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Last we had heard from the government of India regarding lawful interception of BlackBerry data is that they had partial access to BBM data, and RIM had provided an interim solution that bought them another two months as of a few weeks ago. India is now giving RIM until January 31 2011 to test out…
NPD just recently released their newest report about the big guns of the smartphone market, and if you’ve yet to see the trend forming, this report will easily show you what’s going on – spoiler, Android is the big winner. The 3rd quarter of 2010 saw Android skyrocket, BlackBerry sliding, and Apple surfing on flat…
We had heard rumbling before that Apple would use Near-Field Communication technology with its iPhone for things like mobile payments and remotes but a new rumor suggests the iPhone 5 will use this tech for strong remote computing. If you don’t know, NFC is a short-range wireless technology which enables quick and secure transfers of…
Tabbed browsing is a much-needed feature these days to quickly access the pages you have open, and for the most part, it’s stayed the same throughout many devices from computers to tablets to smartphones. Some implementations are nicer on the eyes than others, whereas some require multiple button taps to just to access your currently…
Our friends over at PhoneArena have nabbed some leaked pages from Verizon and this indicates that the Samsung Continuum, Zeal and the Motorola Citrus will be hitting the nation’s largest carrier Nov. 11. We’ve already heard about the Samsung Continuum and it’s an odd Galaxy S device which will have multiple screens. You’ll be a…
In addition to four new handsets, T-Mobile also unveiled new tiered data plans and a new WiFi-sharing and tethering option for select smartphones. Customers with a smartphone will now be able to chose an affordable $10 plan that includes 250MB of data. This $10 plan requires a new two-year contract or a two-year contract extension. A…
Are you the type that buys carbon credits or recycles every last bit of material in your home? The Samsung Evergreen for AT&T just might be the feature phone for you. It has a full QWERTY keyboard with a 2.4-inch screen, and it’s 3G capable, too. 70% of this phone is from post-consumer recycled materials,…
The tablet wars are in full swing and ViewSonic has introduced a pair of Android-based tablets to take on the Apple iPad and slew of other tablets coming out. The company will soon bring out the ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 and, as the name implies, these will have a 7-inch or 10-inch screen. Unlike…
Tim Pettitt, Senior Product Manager at Palm, has confirmed in a product demo that they’ll be shipping the GSM Pre 2 direct to consumers as well as through the usual carrier channels. So far, Verizon is the only confirmed carrier, but we have an inkling that AT&T and Rogers will also be offering the Palm…
It may only have one device on one carrier in the U.S., but Apple has taken the lead in smartphone market share here. Android holds the lead in terms of smartphone OS market share in the U.S. with 44%, but that’s no surprise given its available on a number of handsets with nearly every carrier…