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Kate O'Brien

Kate O'Brien has written 2719 posts for MobileSyrup.com
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Jimmy Kimmel says the new iPhone 5 will have a boomerang and light saber feature

A couple unexpected features the new iPhone has are its boomerang capabilities and that it has a built-in light saber. Very cool,  once again changes everything. Hope they took the time to protect the patents. Check out the above video of this in action on Jimmy Kimmel last night. Source: Mashable Tweet

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Humour: Dunder Mifflin ready to unleash the Pyramid tablet

You want to know the tablet that will compete with all the Android tablets and takeover top spot from Apple’s iPad… it’s the Pyramid. This tablet will soon be “unleashed” by Dunder Mifflin-Sabre and is awkward looking, heavy, has low memory and a poor battery life. Source: AllThingsD Tweet

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ColorWare gives you the freedom to change the colour of your Bold 9900

If the 24ct. gold BlackBerry Bold 9900 was too much bling, you can always scale down and simply get the casing colour changed. ColorWare has finally made the 9900 available for everyone to change up. You can mix and match and go nuts with several different colours (front, back and logo). As for pricing, there [...]

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RIM, Rogers and TELUS all awarded as “Canada’s Top Employers for Young People”

“Canada’s Top Employers for Young People” report has been released. In total there are 100 organizations that made the cut this year, only 3 from a wireless perspective: RIM, Rogers and TELUS. The list was compiled by interviewing the companies on such topics as their ability to attract people, tuition assistance, training, benefits and mentorship. [...]

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Cartoon: The Joy of Tech takes on the iPhone 5′s plate of sushi

Remember the picture of the plate of sushi that surfaced last week, this was apparently the first image taken with the upcoming iPhone 5′s 8-megapixel camera. Well, The Joy of Tech has taken their viewpoint on it… sounds about right too. Source: Joy of Tech Tweet

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Terry Fox Run releases iPhone and Android app, embraces mobile donations

Terry Fox is deep into the hearts of Canadians and the annual Terry Fox Run is back on this year for the 31st time. Like always the goal is to generation donation to help fight Cancer but this time they are embracing mobile. The app is currently only available on iPhone and Android devices and [...]

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WIND Mobile puts Bold 9780 on sale: $400 outright and $0 on the WINDTab+

WIND Mobile has just reduced the price of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 – it’s only for this weekend but it can be yours for $0 on the WINDTab+. They have also cut the outright price down too, now only $400. Perhaps they’ll soon announce the new Bold 9900 too. Source: WIND Tweet

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Chatr releases “The Speedster” Sony Ericsson txt pro CK15a

Here it is… “The Speedster”. Chatr has officially released a new device to their no-contract lineup. This is the Sony Ericsson txt pro CK15a we mentioned a couple days ago, priced at $125 outright. You’ll be able to get this device on the new $45 plan that includes 100MB data and comes with a slide [...]

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Public Mobile customers can now receive AMBER Alerts on your phone

At last count there was 25,000 Canadians who opted in and subscribed to getting free AMBER Alerts texts on their mobile device. Every carrier was basically on the list, except new entrants Mobilicity and Public Mobile. However, Mobilicty joined the group in June and Public Mobile has now decided to help out with the cause. [...]

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TIFF app for BlackBerry now available (Smartphones and PlayBook)

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is happening once again, now in it’s 36th year. Definitely lots of buzz around the streets of Toronto and BlackBerry is a major sponsor in the event and they’ve created a TIFF app. It’s available on all the latest devices (9900, 9810, 9860) plus the BlackBerry PlayBook. The app [...]