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You may’ve heard that Yahoo has acquired Aviate, the company that makes context-based Android launcher. In my book that translates into the company’s willingness to explore this space and eventually launch its own launcher, one that would compete with the many similar products, Facebook Home included. From Yahoo’s blog post: The Aviate team has created…
As part of its turnaround strategy, BlackBerry has hired Ron Lokus as its new president of devices and emerging solutions, Reuters is reporting (and brought to our attention by PhoneArena). Lokus was previously head of strategy at HTC’s America, as well as head of technology at Sony Ericsson. Most recently, he held the top job…
Wow, forget the gadgets, CES this year is all about the DRAMA! First Michael Bay’s onstage meltdown and now this? I’m surprised TMZ isn’t there right now. Anyway, on with the story! Last night at CES in Las Vegas, AT&T (a.k.a the Evil Empire) was hosting an exquisite party, complete with a performance by none…
Apple continues acquiring small companies left and right. Their latest target is Snappylabs, which makes the burst photo app Snappycam. The mentioned application enables super fast burst photography and can capture up to 30 or even 60 frames per second. That’s much more than the included Camera app that can handle “only” 10 fps. So…
Google has acquired Bitspin, a Zurich, Switzerland-based company that makes the fairly popular Timely Alarm Clock app. For the time being, the application will remain to be available for download from the Google Play Store, and additional themes and sounds which used to be cost money (via in-app purchase) are now free. For those who…
Archos announced a new line of affordable 4G LTE smartphones today, the Archos Helium 45 and Helium 50. The two devices will be unveiled at CES next week, and mark the birth of Archos’ Helium line which will pack mid-range specs into an affordable package. Made with emerging markets and first-time smartphone owners in mind,…
A new year, and more bummer news for BlackBerry. The Waterloo company has decided to let go one of their most important staff members, Alicia Keys. That’s right, she hung around longer than good ol’ Thorsten did. Wow. Alicia Keys was appointed to Creative Director of BlackBerry last year, and was the first of many…
It was another great year for Samsung. The Korean electronics giant maintained its tight grip on the Android smartphone market, increased its sales of tablets and other devices, and continued to make inroads against Apple. Samsung began the year strongly with the hype around the Galaxy S4, and it’s closing the year with the rumor…
Mike Lazaridis won’t be the one taking BlackBerry private, having reduced its stake in the company to roughly 4.99%. The information comes from the Wall Street Journal which got it from a regulatory filing made public on Tuesday. The news will quiet earlier rumors that suggested Lazaridis may team-up with Qualcomm and Cerberus Capital Management…
After the American FCC’s bombshell ruling that phones and other devices were safe for use on airplanes, the European Aviation Safety Agency looked into its own regulations and made a change. Scandinavian Airlines became the first carrier to allow gate-to-gate electronic use on its flights. Now British Airways has followed suit and made gadgets even easier…