The Apple Beat: Ecosystem of Inheritance

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

There's some real genius to Apple's iOS hardware strategy and how they manage to come up with new devices each year while still benefiting heavily from iPhone models that are two-years-old.

Once could think of it as the ecosystem of inheritance or smart trickle-down logic. By keeping one to two-year-old products current through iOS software updates, Apple makes it possible to extend its user base and keep their products desirable far beyond anyone else in the mobile industry.

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Are these RIM's new BlackBerry 10 smartphones?

One of the biggest questions that RIM watchers have asked is whether there will be a QWERTY keyboard BB10 smartphone and the answer from RIM has always been yes even if they showed off the new OS on a multi-touch smartphone, the Dev Alpha device.

The image above, a screenshot from a video (Update: Original Vimeo video has been taken down) shows both an multi-touch display BlackBerry and a QWERTY keyboard and a large touchscreen smartphone that's similar to the BlackBerry Bold. There's no telling if this is final hardware but whatever will be released in 2013 will likely look very similar. These devices represent the L Series (full touchscreen) which will come to market first, while the N series the anticipated BlackBerry 10 phone that features a full qwerty keyboard and familiar styling.

Update on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 9:46PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The video was asked to be taken down by AMV BBDO which is BlackBerry's Creative Agency.

SiriusXM enhances of satellite radio offerings through apps and devices

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

SiriusXM is looking to apps, advanced functionality and updated devices to keep ahead of the curve in providing its satellite radio content to more users. With innovative apps that can turn recent Android and iOS smartphones and tablets into WiFi satellite radios for home and office,  plus a new Lynx device that takes the best of satellite and WiFi radio slated for release in October.

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LG Optimus 4X HD coming to WIND and Videotron in October

LG Canada announced today that their quad-core Optimus 4X HD will debut in Canada in October and will be available through WIND Mobile and Videotron. 

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