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After enjoying a lengthy stay on TELUS, the HTC Amaze has found its way to Canada’s two underdog carriers, WIND Mobile and Mobilicity. Both are slapping the “4G” title next to the device, but hey, what doesn’t count as 4G these days? The HTC Amaze received top marks in our review, particularly for its sturdy, stylish construction.…
In a flight from Toronto to Beijing, China, RIM’s George Campbell and Paul Alexander Wilson got so drunk and unruly, that they had to be physically restrained and the flight had to land in Vancouver. Each one was fined over $35,000, and won’t be able to fly Air Canada for a year while they’re on…
We’ve seen various BlackBerry PlayBook promotions since the fall, and now we get to see the financial impact of RIM knocking $300 off a device that normally retails for $500. RIM today said “it would record a pre-tax provision in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 of approximately $485 million, $360 million after tax, related…
Just slightly ahead of TELUS and Bell, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 has made its North American debut on Rogers. TELUS is officially launching it tomorrow, but for those who just can’t wait (for some reason), the 9790 will cost $99.99 on a three-year contract, or $449.99 with no strings attached. The BlackBerry 9790 is basically…
It looks like RIM is getting a head start on those ESRB ratings coming to apps. BlackBerry App World will soon have a system in place so devs can mark their creations as appropriate for general, teen, mature, or adult audiences. By default, apps will get a G rating, while a variety that fit a…
Following up on their launch of the BlackBerry Curve 9380, Telus is prepping to launch an entry-level version of the BlackBerry Bold 9900. The BlackBerry 9790 made a stampede-worthy debut in Jakarta, but as far as Canada goes, TELUS isn’t alone. We’ve seen live Bold 9790 units drifting into Rogers stores, and Bell is likely to…
Samsung has announced the next generation of their Exonys processors today, clocking in at 2 GHz. The dual-core Cortex-A15 chip will be made with a 32 nanometer process, like the Exynos 4212, support display resolutions up to 2560 x 1600, and stereoscopic 3D if you’re into that kind of thing. Samsung claims data transfer speeds…
TED Talks have been available to view on the iPad for over a year, but if you’d like to keep watching while on the go, you can now catch the inspirational talks on iPhone now too. You can bookmark videos for later viewing, browse and share talks over Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail, as well as…
RIM had a short webcast today to talk about their new BlackBerry Mobile Fusion enterprise product, which will support Android and iOS devices, on top of their own next-gen BBX products. One nice little tidbit to emerge from the webcast that we didn’t hear anything about in this morning’s press release was support for a…
iOS 5.1 was released to developers last night, and buried within were signs of two new iPad models – one numbered 3,3, and another 2,4. Though the details really end there, a separate source is indicating Apple has locked down production on 10-inch 2048 x 1536 displays. Richard Shim, an analyst with DisplaySearch has claimed…