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August 10, 2010

Study: iPhone users have more sex

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There are a lot of considerations when purchasing a smartphone. We consider storage, camera, apps and many other things, but now we stats on one more data point: sex.

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August 3, 2010

RIM’s Blackpad is doomed against the iPad

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We all know the market follows whatever Apple does with its products. News of RIM’s commitment to an iPad competitor called the Blackpad is just further proof of that, and proof that it will fail at setting the tone for the market.

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July 19, 2010

Videos showing BlackBerry ‘death grip’ removed from YouTube

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The newest BlackBerry device may also suffer from the so-called “death grip,” but you won’t be able to see the video of it anymore.

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Samsung warned of antenna issue in 2006

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The mere mention of a phone antenna these days and everyone thinks of Apple, but they weren’t the first company to run into this problem.

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July 17, 2010

RIM calls Apple’s demo of BlackBerry antenna issue ‘unacceptable’

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During a special press conference held at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters on Friday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs demoed how other smartphones also have the signal issues that have been closely associated with the iPhone 4. The demo didn’t go over well with RIM.

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October 13, 2009

Sidekick failure highlights cloud computing shortcomings

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Microsoft subsidiary Danger last weekend suffered a catastrophic server failure that has led to the loss of personal information by some users of the T-Mobile Sidekick, a cell phone and personal communication device. And it dramatically underscores the shortcomings of trusting all your data backup exclusively to so-called “cloud” services.

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August 20, 2009

BlackBerry jumping ahead of iPhone with full Flash support

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Research in Motion is planning to offer its BlackBerry users support for the full version of Flash in an update expect next summer.

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July 14, 2009

Apple’s 1.5 billion apps and why you should care

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Apple kicked off Tuesday morning by releasing some of the latest download numbers from the App Store. You may be thinking that’s just another press release slinging a bunch of numbers around, but you should really stop and take a look at these.

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July 9, 2009

Why the BlackBerry can’t compete with Apple’s iPhone

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I’m convinced that as hard as it might try, RIM is fighting a losing battle trying to compete against the iPhone. Why? Because RIM just doesn’t get how to compete against a company like Apple.

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July 1, 2009

iPhone 3GS tops Consumer Reports smartphone ratings

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Apple’s new iPhone 3GS has been receiving rave reviews since its release, but its newest award has it on top of the prestigious Consumer Reports smartphone list.

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June 16, 2009

Apple note warns Pre, RIM customers about iTunes sync

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You just knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Apple on Tuesday quietly released a tech note saying that it doesn’t support syncing third-party digital media players with iTunes.

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