Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
Maritimers in Canada will be happy to hear that Telus is rolling out 42 Mbps HSPA+ coverage at major urban centres in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Moncton, Charlottetown, Halifax, and St. John’s are just some of the cities getting a go at the network upgrade. They’re labeling the network upgrade as 4G, even…
According to a securities filing, Google’s initial unsolicited bid for Motorola was actually closer to $9 billion – a solid $3 billion less than the final $12 billion figure. The filing says Google’s first offer sat at $30/share on August 1, and after a bit of back-and-forth, Motorola got them up to $40/share on August…
As a quick follow-up to the BlackBerry Bold 9790 shots yesterday, we’ve got another one showing that the Curve Touch revealed back in January is still alive and well. We’re counting on it being a lower-end version of the Torch 9850 / 60, hosting a smaller 3.2-inch screen and 800 MHz processor, but keeping the…
RIM’s announcement of their first OS 7 BlackBerry devices was dampened a bit by the lack of the rumoured mobile hotspot function, but a leaked Sprint memo suggests the feature may be unlocked in a future firmware update due in the fourth quarter. The memo was issued because Sprint screwed up on the packaging for…
An O2 sales rep has let slip that the iPhone 5 will be landing on October 21, which lines up quite nicely with earlier rumours we had heard from Best Buy. In addition to that, a Vodafone page temporarily listed 16 GB and 32 GB models in both black and white, which are some details…
Now that compass-equipped BlackBerry smartphones are gradually hitting the streets, augmented reality app developers can now start setting up shop on RIM’s handsets. Layar launched their offering on App World today, which lets you browser nearby points of interest, like restaurants, hotels, and helpful data like geo-located Wikipedia articles and tweets just by point your…
Remember that BlackBerry Bold 9790 from a few months ago? It’s made another public appearance, with 8 GB of local storage, 5 megapixel camera, 1.2 GHz processor, Wi-Fi, GPS, and NFC all confirmed. Besides being a smidgen smaller than the 9900, it’s still a bit unclear what is going to really separate these two devices;…
After a spat over audio compression patents, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has entered into a licensing agreement with Dolby. The specifics of those licensing costs haven’t been disclosed, though I’m sure it’ll sting less than RIM’s big patent infringement loss against NTP a few years ago. RIM was apparently infringing on Dolby’s HE AAC technology with…
Last week we got a closer look at a bizarre-looking BlackBerry bearing the model number 9980. A fresh video giving us a the tour shows it’s not that different from the Bold 9900, and all of the real changes are cosmetic. On top of that, new information is suggesting the BlackBerry 9980 may be code-named…
AHHH! My eyes! Kill it! Kill it with fire! Either a Nokia designer from ten years ago traveled through time and infiltrated RIM to play a cruel joke, or this BlackBerry 9980 is still very much a work in progress. We caught a fuzzy glimpse of this BlackBerry a few weeks ago, with the initial…