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LTE is the standard and 4G is the class. I know that is cryptic so here are more details: 4G is the acronym for the Fourth Generation if celluar data communications which is largely defined by a minimum speed requirement. LTE is the acronym for Long Term Evolution and its Read more…
Of 1,600 common searches, the speech technology accurately resolved the request 62 percent of the time on a loud street and 68 percent in a quieter setting, according to a report released today by Piper Jaffray Cos., the Minneapolis-based investment bank. The report graded the technology “D” for accuracy, while Read more…
This interesting graphic is a simplified history showing the rise and fall of RIM. Research in Motion and the Blackberry are not done yet, but they are teetering on the edge. This graphic is courtesy of Julianna Davies and her team at MBAONLINE.com
You likely know, unless you believe Apple advertising, that Samsung alone has ball crushing sales numbers. Samsung’s Android business is larger than Apples iPhone… and that is just Samsung; there are dozens of notable Android manufacturers so it should come as no surprise how much Android dominates. The iPhone 4 Read more…
Published reports are that Blackberry killed two of three OS10 phones they were working on, the Milan and the Colt. I was interested in both of these and now Blackberry is apparently only working on London which I am sooo not interested in. BlackBerry Colt: Basically a Blackberry Bold running Read more…
“Finally, initial sales of another smartphone smoke iPhone — that is if leaked numbers prove true. Samsung Galaxy S III goes on sale in 11 days, but preorders reportedly already top 9 million. By comparison, the much-lauded iPhone 4S sold 4 million units, including preorders, during its first three days Read more…
Samsung released an amazing Android 4 phone. Watch the video review below to see some very neat interface improvements on existing technology. This is yet another device that crushes the Apple iPhone. 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos processor supported by a new graphics processing unit (reportedly around 65-percent faster than the GPU Read more…
This video shows a generic looking device with no brands (including, no Blackberry name or logo), which RIM apparently gave to the attendees of the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC) . From previous announcements I understand that a final Blackberry hardware design has not been settled on and I also understand Read more…
“Strategy Analytics puts Samsung’s Q1 smartphone shipment at 44.5 million, compared to Apple’s 35.1 million, IHS says 32 million for the South Korean electronics giant. IDC’s number is way closer to Strategy Analytics, but not as high: 42.2 million. Samsung ended the quarter with 29.1 percent share to Apple’s 24.2 Read more…
Last night I ran Windows Update patches on my Exchange 2007 server and now BlackBerry’s can not send or receive email. All services are running and can restart without problem. I can log into Blackberry Admin Service without problem. If this sounds like your problem, then you likely have the Read more…
“…The company said that the player could help encourage more native app development on the PlayBook. There are currently 10,000 apps in the BlackBerry App World, including the Android apps, making it smaller than even the fledgling Windows Phone platform, which has 65,000 apps in its store. …A lot of Read more…
“…The highest resolutions currently on offer from even the most expensive smartphones sit around the 12 megapixel mark so for Nokia to leapfrog this by such a margin was totally unexpected. Even non-professional digital cameras max at around 16 megapixels, although their sensors are considerably larger. The sensor inside the Read more…
I was going to write an article like this at the end of the week but Telus sent this most excellent explaination right to me… so here it is What’s the difference between 4G and LTE? by shishirchand Today marks the launch of the TELUS 4G LTE wireless service in 14 Read more…
If you want to setup your Blackberry Playbook to receive / sync email contacts and calendar with your hosted Microsoft Office 365 email service just follow these simple instructions: Update your Playbook to OS 2. OS 1 will NOT sync with office 365 unless you have it tethered to your Read more…
Near Field Communication, or NFC as it is now commonly referred to, is very much like a two way Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID) that is built into newer smart cell phones, such as the Blackberry Bold 9790 and Google Nexus S (but not any of the Apple iphones… yet). If you Read more…
Below is a quick table providing the the 2012 roadmap: Windows 8 Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (UPDATED 2/10) Windows Server 8 Anticipated release: Between Q3 2012 and early 2013 (UPDATED 1/27) System Center 2012 Anticipated release: Early 2012(UPDATED 2/7) SQL Server 2012 Anticipated release: First half of Read more…