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Article | 21/06/2012 Samsung Galaxy S III: 8 key features and facts

Less than a year ago, in September 2011, Samsung launched its Galaxy S II smartphone. Then a few months later in January, it released the popular Gala...

Article | 8/05/2012 BlackBerry World roundup: What you need to know about RIM's 2012 show

I just got back from Orlando and the Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry World 2012 conference. The BlackBerry-maker made a ton of major announcements...

Article | 2/05/2012 In Pictures: A closer look at RIM's BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha smartphone

RIM has unveiled the first smartphone running its next-generation BlackBerry 10 software. The device is meant only for developers, however, and won't ...

Article | 13/03/2012 Why Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx is the best Android on the market

The Razr Maxx packs a huge, fixed battery pack that addressed the original Droid Razr's battery life issues.

Article | 1/03/2012 In pictures: Free Android apps for BlackBerry PlayBook, 10 best downloads

RIM recently released a major software update for its BlackBerry PlayBook that enables it to run Android applications. Android-on-the-PlayBook picking...

Article | 23/02/2012 BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0: Four things IT needs to know

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion's (RIM) first entry into the fiercely competitive tablet market, the PlayBook, wasn't exactly well-received by the...

Article | 15/12/2011 BlackBerry in 2012: More trouble in store for RIM

The year 2012 promises to be an interesting one for BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM). The Canadian company has come upon some tough times lat...

Article | 28/09/2011 Windows Phone Mango: 10 things you need to know

I was fortunate to sit down this morning with Microsoft's Paul Bryan, Windows Phone senior director of product management and enterprise experiences, ...

Article | 13/09/2011 Android: Wipe device clean, restore factory settings

Whether you just upgraded your Android smartphone to another device, your organization is finally replacing that old Android with something newer and ...

Article | 24/08/2011 Why you shouldn't buy a discounted TouchPad tablet

Last week, Hewlett-Packard (HP), current "owner" of the webOS mobile OS, made an announcement that would ultimately send a ripple through the modern t...

Article | 16/08/2011 RIM developer guru on why you should believe in BlackBerry

Last week BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) held a first-of-its-kind BlackBerry developer event, called the "BBM Hackathon," in which a group ...

Article | 4/08/2011 RIM unveils new BlackBerrys: 5 facts you need to know

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) this morning took the wraps off of three brand new BlackBerry smartphones, which, along with the upcoming Bo...

Article | 22/07/2011 7 solid reasons to keep the faith in RIM, BlackBerry

It seems like nobody has anything good to say about BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) these days.

Article | 14/06/2011 How to manage BlackBerry application permissions

Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry smartphone OS is known for security, and that's for good reason. RIM designed the mobile OS with security in min...

Article | 14/06/2011 Four reasons why you don't really need a tablet PC

Tablet PCs are the in thing right now. In fact, you'd be hard put to walk into any sort of electronics store today and not be bombarded with displays ...