Next Gen iPhones Could Be Cheaper
Posted on February 27th, 2010 | 0 CommentsIn a note to investors, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty writes that the way forward for Apple to reach out to more customers is by reducing the cost of ownership of the iPhone besides reducing the cost of the service plan. She writes “We expect Apple to launch new iPhones in June that offer both [...]
Paid Android Apps For Canada Next Week
Posted on February 27th, 2010 | 0 CommentsCanadian Android smartphone users have had a long wait to get access to the paid app section on the Android marketplace; nine months to be precise. Now there are indications that the standoff could soon come to an end. The Montreal Gazette writes that an announcement regarding this shall probably be made next week. The [...]
Blackberry Slider QWERTY Device In The Works
Posted on February 27th, 2010 | 0 CommentsAfter fiddling with plain QWERTY and touch screen keyboard, it now appears that Research In Motion is looking at a Palm Pre-esque sliding QWERTY keyboard for their upcoming device. Folks at Boy Genius Report offer more insights into this new handset Portrait-oriented slider keyboard Run on BlackBerry OS 6.0 Support Wi-Fi 802.11n 360×480 Resolution A [...]
Nexus One On Verizon Launching March 23
Posted on February 27th, 2010 | 0 CommentsNexus One, the superphone that Google unveiled earlier this year could be moving out of exclusivity with T-Mobile and launching a Verizon version of the device in March. According to reports on Neowin, the phone has already cleared the mandatory FCC inspection for use on Verizon’s network. If the rumors are true, then it could [...]
BIS 3.0 : Blackberry Internet Service New Version Launching Next Week
Posted on February 26th, 2010 | 1 CommentAfter all the rumors over the past few weeks, RIM’s new upgrade to its Blackberry Internet Service, the BIS 3.0 is expected to arrive next week. This speculation has been revealed by one of BerryReview’s sources. Early this month, we had reported leaks of an internal document that revealed the specs of BIS 3.0. Accordingly, [...]
Nintendo Files Patent For Touch Screen Steering Wheel On DSi
Posted on February 26th, 2010 | 4 CommentsRacing games on Nintendo DSi can get much more realistic. A recent patent filed by Nintendo talks about introducing a touch screen based steering wheel to the DSi which would mean users no longer have to steer cars using the left-right buttons but can instead use the clockwise-anticlockwise steering mechanism. In the patent filed with [...]
Yahoo’s New Social Advertising Technology Reeks Of Spam
Posted on February 26th, 2010 | 0 CommentsTwo patent applications filed by Yahoo at the USPTO describe a new technology where users of a social network could make money by referring products to friends in their network. Firstly, it is not exactly clear where Yahoo intends to use such a technology – the patent discusses an auction marketplace scenario though it also [...]
LG To Launch Windows Phone 7 Handset By September?
Posted on February 25th, 2010 | 0 CommentsIt is no longer news that Windows Phone 7 based handsets are launching by the end of the year during the holiday season. But the Chinese version of Engadget has cited claims by Hong Kong based LG Mobile that the first set of Windows Phone 7 handsets could launch as early as September and at [...]
Android Based Nokia Phone In The Making?
Posted on February 25th, 2010 | 0 CommentsThere are rumors doing the rounds that Nokia might finally move away from Symbian and be launching an Android based handset soon. However, the speculation has gained fresh credibility after Greig Williams, Nokia’s General Manager for Alps and South East Europe hinted at the possibility. In a recent conversation, Williams had indicated that Ovi Maps, [...]
Marginal Increase In Notebook Prices Likely
Posted on February 25th, 2010 | 0 CommentsThe prevailing strong demand for notebook devices coupled with component and labor shortage in the first quarter of 2010 could possibly lead to a marginal rise in the prices of notebook devices. Taiwanese publication DigiTimes reports that there could be a marginal rise of $1-$2 in the price of notebook panels. While the publication sees [...]