Tuesday, March 16, 2010

‘Gizmodo’ News

Five Foot Lego Blackberry Adds Punchline Functionality [BlackBerry]

Five Foot Lego Blackberry Adds Punchline Functionality [BlackBerry]

Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:34

We're no strangers to the work of Lego master Nathan Sawaya , but his latest creation achieved the impossible: making a Blackberry exciting. It incorporates a working flat screen TV for comfortably displaying video. Clearly he took some artistic liberties. Hey! Just kidding. I'm a proud—well, not proud, but ...

Opera Mini 5 Browser Beta Out Now For Android [Browsers]

Opera Mini 5 Browser Beta Out Now For Android [Browsers]

Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:49

The latest beta version of Opera Mini for Androids is now out as of today, with a new interface and multi-tabs support thrown in. It's not entirely dissimilar to Opera Mobile 10 on Symbian and WinMo, though. It's also available for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile , but if you ...

Android Surges While the iPhone Stalls Out [Smartphones]

Android Surges While the iPhone Stalls Out [Smartphones]

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:14

The latest smartphone subscriber numbers are out , and the last three months have been kind to Google. Android's still a relatively small player, but its usage base more than doubled since October. The iPhone, meanwhile, keeps on treading water. RIM remains the leader in the smartphone space, with ...

Is This Seriously the BlackBerry Storm 3 AKA Slider? [Unconfirmed]

Is This Seriously the BlackBerry Storm 3 AKA Slider? [Unconfirmed]

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 17:26

It's not pretty, but according to BBLeaks this is the Storm 3 , also known as "Slider." Supposedly there's some video coming, so maybe we'll get a better idea of what might be RIM's newest offering soon. [ BBLeaks via BGR ]

Details On RIM’s New BlackBerry Slider? [Rumor]

Details On RIM’s New BlackBerry Slider? [Rumor]

Friday, February 26, 2010 6:30

This isn't confirmed, but with RIM rumored to be exploring sliding-QWERTY devices for a pretty long time, one of our BlackBerry connects dropped some info on us and we wanted it to share it. Here's what we know: • It's a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device ...

The Indie Phone Maker's Last Stand [Palm]

The Indie Phone Maker’s Last Stand [Palm]

Thursday, February 25, 2010 14:02

The Palm Pre unveiling stands in my memory as one of the most refreshing moments in modern history. Palm had done it—they had created a great phone Nokia would kill for. But today, that's just not enough. As Palm teeters on the brink of either ruin or acquisition, let's ...

Nokia and Symbian Still on Top in Gartner's Annual Sales, Android Creeping Up Slowly

Nokia and Symbian Still on Top in Gartner’s Annual Sales, Android Creeping Up Slowly

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:56

The iPhone 3G may be the most popular phone in the US, but Gartner's annual phone sales tally still puts Symbian as being the most-used smartphone OS worldwide. Snapping at its heels, BlackBerry's OS has less than half the sales. And the iPhone? They may have 14.4 per cent ...

Nokia and Symbian Still on Top in Gartner's Annual Worldwide Sales List, Android Creeping Up Slowly

Nokia and Symbian Still on Top in Gartner’s Annual Worldwide Sales List, Android Creeping Up Slowly

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 4:56

The iPhone 3G may be the most popular phone in the US, but Gartner's annual phone sales tally still puts Symbian as being the most-used smartphone OS worldwide. Snapping at its heels, BlackBerry's OS has less than half the sales. And the iPhone? They may have 14.4 per cent ...

Fashion Show Goers Purchased Clothes Straight From the Runway Using a BlackBerry App

Fashion Show Goers Purchased Clothes Straight From the Runway Using a BlackBerry App

Monday, February 22, 2010 10:20

Ultra-trendy fashion designer Henry Holland held his London Fashion Week show on Saturday, where the BlackBerry-using front row sitters could buy the clothes straight from the catwalk using the House of Holland app. It's the first time a fashion designer's allowed their clothes to be purchased from an app ...

Kindle App For BlackBerry Now Available In US

Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:58

It was threatened , and thus now available. Hit up the BlackBerry App World to download the free Kindle app now—but only if you live in the US. And are happy paying up to a tenner to read a book on a 2.44" screen. [ THINQ ]