One of the few things that makes the humble BlackBerry attractive is the Messenger service, which has been embraced by teenagers and the corporate world alike. But as people migrate from RIM’s handset to other smartphones, BBM contact lists around the globe are shrinking — and now the software’s future looks uncertain.
Some of us would probably prefer for all of Apple’s Siri ads to feature Zooey Deschanel asking inane questions. But Zooey/Siri jokes are getting a little tired — and the Samuel L. Jackson ones never caught on. Luckily, two new Siri spots aired this evening, both featuring the inimitable John Malkovich.
It’s been a long time coming — and hardly a secret — but Telstra’s confirmed that it’ll be selling its first 4G Windows Phone 7 handset — and only its third 4G handset overall — from next Tuesday.
LG’s smartphone range has, to date, had some interesting models — but nothing that’s been truly captivating, leaving Samsung and Apple to have the really high-end battles. LG, it appears, is well aware of this, and plans to make up the difference in 4G LTE phones — but not this year.
Every year it’s the same rumour: “the new iPhone will have a 16:9 display”. It even circulated before the first iPhone came out. And it happens with the iPad too. This year isn’t different. But does it make sense? Would the next iPhone really have a 16:9 screen?
Nokia has been very aggressive — and necessarily so, given its dipping position in the global smartphone stakes — in promoting its Windows Phone 7 handsets. But an advertisement running for the Lumia 900 may have accidentally leaked upcoming Windows Phone 7 features.
You probably take for granted the fact that turning your phone on its side automatically puts the display into landscape mode. But do you really know how the tiny accelerometer inside your device can detect those changes in orientation? After watching this video you will.
Bloomberg, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal all think the next iPhone will have a 4-inch screen. Now, 9to5mac is reporting that sources at Apple HQ have been testing phones with a 16:9 display, provided by a 1136×640 resolution screen.
How do you come up with the idea for a new phone? In the case of the Nokia 808 PureView, the initial idea was fuelled by sweet liquor.
