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With the majority of our systems now running smoothly at their new location, the great task that is relocating a data center is almost complete!

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The Many Upcoming Android Phones on Orion’s Belt


October 20th, 2009


By Birge Basik

There are lots of upcoming phones in the market but Android based phones are making themselves the brightest of these shining stars. We’ve listed them below for you to give you a better picture of the Android constellation. Some of them are still just rumors but there’s no smoke without fire :) Keep in mind however that details, prices and launch dates might be different than rumored.

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Today, an increasing number of people are accessing the web and email via their cell or smart phones not only to maintain constant contact with their friends, family and colleagues, but also to minimize downtime and remain productive and efficient within the workplace, outside of the workplace and throughout their daily lives.

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Android 2.0 Eclair… Techno-Junkfood


October 19th, 2009


By Birge Basik

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Shots of Android 2.0 Eclair were leaked and we loved it!  The bad news is that the due date of Eclair is not yet set but, with so much good news, I had to list it for you below. I took all the pictures from BGR, thanks for the pics! :)
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Poll Results: Best Smartphone


October 16th, 2009


By Melissa Smich

Testing out polls this week, I posted a quick 3-choice poll on the best smartphone. Unbeknownst to me, our readers are far more passionate about their smartphones than I could have imagined and our comment board lit up like a Christmas tree of people wanting to see more options.

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Motorola dumping LiMo for Android?


October 13th, 2009


By Birge Basik

LiMo vs Android

Rumour has it, Motorola is about to cancel its partnership with LiMo. There are more than 40 handsets on the market based on LiMo platform but Android continues to conquer LiMo’s customers day by day.

And Motorola is one of them. Motorola states about Android:

[Motorola] feels that the Android platform gives it a richer, more consistent foundation with strong support for the ecosystem and developer community.

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Smartphone Poll – Extended Version


October 13th, 2009


By Melissa Smich

Friday, I released a basic Top-3 poll for you to vote on your favorite smartphone. After hearing your comments, we’ve decided to extend it to include a few more operating systems that are – to my surprise – more popular than I’d originally thought.

My first two choices, iPhone and Blackberry, seem obvious enough. For the third, it was actually a tossup between the Palm devices and Google Android devices. So, we’ve extended our list.

In general these should cover the majority of smartphone manufacturers and operating systems. Some manufacturers aren’t mentioned specifically but the operating systems used by them are. If you think that anything else should have made the list, let me know!


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Smart Phone Battle


October 9th, 2009


By Melissa Smich

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Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your long weekend Canada!

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curve_8520_large3If you’re a BlackBerry user, you probably have your device set up to fetch your email periodically — but you may be missing out on some of the most powerful features available for your mobile device.

What is BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS)?

Out of the box, BlackBerry devices can fetch your email through your mobile carrier using a service known as BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS). This simple service is designed for personal email, but as a business user, you may quickly find BIS falls short of your most important needs.

There’s some distinct limitations to using BIS to manage your email:

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They have Windows on Phones now?


October 7th, 2009


By Jeremy Adams

Windows phone

New Windows Phones are lined up for release with the launch of the new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. The major players being the AT&T HTC Pure, Verizon HTC Imagio and the Sprint Samsung Intrepid Windows Phones as presently advertised on the official Microsoft Windows Phone site.

With these new devices comes a branding face-lift for Microsoft’s mobile regime, beginning with a simplification of the name. Previously, ‘Windows Mobile (insert version here) Smartphones’ and now simply ‘Windows Phones’.

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