RIM’s BlackBerry e-mail service was offline earlier today for users across the Europe, Middle East, Africa. But service has since been restored, according to the company. Research In Motion confirmed the outage in a tweet earlier today and said that services should now be up and running again. A spokesman for RIM sent CNET the …
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New products and growing consumer demand could trigger a surge in global tablet shipments to 117 million for 2012, according to IDC. The new forecast is an increase over IDC’s previous prediction, which was looking for tablet shipments of 107 million for the year. Peering over the horizon, the research firm now expects shipments to reach 166 million next year, …
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AT&T mobile subscribers in Seattle and Portland can now grab their own slice of LTE. The carrier announced today that it has turned the switch on its high-speed network for customers in both cities. That brings AT&T’s total number of LTE-enabled markets to 72. Earlier this month, the company activated 4G LTE access in Anchorage, Alaska, Bakersfield, Calif., Jacksonville, Fla., …
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Consumers awaiting Samsung’s Galaxy S4 may face a longer wait than reported yesterday. The Korean handset maker today denied rumors that the next Galaxy S phone would launch next March. Loosely translated from the Korean, Samsung’s Twitter post stated: “Please note that some media reported speculation that the Galaxy S3 subsequent models will be released in a simple rumor is …
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Android 4.1 may be heading to Samsung’s Galaxy S3 as early as next month. Samsung has confirmed the Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S3 as soon as October, according to a story from CNET UK. The company reportedly told CNET UK directly that “the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system will be available on the Galaxy S3 from October.” …
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Samsung believes its Galaxy S3 is on its way to more than 30 million in global sales by year’s end, according to a report from the Yonhap News Agency. Samsung’s IT and mobile unit chief Shin Jong-kyun announced the forecast to reporters today at the company’s offices in Seoul. This tidbit comes on the heels of news that Samsung sold …
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Nokia may offer entry-level Windows Phone 7.5 devices by year’s end, according to DigiTimes. Citing the usual “industry sources,” DigiTimes said the new phones would be aimed at consumers in emerging markets, who are considered more price-sensitive. The hardware requirements for Windows Phone 8 are stricter than those for its predecessor, demanding a dual-core processor and support for near-field communication …
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Apple continues to be the industry’s top device maker, at least in the number of ad impressions recorded by Millennial Media for its September Mobile Mix report. For the second quarter of 2012, Apple took home a leading 31 percent of all ad impressions (the number of times an ad is displayed). The iPhone retained its top spot among the …
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Owners of virtually all Nokia Lumia phones will be able to discover local businesses via the company’s new City Lens augmented reality. Shown off by Nokia last week, City Lens overlays nearby businesses on the screen when you point your phone in their direction. Tapping a specific business reveals full details, including contact information, reviews, walking distance, and directions. Though …
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Nokia committed a major gaffe in promoting its Lumia 920, and now the company says it’s trying to figure out why. Last week, the company unveiled its new Windows 8 Phone handsets, with the Lumia 920 starring as its flagship device. Touting the phone’s optical image stabilization (OIS), Nokia released a promotional clip supposedly comparing video shot by the 920 …
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