in Las Vegas. This …
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The Sonim XP3 Quest isn’t your typical cell phone. CNET We may refer to the proliferation of glossy black and silver matte cell phones as “sleek” or “professional.” But let’s face it: most phones on the market are a neutral-toned, rounded-corner flood of design sameness. Since fitting in isn’t for everyone, we rounded up 10 cell phones and smartphones that …
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It wasn’t long ago we saw the Samsung Intercept hop into Sprint’s lineup, and now it’s set to do it again with Virgin Mobile. While an entry-level Android device, the smartphone will make a more notable splash as a prepaid handset with Virgin Mobile for the simple reason that the Intercept is the carrier’s first Android phone. We found the …
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Two months ago, Firefox debuted Firefox Home, a companion app for iPhone that syncs open browser tabs, browsing history, and passwords across the mobile phone and Web. Today, an update to Firefox Home for iPhone adds three small but notable enhancements. First, the update tweaks the app’s search bar so it now seeks out a URL that you’ve never visited …
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