Tag Archives : Smartphone

Image via CrunchBase O2 has recently announced its range of new budget-minded mobile and broadband tariff plans. The highlight of the O2 announcement is the new ‘Sim only’ plan for iPhone users which includes Visual Voicemail, unlimited text messages, data and Wi-Fi at just £15 per month for a year. If you are prepared to spend £20 per month, you can get this deal on a rolling monthly basis [...]

Palm has just announced that its smartphone sales for 2010 are likely to fall short of the projected targets. Palm has been under severe pressure since last year and has not been able to withstand the growing competition posed by Blackberry and iPhone. Similarly, webOS which was touted by Palm to be a game changing mobile operating system has rather fallen flat at its back when compared to iPhone [...]

Image by scottpowerz via Flickr Rumours on the internet suggest that the folks at Research in Motion (RIM) have been working overtime on preparing the Roadmap for the new version of BlackBerry OS – 6.0. A Boy Genius Report suggests that the Canadian Phone Maker has now started the development of BlackBerry OS 6.0 and it might be slated for a release in year 2011. Blackberry has been in the [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The Palm Pre is by far Palm’s most popular smartphone based on the webOS platform, well ahead of its siblings – Palm Pixi and Palm Treo. The Pre rates very high for being a user friendly phone and the gestures work amazingly well for all taps and swipes on its screen. It offers an easy way to switch apps courtesy the innovative Activity Card System. [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife All companies want to keep your custom. Now, most companies try to win you over with brand loyalty, but the frustrating thing about tech companies is that they can use their technology to trap you. The very gadget or software that you’ve spent your hard earned money on, will make it as difficult as possible, for you to switch to an alternative. The average iPhone [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife While Apple has been going gaga over the sleek design of iPad and how it will be a game changer for the publishing industry, one question has been haunting me since the launch of iPad – Where are the iPad Apps? Apps played a key role in monumental success of iPhone and nobody knows it better than the folks at Apple. Unlike the iPhones, there are no iPads [...]

Image by ToastyKen via Flickr After categorically denying any involvement in the recent cyber attacks on Google, China has signalled its intent to improve its deteriorating relations with Google. In a recent press release, China has indicated that it would welcome Google Android without any restrictions. Google had postponed its smartphone launch in China after its announcement that it would [...]

Image via Wikipedia While all the media attention has been focused on the launch of Apple Tablet – The iPad, the company has silently chosen to remove the restriction of making Video VoIP calls over 3G networks on the iPhone. Apple has also changed the iPhone SDK to reflect that this restriction has been removed. It’s surely a welcome move for iPhone users as well as the iPhone Developer [...]

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The launch of Apple Tablet – The iPad is without a doubt the biggest technology launch of the year 2010 so far. Even before the launch, many people believed that the iPad would be a game changer like Apple’s revolutionary iPod and iPhone. For a start, the iBook App Reader on the iPad stands out. It showcases a first of its kind integration with the new iBooks [...]

If industry analysts are to be believed, Apple might launch the new version of the very popular iPhone series in June this year. Amongst the top of the chart features for the new iPhone would be a 5 Megapixel camera and perhaps a touch sensitive casing similar to Magic Mouse. Though Apple has declined either confirming or denying this speculation, there is no denial that the company is under severe [...]