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7Digital music store brings its 18 million tracks to Windows Phone
7Digital just launched version 2.0 of its Android app a few weeks ago, and now they are ready to take on a whole new platform with a Windows Phone app. Styled in Metro and brimming with 18 million songs that can be purchased, previewed and synced to multiple devices, the app is as full-featured as they [...]
Trend Micro calls BlackBerry 7 the most secure OS for the enterprise, iOS close behind
RIM’s BlackBerry 7 is the most enterprise-friendly and secure mobile operating system, according to Trend Micro. The security company compared all four major smartphone platforms, including iOS 5, Android 2.3, Windows Phone Mango and BlackBerry 7, and found that despite losing of its security edge when connected to the consumer-facing BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), the [...]
SpellTower 3.0 brings multiplayer, iPad retina support to one of iOS’ most addictive word games
SpellTower is one of those word games that you love even if you hate word games. Zach Gage, the game’s young progenitor, has crafted one of those rare gems that feels natively optimized for touch. While essentially a mockup of Tetris, Scrabble and word search games, SpellTower sits on its own because it forces you [...]
Samsung eeks top sales spot from Nokia in handset sales last quarter, Reuters says
Samsung has another opportunity to laud its performance over the past few years. Not only is it the king of Android, selling more ‘Droid smartphones than any other vendors, but it has now overtaken Nokia as the world’s largest cellphone vendor. Held by Nokia since 1998, the Finnish company’s latest quarter was a cautionary tale [...]
Jim Balsillie’s unheeded vision was to sell BlackBerry services to low-cost smartphone vendors and carriers
In what may be perceived as a tale of revisionist history, one that caters not to the current shareholders but to the smug folk who sold their stock long ago, a new story by Reuters examines the reasons Jim Balsillie, formerly co-CEO of RIM, stepped down as head of the board. Jim’s plan was to utilize [...]
Rogers Sony Xperia S Hands-on (Video)
We just got our hands on the upcoming Sony Xperia S and thought, before a thorough review, let’s do a brief hands-on. Out of the box it’s a stunning device. The Xperia S really does improve on many of the quality issues they had with the Xperia arc which, though thinner, felt flimsy. The Xperia [...]
Sony SmartWatch officially coming to Canada, release date and price still unknown
Sony’s awesome-looking SmartWatch was released in the United States today for $149.99. The device is a slick OLED-based Android watch that pairs with your phone to transmit information such as emails, incoming calls, Twitter, Facebook and more. We took a look at it during CES and it was one of our most-watched videos. We’ve received [...]
Max Payne now available on iOS for $2.99
We told you it was coming, and now it’s here. Max Payne, one of the early aught’s most popular console games, is now available for iOS. The game that brought bullet time to the homes of millions has been optimized for the touchscreen, with updated graphics and easy-to-use on-screen controls. The new textures have even [...]
Rumour: OLED Association says Samsung Galaxy S III to have a 4.6-inch Super AMOLED HD Plus, release in May
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S III is almost guaranteed to improve on its predecessor in every way, and with Samsung’s consistent history of going one generation Pentile, one generation full RGB, we’re set for the first non-Pentile Super AMOLED HD display. According to OLED Association, Samsung’s new manufacturing process for AMOLED displays will incorporate a phosphorescent [...]
Pebble E-Paper Smartwatch nets $1 million Kickstarter backing in 24 hours
Remember inPulse, the smart watch that never quite got off the ground? First it was supposed to be released for the BlackBerry platform but then was retooled for Android. It was repeatedly delayed and when it was finally released in early 2011, ended up disappearing. The same company, Allerta, is developing a new smart watch [...]
