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Another top RIM executive is leaving the company, potentially indicating troubled times ahead for the ailing smartphone maker. The latest casualty is Patrick Spense, a self-proclaimed “BlackBerry Believer” who headed up RIM’s global sales division, and has been with the company for the last 14 years. The move comes as RIM is hoping to rebuild…
A new LG device has been caught in the wild. Marked as LS860 and codenamed “Cayenne,” it a side-slider that rocks a full 5-row QWERTY keyboard as well as a 4-inch WVGA IPS screen. In addition, this Sprint-bound smartphone will also come with a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor, LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, GPS and so…
Samsung has released Galaxy Note’s Ice Cream Sandwich kernel source code at its Open Source website. This in turn will help hackers do their thing, releasing tweaks, modifications and new apps to the built-in software. That said, we’re pretty confident first custom ROMs that take advantage of this code will be out sooner rather than…
If you’re looking to get yourself a new phone, don’t want to wait for the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III, and would rather get something more affordable, check out what Amazon Wireless’ latest deals. The online retailer sent us an email about 4 cool devices that are offered for less. Here’s what…
NASA launched a new version of its iPhone app which comes with several new features and a completely redesigned user interface. The new application adds weather forecasts in the spacecraft sighting opportunities section; maps, information and links to all of the NASA visitor centers; a section about NASA’s programs, as well as the ability to…
Not exactly a mobile news, but definitely related and interesting… VIA Technologies unveiled the $49 APC Android PC system. It’s not exactly a beast under-the-hood, but could definitely help Google push its mobile platform to the mainstream user. The system is powered by WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC, while also sporting HDMI and VGA display ports,…
Juniper Research is looking at the mobile gambling prospects in its latest report. From there we learn that the surge in social gambling activity, along with the introduction of intrastate casino and lottery services in the US, will help push global annual wager via mobile handsets and tablets to $100 billion by 2017, up from…
Most of us take texting for granted. It comes built-in with 99% of the phones sold today and we don’t really think about the benefits it brings to our lives. Website Online Courses decided to prepare an infographic to highlights all of the things we get from sending and receiving messages on our phones. Yeah,…
China Telecom has finally started its MVNO in the UK, which runs on Everything Everywhere’s network. The service, named CTExcelbiz, marks the first time a Chinese-owned MVNO has operated outside China and is offered on a pay-as-you-go basis. In terms of clients, China Mobile is targeting Chinese people living in and visiting the UK. In…
Image recognition is getting some serious traction lately with few augmented reality apps adding the capability to better serve its clients (whether these are advertisers or end-users). Japan’s NEC thinks there’s money to be made here, hence it launched such service in its own backyard, providing information on a wide range of subjects, from food…