Custom notification banners with Vexillum
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: iPhone
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If you're one of the people who have jailbroken your iPhone running iOS 5 you can take advantage of a new app in Cydia. Vexillum allows you to customize the notification banners you see when you receive a text message, email, etc. Vexillum allows you to customize the background color as well as the font color of your notifications.
The app is pretty simple to use. Once installed, you'll find its features in your Settings app. It is there you can choose the colors you want for your notifications.
You'll need to jailbreak your iPhone to u...read more
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Most iPhone shoppers choose iPhone 4S
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: iPhone
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Apple declined to break down iPhone sales by model when it released its financials, but a recent survey conducted by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners did it for us. It turns out that most people shopping for a new iPhone choose the 4S. In fact, 89% of U.S. consumers who bought an iPhone between October 14 (iPhone 4S launch day) and December 2011 chose the 4S, while 7% chose the iPhone 4, and 4% bought a 3GS. These numbers are not surprising at all. Most people want the latest and greatest device.
What is more amazing is the number o...read more
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Fairfax Financial Holdings doubles stake in RIM after Prem Wasta joins board
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: RIM
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It appears that some people still believe in RIM. Bloomberg reports that Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., has doubled its stake in RIM. Fairfax is run by Canadian investor Prem Wasta who recently joined the RIM board.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the insurer run by Canadian investor Prem Watsa, doubled its stake in Research In Motion Ltd. in a vote of confidence in the BlackBerry maker after Watsa joined the company’s board.
Fairfax owns 26.85 million RIM shares, up from 11.8 million shares in September, according to a regulatory filing...read more
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Apple to give employees $500 off Macs, $250 off iPads
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: iPhone
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Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told employees in a town hall meeting today, that the company will be giving them a new benefit - $500 off a new Mac, or $250 off a new iPad. The new discount program will begin in June and all Apple employees who have worked at the company for at least 90 days are eligible. One major caveat is, they can only take advantage of this discount once every three years.
That's a great deal for all of Apple's employees. It looks like Apple values its employees and wants to share some of that $97 billion in cash th...read more
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Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million for Windows Phone in Q4 2011
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: Pocket PC
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Microsoft's deal with Nokia was widely seen as a win win for both companies because they both needed each other. Nokia's once dominant and untouchable position at the top of the cell phone market was giving way to Apple and Google, and Microsoft was completely left out of the smartphone game for awhile. No details were given at the time of the deal, but now Nokia's financials shed some light on the deal between the two companies.
Nokia reported that Microsoft paid them $250 million in Q4 2011. The payment was the first of the “platform supp...read more
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Refurbished HP TouchPads selling at Woot
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: Palm
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Did you miss the HP fire sale of the TouchPad? If you're still in the market for a TouchPad, Woot is now selling refurbished TouchPads. Although they're not as cheap as HP's $99 fire sale, they are still a pretty good deal if you really like the TouchPad.
Woot is offering the 16GB version for $169, and the 32 GB version for $219. With HP's announcement that they aren't making webOS hardware, and are moving webOS to the open source community, these TouchPads are becoming increasingly rare. If you're in the market for one you'd better hurry....read more
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New RIM CEO clarifies remarks about change
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: RIM
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Newly appointed RIM CEO, Thorsten Heins, sat down with Crackberry to clarify some remarks he made about the company. You'll remember that Mr. Heins suggested RIM did not need to change much to be able to succeed. Those comments were seen by many to be a signal that another insider with the same view as the previous CEOs was in charge, and that RIM would not make the changes necessary to keep up with Android and iOS. Mr. Heins wanted to clarify his remarks.
Mr. Heins told Crackberry,
"I was talking about drastic or seismic changes," he clar...read more
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BlackBerry users are older, more affluent
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: RIM
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A new study suggests that most BlackBerry users are older, more affluent, and have their cell phone bill paid by their employer. The data appears to come from comScore Data Germ.
