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Research In Motion is supposedly preparing to make 2.5 million BlackBerry tablets, or BlackPads, for the fourth quarter of this year, according to a financial analyst. This figure comes from Susquehanna Research analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro and it does seem a little high to me because the Apple iPad sold 3.27 million units in its first…
The Amazon Kindle app for Android has just received an update and it’s full of cool new features like voice search and Wikipedia integration. The Amazon Kindle app for Android now includes: – Search within the book: Customers can either type or speak a word or phrase to search within a book. – Add, Edit…
If combining “location-based service” with “dating site” sounds like a wet dream to you, then you should check out the Wingman app for the Apple iPhone. The Wingman Apple iPhone app lets you check-in to location – there’s Foursquare integration- and it lets you know how many other single people are at the venue. Or,…
We all know that driving and texting while driving can be dangerous and the second annual U.S. distracted driver summit offered a range of ideas on how to deal with this problem. Some of these suggestions seem like good ideas and others seemed a bit odd. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood suggested that cell phones come…
The rumors of a Facebook phone spread like wildfire this week and the CEO of the world’s largest social network sat down to talk with TechCrunch about some of its mobile ambitions. Obviously, Facebook wouldn’t tip its hand if it were actually building a device (or contracting the building out and selling the phone under…
In another sign that smartphones are becoming an increasingly important convergence device, OnStar is testing out apps for smartphones. If you don’t know what OnStar is, it’s an in-vehicle service which generally comes pre-installed in cars and it offers services like turn-by-turn navigation, hands-free calling and automatic reporting of crashes. It comes with a subscription…
As the official launch date of Microsoft Windows Phone 7 inches closer, we’re seeing more and more leaks about the devices. The folks at WMPowerUser have hit the motherload though, as it has scored some good pictures of an HTC device. As you can see from the photo below, the device is labeled HD3. This…
If you haven’t lost all your free time to Angry Birds for Android, then get ready to lose all productivity because Zynga is eying making games for Android. That’s right friends, Farmville will soon be coming to your Android phone. According to a Zynga job listing, the social gaming company is looking for an Android…
The tablet wars are only going to heat up as Dell just announced that it will be bringing out a 7-inch tablet with Android. The announcement was made at the Oracle conference in San Francisco today but Dell didn’t give any more details on specs, release date or a price. The announcement does show that…
Just as expected, Samsung has released a GPS fix for the AT&T Captivate but it looks like the other Galaxy S devices will have to wait. The over-the-air update should fix your location worries for the Android phone. When I reviewed the AT&T Captivate, I didn’t find too many issues getting my location but many…