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Research In Motion is holding its big BlackBerry World conference in Orlando and it just finished the keynote speech. The biggest news is that we finally got a glimpse at its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform and it looked pretty impressive. CEO Thorsten Heins delivered his first keynote as the leader of RIM and it wasn’t…
We’re live from the Research In Motion BlackBerry World conference and the company just showed off its next-generation operating system, BlackBerry 10. While we’re not expecting devices for a while, the company is seeding a developer device to attendees and released the teaser video below. RIM says that BlackBerry 10 is designed to make you…
Yesterday, we reported that Research in Motion was reportedly behind the Wake Up flashmob that took Apple’s Sydney, Australia store by storm last week. While many believed it was Samsung behind the campaign to promote the imminent unveiling of the Galaxy S III superphone being unveiled on Thursday in London, RIM has officially named themselves…
Verizon is toning down its Droid Does advertising campaign with a kindler, gentler approach that does away with the edgy robots and synthesized dialogue. Looking to attract a variety of customers, the latest ad for the Droid 4, Droid Razr, and Razr Maxx shows happy people with their handsets going about their daily business. You…
Samsung Canada announced the availability of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates for Samsung GALAXY devices. The new software will be available starting from today on select devices in the country and will continue rolling out throughout the quarter. Smartphones and tablets that will get this treatment include GALAXY S II, GALAXY S II LTE,…
Motorola has officially announced its MOTOLUXE smartphone in Canada, pitching it as a best device to keep you “entertained and connected with a dynamic new interface.” Set to hit stores across the country at some point this quarter, MOTOLUXE comes with a 4-inch 480×854 pixels screen, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus…
U.S. Cellular and Alltel are teaming-up over “U Prepaid,” a no contract wireless service that will be offered in select Walmart Stores across 18 states beginning in May. The alliance, which is said to be the first of its kind in the industry, offers customers flexible payment options without signing a contract. Customers on their…
File this under rumors, but it seems the world’s most famous birds will meet the world’s most famous family — the word on the street is that one of the upcoming Angry Birds Space updates will feature Homer. What else that Donut-shaped planet could mean? When asked about this, Rovio answered that it “doesn’t comment…
Starting from this moment, CoPilot Live Premium for iOS and Android devices will include real-time traffic information as a standard feature. Previously this was an add-on feature that was available with 9.99 GBP annual subscription, and now it’s free for 1 year. If you’ve already purchased it, don’t worry – ALK Technologies (the maker of…
NewspaperDirect released a major update of PressReader for Android devices (version 4.0), bringing two new features to the mix – high definition PDF rendering and SmartFlow news presentation. The mentioned PDF rendering engine is touted to “set a new benchmark for news reading apps,” while the SmartFlow technology presents complete stories and pages in a…