The BlackBerry PlayBook may powered by a dual-core processor like many of the other hot, new devices we’ve seen lately, but if you were hoping for RIM’s smartphones to get the same treatment, you may be waiting for a while. In a recent interview, co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said that, while perfect for tablets like the PlayBook, multi-core processors aren’t quite ready for use in handsets because of issues with the… Continue reading
Samsung was unable to push Android 2.2 to its popular Galaxy S line of devices before the end of 2010, and it’s obvious that many of you are pretty upset at the company for being stuck on Android 2.1 going into 2011. While there’s still no ETA for the Galaxy S Froyo upgrade, Samsung wants you to… Continue reading
BlackBerry 6 has been available for some time on devices like the Torch 9800, Bold 9780, and Style 9670, but the Curve 3G and Bold 9700 owners are left waiting for an official… Continue reading
When Gingerbread was finally revealed a couple of weeks ago, it was rumored that the Nexus One would be getting the update right after Google’sannouncement. Those rumors turned out to be false, but you N1 owners that have managed to resist the allure of the Nexus S will soon be rewarded with a tasty… Continue reading
If your anything like me, then you feel pretty good living in a time like this. A time when technology is getting better and better and is making our daily task in life easier and easier. iPhone user have been using Mobile Check Capture from BankServ for a few years now and… Continue reading
Tiered data has been infiltrating the wireless industry for some time now, with both AT&T and Verizon making the switch to tiered offerings. Because those two moved to data tiers, many have been wondering if Sprint and T-Mobile would switch, as well. We can’t speak for T-Mobile, but Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has confirmed that his carrier won’t… Continue reading
Ever since the BlackBerry Torch was released, people have been wondering exactly how well RIM’s first touchscreen/slider QWERTY has been selling. Initially, sales looked somewhat slow, but according to one analyst, interest has picked up quite a bit. Jeff Kvaal, analyst at Barclays Capital, believes that sales of the Torch have been “solid” as of late and that… Continue reading
Sure, the LG Star, Motorola Olympus, and all of those upcoming dual-core Tegra 2 phones sound pretty awesome, but how would you like to have a quad-core processor in your handset? According to the folks at NVIDIA, we’re not too far off from seeing that very thing. The company released some whitepapers yesterday titled “The Benefits of Multiple CPU Cores… Continue reading
Ever since RIM officially unveiled the PlayBook back in September, they’ve been totally quiet when it comes to being specific about the tablet’s launch information outside of “early 2011.” It seems that Gregory Wade, RIM’s VP for Asia Pacific, couldn’t keep his mouth shut any longer, though. According to Wade, the PlayBook will make its debut in Q1 2011… Continue reading
Prepare for (another) disappointment: Eric Schmidt didn’t announce that Gingerbread was coming today at the Web 2.0 Summit like some thought. Schmidt didn’t leave us completely in the cold, though, because not only did he say that Gingerbread would come arriving in the “next few weeks,” he even whipped out a Nexus S (running on T-Mobile)… Continue reading