BlackBerry was officially released in Canada on February 5th and the launch carriers stated there was “great interest,” “intense interest,” and “very positive response.” There’s no hard sales numbers, but the global rollout has expanded to the United Kingdom, India and coming up in the United States on March 22nd. In a press release today […]
BlackBerry will launch its Secure Work Space solution for iOS and Android devices in Q2, with a formal announcement at BlackBerry Live in May. The company had previously announced its plan to take business clients using iPhone and Android smartphones under its wing, allowing a formal separation of personal and business data with “secured client […]
Google has announced today that it is killing off the popular Google Reader service, among other services as it completes its second round of “spring cleaning.” The company has been killing off small projects and “non-core” projects since 2011. Google Reader is an aggregator that can read Atom and RSS feeds. Reads the post: “Everyone […]
The European Commission has once again fined software giant Microsoft over failing to comply with its commitment to give users a chance to choose their default browser when purchasing a new PC. Microsoft has been hit with the 561 million euro ($730 million) fine for what it has called a “technical error” within its Windows […]
Grassroots organization OpenMedia released a timely report this morning. It’s based on their recent “Cellphone Horror Story” poll and declares that “Canada’s cell phone market is dysfunctional and in desperate need of an overhaul.” Between October 17th, 2012 and February 15th, 2013 there were 2,859 submissions and brings nothing new when compared to the CRTC’s […]
Industry Minister, Christian Paradis, held a press conference early this morning to outline the series of events that will lead up to a November 19th auction for the highly-coveted 700Mhz spectrum. Already in use in the United States, the 700Mhz band will facilitate wireless signals that more easily penetrate walls and deliver faster speeds in rural […]
Today’s the day Twitter starts forcing third-party app developers to use its far more limited API v1.1, so it’s not surprising the company has pushed out an update to its Android and iPhone versions focusing on search and discovery. In particular, users searching for specific terms will come upon Top Tweets, often from months ago, […]
Roku has introduced their third-generation set-top box this week, aptly named the Roku 3. The new set-top has an enhanced remote that includes “private listening” and a headphone jack (with headphones) and a more powerful processor under the hood. Additionally, the company has refreshed the user interface which promises to make browsing and navigation “more […]