Forget Disney World, this week the only world that matters in Florida is BlackBerry World. We imagine there’s a parade every hour on the hour, topped off with a man in a giant Mike Lazaridis costume storming off. Sadly, that may remain a dream, but one thing that’s very real is BlackBerry 7, the latest …
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May, 2011
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3 May
RIM, Microsoft ally in smartphone wars
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage Tuesday morning at Research In Motion’s Blackberry World conference in Orlando, Fla. to announce a new partnership between the computing giant and RIM, several reports indicate. Starting today, Microsoft’s Bing search and maps applications will be integrated into BlackBerry phones at the operating system level, said Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg via his Twitter …
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3 May
BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 are thinnest BB blowers yet
Prepare to be Bold over. It’s the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the new smart phone from Research In Motion. The 9900 and its identical US cousin the 9930 introduce the new BlackBerry 7 software in the thinnest BB blower ever. The new Bold is battened down in a brushed stainless steel frame with high-gloss, glass-weave backplate. How do you weave glass? …
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3 May
National Geographic Xplorer: Costly convenience
The National Geographic Xplorer may not look like much beyond its rugged exterior (and neat flashlight button!), but hidden within the rough ‘n’ tumble feature phone is a special SIM card that makes the Xplorer a certain traveler’s ideal companion. The Talk Abroad service imbues the SIM with both a U.S. and U.K. phone number, which helps North American sojourners …
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3 May
PETA launches app in response to ‘Dog Wars’
PETA’s new iPhone app PETA Animal rights group PETA has unveiled its own iPhone app as a way to counteract what it sees as the animal cruelty expressed in an Android app that pits dogs against each other. Originally dubbed “Dog Wars,” the app, made by Kage Games and found on the Android Market, touted itself as a way to …
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3 May
BlackBerry 7 OS brings NFC support, better browsing
Research In Motion (RIM) kicked off its annual BlackBerry World conference with the unveiling of the BlackBerry 7 operating system, which will ship on the company’s new BlackBerry Bold 9900. (Credit: RIM) RIM says that its revamped mobile OS is a “performance driven” platform, and promises easier navigation through its Liquid Graphics interface, as well as faster, richer graphics performance …
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3 May
Sprint readying low
Sprint’s Galaxy S lineup is set to grow by at least one more handset now that a new Samsung phone has appeared in FCC documents. Already, we know a few details for the SPH-D600. It promises a 320×480 HVGA display, a 3.1-megapixel camera (or higher), and WiMax capability. According to Pocketnow.com, this unnamed handset features a sliding QWERTY keyboard and …
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2 May
BlackBerry PlayBook gets video chat, Facebook apps
When CNET reviewed the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook, we found a number of things to like about the tablet, but the selection of apps was certainly not one of them. The number of available apps is still pretty meager, but we’re thrilled to see that RIM announced new video chat and Facebook applications for the PlayBook today at BlackBerry World 2011. …
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2 May
RIM unveils BlackBerry Bold 9900, 9930
Research In Motion today introduced the latest additions to its Bold series of smartphones, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the BlackBerry Bold 9930. The devices look very much like the company’s traditional QWERTY handsets, but throw a 2.8-inch, VGA (640×480) capacitive touch screen into the mix. They will also run the latest BlackBerry 7 OS, which brings support for …
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2 May
Consumer Reports: White iPhone 4 is not thicker than original
Consumer Reports Just after the white iPhone 4 was finally released, a flurry of reports from the people who first received their white iPhones said the newest iPhone was thicker than the original, black iPhone 4. Now, a report from Consumer Reports says that’s not the case. Who’s right? According to a recent article from Boy Genius Report, Consumer Reports …
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