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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency Gives RIM Second Chance With BB10 Trial
0By: Kevin Green | December 14th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Research In Motion has been losing marketshare over the last year as competitors like Apple and Samsung took over the smartphone market. One of the places where the Canadian technology giant was still holding sway was the enterprise sector where business and government agencies prized security. However, that sector also took blow when in October th...
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SpotHero Gets $2.5 million In VC Investment For Car Parking Service
By: Kevin Green | December 14th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones
Chicago based startup SpotHero is using a peer to peer network to help users search and pre-book parking in the city. On December 13 the firm got $2.5 million in funding that will be used to help the company grow and expand into other cities. Battery Ventures led the investment round and was joined by 500 Startups, New World Ventures, Lightbank, ...
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Microsoft Web Properties Reveals Office Apps for iPad and iPhone Coming Soon
By: Jeff Stewart | December 13th, 2012 | Android, Apple, iOS, Mobile Apps, News, Smartphones, Tablets
Users of Apple Inc.’s iPad and iPhone have been waiting for the release of Microsoft Office applications that run on iOS powered devices for quite some time. Although thus far nothing tangible has popped up in the market, it has been learnt thr...
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Google’s Augmented Reality Game Putting Players in Real World Jeopardy?
By: Jeff Stewart | December 13th, 2012 | Gadgets, Games, Google, Living, News, Smartphones, Tablets
The video game industry is one of the leading tech related industries in the world, featuring a huge customer base trumped only by those belonging to the music and movie industry. With the passage of time this industry is only getting bigger by grabbing more market share with each passing year. As a result of this, video game developers too have become more conscious about their work and they hav...
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Samsung Announces New Software Updates For Galaxy S III
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Android, Business, Gadgets, News, Smartphones
On December 10, Samsung revealed details of seven new features for its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone after it had given hints about the software upgrade a week ago. The new abilities will be part of the Premium Suite software bundle and will help new users by making use simple and intuitive. Features will now include a Setup Wi...
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Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Claims $50 Android Smartphones Are Rapidly Changing Africa’s Digital Landscape
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Business, News, Smartphones
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and African wireless carrier Safaricom’s CEO Bob Collymore spoke at Vodafone’s Mobile for Good summit in London on December 11. The two men talked about the effect cheap smartphones are having on Africa and how they are rapidly disrupting the ma...
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RIM Gets Slapped With Patent Infringement Lawsuit Relating To Bluetooth From Wi-Lan
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Research In Motion got hit by another lawsuit on December 11 after patent licensing firm Wi-Lan went to court against the maker of the popular BlackBery smartphone. The lawsuit is related to Bluetooth technology and Wi-Lan claims RIM has infringed on patents the Canadian licensing firm owns. ...
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LEAK – Is This The iPhone 5S?
By: Ali Raza | December 12th, 2012 | Apple, News, Smartphones
It’s been too long since Apple launched its much awaited iPhone 5 for sale, but alas mere months following its release, supposed images of its successor device, thus far dubbed the iPhone 5S have already started coming to light. Adding credibility to these leaked photos are reports that the latest smartphone may have been scheduled for a...
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EyeVerify Introduces Eye Scanning Protection for Smartphones
By: Jeff Stewart | December 11th, 2012 | Living, News, Smartphones
To limit access to a smartphone, users commonly set different passwords on their handsets, so as to prevent other people from looking into the sensitive information on their mobile phones. However, Kansas based startup, EyeVerify has introduced a new and even better way to restrict access to a smartphone that will make the tr...
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RIM Gives BlackBerry Messenger Users BBM Voice With New App Update
By: Kevin Green | December 11th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry news has been hitting the headlines with updates and releases for the last couple of weeks as the Canadian technology giant gets ready to launch its upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform and related device. Only last week Research In Motion retooled the Facebook app for BlackBerry to have a lot more BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) support. Now the ...
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