Microsoft Announces Windows 8, Windows RT Surface Tablets
We can’t help but imagine how great Voice Over IP would be on the Metro UI. The new Windows 8 and Windows RT-powered Surface tablets from Microsoft should have plenty…
Samsung CEO: We’re Putting “Particular Focus” on “User Experience and Design”
If there’s one thing Samsung has emphasized over the past year, it’s the need to strengthen its proprietary software to continue and strengthen its strong smartphone sales, and this focus…
Android Smartphones Get 900,000 Activations Daily, Andy Rubin Staying With Google
This weekend was a perfect example of how rumors can have a dangerous effect in the mobile world, as a weekend rumor started by Robert Scoble on his Google+ social…
RIM Discontinues 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook
Love the BlackBerry PlayBook? Well, another purchasing option has been taken off the shelves and sent to the unspeakable depths of the has-been technologies. Reports started circulating recently that Research…
Google Maps for Android Gets Offline Navigation, Saves Global SIM Users on Data
Update: Google has confirmed that the new offline Google Maps will work on Android 2.2 devices or higher. As of this writing, they have not confirmed 3D compatibility. Remember that…
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 Beta Ready For Download
If you’ve been using a BlackBerry PlayBook to keep in touch with your Tru friends and you feel the slab hasn’t yet reached its full potential, worry not; RIM has…
Court Rules Research in Motion Can Keep BBM Name
Finally some good news for Waterloo-based Research in Motion. Between delays and executive defections — not to mention rapidly falling market share — well, the news lately hasn’t been very…
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Will Hit LG Optimus LTE, LTE Tag, Vu in June
There may not be LTE roaming enabled with global roaming SIM cards yet, but the devices are still very usable on 3G networks. In addition, calling and messaging app users…