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Canadian carrier Telus today announced a rather progressive change in how they handle early-termination fees (or ETFs). Normally, you pay a premium based on how many months are left on your three-year contract, which traditionally could get as high as $500. They’ve changed that around a little bit so now you only have to pay…
Sony Ericsson’s follow-up to the Xperia Arc has made its first appearance today on some Chinese forums. Though there aren’t many details on specifications, the Duo will likely be Sony Ericsson’s first dual-core handset, have the same three hardware keys on the front, and pack some familiar-looking home screen widgets. It’s probably safe to assume…
It’s not quite 1 million, but RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet did reasonably well in the first quarter by selling 500,000 units, alongside 13.2 million BlackBerry smartphones. Besides that, RIM’s first quarter for fiscal 2011 was just about as bad as investors were expecting. Revenue was down 12% from last quarter to $4.9 billion. On top…
Bungie, the game developer behind the world-renown Halo franchise, has released their first iPhone app, called Bungie Mobile. Halo: Reach fans will be able to track their stats (including progress towards commendations), follow friends, and keep up to date with the latest Halo news. There’s also talk about some kind of online swag bag, which…
Last night, RIM launched a distinctly different kind of app from their usual business/productivity fare. Avatar Builder lets you make a custom likeness of yourself to use in stuff like BlackBerry Messenger, or anywhere else you want some obnoxiously-exaggerated caricature of yourself online. Separate apps are available for male or female avatars, each with a…
Google has had some simple yet highly-useful features to their Sync app for iPhone and iPad. Now you can search for e-mails that are sitting on the Gmail server and no longer stored locally – particularly handy for when you’re digging for some scrap of info sent to you months ago. You can now accept,…
We’ve seen pictures and video of RIM’s next OS 7 device, the BlackBerry 9860/50, for some time now, and as the rumoured June/July launch window closes, we’re seeing developer tools leak out. The OS 7 device simulator for the 9850 has leaked out, and though it’s more or less just a playground to see if…
A bunch of pictures have leaked outlining a new Facebook app for iPhone that shares and views pictures on the gargantuan social network. From the looks of things, there are going to be some features borrowed from newly-popular photo-sharing apps like Color and Instagram. Geotagging, facial recognition, filters, likes, comments, sharing full sets, HDR support,…
Shazam, the pre-eminent music ID app for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Phone has completed their first corporate acquisition, and have waste no time in integrating its features. LyricPlay syncs up with music as you’re listening to it, and shows you the words to the song in a sharp and animated format. The new…
RIM’s been fending off pressure from shareholders to get their ass in gear with new products, but it looks like the BlackBerry-maker will have another kind of legal battle to deal with. Audio giant Dolby has launched into patent litigation that seeks monetary compensation from Research In Motion, and a halt on BlackBerry sales in…