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Nokia Maps Suite 2.0 with Full Support for Nokia Belle

February 9, 2012
Soon after making the new Nokia Belle platform version available for its devices around the world, Nokia announced updates for some of the apps that users can take advantage of on these smartphones.Among them, we can count the Nokia Maps Suite 2.0, which is now offering full support ...

FBI dossier on Steve Jobs from 1991 released to the public

February 9, 2012
In 1991, Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs was considered for a sensitive position in the Bush Administration, according to a recently released FBI dossier. The 191-page file reveals a background investigation conducted on Jobs when he was being considered for the President’s Export Council. When the Bureau spoke with individuals who knew ...

Samsung Galaxy S II HD Headed to Canada

February 9, 2012
Samsung already launched its Galaxy S II HD in South Korean and the United States. The good news is that the Korean handset manufacturer plans to launch the smartphone in Canada as well. Although the company has yet to confirm the exact release date of the device, the guys ...

Megaupload shutdown did nothing to slow piracy, study finds

February 9, 2012
The recent federal takedown of notorious file-sharing service Megaupload was initially seen as a huge victory for owners of copyrighted music and movies, but new research shows this may not be the case. Federal prosecutors successfully shuttered the service last month and arrested seven men associated with Megaupload including site ...

T-Mobile Nokia Astound Won't Get Belle Update (Official)

February 9, 2012
Nokia C7 was launched on the market about two years ago. Initially, the smartphone was powered by Symbian^3, but later on Nokia rolled out a Symbian Anna update, which made the phone a bit more appealing. The C7 is also one of the few Nokia smartphones launched in the ...

Apple may bring 3D gaming and eye-tracking to the iPhone, iMac

February 9, 2012
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple on Thursday that reveals a 3D eye-tracking-based interface that could be used for gaming, digital photography and videography in future iOS and iMac devices, reports PatentlyApple. The new features could work in conjunction with Apple’s current 3D head ...

Motorola Brings the DEFY MINI in Germany

February 9, 2012
Unveiled last month, Motorola DEFY MINI and MOTOLUXE have just been confirmed for Germany. Both smartphones will be available for purchase starting March.However, while the MOTOLUXE has already been priced at 279 EUR (370 USD), the handset maker has yet to unveil Motorola DEFY MINI’s pricing options.Unlike Motorola MOTOL... (read ...

Ice Cream Sandwich coming to some HTC devices by the end of March

February 9, 2012
HTC announced on Thursday that an Ice Cream Sandwich update will be available for select devices by the end of March. The announcement came through the company’s Facebook page and states that the first devices to receive the update will be the Sensation, Sensation 4G and Sensation XE, followed shortly ...

RIM’s recent marketing blitz deemed a bust; BlackBerry 7 sales weakened in January

February 9, 2012
When new CEO Thorsten Henis took the reins at Research In Motion, he immediately pointed to the smartphone vendor’s marketing strategy as an area the company needed to focus on if it hoped to regain share in key markets like the United States. The wheels on RIM’s recent marketing efforts ...

TELUS to Fire Up LTE Network on February 10th

February 9, 2012
Today, Canadian wireless carrier TELUS confirmed plans to make its LTE network available in a series of metropolitan areas around the country as soon as Friday, February 10th.When launched, the network will be available for customers in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, Kitchener, Waterloo, Hamilton, ...

Apple gets ‘Samsunged’ again, this time by Amazon [video]

February 9, 2012
With great power comes great responsibility — and a flurry of advertising campaigns that target your wares. Samsung tried to make its name a verb in a recent round of anti-Apple ads where senseless iPhone owners got “Samsunged,” and the South Korea-based vendor’s campaign culminated with a $10 million extravaganza that ...

Can smartphone vendors survive with Apple and Samsung dominating the industry?

February 9, 2012
Apple and Samsung are in the midst of a patent-fueled war with no end in site, but the pair has also inadvertently joined forces to make it increasingly difficult for other vendors to continue making smartphones. New estimates suggest Apple and Samsung combined to take in a staggering 95% of smartphone ...