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LG and VMware are partnering to bring Android to the enterprise using virtualization. VMware announced its Mobile Virtualization Platform back in November 2008 and promised to created a handset environment that would provide a customer with true multiple profiles. Profiles, when applied to current handsets, refers to a set of ringtones and alert settings that…
Back in November, we heard Rogers would be offering a new kind of data plan that you could share between multiple devices, specifically with tablets in mind. Rogers had implemented something like that when the iPad launch, but with stuff like the Samsung Galaxy Tab out and the BlackBerry PlayBook on the way, they’re expanding…
One conspicuously absent feature in the Android 2.3 Gingerbread announcement yesterday was the rumoured video chat capabilities. Andy Rubin hinted at the feature in Honeycomb yesterday when unveiling an unannounced Motorola Tablet, but more solid evidence was found right in the Gingerbread SDK. Those familiar with Google Talk will recognize those three camera status icons…
The rate at which smartphone use has been growing steadily rises each year, and as a result, we see a lot more trends moving towards mobile. Payments, social networking and shopping are just a number of things that many consumers are beginning to do on their mobile devices and smartphones, but it looks like they…
Life is rough for Sprint Epic 4G users who are patiently waiting to get onto Android 2.2 Froyo after seeing their Android counterparts – HTC EVO owners – enjoying the latest from Google since late summer. And like the HTC EVO 4G owners before them, it’s very tempting to update to the latest version of…
Just a quick BlackBerry OS update here for the Bold 9780 users out there. The best part of this is, it’s an OFFICIAL release, woohoo! OS 6.0.0.359 has dropped for the BlackBerry Bold 9780 from AVEA. The update should pack a somewhat reasonable punch, bumping you up quite a bit from the standard OS build…
Hey mobile app developers, you want a free BlackBerry PlayBook? Yeah, of course you do. Well, if you’ve been taking the last couple of weeks to play around with the AIR SDK for RIM’s first tablet, you can now submit your final work to the BlackBerry App World and get a free PlayBook if it’s…
If you’re a child of the 80’s like me, chances are the ‘Back to the Future’ Trilogy brings back fond memories. Doc Brown, Marty McFly, Biff, and all of the other characters in this wacky and wildly successful sci-fi time travel trilogy are timeless… and if you recall, these characters are all about to go…
After a day’s worth of Android and enough Gingerbread news to keep us full until Christmas, it’s time to take a look at the lighter side of the news. Today we have an entertaining video from the BBC’s Comedy division that will delight Beatles and Apple fans alike. The short parody retells the story behind…
Samsung has a huge presence in mobile devices in the U.S., but perhaps it might grow even bigger worldwide. A rumor going around about Samsung’s goals in 2011 include shipping 330 million phones globally, which would be right up there with Nokia who shipped 110 million smartphones this past summer. By shipping that many mobile…