UberTwitter caused a bit of a ruckus last week when they turned ads ON in their Beta 4 update. Users were up-in-arms, demanding the ads be removed. Sure enough, less than a day later the developers pulled the ads and the storm passed by. Now, the latest word I see via @UberTwiter is that the…
Slacker Radio Updated: BlackBerry Storm Now Supported!
Slacker Radio, the powerful app that lets you listen to over 100 stations (or create your own custom stations) right on your BlackBerry… has been updated. This latest update brings about one major inclusion: It’s now available for the BlackBerry Storm! Other notable updates in the latest version include: Improved battery life up to 2x…
‘Rocket Golf’ Brings Side-Scrolling Golf Action to the iPhone
New from my bud Jake over at Nuclear Nova Software comes ‘Rocket Golf’, now available in the App Store. This golf game takes a side-scroller type view of the golf course, and actually provides some real fun gameplay. The first edition of this game includes 2 golf courses (36 holes) and some very accurate physics.…
Braille Concept Phone for the Visually Impaired
Now here’s a useful and inspiring concept design. Designer Seonkeun Park has put together a Braille Concept Phone for those with visual impairments. The phone of course has a Braille keypad, but more importantly than that is the top ‘screen’. This area of the phone would provide information that we’d normally see on our devices’…
Motorola Announces ‘MotoDev Summit’
Motorola needs to kick start things when it comes to Android… and kick start ’em in a big way. That’s why it comes as no surprise to me that a ‘MotoDev Summit’ has been announced by the company. Commencing October 6th in San Diego, the MotoDev Summit will be a showcase allowing developers to check…
BlackBerry Bold 9700 and 9900 Spotted at Handango
If there was any doubt of an impending BlackBerry Bold 9700 or BlackBerry 9900 launch, we can add more fuel to the fire today. Seems as though the folks over at BlackBerryInsight caught a glimpse of both devices over at Handango. While searching the compatible devices list over at the software mega-store, the BlackBerry 9700…
RIM Named #1 Fastest Growing Company in the World
Fortune Magazine has bestowed quite the honor upon Jim and Mike’s humble little company, Research in Motion. Yep, RIM has been named the #1 Fastest Growing Company in the World! Say what you will about recent moves and innovations (the Storm comes to mind), RIM has made some real cunning steps over the last few…
SoftBank Unveils ‘Japan Texture’ Special Edition Cases for iPhone 3G and 3GS
Want to spend as much money as you possibly can on a new iPhone case? Now you can, thanks to the good folks at SoftBank over in Japan. The Japanese carrier has a new lineup of iPhone 3G and 3GS cases available for roughly $1,000 USD each. Dubbed ‘Japan Texture‘, the cases take designers roughly…
OtterBox Impact Series Case for the BlackBerry Tour 9630
Time for a little OtterBox Impact Series love. This time, a new Impact Series case has arrived for the BlackBerry Tour 9630. The new case provides all of the iron-clad protection you’ve come to expect from OtterBox, including the silicone skin and self-adhering screen protector. The case provides excellent drop, bump, kick, punch, and drop-kick…
Telus BlackBerry Tour and Storm Won’t Play Nice With Upcoming HSPA Network
So let’s say you’re a Telus customer sporting a BlackBerry Storm and Tour… Both devices work just swimmingly on the Telus network, and you’re happy. But what happens when Telus launches their new HSPA network? According to a leaked internal document dated in late July: ‘Please note that our current line up of HSPA devices…