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Since October 2009, BlackBerry has slowly but steadily been losing sales on America’s top carrier, Verizon Wireless, to Android handsets (mostly Motorola, but also LG and Samsung). This probably isn’t a huge surprise to anyone who has seen Verizon’s aggressive (and awesome) Android marketing; in fact, Verizon would go so far as to say as…
A handful of Motorola Droid users were seeded with Android 2.2.1 the other day, and despite some difficulties pushing it out on the Droid X due to the night-time battery manager turning off the radio, Motorola has sorted out the deployment and will be unleashing the update tonight. Froyo officially hit Droid X handsets in…
In the fall, Google included its priority inbox with Gmail for Android so that you could (in theory) get right to important e-mails without having to sort through everything else. Today Gmail on Android has tweaked priority inbox just a little bit, so that you have a dedicated view for only important items, the option…
The North Point Community Church had a concert recently in Atlanta that featured a seven-man band made up of folks holding mostly iPads, but also a few iPhones. They run through Carol of the Bells using apps like SoundGrid, MelodyBell and iGog; Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree with Percussions, PocketOrgan, and Saxophone Musicofx; and Feliz…
For the last couple of years, RIM’s official BlackBerry show may have scared off some more consumer-oriented partners by virtue of its name alone: the Wireless Enterprise Symposium. That’s about to change as next year, the show will be named BlackBerry World instead of WES. This is in an effort to appeal to anyone interested…
Dell Streak owners who took the plunge and bought their device unlocked are likely already enjoying Android 2.2, and even the ones on contract likely shoehorned the updated OS into their half-smartphone half-tablet mythological beast. For those who aren’t rich nor tech-savvy and waiting for an official update from Dell and AT&T, some internal e-mails…
The status of Android 2.3 working on the Samsung Galaxy S series phones was somewhat in question, but a few tweets from Samsung India doubly confirms that yes, Gingerbread will be available at some point. This will be a big relief to owners of the Fascinate, Vibrant, Captivate, and Epic 4G who might have been…
Not too far behind Telus, Bell has launched RIM’s second flip BlackBerry, the Style 9670. It’s going for $49.99 on a three-year contract, which is not only cheaper than the comparable BlackBerry Torch and Bold 9780, but also beats the Telus Style by thirty bucks. They’re also selling their GPS navigation service for $50 for…
XEquals recently launched an accessory and iPhone app called blueSLR, which plugs into your SLR camera, pairs with your iPhone via Bluetooth, and is controlled through an on-device app. Sounds like an easier way to take good photos on the go than trying to mount a lens on your phone. Using the blueSLR app, you…
The Samsung Nexus S wouldn’t be a true Google phone if the search giant wasn’t giving it away at every opportune moment. Through their new Nexus Twitter account, Google is giving away Nexus S Android handsets to those who are clever enough to figure out the answers to their challenges. It looks like challenge #2…