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Let’s face it, Windows Phone 7.5 users; Bing maps kind of sucks. I’ve been rocking the Lumia 900 for a few weeks now, and one of the biggest disappointments after using Android for several years was the subpar maps service. Sure, Nokia Drive is markedly better, but it’s not available to everyone, leaving several Windows…
RIM’s stockpile of unsold BlackBerry phones and PlayBook tablets is growing as sales continue to struggle ahead of the fall 2012 release of BlackBerry 10. The total value of these devices sitting in RIM’s warehouses is over $1 billion, putting RIM in a tough spot when it comes to next quarter’s financials. The company has…
We won’t be seeing the popular BlackBerry Messenger service coming to our iOS or Android phones anytime soon, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. While RIM was once heavily considering licensing its Messenger service to other manufacturers as a way to bring in some extra cash, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has indicated…
The United States Navy is going 4G LTE, according to a Wired report. No, the Navy is not rebranding itself as the Navy 4G LTE, but the military branch will offer service members aboard the U.S.S. Kearsarge, U.S.S. San Antonio, and U.S.S. Whidbey Island the ability to connect to a 4G LTE network while aboard the…
Another top RIM executive is leaving the company, potentially indicating troubled times ahead for the ailing smartphone maker. The latest casualty is Patrick Spense, a self-proclaimed “BlackBerry Believer” who headed up RIM’s global sales division, and has been with the company for the last 14 years. The move comes as RIM is hoping to rebuild…
We knew it was coming, and yesterday Microsoft turned off access to the Windows Phone Marketplace for devices that aren’t running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Microsoft made the move because it wanted only devices with the added security and performance enhancements built into Marketplace Windows Phone 7.5 to access the Market. Further, making Windows Phone…
Thanks in large part to its iPad tablet computer, Apple has been crowned the king in mobile PC sales, according to an NPD report. NPD defines mobile PCs as tablet and laptop computers, the latter of which has been completely dominated by Apple’s iPad line of devices. Apple is estimated to have sold a whopping 17.2…
If you happen to be an IBM’er who owns an iPhone, you will no longer be able to use Siri, at least while in the office. Facing growing privacy concerns pertaining to the “bring your own device (BYOD)” trend, many companies are attempting to figure out ways to ensure private company data is protected. Several…
When it comes to Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 900 is king. Our own Marin Perez gave the device an overall score of 8 out of 10 when he reviewed the Lumia 900 back in April, and those of us fortunate enough to have gotten our hands on the device came away very impressed. Nokia…
At the 2012 NCTA Cable show that kicked off yesterday in Boston, TiVo announced a new device that will transcode your content for viewing on iPhone and iPad devices. The TiVo stream will be available for purchase later this summer, and connects to a TiVo Premiere or Premiere Q DVR and delivers that content to…