It’s well known that T-Mobile is the highest priced carrier so far when it comes to the 9900, pricing it at an expensive $299 on contract. However, it seems that T-Mobile is offering a sweetheart deal to BlackBerry developers, bringing the price down to $199.99, much more in line with the competition. Note that this [...]

  Consumers might have a hard time deciding between Android and iOS, but according to some new research by Flurry, app developers don’t — they pick iOS. From Q1 to Q2 2011, the number of new project starts for Android dropped from 36% to 28% (down sharply from its Q4 2010 peak of 39%), while [...]

Following yesterday’s publication of a stinging open letter to RIM by one of its high-level employees, two more open letters have been posted by BGR. One is from a current employee, while the other is from a former employee. They’re every bit as interesting as the first letter, and we highly recommend that you check [...]

Well that didn’t take too long. RIM has just published a response to the scathing open letter written by one of its employees and published today by BGR. Click on through to read RIM’s response, and then let us know your thoughts on the matter.

Another day, another piece of bad news about RIM. This time, however, it has nothing to do with financial results or analysts downgrading their predictions. Today we have a real treat, as a disgruntled high-level RIM employee has penned an unbelievably scathing letter that outlines precisely where RIM is failing, and how things can be [...]

In an interview with BusinessWeek, Microsoft’s Senior Director Todd Brix confirmed recent suspicions that Microsoft has been providing free hardware as well as financial incentives to entice developers to the Windows Phone 7 platform. Financial incentives include cash for their commitment to the platform as well as a little assurance that if things go south, their time won’t have been [...]

While Palm may not be the most prominent smartphone manufacturer in the market today, they sure do know how to give off a good impression. In addition to Palm’s ongoing app sale, the company now has completely done away with the $50 app submission fee for the App Catalog. Not only that, Palm is also [...]

The dates for WWDC have been officially announced: June 7-11, San Francisco, Moscone West. While most of us won’t be able to afford the cool $1,599 for tickets, hotel, and airfare, we can at least take the day off to watch the big keynote. The subtitle, “The center of the app universe” suggests that this [...]