May 18

BBM for Android and iOS Should Add Billions of Dollars to BlackBerry’s Market Value

BBM Android and iOS

The announcement on Tuesday of BBM on Android and iOS, and the new BBM Channels turns BBM into a full-out social media platform like Twitter and Facebook.  This should significantly increase the value of BBM and add to BlackBerry’s market … Continue reading

May 17

White Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 launching on June 10, 2013

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Google I/O event is still going on and in the midst of all the developer related announcements, AndroidandMe has managed to get their hands on a White Nexus 4. It is the exact same phone as the current Nexus 4 … Continue reading

May 16

Google announces a new Nexus device: Samsung Galaxy S4 running Stock Android 4.2

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This is big news. During the I/O 2013 keynote, Google announced a new Nexus device: Samsung Galaxy S4 running Stock Android 4.2.  Google recently announced the Nexus 4 but it was criticized for not having LTE. Well now you will … Continue reading

May 14

[VIDEO] Google I/O Keynote from May 15, 2013

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Google I/O 2013 is happening on May 15, 2013 at Moscone Center, San Fransisco. Google I/O’s much-anticipated kickoff event will give you a first glimpse at the latest product and platform innovations at Google. Get there early for front row seats … Continue reading

May 12

[Leak] Google Play Games: Screenshots and Features of upcoming Android Gaming Service

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The Google I/O 2013 event is just three days away and we are already seeing leaks of Android announcements. Today we have a leak of Google Play Games, an Android Gaming Service that will launch at Google I/O 2013. AndroidPolice … Continue reading

May 01

Google Glass: Video shows us how to use Glass

Google Glass is an augmented reality head-mounted screen that displays information with voice-based, hands-free commands. The final device will look like your typical eye-glasses with minimalistic appearance involving aluminium strip with two nose pads. The device will use Android Operating … Continue reading

Apr 26

Google reminds Facebook who’s in charge: Bans updates of non-Play Store Apps

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If you saw Facebook app nagging you for updating its app outside of the Google Play Store then you were not alone. Facebook was trying to update their Android app without using Google Play Store Update mechanisms. Facebook’s response to … Continue reading

Apr 20

BlackBerry 10 is Getting Android App Hardware Acceleration

Android Runtime

While it has been announced that BlackBerry 10 will be getting Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) support, little details have been publicly revealed.  At the most recent monthly meeting of the Toronto BlackBerry Developer Group, BlackBerry representatives reiterated that the Android … Continue reading

Apr 16

Google Glass: Official Technical Specs Revealed!

Google Glass is an augmented reality head-mounted screen that displays information with voice-based, hands-free commands. The final device will look like your typical eye-glasses with minimalistic appearance involving aluminium strip with two nose pads. The device will use Android Operating … Continue reading

Apr 11

BlackBerry 10′s Best Hope in the US is Verizon

Verizon Z10 Jessica Leccia

Verizon recently launched its first commercial for the BlackBerry Z10.  Looking carefully at the video reveals that it is not another bland smartphone commercial.  In fact, it stars actress Jessica Leccia, from Guiding Light and One Life to Save. AT&T … Continue reading

Apr 03

QuickOffice now allows document editing on Android and iPhone

QuickOffice had been available for iPad business users for editing documents ever since Google acquired QuickOffice. Now, the Android and iOS smartphone users can also edit their documents using the QuickOffice – Google Apps for business. From Word to Excel … Continue reading

Apr 01

10 Reasons Why BlackBerry 10 Will Defeat Windows Phone 8 to Become the Number 3 Mobile Platform

After the BlackBerry earnings call last Thursday, it is more clear than ever that BlackBerry will soon emerge as the winner in the battle to become the critical third mobile platform.  In fact, we expect this to happen sometime this … Continue reading

Mar 20

Leak: New Google Play App (Version 4.0) with all new interface

Google Play, previously known as Android Market, is the application distribution platform for Android devices. The Google Play App allows users to download android apps, music, books, movies, magazines,  and television shows. Google Play was introduced to replace Android Market … Continue reading

Mar 18

BBM vs Whatsapp: Why BBM is At Least 3 Years Ahead

BBM vs Whatsapp

In this video, we review the newly-released Whatsapp on the BlackBerry Z10.  While this native app works very well, Whatsapp lacks many of the features that BBM now has, including BBM Voice and BBM Video with Screen Share.  BBM is … Continue reading