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The 4G PlayBook will become a reality next week, according to RIM’s official Inside BlackBerry blog. The oft-rumored PlayBook with 4G LTE connectivity will be making its debut on August 9th, though only our Canadian readers to the north will be able to initially get their hands on RIM’s latest tablet. The LTE PlayBook will come…
Gmail just updated its app for Android with a few more enhancements to all devices rocking Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) and up. In version 4.1.2, users can expect added support for 7-inch tablets along with the usual bug fixes and performance improvements. From what we’ve noticed, these changes aren’t cosmetic when it comes to…
Last year, Apple filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office that the USPTO today made available to the public. The patent is for a beefed-up Smart Cover that would feature a small, flexible, secondary display in one or more panels of the smart cover to augment the display (room for extra icons),…
Today Sharp reported less than stellar numbers, but to end its earnings report on a high note, it decided to contribute to the Apple iPhone rumor mill. One of the Japanese manufacturer’s top executives decided to spill the beans on the next iPhone, saying the company is making the displays, and plans to ship them…
In just 3 weeks, Archos will unveil its Gen 10 tablet(s) – we’re not sure whether that will be one or multiple devices. Aside from the image above which the company unveiled on Facebook, we don’t know what else to expect. The rumor is that it will support a keyboard dock a la Asus Transformer series,…
We’ve already seen the Huawei Ascend Q back in July and now it got a spot at Cricket’s website. If you order it online, you can get the QWERTY keyboard equipped smartphone for $120 or for $20 more if you do the same from one of Cricket’s physical stores. As you may remember from our…
NTT Docomo, NEC, Fujitsu and its chip-making division Fujitsu Semiconductor are teaming-up to form a joint venture to focus on the development and sales of semiconductor products with built-in modem functions. In other words, they want to compete with the likes of Qualcomm and Nvidia (after it acquired Icera). The technologies individually held by the…
You’ve probably noticed that iPhone isn’t exactly a loud device. Quite the contrary, if you want to share some song with other people in the room, in most cases you’ll have to connect your beloved smartphone to external speakers or a dock. But what if there are no external speakers around? Enter AudioGlove, a new…
Verizon Wireless is about to release a new software update for its rugged Casio G’zOne Commando smartphone. It won’t bring Ice Cream Sandwich to the phone, but a number of bug fixes and tweaks, instead. Here’s what you can expect: Fixed problem with speakerphone which will successfully turn off after a “Push to Talk” call…
MetroPCS is preparing for a strong back-to-school season, or at least their leaked roadmap suggests so. The carrier, which isn’t exactly known for its high-end portfolio, will join the Galaxy S III game, currently “played” by Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular. MetroPCS will start selling Sammy’s superphone at some point in the fourth…