IDC: Apple is World's No. 1 Smartphone Vendor

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Against incredible odds and with only one model in the market, Apple Inc. has become the world's leading smartphone vendor according to a report from IDC (International Data Corporation). Apple overtook long-time leader Nokia. Apple jumped to the top spot with a 19.1% share of the 106.5 million smartphones shipped in the second quarter, according to IDC.

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Rdio launches iPad app

Rdio, the unlimited, on-demand social music service from the creators of Skype, today announced the availability of Rdio for iPad.

Like the company’s popular iPhone app, Rdio for iPad lets users discover music through friends and other influencers as well as search for and instantly play any song, artist, album or playlist from a growing catalog of nearly 9 million songs.

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Mobilicity: Our roaming rates cost a fraction of what Canadians spend with competitors

After racking up over 1,300 minutes in 13 days across 5,500 kilometers in five Canadian provinces and three US states, Mobilicity today released findings proving its North American roaming rates costs a fraction of what most Canadians typically spend on mobile phone calls when they travel.

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Video: BlackBerry OS 7 Launch Event in Toronto, Bold 9900 demoed

It was a big day for RIM as they unveiled three new BlackBerry smartphones in downtown Toronto as well as their BlackBerry OS 7. See our video from the event showing the new BB Bold 9900 demoing its new interface, snazzy new touchscreen and the new NFC (Near Field Communication) feature as well.