Further collaboration with Adobe and BlackBerry Academic Program announced at Dev Con
With the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference kicking off today in San Francisco, RIM has doled out two press releases to get the ball rolling. As …
Apps & Software
Yet another Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3 UI leak, this time with media player love
Back in July we fought back drool while watching a leaked video of the custom UI overlay Sony Ericsson has prepared for the soon to …
Android 2.0 ported to the G1/Dream
A mere two days after its release, Android 2.0 SDK has already been ripped from the womb and ported over to a T-Mobile G1. Currently …
BlackBerry OS 5.0 to be released for existing devices starting this week?
While the launch of the BlackBerry Storm2 on Verizon is widely expected to take place on October 28th and the Bold 9700 is so close we can almost taste it, owners of current generation BlackBerry smartphones — the Pearl Flip 8220/8230, Curve 8330/8350i/8900, Bold 9000, Storm 9500/9530 and Tour 9630 — should be pleased to note that RIM is all set for the launch OS 5.0. Specific dates aren’t easily pinned down as it more or less depends on the device one has and the carrier one is with, but thanks to our connects we know, for example, that Verizon will be dropping for the OS 5.0 for the Storm 9530 tomorrow evening with a fall back date set for Monday.
House of Representatives want FCC to regulate Google Voice
Apparently there isn’t enough to do in Washington these days. 20 House of Representatives lawmakers have pressed the FCC to investigate how and why Google …
Geohot unleashes blackra1n upon iPhone OS 3.1.2
Following up on the success of purplera1n, iPhone hacker extraordinaire geohot has released a jailbreak solution for OS 3.1.2 dubbed blackra1n. Currently only being offered …
iPhone OS 3.1.2 hits the scene
iPhone users should boot up their desktops / notebooks and fish out their USB cables because iPhone OS 3.1.2 has just gone live in iTunes. …
Adobe announces full Flash Player support for mobile and PC, RIM joins OSP
It’s that time of year when Adobe gets set and makes some huge announcements for its future plans, partnerships and products. With Adobe MAX 2009 …
Palm re-enables iTunes sync with webOS 1.2.1
Truth be told, we weren’t really at all surprised five days ago to find that webOS 1.2 lacked the ability to sync with iTunes, you …
Reminder: BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac goes live at 1PM ET
Well Mac users, it’s been one hell of a journey but as of 1PM ET today, an era official ends. No longer will be you …
RIM confirms October 2nd launch date for Mac version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager
How about some great news to get your Wednesday in full swing, Mac-sporting BlackBerry addicts? RIM has just made it official — BlackBerry Desktop Manager …
RIM launches TiVo for BlackBerry
How long does it take to pump out an TiVo app for BlackBerry? One year, evidently, as RIM and TiVo have just announced the availability …
BlackBerry Desktop for Mac now launching October 2nd? VZ Hub gets discontinued
We know, we know — you are totally bummed about BlackBerry’s much-awaited Desktop for Mac software not launching yet. It’s definitely not coming in September. …
webOS 1.2 hits the scene
Just a quick heads up to those of you that are running with the Palm Pre — webOS 1.2 has been officially released and is …
Microsoft lifts Windows 7 netbook restrictions
Back in May, blogs across the Web erupted when word of Microsoft’s planned maximum specs for Windows 7 Starter Edition emerged. To recap, Microsoft had …
Apple App Store downloads pass the two billion mark
It’s official: the App Store is growing like a weed. This past July, Apple issued an App Store status report of sorts — stating that …
Eager to put Vista to bed, custom PC makers plan to ship Windows 7 early
It’s no mystery that manufacturers are dying to ship Windows 7. Regardless of its current state, there’s still just too much of a stigma attached …
Reminder: MMS coming to AT&T iPhones today
Just a quick little reminder to all of you who are going about your lives rocking an iPhone from AT&T — MMS will go live …
AT&T’s BlackBerry Bold OS 4.6.0.297 is alive, possibly for longer than a week this time
We wanted to give AT&T’s latest OS for the BlackBerry Bold some time to breathe before announcing it to our readers yet again. Can you …
Layar previews next-generation 3D augmented reality browser
Sure it looks a bit odd in the image above, but don’t be fooled — Layar’s preview of its updated AR interface is as cool …
BlackBerry Tour OS 4.7.1.53 available now from Verizon Wireless
If you didn’t catch the leaked version of 4.7.1.53 that appeared yesterday for the BlackBerry Tour, you’ll be pleased as punch to know that Verizon …
Microsoft clarifies Windows Marketplace for Mobile kill switch
Good news, future Windows Phone owners — Microsoft has further clarified its position on the app kill switch tied to Windows Mobile 6.5 we reported …
Kill switch and remote app deletion confirmed for apps sold in Windows Mobile app store
We have a bit of troubling news from Windows world today as a developer in attendance at Microsoft’s Tech.Ed New Zealand has relayed some interesting …
Did Apple swing and miss with App Store Genius recommendations?
When Apple announced the availability of iPhone OS 3.1 and the new features that came along with it, we’re not going to lie — we …
Qualcomm’s BREW platform lives on; coming soon to Sprint handsets near you
On one end of the mobile spectrum, you have smartphone OSes that are feature packed, diverse and almost endlessly enhanceable. On the other end of …
Apple iTunes 9 announced, home sharing, app organization, social networking
Looks like what we reported turned out to be true — social networking sharing (sending information to Facebook and Twitter as well as app organization). …
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac to go live today?
BlackBerry-addicted Mac users almost had cause for celebration this morning as RIM announced the official availability of BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac — and then …
Smule + T-Pain + Antares + iPhone = madness
There’s really not too much to say other than T-Pain will probably be adding about 70 more of those “Big Ass Chain” pieces to his …
Snow Leopard 10.6.1 already on the prowl?
Sure Apple’s latest OS just found its way to market but according to rumor, Cupertino is already hard at work on the first revision. According …
iPhone MMS finally coming to AT&T on September 25th
Got an iPhone from AT&T and love spending your days complaining about how you don’t have MMS when everyone else in the world does? Well …
