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It’s been awhile since we’ve checked in on RIM’s issues with providing lawful interception abilities of BlackBerry data to the government of India. It sounds like BlackBerry is on track to provide a solution for the interception of consumer data by the end of January having already provided access to BBM, though RIM has clarified…
We’re at the peak of a roller coaster of Verizon iPhone rumors, and if the collective anonymous sources are correct, we’re not too far away from seeing it launch. This time, BusinessWeek is reporting that the CDMA-equipped Apple smartphone will be launching some time between mid January and early February. What’s the likelihood that we’ll…
Several weeks ago we heard of a homophobic app called Manhattan Declaration getting pulled from the iTunes App Store by Apple due to a growing concern about the app’s message. Apple decided to remove the app after a petition was signed and thousands of angry e-mails were sent to the company complaining about the hatred…
Yesterday, there were reports that RIM’s upcoming tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, was currently having some trouble with battery life. Usually, it’s expected that RIM not comment on rumours and speculation, but not this time. PR sent us a note saying: “Any testing or observation of battery life to date by anyone outside of RIM would…
We were fooled to believe Skype will add video calls for the iPhone next year. Just before the year’s end, they’ve launched the feature making everyone just a little bit happier. As you would expect, the new feature allows you to make video calls to people on their computers as well as other iPhone and…
Samsung has always been a company worth looking at. Although a giant, it keeps innovating and growing despite the recession. Their latest plan involves overtaking Nokia in mobile space in the next three years. As part of that goal, the Korean giant plans to push premium products like smartphones and tablets to the point where…
Ford has released its first mobile application called SYNC Destinations providing SYNC Traffic, Directions and Information (TDI) users with access to search for and save destinations to their cloud-based SYNC Services account for easy access when back in the car. In addition, the application also includes Predictive Traffic, powered by INRIX which also happen to…
HTC has teamed-up with Bharti Airtel to launch the HTC HD7 in India. Interested folks can grab the device from the country’s largest mobile operator and HTC resellers for Rs. 29,990 which is about $668. That money buys you an excellent Windows Phone 7 device along with 2GB of data per month for 6 months…
If we can trust Bluetooth SIG and I think we can, Telstra will be launching the Samsung i5510 in Australia. Although we haven’t heard that many people dig this particular Android-powered phone, I always thought of it as a winner of the mid-range smartphone segment. The reason is obvious – in addition to boasting a…
The current state of mobile processor market sees two architectures, ARM and x86, dominating the low and high-end segments, respectively. While ARM has found its way in most handsets, x86 (primarily Intel) has a largest share in PC-like netbooks. Other architectures, such as MIPS and SH, are equally suited to power mobile System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions…