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Yesterday was the day Verizon transitioned from its traditional voice and data plans to shared plans that let customers use a bucket of data with multiple devices. “We’re changing the way you buy wireless,” said Verizon’s director of marketing Steve Mesnick when speaking with the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. The new Share Everything plans became…
Earlier today, RIM announced its quarterly earnings and the results were grim. The company’s revenue is down 33 percent year over year and device sales are slumping. To make a bad situation even worse, RIM announced that technical challenges have forced it to delay the launch of BlackBerry 10 until 2013. As result of this…
Chrome for iOS was released late Thursday afternoon and the popular web browser quickly climbed to the top of Apple’s iTunes Free app chart. Chrome for iOS hit number and, as of the writing of this post, still occupies that top spot. The app was announced by Google during its Day Two I/O keynote. Besides…
During a 2010 keynote at the IFA in Berlin, Eric Schmidt described a Google that “can suggest what you should do next” and “what you care about” because Google knows where you are and what you like. Schmidt went on to describe a “near-term future in which you don’t forget anything, because the computer remembers.”…
Google wrapped up the hardware part of its I/O keynote presentation by unveiling the Nexus Q, a social streaming media device. The device serves as a conduit between your Android tablet or phone and your home entertainment center. You can browse YouTube or the Google Play store on your Android device and stream movies, TV…
Google took to the stage and kicked off its I/O conference by introducing the Nexus 7 tablet. We got a sneak peek of the tablet before the event and now we have all the details. The Nexus tablet will include a a 7-inch 1280×800 HD (216 ppi) back-lit IPS display with scratch-resistant Corning glass, a…
On the eve of Google I/O, Apple has won a legal victory again Samsung in a US Court. Late on Tuesday, US District Court Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple a preliminary injunction that would ban the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US. Koh writes, “While Samsung will certainly suffer lost sales from…
Verizon Wireless announced today that it is releasing the highly anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Motorola DROID RAZR and the RAZR MAXX. The update will bring ICS features like Face Unlock, improved voice control and a new Direct Access Lock Screen, which lets customers open apps like the camera, messaging, and…
While Nokia and RIM struggle in the handset market, HTC is managing to hang on to a small amount of market share. The Taiwanese handset maker certainly doesn’t have the success of Apple or Samsung, but it’s not a sinking ship either. Part of the company’s ability to stay afloat comes from being able to…
Today is a big day for Samsung — the company’s flagship Galaxy S III handset begins to roll out in the US starting with T-Mobile. In the upcoming weeks, the Galaxy S III will eventually land on five US carriers including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless and US Cellular. T-Mobile started selling the handset this morning,…