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An extensive roadmap for RIM’s software release schedule for 2011 has leaked out, spanning from the bigger products, like BlackBerry Internet Service, to the smaller ones like Ticketmaster. BIS 4.0 should be rolling out between now and May, with an upgrade to 4.1 starting between late July and early September. No mention of features, unfortunately.…
The Motorola Atrix has been getting busy down in the U.S., but until today, those of us north of the border were out in the cold. As usual. Bell recently announced the exclusive availability of the Motorola Atrix, and its little dock too. It’ll go for $169.95 on a three-year contract starting March 17. Not…
We had seen a few pictures of a new version of the Motorola Droid X2 a couple of weeks ago, and it looks like it’s getting ready for prime time by going through FCC filing. The filing doesn’t reveal much, other than support for Wi-Fi 802.11n and EV-DO-flavoured 3G, suggesting a release on Verizon. There…
Remember that mock white iPhone 4 ad awhile back? The same guys did a new spoof for the iPad 2, to similarly hilarious consequences. “The new iPad is like the iPhone 4. Minus the retina display” kind of sets the tone for the whole thing. Darnell Johnson, Apple’s only black employee, returns to make jabs at…
Philo, a social check-in app for television shows, recently announced custom rewards for those watching Two and a Half Men. There are four stickers all told: Tiger Blood, Goddesses, Winning, and Charlie Sheen. How you win them is a bit of a mystery though… It doesn’t look like it’s a straight-up “check in this many…
The only fitting response to Nintendo ragging on smartphone gaming is to release an N64 emulator on Android, isn’t it? Yongzh has recently released N64oid on the Android Market, complete with transparent on-screen controls (with the option to use the accelerometer as the analog stick for tilt control), or you can configure hardware controls, ideal…
At a recent UK event showing off the BlackBerry PlayBook, a RIM representative, Steven Bates, reiterated their plans to launch to launch in the U.S. by the end of the month, even though we’ve heard rumours that it wouldn’t be in stores until April 10. The UK is said to be “one of the early ones”…
The most RIM has said about the price of their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is that it will be “competitive”, and one suggestion put it under $500 for the base model (which was backed up with a retail listing). Mobile City Online has gotten a little more specific, and is listing the BlackBerry PlayBook at…
Seesmic had recently updated their social networking app for iPhone to include access to Facebook Pages, and not to leave the adorable green robot in the cold, they’ve updated the Android app with the same feature and a few other goodies. On top of access to multiple Facebook accounts and Pages, this update includes new…
Rogers is locked in to bring the BlackBerry PlayBook to Canada, Telus has hinted heavily that they’ll be offering it, and now Bell, the last of the big three, has confirmed they’ll be selling RIM’s first tablet by way of an ad at The Source. Bell actually owns the retail outlet, so there’s not much…