Breaking News: BlackBerry Outage Fails Millions of users in Europe, Middle East and Africa

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

BlackBerry services for users in Africa, the Middle East and Europe have ceased since 11:00 a.m. Monday. This widespread failure is  is being blamed on a  bug on Research In Motion’s server in Slough, England  and has affected millions of users across countries, carriers ands devices. This is an unwelcome development for the already beleguered handset maker whose reputation was built on security and class-leading service. This is one reason loyal customers have remained with the smartphone maker.

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Apple's iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Top One Million in First 24 Hours

Apple today announced pre-orders of its iPhone 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; and full 1080p HD resolution video recording.

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Review: Samsung Galaxy S II X Hercules

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung's Galaxy S line of smartphones has grown, not just in the number of models but also in size and capability. The Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules boasts a vibrant 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen and is powered by a  1.5GHz dual core processor, with an 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p HD video, a 2 megapixel front facing camera all running on Android 2.3.5. Reportedly coming to Telus on October 19th, this is the ideal supersized smarphone in the market today.

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The Apple Beat: My iPod Chronicles

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

With 300 million units sold in ten years, the iPod is possibly Apple's most successful product and the one series of devices that managed to transform and then dominate the digital music player market. Evolving from being purely an MP3 player to a true personal media player and, with newer iterations approximating the features of the iPhone, the next best thing to a handheld computer and PDA. This is my iPod story as I look back at the iPods I've owned and what made them so special.

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