Archive for July, 2010

Apple’s iPhone just got a second app store—one you do not need to jailbreak your phone to use. How exactly was this feat managed? Remember all of those web-based apps from 2007 before the iTunes app store was launched? Well, ingenious entrepreneurs Teck Chia, Flora Sun and Tim Wuu have created OpenAppMkt—an online store for ...

You may have noticed that despite all of the sneak peeks of BlackBerry OS 6 that have popped up from Research In Motion (RIM) and 3rd parties, there has been surprisingly little said about the new OS and software developers. That might be because there is still no software development kit (SDK) for them. Wait, ...

The BlackBerry Tablet has gotten confirmation from two unnamed sources and a rumored launch date of sometime in November. First reported by Bloomberg, the usual “people familiar with the company’s plans” provided the information. Apparently, the new tablet is going to be called the ‘BlackPad.’ A few previously reported rumors were also reaffirmed, including the ...

Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to work with India and presumably allow the country to access encrypted, personal BlackBerry information on its servers in Canada. The decision came after India threatened to shut down RIM’s operations in the country because its intelligence community was unable to intercept information and messages sent between BlackBerrys. India ...

Australian newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, has published a review of Apple’s new iPhone 4 and notes that while the ‘death grip’ problem is replicable, it did not cause calls to drop or negatively affect the smartphone’s user experience. This is certainly contrary to the media back in the United States, which has trying to rip ...

Another video of the coming BlackBerry Bold 9780 has emerged, showing even more of BlackBerry OS 6 in action. It is interesting as to how quickly this device is leaking out. First we got a picture, then more pictures, then a video appeared, and now this new video. All within the course of this week. ...

So once again Froyo has made itself into the news. Late last night Engadget got their hands on some highly confidential information about the update. The information was essentially for the internal workings of Sprint, giving launch details, update details and the given etc’s that come with internal documents. In a mad rush to get Froyo ...

It is looking like the next few months will be chalk filled with Froyo goodness and this blogger is not complaining. Samsung has recently went on a rampage with their Galaxy S line, releasing a different version to all major carriers in the US as well as releasing its unlocked version in other parts of ...

Awhile back there was some news that hit the stand about Best Buy getting into the wireless business. But more than just selling phones under ever carrier in the country, Best Buy went ahead and established its own service. The company known for cheap electronics is now in the mobile carrier business, and has teamed ...

Froyo the sweet deliciousness of an operating system is finally trickling out into the wilderness. It has been seen in the past, but only under rooted devices or the mother ship Nexus One. But the update is making its rounds and we see it make its way to Europe for the N1’s cousin the HTC ...

There is a lot of hubbub rambling around the internet lately about Microsoft’s new venture back into the mobile industry. They have called all men on deck in attempts to make WP7 most successful, with the backing of companies like Samsung, LG and Dell making the WP7 devices it seems like this ship is set ...

Here is a very interesting piece of news. Apparently, strange monolith-like displays are being set up in AT&T stores across the country. What they contain or will contain remains a mystery. AT&T is reportedly threatening to fire any of its store employees who joke about what might be inside, and the store employees themselves have ...

BlackBerry App World 2.0 is finally here, but only if you are a beta tester. No word yet on when this will roll out to the rest of us, but those lucky enough be a member of Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry Beta Zone have gotten their invites to play with it. Check out all ...

Research In Motion has purchased the domain name BlackPad.com, possibly as part of its initial actions to prepare for the coming of its still rumored BlackBerry Tablet. While the tablet still has not been spotted anywhere, the rumor mill has been building up a lot of still unverified information on it. However, a number of ...

Remember those pictures of the upcoming Bold 9780 running BlackBerry OS 6? I knew it would be only a matter of time until a video of the device surfaced. While it does not show off any new technical specs, it does give us a look at OS 6’s home screen and the new Webkit-based browser ...