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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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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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Which Verizon phone will get the Android 2.2 operating system first? The just released Droid X was supposed to get the upgrade by the end of July, but as a Droid X owner, I have not seen the upgrade yet. The new Droid 2, being released sometime this month, is slated to come with the new Android 2.2 operating system. Read the rest of this entry »

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Verizon announced a five-fold increase in data use in the first week after the Droid X was released. Verizon Wireless saw a similar surge in mobile data use when it introduced the original Motorola Droid in November 2009. The most likely reason is that Droid X owners are probably downloading all those wonderful new apps available. 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 »

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Drug dealers are using their cell phones as scales. New downloadable apps turn your Smartphone into a small scale. iPhone has the iScale, while other Smartphones are also making ounce and gram scale apps available. Read the rest of this entry »

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A new iPhone app allows medical staff to monitor a patient’s status. The Nashville Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Department of Anesthesiology created an iPhone application called VigiVu. This new app allows for the monitoring of up to 4 patients at one time. Read the rest of this entry »