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U.S. Cellular has announced plans to embrace Windows Phone 8 as a viable third smartphone OS platform, according to a report from PC Mag. In a statement provided to PC Mag, the U.S. Cellular Public Relations Department announced that it is excited to offer Windows Phone 8 devices when the platform launches later this year. The…
Though Apple opted to simply call the latest iPad “the new iPad,” that hasn’t stopped most people from dubbing it the iPad 3. While Apple will never call it the iPad 3, the company recognizes that many people out there use the name and has moved to seize the iPad3.com domain from a company named…
While Apple’s iPhone launch event may not bring the wild skydiving and repelling stunts from the Google Glass demo, it will bring significant dollars into Apple’s pockets. Wells Fargo analysts have made the bold prediction that the next iPhone launch will be the biggest product launch in consumer electronics history. Bigger than any TV, Walkman,…
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. The analysts have spoken, and most believe it would take nothing short of a Jobs-ian miracle to save ailing Research in Motion. As a refresher, the company announced a $518 million loss yesterday, and delayed its savior BlackBerry 10 platform to early 2013. Its stock fell nearly 15% at…
One of the biggest omissions from the Twitter for Windows Phone application has been the lack of push notifications alerting you when you had a new mention, direct message, retweet, favorite, or new follower. An update to Twitter for Windows Phone is currently available in the Windows Phone Marketplace that brings customizable push notifications, which…
It’s the beginning of the end for RIM. The company has announced its fiscal Q1 2013 earnings report, and it has amassed revenue of $2.8 billion, down 33% from fiscal Q1 2012. The decline in revenue led to a net loss of $518 million, and as a result of poor growth, RIM plans to cut another 5,000…
If you’re a Virgin Mobile customer and you’ve been longing to get your hands on Apple’s shiny iPhone, today’s your lucky day. As promised, Virgin Mobile has started selling the iPhone 4 and 4S today, with delivery expected as early as tomorrow. Virgin customers looking to get their hands on the iPhone will shell out…
Exactly five years ago this week, Apple’s iPhone took the smartphone world by storm. Before the iPhone, RIM’s BlackBerry and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile dominated the smartphone world, and both devices featured small screens with big keyboard geared toward the enterprise. With the iPhone, Apple delivered a device for everyone, with a 3.5″ fully touch screen…
In busy metropolitan areas, it can be a pain to find a taxi. Every year, the tech elite venture to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, only to be met with hour-long (or more) taxi lines. In San Francisco, waits can be equally frustrating, as there are apparently not enough taxis to go…
Analysts at Morgan Stanley are painting a grim picture for Research in Motion, sending share prices of the ailing smartphone maker down to around $9.00 per share. The analysts suggest that RIM faces some tough choices ahead if it is to emerge once more as a competitor in the smartphone market. “We believe the only…