Cellphones, Wireless Clearwire announces deal with China Mobile to accelerate TD-LTE deployment

The world’s largest mobile operator and the heretofore scrappy WiMAX provider have linked arms to accelerate the rollout and adoption of time-division LTE (TD-LTE) across China. While there’s little chatter about an infrastructure build-up itself, China Mobile and Clearwire have established an agreement “to cultivate a robust device ecosystem that Read the Rest of the story [...]

The Lost Komodo – Help the baby Komodo in this beautiful game for BlackBerry PlayBook

A baby Komodo got lost on a deserted island, far away from his family. He needs to survive in the wild all by himself – finding his meal, avoiding the predators , avoiding dangerous traps, evolve and hunt the ex-predators – then finally make his way home, to the Komodo Read the Rest of the story [...]

Verizon starts ‘optimizing’ (read: throttling) network for the most data hungry users

We can’t say we weren’t warned, since Verizon updated its data policy way back in February, but it’s still a punch in the gut to hear its “network optimization” plan went into effect yesterday. A new policy page pointed out by Droid-Life explains how the policy will affect only the Read the Rest of the story [...]

RIM Extends DevCon America $699 Rate Until September 23rd Using This Code

RIM’s early bird $699 rate for BlackBerry DevCon Americas expired on August 26th which brought the price back up to $849. They have now extended the discount to App World vendors offering the $699 rate back until September 23rd which is nice of them. To get this rate you Read the Rest of the story [...]

Ticonderoga: iPhone 5 to ‘steamroll’ new BlackBerry phones, PlayBook an iPad ‘casualty’

Among the firms losing hope in Research In Motion following another dismal earnings report, Ticonderoga Securities is telling investors to be cautious with RIM. Analyst Brian White fails to see the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow, and suggests that competitors — Apple, in particular — Read the Rest of the story [...]

BlackBerry Bold 9980 R47 Caught Fraternizing with a Bold 9900

The odd BlackBerry Bold 9980 R47 concept phone has reared its head again in China. It now has a photo shoot next to a T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 for comparison. Nothing really new here but you can now see how similar or different the devices Read the Rest of the story [...]

BBM Messages not going through? You’re not alone [updated]

*UPDATE 2*Â Unofficial word is that BBM / BIS services have been restored and things will be coming back online ASAP. If you’re still seeing some issues, give it some more time to filter through the system but it has been resolved. No word on what, exactly the issues were.

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RIM Reports Q2 Fiscal 2012 Results – Ships 10.6 Million BlackBerrys & 200,000 PlayBooks

RIM is going to have a field day in the press tonight and tomorrow. They just announced their second quarter fiscal 2012 results and while the numbers are not bad they show a definite slump. They have sold 10.6 million BlackBerrys and 200,000 PlayBooks this past quarter. Revenue is Read the Rest of the story [...]

Amazon offers $50 gift card with all Verizon phones

Amazon’s wireless division announced on Friday that it will provide a $50 gift card with the purchase of any Verizon Wireless device between Friday and Monday, September 26th. The card can be used anywhere on Amazon.com or can be used for wireless accessories on the AmazonWireless website. The HTC Read the Rest of the story [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook price slashing begins: $249 and up for Rogers workers

Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie revealed on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that RIM would soon be dropping prices on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. While the new price points have not yet been disclosed, it looks like the first move in carriers’ efforts to clear their Read the Rest of the story [...]