Stitcher Radio is one of my favorite apps and I truly do use it every day, so I’m happy to see it launching new features which will make it easier to keep up to date with the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election. The Election Center special section will be visible once you open the app and…
Samsung Galaxy S III preview
We’re mere hours away from the official introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S III and needless to say, we’re very excited. Samsung has rode the Galaxy lineup to become the largest phone maker in the world and it is one of the few Android handset makers that is actually making some inroads against Apple. Let’s…
RIM CEO: We need ‘laser focus’
Fresh off the first showing of BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins outlined his vision for the company moving forward. After holding the top spot for about three months, Heins said the company needed “laser focus” in order to be successful. During RIM’s last earnings call, there were some rumors that it would…
BlackBerry 10: What you’re saying
We got our first look at the BlackBerry 10 platform at BlackBerry World this morning and we’re torn on it mainly because we can’t really use it fully. We got a taste of what’s to come but it’s too early to judge it now. Still, that doesn’t mean people aren’t entitled to their opinions, so…
Will BlackBerry 10 save RIM?
Research In Motion just showed off its next-generation operating system and BlackBerry 10 could be quite nice on a phone. The intuitive user interface, excellent mobile keyboard and interesting camera software may finally bring BlackBerry users into the modern smartphone age. I fear it may be too late to reverse RIM’s slide, though. “We’re taking…
RIM BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha hands-on [photos]
Research in Motion showed off its BlackBerry 10 operating system at BlackBerry World today and there was a lot of excitement because it delivered a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device to those attending. We spent a little time with it and you can check out the pictures below, unfortunately they weren’t allowing videos. The strange…
RIM shows BlackBerry 10 during BBWC keynote [photos]
Research In Motion is holding its big BlackBerry World conference in Orlando and it just finished the keynote speech. The biggest news is that we finally got a glimpse at its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform and it looked pretty impressive. CEO Thorsten Heins delivered his first keynote as the leader of RIM and it wasn’t…
RIM teases BlackBerry 10 [video]
We’re live from the Research In Motion BlackBerry World conference and the company just showed off its next-generation operating system, BlackBerry 10. While we’re not expecting devices for a while, the company is seeding a developer device to attendees and released the teaser video below. RIM says that BlackBerry 10 is designed to make you…
Samsung smartphone sales drive record quarterly profit
Samsung Electronics posts a record quarterly profit of about $4.45 billion thanks in part to the success of its smartphone division. The company’s mobile unit was responsible for 73 percent of the company’s total profit and this division’s operating profit margin rose to 18.4 percent. The company sold 90 million handsets overall, including 44 million…
Kindle Fire powers strong Amazon quarter
Amazon announced a strong first quarter with $13.18 billion in revenues and $130 million in profits and the company is crowing about its Kindle lineup, particularly the Kindle Fire. The company still didn’t give exact sales figures but other reports suggest the Fire is on fire (sorry). In its press release, the company said, “Kindle…