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You may or may not recall my past posts on the Rogers Xperia arc and Play. Both devices are due to hit Rogers on April 28th. At least, that’s the last we heard. Adding to the slowly growing pile of news surrounding these 2 Android-powered handsets is… the pricing. Our good friends at MobileSyrup managed…
RadioShack is riding the tablet wave, big time. Already the electronics retailer is offering the Apple iPad and now they’ve added three additional products – RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook, Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi and Velocity Micro T103 Cruz. The first of the three, which Simon reviewed a few days ago, is available for $499, the Xoom for…
Groupon has acquired Pelago, maker of location-based social network Whrrl, which is one of the companies that got the money from the iFund. Whrrl has been used by companies looking to build loyalty and repeat visits. Previously we reported that USA WEEKEND Magazine and Pelago teamed-up to launch a mobile shopper marketing program to give…
Low-cost communications services provider Vonage unveiled the new World Premium Unlimited calling plan, which builds on the popular World plan by expanding the number of countries for unlimited calling from 60 to 80, including unlimited calling to mobile phones in 42 countries. Relying on a high-speed Internet connection and an existing home phone, the new…
Localytics, the company that provides mobile app analytics solutions we’ve already talked about in the past, announced the closing of Series A funding in an oversubscribed financing round led by existing investors Launchpad Venture Group and New York Angels, and with Hub Angels as a new investor. The new money will be used to increase…
The new BlackBerry PlayBook apps just keep rolling in. Today, I received a presser from the good folks at Rogers Sportsnet. They’ve let me (and in turn, YOU) know that Rogers Sportsnet Hockeycentral is now available for the BlackBerry PlayBook. This addition joins a successful family of Hockeycentral apps. Previous editions for iOS (iPhone and…
To all the BlackBerry addicts out there, I hope you enjoyed PlayBook launch day! If you tossed down some cash to pick up RIM’s first venture into the tablet scene, good on ya… and if you haven’t already, be sure to check out Simon’s BlackBerry PlayBook Review. It’s good stuff, I swear. With tablets clearly…
A quick game update here for the Android users out there. The other day, I received a note from my friend Sylvain at Mobigloo. He had an update on the ‘Pinball Deluxe’ game for Android, and wanted to get the word out about it… so here it is! First off, the game has reached a…
Google has purchased Candian firm PushLife for what’s rumored to be $25 million. What exactly do they do? They make it possible for your Android or BlackBerry device to play music from your computer via online streaming, and said music can even be from your iTunes library, at least the tracks with no DRM. Back…
Almost missed this one… Barnes & Noble is entering the “next phase” of its NOOK Developer program by introducing a new suite of tools and services to help select developers make apps for the NOOK Color eReading platform. The keyword here is “select,” meaning not everyone can join the race and we’re not sure what…