Would a cross-platform version of BlackBerry Messenger benefit RIM? BlackBerry.com Research In Motion is said to be prepping cross-platform versions of its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) application for release later this year. According to multiple sources close to Boy Genius Report (BGR), an Android version “is definitely a go” with an iOS counterpart also on …

Just a few weeks after it updated its Android app, Twitter today sent out a major revamp of its free iPhone app to the iTunes App Store. As with most software updates, there are both good and bad changes here. The former definitely outweigh the latter, but Twitter needs to step in and correct one irritating addition. Here’s the full …

Verizon Wireless has the best wireless service in terms of phone call quality in many parts of the U.S., according to a J.D. Power and Associates survey released today. The semiannual study measures wireless call quality based on seven factors: dropped calls; static/interference; failed call connection on the first try; voice distortion; echoes; no immediate voicemail notification; and no immediate …

After it unveiled the new iPad 2 today in San Francisco, Apple also announced that iOS 4.3, the latest software version for the iPad and GSM iPhones, will be available for download March 11. Compared with iOS 4.2 the update doesn’t bring a lot of new features, but it offers all iPhone 4 owners the personal hot-spot feature that debuted …

Google apparently has used a kill switch to remove 21 malware-infected apps from both its Android Market and from people’s Android devices. Calling the Trojan the “mother of all Android malware,” enthusiast site Android Police said yesterday the infected apps were discovered by a Reddit user. That Reddit user found that pirated versions of legitimate apps were infected by a …

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is more than just the follow-up to one of our favourite phones, the Galaxy S. It’s a big-screen beauty with an awesome dual-core processor, and it’s likely to break speed limits as well as your bank balance. We’ve balled up everything that you need to know about the Galaxy S 2 into this tasty dumpling …

The Apple iPad 2. James Martin/CNET The wait is over for eager Apple fans wanting the next-generation iPad. At an invite-only event in San Francisco today, the company took the wraps off the iPad 2. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who is taking a leave of absence from the company, returned to unveil the new product, which is expected to be …

WASHINGTON–Hopes for a solution to the looming crisis in available radio spectrum for mobile broadband users were raised today. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced legislation aimed at solving some of the biggest threats to the mobile Internet, feeding hopes of bipartisan solutions for spectrum woes in an increasingly divided Congress. “The Reforming Airwaves by Developing …

The new iPad 2 will hit store shelves in the U.S. on March 11. If you’ve been waiting to see what Apple would put in the latest version of the hit tablet, here’s a quick FAQ that spells out some of the key features. It also is a quick guide to what’s new for the iPad 2 and how much …

Intermingled within Apple’s iPad 2 launch announcement today we got a glimpse of the new features available in the next iOS update, available March 11. Two standout features in the new update include a new Wi-Fi hotspot feature for iPhone 4, allowing users to share their 3G connectivity with other devices wirelessly, and a media streaming tool called Home Share. …