Christopher Price
RIM Re-names BBX to BlackBerry 10 in Wake of Court Loss
A federal court today blocked Research In Motion from using the BBX name, until the completion of a trial for trademark infringement. So, RIM simply re-named the product to BlackBerry 10. The BBX name was derived from being alphabetically-similar to one of RIM’s golden eggs, BlackBerry Messenger, which is advertised as BBM. BBX, now BlackBerry […]
HP TouchPad Firmware 3.0.5 Nearing Release
HP will introduce one final release of the HP TouchPad firmware, before the company announces if there will be any future for webOS at all. As we just reported, the company’s own (at times, confusing and overriding) timelines for a decision on webOS as a product offering all indicate that a decision will be announced […]
HP Down to TouchPad Refurbished Supplies, eBay Sale on the 11th
HP has announced that on December 11th, they will sell their final supplies of TouchPad units, via eBay. The company noted that these are all refurbished units. HP will, however, match the fire sale pricing that made the TouchPad the number two tablet in the world, in terms of total sales. The 16 GB unit […]
Deal: Apple iPad Dock (first generation) – $9.97 Shipped
Verizon Wireless has slashed prices on their remaining supply of first-generation iPad docks. The docks are being sold online for $9.97 with free two-day shipping. This is one of the lowest prices that we’ve ever seen for the iPad dock. It is compatible with nearly all iPad accessories that use the 30-pin dock connector, including […]
What Sprint’s Network Vision will Mean for You
Sprint over the past week has dropped some tidbits on when to expect their innovative Network Vision cell site technology to begin going online, and when to begin expecting LTE-enabled devices. The embattled carrier created Network Vision as a way of mitigating the five current network platforms that it will power: iDEN, CDMA & EVDO, […]
HTC Flyer Honeycomb Android 3.2 Update Releasing, Gives EVO View 4G Users Hope
HTC has finally confirmed and announced that it will begin releasing an Android 3.2 upgrade for the HTC Flyer, a long suspected upgrade that gave many users frustration. The Flyer sits alongside the Dell Streak 7 as being powerful seven-inch tablets, which emerged alongside 10-inch tablets that ran on Android 3.0, aka Honeycomb. Unfortunately, Google […]
Microsoft to Bridge Xbox 360 with Windows Phone 7 Connector
Microsoft plans to combat Apple’s iPhone and Apple TV in a big way; by bridging Xbox and Windows Phone 7 in new ways. The company is already poised to introduce groundbreaking new services for Xbox 360, designed to stave off the threat of Apple TV, and Apple’s own television devices reportedly in-development. The Xbox 360’s […]
Page Plus Cellular Cuts Unlimited Plan Price, Intros $12 Plan
Page Plus Cellular today introduced one new plan, and cut the price of an existing plan. The MVNO, one of the first, is popular with readers of PhoneNews.com for supporting the activation of any Verizon Wireless 3G phone, including smartphones, on pay-as-you-go prepaid service. The first change is a cut in the price of their […]
Plan Hacker: Get 1 GB Sprint Tablet Plan for About $8/month
We walk through a loophole in Sprint’s current system, and tap into some of their commitments that they’ve conveyed to the FCC. The result? We whittle Sprint’s $20/month plan down to a little under $8/month. If you’re in the market for an Android tablet, this is the article for you. We’ll show you how to […]
RIM Announces BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, Adds iOS & Android Device Management to BB Servers
Research-In-Motion this morning announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, its first cross-platform device management system. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will enable system administrators to offer BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) capabilities that extend beyond RIM’s own BlackBerry family of devices, and allow employers to offer compatibility with their employee-owned devices. As a result, existing fleets of BlackBerry devices […]