RIM has just released a video preview of its upcoming BlackBerry OS update, 6.0. It certainly looks like a modern OS is it enough to keep diehard BlackBerry users from jumping ship to something a little more shiny and new? The most notable change in 6 besides the UI has to be the inclusion of a WebKit browser. But, again, I ask whether …
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comScore: Android’s Market Share Continues To Climb While Others Slip
ComScore has just released its numbers for May for U.S. smartphone owners over the age of 13. Wait. What does a 13-year-old need a smartphone for? According to comScore, 49.1 million Americans owned a smartphone from February to the end of May, which is an 8.1 percent increase from the previous three-month period ending in …
Virgin Mobile to Offer $35 Prepaid BlackBerry Plan
Newsflash! Plenty of people barely use any of their voice minutes any more. It’s all texting, e-mailing, and webbing (webbing, right?) nowadays. Virgin Mobile knows this and, as such, will soon offer an unbelievably aggressive BlackBerry plan.
Since Virgin Mobile is a prepaid operator (it uses Sprint’s network), you’ll have to …
BlackBerry 6 User Interface Demo Video Emerges
RIM has tapped the Black Eyed Peas’ Boom Boom Pow to show off its upcoming BlackBerry 6 operating system. A fashionable business lady, a man in a suit, and a kid at school all dance behind the transparent interface and push various buttons. It’s all very hard to watch. The final few seconds with the three of them in a B-Boy stance is the …
BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G Officially Outed
The annual BlackBerry hoopla known as WES kicks off today in Orlando and with it comes two new hardware announcements. Say hello to the Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G.
The Pearl 3G has actually been lurking around since Q4 of 2009 and it’s about as exciting as you’d expect. The revamped hardware falls in line with the general aesthetic …
What’s In Your Pocket?
I’ve been meaning to put this poll up, but haven’t had the time to really put it together until now. I’m curious to know what device you carry around and/or whether or not you give a damn about phone reviews since I have a stack of devices on my desk waiting to be reviewed. Is there a particular device you’re waiting to get? …
Free Stuff: 30-Day Free Trial of Thumbplay for Your BlackBerry
Gather round, children, for we have things to give away for free to you.
Today’s “Free Stuff” comes courtesy of Thumbplay, a streaming music service provider who happens to be beta testing a BlackBerry app. They dropped by the office the other week to show off their ‘wares and I was pleasantly surprised. Primarily because the …
The Daily Dose
Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
Today in Techland: Peter let us in on his initial thoughts of Blackberry’s Twitter app, (Hint: He didn’t love it.) Douglas brought us inside the fiftieth issue of Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s series DMZ, and Gary showed us the new God of War lll trailer.
And of course, in due festive fashion, we …
First Impressions: Official Twitter for BlackBerry App
RIM’s official Twitter app for BlackBerry devices has been rumored to be coming for the last few weeks. It was released into beta yesterday and I’ve been test-driving it for the last 24 hours. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s not very good and here’s why:
• It’s incredibly slow to load and each tab (timeline, @s, …
AT&T Slashes 50% Off Every BlackBerry
Starting this Friday, AT&T will be offering every BlackBerry at 50 percent off after a MIR and 2-year contract. I suggest the Bold 9700, which we reviewed a couple weeks back.
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The Five Greatest Gadgets of All Time
For reasons unknown to me I’ve been asked to declare what I presume to be the five greatest gadgets of all time. No simple task considering the vast number of gizmos and doodads that have been feverishly churned out over the last millennia. But we’re not talking about things that have had some revolutionary impact on society, you …
Cignias (who?) Launches NAO Music Docking Stations
I’ve never heard of Cignias, but the Toronto-based company will be formally announcing two “advanced wireless music stations” tomorrow morning. I’ll be telling you about them just because I can.
The NAO Symphony and Symphony Noir look like your run of the mill all-in-one iPod docking stations, but these ones allow you to …