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Article | 8/03/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup for the week ending March 8

The iOSphere's collective unconscious seethed with mandates and rumours for iPhone 6 or 5S or iPhone [Fill-in-the-Blank]. There didn't seem to be enou...

Article | 6/03/2013 iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending March 6

The iOSphere is gripped in a rumor drought regarding the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2. Most of this week's buzz was over a blogpost that claims an "April-is...

Article | 27/02/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the period ending February 27

The iOSphere resolutely ignored the Lessons of History and embraced, yet again, the conviction that iPad accessory manufacturers know what's really ha...

Article | 26/02/2013 In Pictures: Hottest products at Mobile World Congress 2013

World’s biggest mobile show boasts LTE phones, Android tablets, Gigabit Wi-Fi, Firefox OS and more

Article | 25/02/2013 In Pictures: What to expect from the world’s biggest mobile show – MWC 2013

Smartphones, smart chips, mobile browsers and augmented reality will be reality at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Article | 15/02/2013 How BlackBerry recreated the mobile user experience with Z10

With the release of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the company once known as Research in Motion has staked its future on an ambitious bet: that it cou...

Article | 12/02/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup – blizzard delayed – for week ending February 8

As a massive blizzard enveloped the North-East US (and delayed this edition of The Rollup), a blizzard of rumours swept the iOSphere about iPhone 6.

Article | 7/02/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending February 6

The most recent iPad 5 rumors draw fresh hope from newly announced Apple patents, from unnamed industry sources, and from pure wishful thinking.

Article | 30/01/2013 Opinion: Re-invented BlackBerry reaches for "hyperconnected" users

In a keynote that was rife with technopop music and contrived videos -- and woefully short on details -- Research in Motion launched two new smartphon...

Article | 29/01/2013 RIM BlackBerry 10 will determine firm's fate as a premier mobile device player

The key to Research in Motion's success in the business markets lies not with IT groups or even business users, but with consumers, according to analy...

Article | 28/01/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup for the week ending January 25

The combination of intense cold gripping much of the US and feverish iPhone speculation is creating extreme rumoring conditions, threatening to drive ...

Article | 22/01/2013 As BlackBerry 10 phones near, hopes send RIM stock rising

Speculation, rumors, and hopes about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch next week have sent Research in Motion's (RIMM - Nasdaq) stock price soaring.

Article | 10/01/2013 Will Apple introduce a lower-priced iPhone?

Apple is moving ahead with plans for a less expensive iPhone, possibly with a plastic instead of metal body, according to a new report. But new retail...

Article | 10/01/2013 In Pictures: Cool iOS accessories for iPhone and iPad unveiled at CES 2013

New gadgets simplify printing, powering up, photo sharing and more for iPhone and iPad users

Article | 17/12/2012 RIM formally invites press, analysts to BlackBerry 10 phone event

Research in Motion Monday issued its formal invitation to reporters and analysts to attend the previously announced Jan. 30 unveiling of the new Black...