The UK government is deciding whether or not it should cut off social networks and messaging services such as Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger at times of social unrest. These discussions come after riots have spread from London to several other large UK cities with the help of mediums on both Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger. “Everyone [...]
Nikola Tesla, I know you’re asking, “Who?”, made a prediction of the wireless revolution that we are currently experiencing. No big deal, right? Well, when you realize he made that prediction in 1909 in an issue of Popular Mechanics, it gets a little creepy. The world has just started utilizing the wireless telegraph, and the [...]
If you have a smart phone like the iPhone or a Blackberry that has internet access, and if your phone is capable of picking up wi-fi, companies are asking you to utilize that instead of the towers. The reason for this? Free wi-fi hotspots are becoming more prevalent and it also eases the amount of [...]
As we set to close 2009, many people are starting to look back at the previous decade for the great events. We should technically be waiting one more year for the decade to be truly over, but I nitpick. Anyway, I want to know from you is what was the greatest new gadget introduced? Is it [...]
This is interesting. Apple has long been the most stable environment with Blackberry not far behind. Why? well, they are both notorious for making their own software. This allows them to work within the parameters of their OS. Bringing on an Apple designer makes sense since the Blackberry Application world is really a response to [...]
When I heard that Blackberry was putting out their own application platform I was excited to say the least. I downloaded and installed the app world and I downloaded about 5 free radio programs (that work better over Wi-Fi then they do over EDGE.) However, when I wen;t to download my first paid application I [...]
Here is another reason why technology is really recession proof. The Blackberry application store has set their entry level prices at $2.99 which shows a commitment that they will survive and people will download their applications. Apple has offered applications at the $0.99 level for a while so either Blackberry is sure people will pay [...]
We all remember how many of us were anticipating the BlackBerry storm and many were claiming it to be the “iPhone Killer”. I highly doubted it would be an iPhone killer but I thought it would muster some serious competition especially in the CDMA arena. Well apparently its been mustering alright, but more so mustering [...]
