Tag archive: Pearl

A site redesign by Motorola yesterday accidentally gave us a sneak peak at the manufacturer’s product lineup. Either someone launched the page a bit too early, or Motorola wants to drive a little interest around these “leaked” devices. Regardless, we’re happy to take a look. PocketNow first got a hold of the content, but took down the images per Motorola Mobility’s request (which does make the whole thing seem more credible). Luckily, all the… Read More

GPS maker TomTom has introduced a new special edition vehicle GPS system in the form of the White Pearl, which offers a luxurious pearlescent design designed to add a touch of glamour to the boxy-and-plastic world of GPS's…along with offering all the features of TomTom's IQ Routes edition for less stress while driving. And, just in case the White Pearl attracts too much attention while parked, TomTom includes a silk… Read More

Sure, sure: all the media buzz in the mobile industry might be about the Apple iPhone and how other companies are trying to respond to its popularity, but only RIM seems to be having any actual success going up against the iPhone. According to new market numbers from research firm NPD, the BlackBerry Curve 83xx models were the top-selling smartphone in the United States during the first quarter of 2009. In fact, RIM smartphones accounted… Read More

It's no secret that Apple turned the smartphone world on its head with the introduction of the iPhone, then kind of did it again nine months ago with the launch of the wildly popular iTunes App Store with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software. Now, Apple's competitors are finally getting into the game: Canada's Research in Motion has officially launched BlackBerry App World, a new application store for BlackBerry devices.… Read More

Computer maker Dell has taken the wraps of its new Adamo notebook, which the company is claiming to be the world's thinnest notebook, measuring just 0.65 inches at its thickest. It's also the first member of the company's new high-style Adamo by Dell brand, which Dell hopes will "disrupt people's perceptions" of personal computing, and incidentally, horn in on Apple's cache for offering high-style,… Read More

BlackBerry users have a reputation has being boring government and enterprise types who like to use their technology to “capture details,” “enable collaboration,” “optimize operational granularity”…and, of course, grumble about using Microsoft Exchange. But it turns out many BlackBerry users have a social side, as well: Research In Motion has announced that its MySpace for BlackBerry application was… Read More

BlackBerry’s much-anticipated Storm may still be weeks away, but a less-groundbreaking but still anticipated new BlackBerry has just cropped up at T-Mobile. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8820, announced last month, officially launched for T-Mobile on Monday, making it the first network to get the slim new folder. The big news, of course, will be pricing for the device. The Flip version of the Pearl will carry the exact same price tag as… Read More

A new report from The NPD Group finds that 30 percent of U.S. consumers who bought an iPhone 3G from June through August switched to AT&T from another wireless carrier. Of those “switchers,” nearly half came to AT&T from Verizon Wireless, with 24 percent switching from T-Mobile and 19 percent switching from Sprint. “The launch of the lower-priced iPhone 3G was a boon to overall consumer smartphone sales,”… Read More

One of the most iconic phones of the straitlaced business world is finally getting a splash of color. Verizon announced on Friday that it now offers the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in pink. Although BlackBerry first broke out of its traditional black and silver color schemed with the introduction of a pink Pearl back in January, the migration of the color to other handsets seems to be move to widen their appeal to non-business users.… Read More

A report in Fortune is confirming industry scuttlebutt that Canada's Research In Motion will be delaying the introduction of its much-anticipated 3G Blackberry phone on AT&T's wireless network. The phone—commonly dubbed “Meteor”—was tentatively scheduled to reach buyers in June. Fortune says August is a more likely date, apparently because AT&T has concerns over call quality with the phone. Neither company… Read More

AT&T has introdcuced the BlackBerry Pearl 8120, a refresh of the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 series that offers improved features and lets AT&T compete more effectively with Sprint and Verizon for BlackBerry fans. The new phone sports classic BlackBerry features like push email, but also touts an improved 2 megapixel camera, international roaming capabilities (thanks to GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity), and integrated 802.11b/gg Wi-Fi… Read More

Goodbye, productivity. The straight-laced workhorse of the cell phone world is about to get a heavy dose of oh-so-distracting entertainment. Sling Media announced on Friday that it will soon release a version of SlingPlayer for RIM BlackBerry smartphones, allowing users to watch live TV right on their phones. Sling Media’s SlingBox converts standard television broadcasts into digital Internet broadcasts that, up until now, users… Read More

Verizon Wireless has announced a series of four new phones which will serve as the anchor products for the company's 2007 end-of-year holiday buying season: the Samsung Juke, the LG Venus, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130, and the LG Voyager—the latter of which the company hopes will compete favorably with Apple's iPhone. Of course, the phones all tie in to Verizon's V Cast mobile music, video, and media offerings, although… Read More

If you want proof that Nintendo is on a roll these days, just look at the British video game charts. Eight of the top 10 titles are exclusives for either thecompany’s Wii or DS gaming systems. The other two are multi-platform games, which can also be played on Nintendomachines.   That said, the cross-platform Transformers game –based on the movie, which was based on the TV show for kids – has the top spot, showing the… Read More

Mention open source to most computer users and you'll receive a blank stare. Talk to a techie and his eyes will light up. For far too long, open source has been the province of the geeks, who havebeen eager to embrace its workings and improve it. But these days, open source is becoming something for everyone.So what is open source, anyway? It's software, available to anyone, where the code that makes it run is openly displayed, and… Read More