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Today at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, RIM announced that they will be opening up some developer options in BlackBerry Messenger, their handheld-only instant messaging client. By tying applications to BBM, developers will be able to take advantage of the chat, contacts, profiles, file transfer, groups, and invitation functions offered. One example included was multiplayer gaming,…
Research In Motion is trying to bolster its developer environment in hopes that it will become on par with the Apple App Store and the Android Market. The BlackBerry maker introduced some analytic tools and an Eclipse plug-in for Mac OS to help in these efforts. There are already third-party analytics options for app developers…
Sharp, along with many other companies, is getting into the Android game and bringing some tablets powered by the Google mobile operating system to market. The Sharp Galopagos tablets are being marketed as e-book readers, but should have much more functionality than any Kindle or Nook out there. There will be two models, a 5.5…
The Apple iAd mobile advertising platform could prove to be a masterstroke by the iPhone maker, as new research from IDC suggests the new platform is gaining market share from its rivals. The research indicates that the Apple iAd mobile advertiser will finish with 21% of the nascent mobile ad market. Google is expected to…
We’re here in San Francisco for RIM’s BlackBerry DevCon 2010 and waiting for the BlackBerry maker to kick off their opening keynote. Being a developer’s conference, we’re expecting to see some interesting new services and tools for developers. RIM is looking to take their App World applications store to the next level, and that means…
We first caught a glimpse of the BlackBerry Style 9670 back in April, a new form factor for RIM – a clamshell phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Now the Style 9670 has popped up within Sprint’s internal system, so it’s just a matter of time before it becomes available. After all, it did just…
There’s been plenty of custom ROMs out for the Nexus One for some time now but you’ve likely never seen something like this before. The MIUI ROM, brought to you by some awesome Chinese Android developers, is a Froyo-based ROM that looks like a mix between iOS and Android with some nice customizations. Almost everything…
Verizon confirmed the launch details for the R2-D2 edition of the Motorola DROID 2. The Star Wars branded handset will be available starting September 30th for $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year customer agreement. The Star Wars branding, though irresistibly geeky, will cost you an extra $50 over the $199 price tag of…
The upcoming T-Mobile G2 has been sized up with its competition, and on paper, it actually doesn’t help the successor to the world’s first Android phone. Sure, there are many great features that the phone will have, but many of the devices listed alongside it simply look superior. The main draws for the T-Mobile G2…
Google is making a strong push with its app environment by rolling out paid app support in 12 more countries. As you may know, Android phones get its apps from the Android Market. One of the many complaints developers have is that Google doesn’t offer paid app support in multiple countries like the Apple App…