04/15/2009

Smartphones denying down economic times

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A snipit in The Economist this week highlighted that Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of Blackberry, posted a 26% increase in quarterly profit compared to a year ago. "It added 3.9m subscribers, bringing the total number of those who use the popular e-mail device to 25m".

The growth in the mobile industry continues to defy the economic slump. More and more users want mobile phones, and even better smartphones!

02/14/2009

The blue phone that's green.

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Samsung Blue Earth is the latest in eco-friendly technology. It is supposed to be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The device is made of recycled plastic, features a pedometer, and is loaded with software that lets you know how green you are by using it. Pretty cool...just interested to see if it delivers on the phone part too...

01/28/2009

More than just a phone.

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We know a lot about mobile these days - people are texting more than talking,mobile web usage is exploding and age isn't really an issue when it comes to mobile. But like the cartoon above says, "the release of 'iFart Mobile' made it clear: a phone is not only for phoning." These days, I rarely use my phone (a BlackBerry Bold) to make calls. Instead, I'm browsing web pages at 3G speed, downloading applications and uploading content to social media channels all from my mobile device. 


01/12/2009

TwitterBerry.

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TwitterBerry is awesome. Created by Orangatame Software, TwitterBerry is a native mobile app for posting updates to Twitter. It works over the data network, so it doesn't require SMS.

Supported devices:
  • BlacKBerry Storm (garbage)
  • BlacKBerry Bold  
  • BlackBerry Curve (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330) Series
  • BlackBerry 8800 Series
  • BlackBerry Pearl (8100, 8110, 8120, 8130, 8220, 8230) Series
  • BlackBerry 8700 Series
  • BlackBerry 7130 Series
  • BlackBerry 7100 Series
  • BlackBerry 7200 Series
  • BlackBerry 7520

01/02/2009

Orientation Data.

Crazy.