BlackBerry users over indexed in all age segments 35-64 in November 2011, with the 55-64 age bracket showing the highest index of 120. BlackBerry audiences were also more likely to have a household income greater than $75k when compared to average smartphone owners.
The BlackBerry became very popular in enterprise situations, so it makes sense that Blac...read more
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Jon Rubinstein leaves HP
News - January 27, 2012 - Category: Palm
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The former CEO of Palm and the father of webOS, Jon Rubinstein, has left HP. AllThingsD reported Mr. Rubinstein's tenure at HP is over, effective today. Mr. Rubinstein agreed to a 12-24 month tenure when HP acquired Palm, and he has fulfilled that obligation. “Jon has fulfilled his commitment and we wish him well,” HP spokeswoman Mylene Mangalindan said.
Rubinstein has no immediate plans for the future, but it looks like he's taking a little break.
In a brief comment to AllThingsD, Rubinstein said, “I am going to take a well deserved break ...read more
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Prada Phone by LG 3.0 hitting the UK tomorrow
News - January 26, 2012 - Category: Android
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Courtesy of Phones 4u, the Prada Phone by LG 3.0 will hit the UK Friday, January 27, 2012. The high-fashion phone has some decent specs including dual-core processor, 8MP camera, and ultra-bright NOVA display. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which isn't the latest version of Android, but should receive an update to Ice Cream Sandwich later this year.
PHONES 4u WILL BE FIRST IN THE UK TO RECEIVE STOCK OF THE NEW PRADA PHONE BY LG
London, 26.01.12 - Phones 4u is proud to announce that it will be the first retailer in the UK to stock the new ...read more
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View your BBMs without your friends knowing with PeepIt
Software Reviews - January 26, 2012 - Category: RIM
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Have you ever worried about not responding to a BBM after its been read, in fear of being rude? Just want to read and ignore without the sender knowing? Well with Peep It you will never have to worry again! Peep It allows you to read BBMs without sending a read receipt (R) to the sender! Normally when you read a message, the sender will see R indicating that you have read the message. With Peep It, you can view the message without your friend even knowing!
Peep It also is the quickest and easiest way to view your BBM chat histories on your pho...read more
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Is there still hope for BlackBerry?
News - January 26, 2012 - Category: RIM
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The BlackBerry has been going through a rough patch over the last couple of years, but can it make a comeback? Digital Trends gives RIM a last chance in a very interesting article about what happened to RIM's once dominant position, and where they go from here.
RIM needs to figure out what kind of company it wants to be. The company has been straddling a thin line between being a business-only brand and a consumer brand in recent years. If it wants to win customers on either side, it needs to demonstrate clear advantages for end users over ...read more
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AT&T reports best-ever quarter largely due to iPhone sales
News - January 26, 2012 - Category: iPhone
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AT&T reported its best ever quarter and it was largely due to the iPhone. The fourth quarter of 2011 saw a 3.6% increase over the same quarter the year before. The company reported $32.5 billion in revenue, but still posted a loss of $6.7 billion.
AT&T activated 9.4 million mobile phones during the quarter, and 7.6 million of them were iPhones.
Best-Ever Mobile Broadband Sales and Strong Cash Flows Highlight AT&T’s Fourth-Quarter Results; Stock Buyback Begins on Previous 300 Million Share Authorization
2012 Outlook: Solid Revenue, Margi...read more
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2012 BlackBerry roadmap leaked
News - January 26, 2012 - Category: RIM
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We've heard rumors of the BlackBerry 2012 roadmap this week, but now we have some solid evidence. BGR has gotten its hands on the official roadmap as well as some internal slides, which they published for the world to see. It looks like the original rumors were largely true.
RIM is planning to introduce a HSPA+ BlackBerry PlayBook with a 1.5 GHZ processor and NFC. They will also release several Curves aimed at the entry-level market. Probably the biggest and most disappointing news is that the BlackBerry 10 devices are not slated to be rel...read more
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