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Microsoft is looking for a software engineer to work on a secret project for Windows Phone. Details are scant, but a few items can be gleaned from the job listing where Microsoft says, “GO BIG! DISRUPT THE MARKET!” The job listing stresses building a good user experience and getting this version one product out within…
In case you missed Microsoft’s Windows Phone Mango announcement, there are new companies on board, ready to support the Redmond giant’s activities in the mobile realm. Fujitsu is one of them, which according to Nikkei, may launch its first Windows Phone device in August. That by itself wouldn’t be worth mentioning, but the trick is…
Those of who have been waiting for Samsung’s Galaxy S 2 to land Stateside just got one more reason to stay hopeful. Above you’ll see a picture that looks terribly similar to Samsung’s latest Android handset but this particular one has Sprint’s logo on the back of it. Can it be? We sure hope so!…
We don’t have this official confirmed but are still pretty confident Sprint and Samsung will release a small firmware update for the Samsung Replenish. That “small” part means it won’t get Gingerbread to the eco-friendly Android smartphone — rather once the phone is updated, some of the known bugs and issues will be resolved, making…
Motorla was the first hardware vendor to ship a device running Google’s Android operating system optimized for tablets known as Honeycomb. Their tablet, called the Xoom, wasn’t really all that popular, and for good reason. It weighed more than the iPad, was thicker the iPad, and most importantly Android 3.0 wasn’t up to snuff compared…
There’s been a lot of chatter about the Amazon tablets and a new report from the Wall Street Journal suggests one could land before October. This fits in nicely with what we’ve heard before and it may also be going up against a new iPad at that time. There’s no solid information on what the…
We’ve heard that contrary to RIM’s guidance, some BlackBerry OS 7 smartphones will be hitting Canada before the back-to-school season. Beyond just launch windows, we’ve been hearing some pretty specific dates for Bell and Telus lately. The new BlackBerry Torch 9810 and Bold 9900 are both expected to land on Telus August 18 or 19,…
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could share files between an iPhone and iPad simply by making a pouring motion from one to the other? Or by gesturing as if one is sucking up the info from the other device? It looks like that just might happen, as patents have been uncovered that show Apple’s…
Daily deals are obviously a big market with companies like Google and Facebook entering the space to fight the incumbent player – Groupon. Nokia doesn’t want to miss the boat too, and will soon launch a similar service, providing its vast user base with location-based deals. Dubbed Nokia Perks, the demo video for the service…
Aside from its Android tablets, Dell is preparing to return to the “Windows tablet scene.” What we have here is the upcoming Dell Peju, which we’re hearing will be launched at some point in October. We’re talking about a high-end device with Intel’s Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64 or 128 GB of SSD…