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The BlackBerry PlayBook missed its end of March release date, which has since been moved back to April 19. Why the change? Rumour has it that Apple had booked up capacity of touch panels from Chinese manufacturing partners Quanta and Foxlink. Foxlink also provides connectors for both the iPad 2 and the PlayBook, apparently, which…
We got a glimpse of the BlackBerry Touch (code-named Monaco or Monza) a few days ago, and now some shots of another upcoming BlackBerry, the Bold Touch (a.k.a. Montana/Dakota), have surfaced. There’s not much more to say that we haven’t seen in those leaked tutorial videos, but the back of the device is still showing…
The Bank of Montreal is putting the finishing touches on the mobile apps for BlackBerry and iPhone, which should be going live by the end of the month. With it, you’ll be able to check your balance, make transfers, find nearby BMO branches (complete with turn-by-turn directions), plus push alerts for those time-sensitive bills. BMO…
Starting tomorrow, Future Shop and Best Buy stores across Canada will start selling the big daddy of Android tablets: the Motorola Xoom. It’ll be going for $599.99, which might feel a little steep (especially when many netbooks cost half that, and this is the Wi-Fi-only version), but you get a fair bit for your money.…
The Wi-Fi-only BlackBerry PlayBook is launching April 19, and will be sold by carriers no less. What would they have to gain by giving RIM’s first tablet any space on the shelf, since there aren’t any cellular plans or contracts to tack on? $30/month from users who want to enable 3G wireless connectivity on the…
The HTC Merge was announced last month as CDMA-capable, but there wasn’t any mention of carriers. As you might imagine, Verizon is the top of the list of expected providers, and some fresh press pictures leaked today confirm that suspicion. The HTC Merge has a 3.8-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera with flash, 800 Mhz…
A recent Piper Jaffray study of the teenage tech market has revealed that 37% of 4,500 high schoolers were looking at buying an iPhone in the next six months, while 17% already had one. That data mostly reflects the same data from their last survey, but the more surprising information is that a full 22%…
Trimble Outdoor’s fitness app for Android, AllSport GPS, has undergone a big update, including a lot of new features and a new look. You can now take pictures, audio, and video, and keep them geotagged on a map of your hike, run, or biking trip. Actually, AllSport can be tailored to 14 different kinds of…
Yesterday, Apple released an app called iAd Gallery, which lets you browse through the library of rich iPhone advertisements currently being used in a variety of existing apps. You can see what’s new, search for a specific ad, browse through categories, or mark favourites. It sounds like a weird thing to do for what most…
After being in the U.S. for about four months, the Samsung Nexus S is finally coming to Canada by way of Mobilicity, Telus, and Rogers, according to a flurry of leaked internal memos. All three will be launching on April 7 (tomorrow) for $499.99 off-contract on Mobilicity and Rogers, while Telus will cost $549. Rogers…