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Up in Canada, Bell recently announced their second LTE handset, after the HTC Raider. The LG Optimus has a big screen, lots of power, and high-speed wireless data to boot. Price is expected to be around $150 on a three-year contract, though there’s no mention of specific release dates. We got a sneak peek at…
Canada’s two plucky independent service providers, Wind Mobile and Mobilicity, now have the BlackBerry Curve 9360 on sale. Wind already announced their intentions for the 9360, along with the Torch 9810 and 9860. Prices differ a little bit between the two; Mobilicity is asking $299.99 without a contract, while Wind Mobile is charging $349, but has the…
As expected, Motorola has announced two sequels to their first Android tablet, the Xoom. The Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition both run Android 3.2, have a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of local storage, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash on the back, 1.3 megapixel camera on…
After a beta period spanning a few months, RIM’s music service, BBM Music, is now live. For five bucks every month, you can fully realize the poor taste of your friends, or at least the few that still own a BlackBerry and are also willing to subscribe. Let me walk you through how it works,…
Canalys has released the results of their U.S. smartphone market share research for the third quarter of 2011, and BlackBerry is in rough shape. At this time last year, RIM commanded 24%, just barely behind Apple’s 26%. Now BlackBerry claims only 9% of U.S. smartphone owners. Sure, Apple has lost a bit of ground, and…
AT&T has finally announced the launch date for their BlackBerry Bold 9900, Torch 9860, and Curve 9360. The 9900 and 9860 will go on sale November 6 for $199.99 and $99.99 on a two-year contract, respectively. The lower-end Curve 9360 will be going for a scant $29.99 on-contract starting November 20. The Bold 9900 and…
A few new Windows Phones aren’t the only handsets to be hitting AT&T shelves on November 6th. AT&T’s first LTE-enabled smartphones will be going on sale the same day, and will include the HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. To mark the occasion, AT&T is also flipping the switch on LTE in 9…
RIM is rolling out an update to their signature instant messaging client, BlackBerry Messenger, which aims to spread BBM-connected apps in a few ways. There’s now a menu item to open up the App World category which includes all applications that have some kind of BBM integration. When using those apps, content can be shared…
Another promotion for the BlackBerry PlayBook has just gone live, this time targeting businesses. For every two BlackBerry PlayBooks that are bought through select corporate vendors, RIM will throw in a third for free. To sweeten the deal, they’ll toss in a free leather sleeve, charging pod, or HDMI cable for free. This follows up…
Motorola posted their third quarter results last night, and they’re less than awesome. Revenue was a total of $3.3 billion, which resulted in a net loss of $32 million, which is only a little bit better than the $34 million they lost around the same time last year. If that didn’t sting enough, their Q3…