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Apple may introduce multitasking with next iPhone version
When Apple releases its newest version of the iPhone this June, the iPhone Software 4.0 will introduce functionality that has often been cited as a drawback of the device: Multitasking, according to... Read more...
Survey: 39 percent of BlackBerry owners want an iPhone
Crowd Science conducted a survey that queried 1,140 consumers, revealing that 39 percent of BlackBerry users would prefer an iPhone as their next purchase, while 34 percent said they would prefer an... Read more...
RIM introduces free version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Research In Motion introduced a new, free software platform for small- and medium-sized business users called the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express. The software, which will be available next... Read more...
RIM warns of vulnerabilities in PDF distiller
Research in Motion (RIM) issued a security alert that warns of an attack vector targeting its software when BlackBerry users access PDF files. RIM found flaws in the BlackBerry Attachment Service... Read more...
RIM looks to web for mobile software development ecosystem
Research In Motion said the web will be the avenue through which a more standardized and cohesive mobile software development ecosystem will emerge. "The most promising bet around standardization is... Read more...
Google offers push mail Gmail support for iPhone, Touch and WinMo smartphones
Google has released push mail support for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile-based smartphones via its Google Sync product. That means email that contacts Google's mail servers will... Read more...
Analyst: Blackberry Tour's trackball problems cause high return rates
Research In Motion's new BlackBerry Tour smartphone has abnormally high return rates at Sprint because of trackball problems, according to analyst Gerard Hallaren, director of research at Town Hall... Read more...
Verizon slashes price of BlackBerry Storm to $50
Verizon Wireless is cutting the price of RIM's BlackBerry Storm smartphone to $50 tied with a two-year service contract. According to the new pricing scheme, the device costs $150 with a two-year... Read more...
RIM squeezes suppliers as demand for its smartphone surges
Surging sales of its BlackBerry smartphones is giving RIM the opportunity to reduce costs with its suppliers. In an interview at his Waterloo, Ontario office, Co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie... Read more...
Android garners five percent of the U.S. smartphone market
Based on figures culled from AdMob's mobile advertising platform, Android now accounts for some five percent of the smartphone share in the United States. This is a very healthy increase from the... Read more...
