• Apple and Samsung Devices May Increase Security Concerns for Pentagon

    By: Zain Nabi  |   May 16th, 2013   |   Android, Apple, News, O Canada, Smartphones, Tablets

    Although the Pentagon has given its staff the approval to use devices manufactured by companies other than Canadian-based BlackBerry, some independent security analysts fear that the Defense Department stands exposed to security threats if Apple and Samsung devices are used by its staff.   Previously, the Pentagon staff only used to have BlackBerry devices, but recently the department a...

  • BlackBerry World Now Boasts More Than 120,000 Apps

    By: Jeff Stewart  |   May 16th, 2013   |   Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones

    When BlackBerry was gearing up to launch its latest BlackBerry 10 platform at the start of this year, one of the top priorities of the Waterloo-based company was to launch it with a decent number of apps so it could lure more users. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer promised that it will launch the next-gen BB10 platform w...

  • BlackBerry Reveals Q5, The First Mid-Range BB10 Smartphone for Select Overseas Markets

    By: Jeff Stewart  |   May 16th, 2013   |   News, O Canada, Smartphones

    After releasing two high-end smartphones, BlackBerry has now launched its first mid-range handset, the Q5, which is powered by the latest BB10 OS from the Canadian company. BlackBerry CEO, Thorsten Heins, revealed the new Q5 with its physical QWERTY keyboard on Tuesday, May 14th at BlackBerry Live, the annual conference of the company. In fact, the two physical QWERTY smartphones from BlackBerry ...

  • Nokia Launches Windows-Based Lumia 925 Smartphone with Metal Casing

    By: Jeff Stewart  |   May 16th, 2013   |   News, Smartphones

    Finally the much rumoured Windows-based smartphone with a metal body from Nokia makes its debut on Tuesday, May 14th when the Finnish mobile manufacturer announced the Lumia 925 handset that sports a 4.5-inch super bright AMOLED screen and an enhanced low-light camera which certainly gives it an edge over its predecessors. The Nex...

  • Microsoft to Add Google Talk to Outlook.com to Lure Gmail Users

    By: Ali Raza  |   May 16th, 2013   |   Google, News, Social Media

    Microsoft has completely overhauled its Li...

  • BlackBerry Gearing Up To Launch Mobile Social Network – BBM Channels

    By: Talha Bhatti  |   May 15th, 2013   |   Business, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada, Smartphones

    BlackBerry maybe struggling but its Messenger service is still quite popular with 60 million users sending 10 billion messages every day. That number is set to increase with BBM coming to both the iOS and Android platform. Chief executive officer for BlackBerry, Thorsten Heins, is quick to note that BBM users are highly engaged and half of t...

  • BlackBerry says BBM is Coming to Android and iOS Platforms In The Summer

    By: Ali Raza  |   May 15th, 2013   |   Android, Apple, iOS, Mobile Apps, News

    Numerous rumours had previously indicated that BlackBerry was looking to bring its popular BlackBerry Messaging (BBM) service to other platforms and on Tuesday, May 14th the Waterloo-based company officially made it known that it is rolling out BBM for both Android and iOS sometime during this summer. However, the availabilit...

  • Shazam Gives Canadian Users The Ability To Consume Music Through Rdio

    By: Talha Bhatti  |   May 15th, 2013   |   Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones

    Music discovery app Shazam is quite popular among users all over the world and the latest data shows the service is available in six countries with 120 million users. Canada has a nice share of the user base with 7.5 million in the country accounting for 22% of Canada. The popularity of the app stems from its uncanny ability to identify music a...