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A quick bit of app update news for the BlackBerry users out there. If you’ve ever used IM+ Talk for BlackBerry, you’ll know how easy it makes conducting Skype calls and chat, right from your Berry. In an update that dropped the other day (taking it to version 4.4), some key enhancements were included: Multichat…
With TELUS hitting a strong forehand on the news that their launching HSPA+ in Manitoba real soon… Rogers has chased it down to hit what could be a backhand winner down-the-line. If you don’t like my lame tennis reference, that’s OK… all I care about here is letting you know that Canada’s ‘big red‘ will…
Attention Canadian BlackBerry users! If you’re tired of punching out those long-winded messages while you’re away from your desktop… it looks like the folks at Nuance are here to rescue you. Earlier today, it was announced that BlackBerry Dragon for Email is now available in Canada. Awesome! With this free app, you can quickly and…
Finally, some great news for Manitobans on the TELUS HSPA+ front. If you live in the province, and have been waiting for your chance to pickup an iPhone 4, a BlackBerry Torch, or heck, even one of the latest Android powered devices on a carrier other than Rogers… the day is coming soon… in fact,…
Mobile startup Shorthand Mobile announced the launch of its SMS-based mobile browser with access to SMS GupShup in India. SMS GupShup is the country’s largest social network and we’ve already covered few times in the past. With smartphone penetration still low in India, SMS remains the only way to reach the Indian mass market. The…
Cisco Systems, makers of the huge routers and switches that make sure you can get your daily fix of kitten videos on YouTube, has published their forecast for where data growth is heading over the next 4 years and of course the mobile internet bit of their study is getting the most attention. Cisco says…
Intel is a company you don’t want to mess with. Their relentless pursuit of making better products year after year, combined with their massive manufacturing capacity, put them in a position where they’re able to move the industry at the pace which they see fit. Their road to domination hasn’t exactly a smooth path however.…
Telefónica and MasterCard are teaming-up to “lead the development of mobile financial solutions in 12 countries in Latin America where Telefónica is present with the Movistar brand.” The 50/50 joint venture will “leverage banking relationships of both companies, Telefónica’s telecommunications assets and MasterCard’s payments expertise.” As a result, customers should be able to use devices…
And the first market Parkmobile has conquered in 2011 (as far as we know) is… Santa Cruz, California. Those living or visiting the city will be able to pay for parking with nothing but their mobile phone. In order to do so, users first need to register at Parkmobile’s website. Once that is done, drivers…
Back in December, Score Media had told us that a new version of the ScoreMobile app was coming down the pipe for Windows Phone 7. The app was due to hit in the first quarter of 2011… and wouldn’t you know it.. they weren’t lying to us at all. As of today, ScoreMobile for WP7…