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BlackBerry Shield rumors emerge
The team over at BBLeaks has some info about a particularly interesting piece of software, BlackBerry Shield. Shield is pretty much what it sounds like – added security features for BB users on BIS. While we only have rumored details at this time, it sounds like a nifty idea with features like remote device wiping, [...]
Let's do something different P.5
Another Friday is here and what a beautiful one it is. It has been a fairly quiet week in the cellular world with not too much in breaking stories happening. However, this week’s video relates to the effects of cellular karma and what can happen if that breaking story isn’t seen as legit or credible. [...]
Wind Mobile: Let The "Contract Killing" Begin
Remember not too long ago when Wind Mobile made the announcement that they’d be offering credits to help offset cancellation fees when porting over to them? Well, never being a carrier to shy away from a bit of healthy competition they have chosen to turn this publicity stunt into an all out “Contract Killing Carnival”. [...]
New wireless carrier Public Mobile not as "Unlimited" as they claim to be.
The new carrier on the Canadian block, Public Mobile launched yesterday, touting a $40 a month “unlimited” talk and text plan. They only offer four phones, all of which are pretty standard that are designed mainly for messaging and calling purposes. Sorry folks, no Nexus One this time around. WIND mobile has come out to [...]
Droid Update Delayed, Again.
Motorola Droid users just aren’t having any luck. First, their update to 2.01 from 2.0 was delayed, and, again, their 2.1 update from 2.01 has been postponed, without a word of explanation from Motorola. Though the update has gone through to an undisclosed number of testers, the larger deployment has been pushed back due to [...]
Tether your WIND 9700 to your PC
Want to tether your WIND 9700 to your laptop but don’t want to use any third-party apps? Well good news for you because with WIND’s Infinite BlackBerry package ($35/month) you can. This package will also give you the option to stream data to your laptop (or desktop, I would imagine) using your data plan. Non-9700 [...]
Windows Phone 7 Series GDC Wrap Up.
As promised Microsoft pumped out a good deal of new information regarding their upcoming mobile platform Windows Phone 7 Series. Much of the news that dropped was merely confirmation of features that we had expected would be present in the OS. Things like accelerometer support and 3D gaming were expectations for the platform and Microsoft [...]
Nexus One Announced for Sprint — Now Where's Verizon?
On Sprint Soon Google’s heralded Nexus One “superphone” will released on Sprint’s CDMA network in the US, forcing the question, “Where is our Verizon Nexus One?” There is no mention of this on Google’s Nexus One portal, but a Sprint press release has said that availability will be “soon.” “While a pricing plan has not [...]
Six Theme Review for the BlackBerry
If you’re like me, you’re ALWAYS on the hunt for the perfect theme. Well, good news guys, I’ve found a winner – and it looks like a sign of the future of BlackBerry. WJD Designs has collaborated with Toysoft to produce SIX, a theme based on OS 6.0. This is really clean looking theme and [...]
Gesture Search for Android Now Available for OS1.6
One of my most-used programs on Android is Gesture Search, and it is now available to a vastly higher proportion of Android users now that it is compatible with OS1.6. Released a couple weeks ago, Gesture Search allows you to draw a letter into its input box, and the resulting information will appear right below, [...]
