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IDC released their latest forecast today, claiming smartphone shipments would reach 472 million this year (versus 305 million in 2010, marking 55% growth) and skyrocket to 982 million by the end of 2015. IDC’s forecast of Windows Phone overtaking iPhone and BlackBerry market share by 2015 holds steady, along with their prediction that Symbian growth…
RIM has ported over one of their smartphone apps to the big screen on the PlayBook today. BlackBerry News lets you pick feeds from your favourite sites, or discover news ones through a categorized collection, and see what’s happening in a nicely laid-out format. BlackBerry News for the PlayBook ties in with BlackBerry ID, so…
HP’s first webOS tablet, the TouchPad, was announced just before Mobile World Congress, and though not much has been said about it since then, the Wi-Fi version will be ready to go on sale July 1 in the U.S, with preorders starting June 19. Prices are more or less what you’d expect for a tablet…
The Bing search capabilities baked into Windows Phone already let you speak your search queries, but the next release, dubbed Mango, will allow you to identify music that’s being played in the area, and find pertinent album and artist info. Microsoft first mentioned Bing Audio last month, but didn’t give much in the way of…
OnLive has been quietly building up steam over the last year for their cloud-based mobile gaming service, and they’re just about ready to go. During the E3 conference, OnLive announced that their subscription service would be available to iOS and Android device owners starting this fall, complete with support for multiplayer, and voice chat. Alternatively,…
We’re pretty sure T-Mobile and Sprint are picking up the new BlackBerry Bold, but what about elsewhere in the world? Last month, Vodafone UK botched their unveiling by saying it had a dual-core processor, but to make up for it, they recently released a quick hands-on video. The teaser covers all of the major bases,…
Good news, everyone! Canada’s finally getting 4G LTE through Rogers this summer, and Ottawa has just been announced as the first market to launch. At launch, Rogers will only have a Sierra internet stick available, but it’s expected that smartphones will follow soon after. The stick will cost $79.99 with a three-year contract, support HSPA+…
Last night, Steve Jobs paid a visit to the Cupertino City Council to pitch Apple’s plans for a new headquarters. As you can see, it promises to be a unique piece of architecture; this single structure is planned to be four stories high, house 12,000 employees, be self-powered via natural gas, and dramatically increase the…
A term that’s been flying around a lot since the iPad 2 launch has been “post-PC era,” referring to how tablets and smartphones are replacing desktop and laptop computers. That theme was revisited yesterday as Apple announced iOS 5 products that, out of the box, could be used completely independently from a computer. I’m a…
The legendary iPhone Dev-Team’s MuscleNerd got his hands on the early release of iOS 5 yesterday, and has already jailbroken it. Cydia and any apps, like MyWi and iSSH, are all working with “not too many surprises” in the process. On the more official side of things, iOS 5 includes a new app caklled Reminders,…