App Store welcomes third-party browsers… for now
Well, well, well. Looks like Apple might be getting a bit less draconian with its App Store approval process as four third-party web browsers went …
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Sony poised to post $1.1 to $2 billion loss for 2008
Things aren’t looking too hot for Sony CEO Howard Stringer. Back in October his company predicted that it would end its current fiscal year with …
Your Google search is killing Earth
Debate global warming all you want, but no one can argue that CO2 is an extremely toxic pollutant which is very bad for our health. …
Fido decides to offer BlackBerry afterall; training starts next week
For a while we’ve been saying that Fido is going to start selling BlackBerry devices and services, and now it looks like the company is …
Stevie Wonder goes to CES, appeals to electronics companies to consider the blind
Since the first iPhone was announced two years ago today, manufacturers of pretty much anything and everything electronic have been trying to cash in on …
Slacker Radio for BlackBerry released
Slacker created a bit of buzz for their radio application for BlackBerry during CTIA but since then, the relatively popular internet radio provider has been …
Sony Ericsson announces two new phones for North America: C510a and W508a
Yesterday Sony Ericsson announced two new devices for the North American market – the C510a Cyber-shot handset and the W508a Walkman phone. Both feature quad-band …
Asus reportedly looking to make an Android-based Eee PC
It looks like Asus is keen on using Android for more than just its mobile phones. Asus CEO Johnny Shih has begun openly discussing the …
T-Mobile and RIM make the BlackBerry 8900 Curve official, coming in February
All of you skeptics out there who doubted the February release of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 on T-Mobile can now rest easy as T-Mobile and …
iTunes music still shackled to DRM in Canada and elsewhere?
When Apple annouced that iTunes users now had its consent to free their iTunes-purchased music from the hellish enslavement of DRM, people across the world …
Kogan Agora rears its head nights before CES
Sure it’s going to be officially unveiled this week during CES but that didn’t stop a naughty, naughty person from snapping a few cheeky pics …
iPhone tethering plan for AT&T to be announced at Macworld?
Just about the only Apple rumor that hasn’t been touched upon in the blogopshere leading up to Tuesday’s Macworld keynote has been an iPhone tethering …
Sprint to release the BlackBerry Niagara this quarter?
We know how hard it must be for Sprint BlackBerry users considering that Sprint missed out on recent handsets like the Storm and Bold. Sprint …
Orange mulls pulling the BlackBerry Bold (again)
According to a report issued this morning, European carrier Orange is considering dropping the Bold from its lineup after being unable to solve “ongoing technical …
Verizon Pearl for going for $19.99, get ’em while they’re hot!
Well if this isn’t a nice way to start of 2009, we don’t know what is. Sort of. Verizon is offering the ever popular BlackBerry …
Microsoft announces “fix” to Zune 30GB problems
Are you still wrestling to bring your Zune 30GB back to life after it crapped out the other night? If so fear not, for Microsoft …
Certicom urges shareholders to reject RIMs planned takeover
Certicom, whose encryption software is featured in every BlackBerry device on the market as well as countless other handsets, has publicly urged its shareholders to …
30GB Zunes dying en masse across the globe
We haven’t the slightest clue as to why this is happening so please bear with us, but owners of Microsoft Zunes with 30GB hard-drives have …
High-level British MP wants movie-like ratings system for the internet
In a move guaranteed to attract well deserved controversy, Andy Burnham, Britain’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has publicly stated that delegates …
LG announces its first dual-SIM phone in KS660
LG has announced its first ever dual-SIM device. Featuring a 3″ WQVGA display and a 5 megapixel camera, the tri-band KS660 is being touted as …
New BES features for BlackBerry OS 5.0 outed
It’s been a while since we gave the world its first look at BlackBerry OS 5.0, and now a list of available enhancements for BES …
2009 Rogers / Fido roadmap leaked, leads to smartphone heaven
Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean that the mobile phone industry is safe from leaks. HoFo user clearskies08 has posted pictures which are purported to …
Nokia has another touchscreen device in the works, headed to China
Regardless of what you think of pure touchscreen devices, most can agree that the addition of a touchscreen is a welcome addition to nearly any …
Rumor: BlackBerry Curve 8900 headed to T-Mobile on February 18
We’re still in the process of trying to confirm this with our sources, but rumor has it that T-Mobile USA will be launching the BlackBerry …
Telus sufficiently suffonsifies its stock of Storms
This one is somewhat dedicated to all of the Canadian men out there. Know how your wife/girlfriend/mother/daughter/sister is always giving you hard time because you …
How to: Back up third-party applications on your BlackBerry
Since the first OS upgrade for the Storm came out and OS 4.5 was formally announced by AT&T, a lot of people have been asking …
RIM’s Q3 results beat expectations
Just after the North American markets closed this Thursday, RIM announced its Q3 earnings. While many analysts believed that RIM would have a hard time …
RIAA abandons the practice of suing Joe the Plumbers, will go after ISPs instead
In an uncharacteristically rational move, on the surface at least, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has decided that it will stop suing individuals …
BlackBerry Media Sync updated to support album art, Vista 64-bit
Good news for everyone who uses their BlackBerry as an MP3 player — BlackBerry Media Sync has been updated by RIM and is now sitting …
More details emerge about BlackBerry Application Suite
It certainly doesn’t take long for information to start pouring out of RIM as soon as one of its NDAs springs a leak. A host …
