Some quick Canadian BlackBerry news from Fido. From the sounds of things over at HowardForums, it looks like the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is set to hit Fido sometime in the first quarter of 2010. The 8520 will be available in Black only… No details on exact launch date or pricing, but the SKU has been…
Video: MyFord Touch to Offer Graphic and Touch Console for In-Car Mobile Functions
Ford is working on a new user interface that will include the standard sync features in a considerably prettier package. In current generation sync systems, a lot of navigation is done with two-way buttons on the steering wheel, a few knobs and a modest LED display. MyFord Touch will up the ante considerably with five-way…
Quickie: BlackBerry Tour2 9650 SKU Shows up in Verizon Inventory
It wasn’t long ago that Will gave us a real world look at the BlackBerry Tour2. The latest-and-greatest in the Tour series (codenamed ‘Essex’) packs a faster processor, optical trackpad, WiFi, and a lot more. With the Tour2 on-the-brain, I’ve got a quick bit of BlackBerry goodness share. CrackBerry has posted a snap of Verizon’s…
CES 2010: Tandem Series Case for the Palm Pre Coming Soon from OtterBox
OtterBox, makers of some of the best ruggedized casing available on the market today, have announced a new case line to join the existing Defender, Commuter and Impact Series. The new series is dubbed ‘Tandem’, and features a new, overmolded design. The case features both silicone and polycarbonite for top-notch protection. At the moment, the…
Poynt’s Local Business, People, Movie and Restaurant Search Ready for iPhone
An exceedingly popular location-based app for BlackBerry called Poynt is on the way to iPhone, allowing folks to execute localized searches for people, businesses, movies, and restaurants. The latest BlackBerry version still has a bit of a leg-up with gas prices, but the real cool gimmick with Poynt on iPhone is how they use the…
T-Mobile Announces HTC HD2
As expected, T-Mobile has announced the HTC HD2, arguably the most impressive Windows phone out there to date. Clocking in at a 4” screen, 1 Ghz processor, 5 megapixel camera, and (comparatively) snazzy TouchFLO user interface on top of Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2 is a handset many North Americans have been waiting for. Take…
OmniVision OV14825: 14.6 megapixel photos, 1080p video at 60 fps
OmniVision has just announced the OV14810 and OV14825 image sensors. The OV14825 is a 1/2.33 inch sensor designed to be put into mobile phones and can provide 14.6 megapixels of questionable image quality, optics matter people, and 1080p video at 60 frames per second. It’s going to be a while until we see any sort…
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Announced for Rogers in Q2
Anyone interested in Android probably has their eyes on the Nexus One announcement this morning, but for those north of the border, we haven’t heard which (if any) carriers will offer the Google Phone subsidized. Luckily, Sony Ericsson and Rogers just announced a palatable alternative, the Xperia X10, for the second quarter of 2010. Packing…
SoundID 400 Bluetooth Headset To Arrive at Best Buy Canada This Month
Canadian lawmakers are getting tougher and tougher on talking/texting while driving. New laws are popping up around the country banning folks from talking and texting while they drive, and with good reason. With that in mind, it seems that more and more Bluetooth and handsfree setups are making their way into play these days. Just…
Rumor: WordPress App for Android Coming Soon?
Things were buzzing just a bit over the weekend, about a rumored WordPress app coming to Android in the near future. The app would be very official, from the folks at WordPress themselves, and bring all kinds of blogging goodness to bloggers around the world packing Android devices as their weapon of choice. The folks…