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HTC has leaked details about 2 new Smartphones. One will be a mid-priced Smartphone with a physical keyboard and the other will be an entry level Smartphone. Both phones will be offered by T-Mobile and will run on the Android 2.2 OS. Read the rest of this entry »

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RIM is doomed to fail regardless of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the hopeful BlackPad. The newest electronic gadgets from BlackBerry will not be enough to keep the RIM ship afloat. The competition from the iPhone and the new Droids will spell failure for RIM. Read the rest of this entry »

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Samsung is set to release its P1000 Galaxy Tab device at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin next month. This “phone” is really a 7 inch tablet PC in direct competition with Apple’s iPad. The tablet is said to feature a 7-inch touch screen and offer live video chat capabilities. Read the rest of this entry »

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RIM will soon release its newest electronic gadget, the BlackPad. Meant to compete with Apple’s iPad, BlackBerry’s new BlackPad will have approximately the same dimensions as the iPad, a 9.7” diagonal screen, and will also include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology that will allow people to connect to the Internet through their BlackBerrys. Read the rest of this entry »

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RIM (Research in Motion) has announced the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone is being released August 12th. Partnered exclusively with AT&T (yes another one of THOSE), the new Torch 9800 is a Qwerty slider with a touch screen. Much like the original Android, this Smartphone can be used with a slide out Qwerty keyboard, as well as utilizing the touch screen that is so popular. Read the rest of this entry »

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Foreign visitors are not exempt from the UAE ban on BlackBerry Smartphones. Like the 500,000 local subscribers, business travelers and tourists will also face the ban on using their BlackBerry Smartphones for anything other than phone calls, even if the phone originated from outside the UAE. Read the rest of this entry »

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The United Arab Emirates’ telecom authority announced this week that BlackBerry data access will be blocked. Beginning October 11th the BlackBerry will be reduced to being just a cell phone while in the UAE. This means users would no longer be able to access BlackBerry messaging, email, and the internet. Read the rest of this entry »

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Droid X was released on July 15th and was sold out by the next day. The rush to buy the new Droid X vastly exceeded Verizon’s expectations. Rallying to the demands, Verizon and Motorola had more for shipping out on July 23rd. Read the rest of this entry »

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After freezing the Droid X pre-sales, Best Buy has opened up the order queue once again. Best Buy had to shut down the pre-orders June 30th due to the overwhelming volume of sales. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tawkon’s app that measures cell phone radiation is still being banned by Apple. Just last week the app for the BlackBerry was released, but Apple is still rejecting the cell phone app. As more and more manufacturers embrace this new technology, you have to wonder why Apple isn’t. What is Apple afraid of? Read the rest of this entry »