I make no bones about how much amusement I get at the expense of Apple fanbois, and I have poked fun at both them and Steve Jobs many times before. With that said, I have a hearty respect for the man who was, in part, instrumental in creating the technological and mobile world we currently [...]

Almost 3 years ago to date RIM launched their first entry into the all-touch smartphone world with the BlackBerry Storm 9500 series phone. It was set to be RIM’s much needed and anticipated response to Apple’s iPhone and was rumored for a while before finally seeing the light of day (as are all devices conceived [...]

I have had the dubious pleasure of being saddled with a BlackBerry Curve 8530 as my work device for the better part of 2 years, having snagged one the moment they were released by Telus. Originally, this device was the Prozac I used to get through the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder inflicted on me by the [...]

I’ve been reviewing cellular related products for a very long time. Not long enough to lose interest, but long enough to find it difficult to find differences in seemingly the same products. See, I just finished reviewing/drooling over the Otterbox Commuter case for my Bold, a product whose sole purpose is to be my personal [...]

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Rogers feels your pain, introduces new US roaming text plans

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June 23, 2024

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Other than voice and data usage, one of the biggest fears with travelling across the border are those pesky text messaging charges. They seem cheap and all, but at upwards of $.25 per sent message, they are easy to lose track of causing the charges to creep up on you like a bad flu. Well [...]

WIND Mobile Founder & Chairman, Anthony Lacavera Takes CEO Job Too

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June 23, 2024

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WIND Mobile today announced that Anthony Lacavera, founder and Chairman of WIND Mobile will also take on the responsibilities of the company’s CEO, replacing previous CEO Ken Campbell. Campbell joined WIND in when it was still just a start-up and has helped the company grow to its current subscriber base and market position. Lacavera was [...]

Nokia Senior Software Engineer Publicly Opposes CEO

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June 23, 2024

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  Even though the N9 was recently announced and runs MeeGo (Nokia’s native operating system) some are speculating that Meego’s days were numbered when it was announced that Nokia would be making phones running the Windows Phone 7 operating system. The CEO of Nokia, Stephen Elop, said that one of the flaws of MeeGo is [...]

Amazon to Enter the Tablet Computer Arena

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June 23, 2024

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In the world of tablet computers, the undisputed king (at the moment) is the iPad. Reportedly owning a staggering 82% or 90% of the market (Depending on which source you follow), Apple doesn’t have any reason to be uneasy for now (especially because next on the list is the galaxy tab with a pitiful 4%). [...]

Lodsys Requests More Time Before Legal Battle

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June 23, 2024

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Just a quick update about the Lodsys suit: recently Apple announced that they would intervene on behalf of the developers to assist them due to their lack of technical and legal knowledge when it comes to these things. Apparently, Lodsys isn’t sure they’re ready to take on the second most valuable company in the world; [...]

Two New Sony Ericsson Phones Announced!

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June 23, 2024

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There are few details on the two new Sony Ericsson devices announced – the Xperia Active and the Xperia Ray. The ray seems to be aimed at a sporty demographic whose active lifestyle may not be the best environment for a high-end electronic. Durable and apparently water-resistant, Sony may have a phone that sticks out [...]

Apple Granted New Patent That Might Kill Competition

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June 23, 2024

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Depending on how you look at it, the iPhone is either an marvel of inspired innovative or the standard for any future touch-screen phone; in either case, the iPhone has proven greatly influential and Apple has been suing anyone who tries to adopt its innovation as its own (these days, especially Samsung) Well, they’ve recently [...]

What will happen with Textie now that we have iMessage?

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June 22, 2024

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About two weeks ago Apple announced iOS 5 at their annual WWDC conference. Aside from a few updates, not much was too groundbreaking in terms of announcements - except for the introduction of their new instant messaging feature aptly called: “iMessage”. This product was what iOS fan-boys had been patiently waiting for and would finally [...]

Samsung’s Request to See Future Apple Products is Denied

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June 22, 2024

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The back-and-forth between Apple and Samsung will hopefully begin to conclude now that a judge has denied Samsung’s request to see Apple’s unreleased products. Samsung requested to see these products after Apple demanded to see Samsung’s future products to inspect them for any patent infringements. It will be interesting to see how this all goes [...]

RIM Cuts 200 Jobs in Waterloo, According to Report

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June 22, 2024

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I suppose we should have seen this coming. The struggling company needs to slim down, streamline and focus if they’re to revive their brand. This comes on the heels of a lawsuit from Dolby, Seesmic announcing they won’t be supporting the phones anymore and poor sales of their products, specifically the Blackberry Playbook. The playbook [...]

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