RIM’s stock climbed today in reaction to some rare positive news. Goldman Sachs analyst Simona Jankowski increased her rating on RIM stock to “Buy” from “Neutral” today after saying that there’s a “30 percent chance” the company’s BlackBerry 10 smartphones will be successful, the Associated Press reported. A one-in-three chance isn’t all that much to …
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Sprint will begin charging Nextel iDEN customers who do not upgrade to Sprint’s CDMA push-to-talk service an extra $10 a month starting in January. The move is apparently designed to encourage customers migrate from the iDEN network, which Sprint plans to shut down on June 30, 2013. The charge will not apply to CDMA customers. “Customers that migrate prior to …
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Be warned: the smart TV you bought this year will be well and truly obsolete by 2015. And the new ones will be running Android. (Credit: LG) Andrew Ladbroke is an analyst with Informa Telecoms and Media, and one of the authors of the recent smart TV forecast. He took to the Informa company blog with some very interesting predictions …
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Sony will “loan” an Ultra HD player with 10 movies loaded to anyone in the US who buys its $24,000 TV. (Credit: Sarah Tew) We reported recently that Sony had promised the “world’s first 4K Ultra HD delivery solution” to anyone buying its 84-inch Ultra HD TV. Then we reported that it was for people purchasing in the US only. …
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The Aussie video-on-demand service has sacked one third of its workforce as it awaits an announcement about new funding. (Credit: Sony; Quickflix) The Australian Financial Review is reporting that Quickflix — the closest thing we have in Australia to Netflix — has slashed one third of its staff as it hits a cash crunch, with just AU$2.2 million in the …
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It’s been about 18 months since I first wrote about Zapd, a clever app that lets you build simple, attractive Web sites using nothing more than your iPhone. Why would you want to do that? To chronicle something cool, of course, like a wedding, vacation, party, or even a work project. I mean, your photos are already in the phone, …
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EE has bumped up the data in your 4G deals — but only for 4G dongles, not 4G phones. Each mobile broadband deal has had its data allowance increased by around 60 per cent, with no change in the monthly price, but the controversial phone plans remain unchanged. The starting 2GB allowance for your mobile broadband has been bumped up …
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As if its slumping market share figures aren’t enough, Research In Motion has found itself in some legal trouble with Nokia. A Swedish arbitrator has ruled that RIM is “in breach of contract and is not entitled to manufacture or sell WLAN products without first agreeing [on] royalties with Nokia.” If such a royalty agreement is not made, Nokia could …
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Amazon’s Appstore is now available in Japan. Amazon announced the news today, saying that the application marketplace includes both popular worldwide apps, such as “Fruit Ninja” and “Cut the Rope,” as well as Japanese favorites like “Mushroom Garden.” The e-retailer has been making a significant push for the Japanese market as of late. Last month, Amazon launched its Kindle Store …
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It’s nothing personal, Camera Launcher for Nexus 7. Promise. Jason Cipriani/CNET Downloading apps, especially free apps, can be quite addictive. You see a random free app featured on a blog, linked to in a tweet or mentioned by a friend and you promptly download it. You soon realize the app adds no real value to your life, so you delete …
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