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Fans and owners of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 have some gloomy news to wake up to this morning: the Android 2.1, or Eclair, update has been delayed. This means your smartphone will continue rocking an antiquated version of the Google platform for another month or so. Yes, I know you’re upset but you did…
Leading up to the Canadian BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch, Rogers has begun equipping stores with dummy units, at least in Toronto. Although Rogers has set tomorrow as the official launch day, rumour has it that the stores proper won’t get handsets until the 27th, though online ordering will be available as of the 24th. The…
Mobile phones today ship with a large number of wireless radios, each capable of performing at a certain frequency. Devices like Nokia’s upcoming N8 for example have support for all 4 GSM/EDGE bands and all 5 3G/3.5G bands. That’s 9 radios, and then don’t forget to include the one for Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPS. Each…
There’s a saying a good friend of mine tells me every time we discuss how to balance your life between work and pleasure. He says working hard is over rated, and that working smart is what you should always aim for. With that in mind, Nokia works hard to manage a supply chain that’s ranked…
Nokia, which announced several devices [E7, C7, C6, C3] at their annual Nokia Event last week, and who most recently said that their N8 is on target to ship by the end of Q3 [read: October], making it a full 6 months from the April 27th announcement to handset availability, has made the C7 available…
Growing up as I did, video games were a huge part of my childhood. From the Commodore 64, through the original Nintendo Entertainment System, and even through to today’s Wii, video games (especially the Mario series) have always been near and dear to my heart… and I suspect I’m not alone in that thought. With…
Apple’s iOS app store has grown by leaps and bounds since it first launched in 2008. Apple boasted that 10 million applications were downloaded in the first three days after the app store launch and that figure has ballooned into the billions in the intervening years. An infographic put together by MeetTheBoss TV visually represents…
The Facebook phone saga continues to develop with Bloomberg reporting that Facebook is working closely with handset manufacturer INQ on two smartphones. The two phones will be powered by Android and will offer a wide range of Facebook-centric features. While the handset will integrate tightly with the social network, it is not known whether Facebook will slap…
Brandon Watson, head of the Developer Experience team for Windows Phone 7, confirms that a developer-focused announcement for Windows Phone 7 is coming Thursday morning. Details are sparse but Watson hints at copy and paste in a rather cryptic tweet: “Copy and paste no longer counts as a “request.” We’ve heard it plenty. 😉 Answer coming…
A ChangeWave survey of 1,602 corporate IT buyers reveals that Google’s mobile OS is on the rise in the corporate marketplace. Android usage in the business world has steadily climbed since November 2009 when a mere 3% of companies reported using Google’s mobile platform. Over those past nine months, Android has recorded a fivefold increase,…