After Brazil, Motorola is announcing the Defy Pro for Canada where it will join Rogers Wireless’ offering later this summer — price was not unveiled, though. The IP67-certified device (against scratches, spills and dust), Moto’s baby is an ideal smartphone for folks looking to leave the BlackBerry realm and hop over to the winning team.…
Archives for 2012
ZTE Grand X aka Mimosa X unveiled in London
At a small event at London’s 24 Club, ZTE announced the UK release of the Grand X smartphone, which we used to known as Mimosa X. The device rocks a 1GHz Tegra 2 SoC, 4.3-inch qHD (960×540 pixels) screen, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing one, Bluetooth, GPS and so on. It’s…
Evernote for Android gets a tablet redesign, looks good on the Nexus 7
Evernote has once again updated its Android app, this time to make sure it looks awesome on tablets — in case you wonder, it renders perfectly on 7-inch models like the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire. Right off the bat you’ll notice the new home screen from where you can easily create a new note…
Samsung Omnia M now available for pre-order in the UK as Omnia Minuet
Remember the Samsung Omnia M, the Korean-company’s entry-level Windows Phone device? Last time we talked about it, we saw it at one Italian website and now it’s heading to the UK with Unlocked Mobiles taking pre-orders as we speak. The phone retailer is asking 249.98 GBP (about $391) for the unlocked phone, saying that shipments…
Wendy’s launches nutrition apps for iOS and Android
Wendy’s launched new mobile apps for iOS and Android users, allowing them to personalize their meals based on the amount of calories they choose. Free to download from Google Play and Apple AppStore, My Wendy’s provides customers with two ways to create their meals: by selecting a calorie range suitable to their dietary needs that…
GSMA, WAC team-up to “accelerate mobile applications market”
In case you didn’t know, mobile app market needs an additional acceleration. Or at least that’s what GSMA and the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) think so they announced an agreement to integrate the major programmes and initiatives driven by WAC into the GSMA. Further to this agreement, Apigee, a leading provider of API products and…
Canon launches mobile printing and scanning app for BlackBerry
While most companies are focused on making iOS, Android and eventually Windows Phone apps, there are still millions of BlackBerry users out there, presenting a significant opportunity for smart companies. Canon thinks it’s the market worth addressing, hence it launched a new mobile printing and scanning app to allow users with a mobile print and…
Ouya looking for additional cash for its Android-powered TV console
Even though it’s still killing it at Kickstarter, Ouya is looking for additional cash to make its Android-powered TV console a real product. They’ve proven to the world that such a concept is viable and I’m sure potential investors will dig the idea, too. Is this a great example of Lean Start-up or what? As…
Appfutura is like Elance for app developers
You may’ve heard about Elance, if you didn’t – you should know it’s an outsourcing platform that allows project managers to post projects and developers to bid on them. And it’s not just programmers who are in demand on Elance; companies turn to it to find people with other skills as well, including marketers, designers,…
Windows 8 release date set for October 26th
Microsoft confirmed the release date for the next major release of the Windows operating system today. Windows 8 will be available on October 26, 2012, almost exactly three years after the Windows 7 debut. Steven Sinofsky broke the news at Microsoft’s annual sales meeting and Brandon LeBlanc wrote on the Windows Team Blog to confirm…









