June 20, 2013

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RIM Buys “TAT” Swedish UI Software Developer

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The famous BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced the deal on December 7, 2010, Toronto that they are buying Sweden’s The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) which specializes in developing software that lets smart phone users personalize their device the way they like. The unique software designed by TAT is found on 15 percent of all [...]

Truphone Introduces Desktop Application; Replacing the Name “Truphone” to “TRU”

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Truphone is going beyond mobile by launching a desktop application that brings the same benefits the company’s mobile users can already enjoy to a computer near you. VoIP telco Truphone have released a desktop app to allow pay-as-you-go VoIP calling from PCs, Macs and Linux. Truphone, In other words, using the Truphone application on your [...]

Window Phone 7 for ScoreMobile to be Released Early in 2011

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Canadian based Score Media has announced that ScoreMobile will be available for Windows Phone 7 during the first quarter of 2011. the app will be a welcome addition to any new Windows Phone 7 user looking to get the latest sporting news. Dale Fallon, director of the mobile division of Score Media, said the following: [...]

The WHERE Brings “Local Discovery Apps” for iOS and Androids

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Location media company “WHERE” launched its new local discovery service that “empowers and inspires people to discover their next favorite place.” At the moment, the mobile application is available for the iPhone and Android-powered devices, with release on BlackBerry and other major platforms (though we’re not sure which platforms) expected by year’s close. WHERE’s key [...]

WordPress to Create Windows Phone 7 App for Blogging?

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Good news for WordPress fans with a Windows Phone handset. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, is rumored to be working on an official WordPress client for your mobile platform. After posting an opening upon their jobs board in July, it looks like Automattic (the company behind WordPress) is quietly building a Windows Phone 7 app. [...]

“BlackBerry Empathy”- A New Concept from RIM

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RIM has announced a new concept phone, the BlackBerry Empathy that displays the moods of your contacts. It would work by connecting the device to a biometric ring (mood ring) that would monitor and transmit your mood in real time. The designers were required to integrate an interface into the handset which combines human emotions [...]

Bell and Virgin Mobile now brings BlackBerry Torch 9800 in red

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Bell Canada and Virgin Mobile are now offering the BlackBerry Torch 9800 in red. All of the specs remain the same as does the pricing which starts at $179.95 with a 3 year contract and runs as high as $599.95 with no contract. With the newest finger-centric OS and the WebKit based browser, the device [...]

BlackBerry “PlayBook” -Starting price $399?

The BlackBerry PlayBook is RIM’s answer to Apple’s iPad, as well as to a nice range of tablet PCs that run under Google’s Android operating system, and every one expects for the company to price the slate accordingly. There is a fresh news of the Blackberry Playbook price from MobilityInsider who claims that there will [...]

Verizon announces “Black Friday” offers- starting Today

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The nation’s largest mobile carrier Verizon has posted a Black Friday promo on their website and those searching for an Android or a BlackBerry device during the year’s most hectic shopping day will be in luck. Even though Verizon tagged the offer as part of Black Friday, the deal is being offered as of now [...]

“BlackBerry Bold 9780″-available at AT&T soon?

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The new BlackBerry Bold 9780 seems to be making its way to AT&T . T-Mobile first put the BlackBerry 9780 up on its site. The newest addition to the Bold lineup, the 9780 carries a notable upgrade to BlackBerry OS 6 along with a higher-resolution camera and 512MB RAM. A video of an AT&T-branded Bold [...]

Amazon Kindle App now Available for PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry or Android

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Now Amazon Kindle books can be read on Kindle devices and also Amzon also released free Kindle reading apps for iPad, iPod, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry and Android-based devices. Users can now snugly sift out a book in the Kindle Store, select ‘Give as a Gift’ and send their gift to anyone with an email [...]

2011:The Age of Tablets !

With the thriving success of Apple’s iPad with over 4 million units sold, since its launch in April, the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has joined major players in the electronics industry to rush into the market with their versions of the tablet. After the huge success of the iPad, all major hardware vendors [...]