With over 1 million units sold in 28 days, the iPad is a runaway hit. Positioned as an intermediary device between a smartphone and a laptop, the iPad may very well change, in a fundamental way, how we use technology. But more importantly, the masses have spoken, and consumers are more than willing to pay […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Comments Off on In controlled test, iPhone’s capacitive touchscreen still reigns supreme
Back in January, the Moto Development Group tested the efficiency and accuracy of capacitive touchscreens across a number of devices. When the dust settled, the iPhone’s touchscreen reigned supreme. But not everyone was convinced that the testing was all that telling, particularly because it was done with a human finger, making the test prone to […]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 23, 2009
Comments Off on A close look at the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 2 and its Piezo-tech keyboard [Video]
Check out this close up look at the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 2 from RIM. RIM has implemented a few slight, yet noticeable, aesthetic changes to the Storm 2, and notably, the device will be available on both CDMA and GSM carriers and will include wi-fi connectivity as well. More importantly, the Storm 2 will apparently […]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 21, 2009
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Models of the upcoming BlackBerry Storm 2 are already out in the wild, and RIM has apparently decided to abandon the SurePress feature it couldn’t stop talking about when the original BlackBerry Storm debuted. Wasn’t the idea of a clickable screen the entire selling point of the Storm in the first place? It seems that […]
Continue reading...Monday, May 4, 2009
Citing strong sales, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie told Reuters earlier today that RIM is already planning a follow up to the BlackBerry Storm. While BlackBerry’s in general are extremely popular among corporate users who email like crazy, RIM views the touchscreen and button-less Storm as a more consumer friendly version of its other QWERTY keyboard […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Don’t let all the hype surrounding the upcoming Pre and latest iPhone model fool you – RIM is still very much a player in the smartphone game. Slashgear is reporting that RIM is poised to release a second edition of its touchscreen BlackBerry Storm phone sometime this September. Notably, the updated model will support wi-fi.
Continue reading...Friday, March 6, 2009
Confessions of an Apple Store Employee – Macenstein Politicians aren’t feeling the BlackBerry Storm – Politico New sites sell unauthorized iPhone software – Wall Street Journal Apple so far immune to PC price collapse – Fortune New 17-inch MacBook Pros experience graphics trouble – Gizmodo Apple working on its green credentials – Ars Technica
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
Check out this un-aired ad for the BlackBerry Storm. According to MacDailyNews, the video wasn’t considered by RIM, but was rather created as a “spec spot that’s meant to drum up business for the agency or production house that created it, in this case, GUAVA.” Pretty cool commercial in our opinion. What do you guys […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Citing a developer who supposedly worked on Android, VentureBeat is reporting that Apple asked Google not to implement multi-touch technology in its Android mobile OS, and that Google, obviously, complied. The implementation of multi-touch on the iPhone gives it a key advantage over competing phones such as the G1 and the BlackBerry Storm, and it raises the […]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 29, 2009
Engadget posted this graphic earlier today encapsulating how fast each particular smartphone was able to sell 1 million units. Verizon has been trumping up the 1 million units sold figure all week for the BlackBerry Storm, but this chart helps put things into perspective. It took the Storm over 2 months to sell 1 million […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 24, 2008
In a recent customer satisfaction survey by ChangeWave, iPhone users were significantly more satisfied with their device than BlackBerry Storm users. MacWorld has more on the story over here.
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
Netflix Streaming for Macs now available for everyone – TGdaily Engadget Review of Apple’s new in-ear headphones – Engadget More big names pull out of Macworld Expo 2009 – AppleInsider Another Storm reviewer is less than impressed – Seeking Alpha 5 Things You Never Knew about Spotlight – The AppleBlog
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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