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If you thought Research In Motion couldn’t make BlackBerry Messenger any more addictive, you’re wrong, as leaks suggests the next version will include gaming. Reports suggest that the BlackBerry Messenger 6 will include some form of social gaming. Not much is known about this but it likely will include either games within the Messenger system…
While the world has been focused on the elusive white Apple iPhone, Google and Samsung may be poised to release their own white flagship handset. Earlier this week, the folks at Bestboyz snagged some renderings from an unamed source that showed the Samsung Nexus S with a beautiful white coat of paint. Not to be outdone, the…
On their quarterly conference call today, Nokia’s new CEO, Stephen Elop, mentioned that they must “build, catalyze, and/or join a competitive ecosystem.” That last bit definitely sounds an awful lot like Nokia’s considering supporting another operating system on top of MeeGo for the upper-range and Symbian for their lower-range handsets, but Elop went on to…
The HTC Thunderbolt is one sexy device, plain and simple. It may not come with the dual-core innards of the Droid Bionic but HTC always delivers with its great eye for design and custom user interface, Sense. Starting today, Verizon employees will begin training on the much-anticipated device and it looks to come with a…
So, we first heard the semi-unbelievable rumors about the HTC Facebook phones earlier today but now a few more details have emerged about what these devices could possibly have as features. BGR was given some details from a focus group participant regarding something which wasn’t called the Facebook phone but had many similarities to it.…
We’ve heard launch dates for the Motorola Atrix 4G being tossed around a fair bit, ranging from March 1 to as soon as February 13. We now have an even later window, March 17, to add to the pile, and some confirmation that it’s coming to Canada by way of Bell. A later launch date…
Last summer, AT&T introduced new data plans around the same time as the new iPhone 4 launch. Because heavy data users were bogging down AT&T’s network, two limited plans took the place of unlimited data options – 2GB or 250MB. It wasn’t the most pleasant change, but those who had unlimited data plans on contract…
Uh oh. The Motorola Atrix 4G and Droid Bionic are two of the most highly-anticipated devices of the year but a new rumor is cropping up which suggests the devices may be suffering from power management issues and this could delay the launch. According to a user on Howard Forum: The problem has to do…
Some old rumours about RIM’s first tablet running Android are cropping up again. The BlackBerry PlayBook will definitely be getting support for Java apps (so your old BlackBerry apps will work on the tablet in some capacity), but the particular virtual machine they use hasn’t been nailed down. According to the latest rumour, RIM may…
While Motorola is already set to have a bunch of cool tablets and smartphones, the company is not done with 2011. A new leak suggests the Motorola Droid X2 will land later this year with a dual-core processor and a higher-resolution screen. The Motorola Droid X2 is currently being code-named Daytona and it should physically…