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Gartner released their findings on the 2010 mobile market recently, following up on those from IDC and Strategy Analytics. Most of the data is pretty much in agreement: Nokia, Samsung, and LG still rule global mobile shipments, followed by RIM, Apple, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola. In terms of smartphone OS market share, Android had a…
Last night, the GetGlue social network finally launched a check-in app for BlackBerry in a private beta. This follows on the heels of Android and iPhone apps, which also let you share what your watching, who you’re talking about, what you’re playing, what you’re thinking about, what you’re reading, what you’re listening to, and lots…
A late night quickie for all the BlackBerry Style users out there. If you think an OS update is in order, look no further. An official OS has dropped for your device, from the good folks at Reliance. Earlier today OS 6.0.0.436 dropped, and you can grab it right here. As per what seems to…
Last year, Rogers purchased the rights to become the official mobile sponsor of the Vancouver Canucks. Along with that came the naming rights to the arena (Formerly known as General Motors Place, now known as Rogers Centre)… and now, it looks like Rogers is extending their reach by launching a new (and free) Vancouver Canucks…
A tip sent into skatter tech suggests the BlackBerry PlayBook may land at Verizon Wireless. The tipster sent in the URL for a website that is apparently a registration page for a beta program to demo the PlayBook on Verizon’s network. The portal landing page confirms the beta program is closed and contains links to a…
RIM had posted then taken down a knowledge base article detailing that as of March 1, they would be discontinuing support for the Flickr BlackBerry app, which has been around since 2008. Not only does that mean folks won’t be able to download the app, it means anyone who is currently using it to upload…
A couple of late night BlackBerry OS updates for you folks tonight. One is very official, the second… well, it’s not so official (a leak). First off comes OS 6.0.0.380 for the BlackBerry Pearl 3G. It comes to us via Aircel, and yes, it’s official all the way. To get started, you can download the…
In a a recent survey of 700 Verizon smartphone owners by uSamp, 54% of those currently owning either a BlackBerry or an Android phone said they were at least “somewhat likely” to switch to an iPhone 4 next week. 25% were “very likely”. BlackBerry users were more likely to make the switch, with 66% claiming…
By now, you should know a lot about the upcoming Research In Motion BlackBerry PlayBook, as we’ve had multiple hands-on videos of the device but I thought one more dedicated solely to the gesture controls could be useful. As you may know, the BlackBerry PlayBook sports a 7-inch screen with a high resolution but there’s…
It hasn’t been too long since we got some hands-on time with the BlackBerry PlayBook at CES 2011 but the QNX software continues to improve and this is the first time we’ve actually seen the device in portrait mode. As you can see from the video below, the BlackBerry PlayBook quickly rotates between portrait and…