Wednesday
Nov142012

RIM announces BBM Voice for free calls via WiFi on BlackBerry devices

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has gone to the next level and will soon enable users not just to message freely but to speak with their BBM contacts for free.

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is taking the social networking experience to a whole new level with an exciting new feature called BBM Voice. Research In Motion today announced BBM version 7, a free update for the globally popular mobile social network, which will allow customers to make free voice calls to other BBM customers around the world over a Wi-Fi connection.

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Wednesday
Nov142012

Nokia goes from late arrival to Windows Phone to top seed with Lumia 920

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It was a little over a year ago that Nokia joined the ranks of  Microsoft Windows Phone handset partners. By leaving its own burning platform behind for a future with Microsoft, Nokia shook the foundation of the industry. While the company received criticism for joining Microsoft's crusade, it also began a journey to develop the ultimate devices for the newest mobile operating system.

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Wednesday
Nov142012

LG Optimus G superphone now available from TELUS, Bell, Sakstel and Rogers

LG's impressive Optimus G superphone is available in Canada from TELUS, Bell, Sakstel and Rogers.

The LG Optimus G has the specs of a notebook crammed into a sleek and elegant 4.7-inch smartphone. Not only is it powerful, the user interface running on top of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is unobtrusive and free of gimmickry for the most part. Read our full review here.

Tuesday
Nov132012

Google's unlocked Nexus 4 sale fail

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Was it a case of bait and switch or did Google really not have enough stock of its anticipated Nexus 4 smartphones to sell to buyers. 

Either way, today's sale fail doesn't speak well of Google who announced the new devices on October 29, generated intense hype and interest and then failed to deliver on product stock.

 

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