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RIM Refreshes the Bold and the Torch: New Smartphones from BlackBerry

August 31, 2011

BlackBerry has been fighting hard to retain its place in the smartphone world amid stiff competition from Apple, Android and Windows Phone 7. The company has seen less-than-stellar tablet sales, and recent rumors have RIM scrapping plans to create a second version of their PlayBook. Now, the company is on the verge of releasing a [...]

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The Future of WebOS – HP News and Rumors

August 30, 2011

Hewlett-Packard hasn’t had a particularly good summer in 2011. It’s been exciting enough, certainly, but not for the reasons that senior VPs like Richard Kerris of the HP webOS development team were hoping for. Over the last year and a half, HP has been making a great deal of noise about moving into the tablet [...]

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Smartphone Smarts: Which BlackBerry is best for you?

August 8, 2011

For those looking to get the most out of their phone, a smartphone is an attractive purchase. Unlike traditional cell phones, which allow users to make calls, send texts and possibly take photographs, smartphones include features such as portable media playing capabilities, GPS navigation, Wi-Fi and access to a mobile broadband network. And when it [...]

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BlackBerry Playbook Update: What’s New?

July 28, 2011

The BlackBerry Playbook tablet was announced in the latter part of 2010, and many Web sites, pundits and BlackBerry enthusiasts reveled in the anticipation of its launch. With a strong list of features including a 7” screen, front and rear cameras, an accelerometer, GPS, 1Ghz dual core and 1Gb of ram, quite a few previews [...]

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Windows 7 Tablets: What’s Hot, or What’s Not?

July 26, 2011

With a huge number of tablets now on the market, OS can make all the difference in seeing large sales numbers or being left out in the cold. For the Window 7 Tablet, competition is fierce. Currently, a number of devices on the market do run the Window 7 OS, including the Samsung Sliding PC7, [...]

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The Tablet Generation: iPad, Android, TouchPad & Playbook

July 21, 2011

Everyone knows about the iPad. Initially, the tablet was criticized for being “too big” and for giving consumers what they already had in their iPhones – then charging them more for it. Now, the iPad is a market leader, and many are asking the question: can anyone else hope to keep up?

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Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Tries To Play Catch Up

July 19, 2011

In November of 2010, Microsoft released their own version of the smartphone, Windows Phone 7. Caught off-guard by the absolute domination of iOS across the market, Microsoft was looking to get a piece of the smartphone pie. As it turned out, their slice was very, very small.

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Android Tablets Galore: Who Will be the Champion?

July 14, 2011

The tablet market is heating up, and while Apple still holds the lion’s share of the industry, there are a number of manufacturers that are looking to get in on a small piece of the pie – most notably those that are running Android. Over the last year, technology companies of all types have released [...]

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Smartphone Adoption Soaring in the US and Abroad

July 13, 2011

The days of the feature phone are numbered. A new generation of phones have come calling – “smartphones” – and they are quickly beginning to dominate the market. According to a Jun 9, 2011 press release from analytics firm IDC, the worldwide market for smartphones is expected to grow 55% over the 2011 calendar year, [...]

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