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The source of a video showing a BlackBerry PlayBook outside the vigilant auspices of RIM PR and marketing has suggested the three price points of the upcoming tablet. Apparently the version with 8 gigabytes of storage is going for $399, the 16 gigabyte one for $499 (both under $500 as promised) and the 32 gigabyte…
Back in October, we caught a glimpse of President Obama signing an iPad. He did so at a rally in Seattle, Washington… and the crowd was going wild for him, to say the very least. With the maiden ‘iPad signing’ in the books, I was wondering how long it would take for a second signing…
It was back in September when we got an information AT&T is launching the TerreStar GENUS. So I was kinda surprised to see just how long it took TerreStar to actually release the device to the general public. Anyway, the satellite-cellular hybrid smartphone is now available for purchase through Simplexity and as you can presume…
In an effort to bring its latest smartphones, Nokia C7 and C6-01, closer to the general public – Nokia is organizing a Twitter Café on Tuesday, November 30th from 9.00am to 10.00am (I assume it’s GMT+1). Among Nokia people who will participated, we find Niilo Alfthan, Senior Design Manager, Smartphones (@NiiloatNokia); Tomas Ivaskevicius, Nokia C7…
Many people tend to forget that one of the most important reasons for Apple’s present success in the market isn’t necessarily their products, but their iTunes desktop client that makes purchasing and organizing content easy as can be. Now yes, iTunes 10.1 is starting to feel a bit long in the tooth, but it still…
Although it has already managed to move 1 million Optimus One units, LG doesn’t want to stop there. Hence the Korean company is teaming up with the model, actress and Playboy girl Kelly Brook to help them promote the popular mid-range Android smartphone. According to Marketing Magazine, LG believes that the device fits with Brook’s…
Nokia has issued a new updated (firmware version 52.005) for its highly-popular E72 smartphone. It’s a small update, addressing few things like: Changes in timezones Adobe Reader updated to version 2.5.202 Default system start date changed (11/10/2010) Clock time font changed — after a previous update (v51) made it appear smaller Device Management fix Keypad…
Swype for Symbian beta is no longer an app for English-speaking Nokia touchscreen smartphone owners, only. Those speaking European French, German and Polish are now welcome to jump on board as well and type much faster on their smartphones. Before installing a new language pack, make sure that the main Swype application is installed first…
O2 in the UK has a nice deal on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, offering the Android-powered smartphone for free on two-year long 10 GBP a month contract. In other words, 240 GBP will not only buy you Sony Ericsson’s mid-range device, but also get you some minutes along the way. In other words, this…
A company called Snapp! Designs launched iDigger – an archeological game for the iOS device users where the player can use archeological tools to discover fossilized bones of the T-Rex dinosaur. And it’s not just a game since educational features are also included in the mix. The story line goes like this (from the press…