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If you’re a diehard RIM fan (Fan in Motion?), you’ve probably already got the PlayBook. What you may be missing is a solid physical keyboard to make email handling a much better experience. Canadian company has been talking about such a product for quite some time, and now it’s (almost) here. Canada’s The Source has…
There are no doubts in my mind that Three is the most innovative British mobile operator. As an underdog in the ever-competitive market, it is forced to innovate to get new customers. Their latest offering includes a new range of Internet plans that promise to “bring an end to out-of-bundle data charges” for all new…
Pulse is already one of the most popular news readers out there. Like that’s not enough they keep adding new features and news sources to make their app/service even more appealing, even to folks who prefer to get their news fix on their computers. Their latest category, Local, is made to provide users with a…
We don’t usually associate C Spire with high-end technologies like LTE. Guess we’re wrong as the regional carrier plans to launch its own 4G network later this year. Actually, they wanted to do that last year, but obviously something went wrong when those plans were postponed. The new plan is to begin rollout in September,…
Virgin Mobile is preparing to launch its own LTE network just in time for the new iPad (March 16th). According to an internal document which has found its way to the web, the carrier’s initial plan is to reach some 6 million Canadians in 14 urban centers across the country, offering peak speeds of up…
There are two flavors of 4G LTE: FDD (frequency division duplex) and TDD (time division duplex). Without getting too technical, let’s just say that the former makes a lot more sense for operators who are already running a GSM network, whereas the latter isn’t expected to gain any widespread adoption outside China. Now Sprint entered…
On December 13, 2011, Nokia announced the launch of “Nokia Money” in India. The service was created so that people living in rural parts of the country could conduct financial transactions digitally instead of using hard currency. Today, one day before turning three months old, ZDNet reports that the service will be shut down. Why?…
You remember the GroupMe Grill from SXSW where you could get free beer and grilled-cheese sandwiches? Well, it turned into a battleground of competitive eating today, as Takeru Kobayashi pounded down 13 grilled cheeses in a minute. It was simultaneously the best/worst thing I’ve seen at the conference by far. The GroupMe folk were working…
We’ve seen a lot of cool stuff at SXSW 2012 but the Nokia Lab domes deserves some extra credit for being extra cool. The company says that it tried to bring a bit of its research lab from Espoo (I’ve been there!) and transport it to the rainy streets of Austin and I think it’s…
South by Southwest is a little bit of a different conference than we normally go to and the booths aren’t as massive as other shows but Microsoft’s was cool enough to show you a quick photo tour. As you would expect, Windows Phone is a major item being showcased and there’s even a few Lumia…