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The BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 came out on Verizon yesterday, and like its GSM cousin, was announced with OS 6 compatibility. Of course there was no timeline given for such a software upgrade, but it looks like it won’t take long; a shot of the 9330 running OS 6 surfaced today, and it’s apparently running…
No surprises here as we’ve already announced that today is the day for the Apple iPad launch in China. One thing that is a little surprising, however, are the lines and crowds for the device. Despite rain and gloomy weather, folks in Beijing are crowding the flagship Apple store in China to be one of…
Previously lined up for September 24, Bell Mobility’s BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch has been pushed back to October 1. It’s only a week delay, but we can’t help but wonder about the reasons, and whether the other carriers will follow suit. Rogers is still listing a September 24 release date, and Telus a slightly more…
If TELUS is your carrier of choice, and you’ve been waiting patiently for some movement on the BlackBerry Torch 9800 front… looks like things are finally moving forward. If you take a quick pop over to TELUS, you’ll notice a brand new pre-order page for the 9800 has been setup. All you have to do…
Microsoft has no plans to develop a new smartphone, according to Microsoft’s CFO of mobile communication. In response to a question about new mobile phone hardware, Microsoft’s Tivanka Ellawala told a group of investors during a San Francisco conference that “We are in the software business and that is where our business will be focused”.…
If you’re into cars, mechanics and rugged ‘man’ stuff, have I got an iPhone 4 case for you this morning. Sporting an anodized finish, delrin spacers and stainless button head hardware, the Machined iPhone 4 Cases from Karas Kustoms are truly… well, they’re truly one of a kind. Made to order in the US of…
Sony Ericsson fans were probably sorely disappointed when the Xperia X10 finally hit the states, but was sporting Android 1.6 — well behind all the newer, hotter Android handsets. After all, the X10 was announced last November and seemed to have all the time in the world before its recent launch. A leaked roadmap for…
Last week, former Google China head, Kai-Fu Lee, confirmed that he is launching a new mobile OS called Tapas. Similar to China Mobile’s OPhone OS, Tapas is based upon Android and is designed specifically for the Chinese market. It includes software that identifies the geographic origin of incoming calls and syncs with popular Chinese social…
Let me let you in on a little secret. While your favorite mobile operating system may be the one with the most applications, or the one with the best integration with the online services you use, or the one that’s the most open source, operators have dollar signs in their eyes and their favorite operating…
Bernie McMonagle, a Verizon Senior Federal Sales Executive, was giving a talk in Bethesda, Maryland and of course the topic of LTE was brought up. Much of what he said isn’t new, but it’s nice to hear reassurances that all is going well. We’ve known for a long time that Verizon’s goal was to launch…