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Smartphone technology has advanced at a head-spinning rate over the past few years, and our mobile devices can do more than even the most powerful computers could just 15 years ago. Unfortunately, the joy and convenience that we get from these devices are brief and fleeting, because we find ourselves running for our chargers and…
RIM’s announcement of their first OS 7 BlackBerry devices was dampened a bit by the lack of the rumoured mobile hotspot function, but a leaked Sprint memo suggests the feature may be unlocked in a future firmware update due in the fourth quarter. The memo was issued because Sprint screwed up on the packaging for…
Skype has launched a new app for iPad and iPhone that lets you tap into commercial Wi-Fi hotspots without having to pay full daily or hourly fees. Instead, the app drains your Skype credit account by the minute, which is ideal if you just need to make a quick VoIP call. Rates are in the…
A roadmap of Wireless Giant’s upcoming BlackBerry devices has revealed a trio of RIM accessories are due to go on sale on October 31. One of them, the Cyclone, is what we’ve heard will be a TV accessory, and is described as “Streaming HDMI”. The other two, dubbed Beats and Calypso, are Wi-Fi stereo devices.…
The other night was a little disappointing since neither of the new BlackBerry devices announced (the Torch 9810 and Torch 9850/60) had near-field communications or mobile Wi-Fi hotspot features. The upcoming Curve 9360 (code-named Apollo), may very well have them included, however. This is pretty interesting, considering we’re expecting the 9360 to be a lower-tier…
Apple iOS 5 is slowly but surely coming together as beta 2, which was released to developers recently, includes Wi-Fi sync and the framework for over-the-air (OTA) updates. These features were announced during Apple’s iOS 5 presentation at WWDC 2011, and it is really a nice overhaul of the operating system. Notifications have been improved…
Nokia has just announced a new app in their Beta Labs called Play To, which brings video, music, and photo sharing to home electronics over the local Wi-Fi network. Nokia Play To is based on the DLNA standard, so your TV and/or stereo system will need to be compatible to work. Phones like the N8,…
I just got back from an interesting meeting with Broadcom about the general state of the mobile industry and there were some interesting topics that came up. The company also showed off a few quick demos of WiFi Direct and its location technology and these should be makings its way into phones and tablets in…
Many of us have been waiting for quite some time for the HTC Flyer – a sexy Android tablet that also happens to support a stylus – since we first caught glimpse of it a few months ago. We’re happy to see that the FCC has approved the device, so it should really be coming…
Back in January, Eye-Fi, creators of a Wi-Fi-enabled SD memory card for cameras, announced that they would have a mobile product on the way. Yesterday, they went official with the Eye-Fi Mobile X2, an 8GB card which pairs up with Android, iPhone and iPad apps so you can share pictures from your DSLR or point-and-shoot…