The Reinvented BlackBerry OS

The BlackBerry 10 is the latest platform the company has launched along with their handsets, the Z10 and Q10. Looking at it, the massive overhaul is pretty obvious, from interface to features. But what makes it a re-invented version of the previous BlackBerry OSs? Let’s take a look at each First…

Posted on: February 17, 2013 5:00 pm

Wifi up and running at Cassidy Park

An active civic volunteer who has donated years’ worth of hours and energy to more than one Washington Parish cause recently added to her contribution. Whether it was a result of the example Lorraine Bourn set for her son, Dennis, or simply his proximity, state of mind and capabilities when…

Posted on: February 17, 2013 5:00 pm

Netbooks were a GOOD thing and we threw them under a bus

Packing for a week-and-a-half road trip to Silicon Valley and back triggered a moment of introspection over the impending end of netbook production. I had some devices to choose from for my journey. I could have taken my Alienware MX18, my first-generation Samsung Galaxy Tab, my Asus Transformer, my Samsung…

Posted on: February 17, 2013 5:00 pm

Stone takes a shine to Chrome to plug netbook gap CRN

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Posted on: February 17, 2013 12:00 pm

SpotLess at iOS 6 Jailbreak And Unlock iPhone 5,4S,4 Untethered and Easy …

The iOS 6 / 6.1 untethered jailbreak and unlock iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS has now become a reality, thanks to the hard work from those involved in the newly formed jailbreak team. The release of the new userland-based jailbreak tool means that users now have an extremely efficient way of making a Supported devices:…

Posted on: February 17, 2013 7:00 am

Creativity flourishes at Detroit Labs, a smartphone app developer

Ordering pizza used to mean picking up the phone and dialing. But millions of customers now buy from Domino’s Pizza directly through their mobile phones. After 3 million downloads, the Domino’s smartphone application, or app, is already on track to bring in more than $150 million in revenue per year That app…

Posted on: February 17, 2013 7:00 am

BlackBerry’s hometown waits in hope of a renaissance

On market day in the small Canadian town of Waterloo, Ontario, the snow covers the car parks, and horse-drawn buggies pull up alongside the pickups. Founded two centuries ago on the prairie between the Great Lakes, Waterloo is home to the global smartphone maker BlackBerry, 500 tech companies and an Working…

Posted on: February 17, 2013 7:00 am

Incipio iPhone 5 case roundup: 6 models offer function, style, and protection

Incipio makes some great cases that I have enjoyed on my previous iPhones. They sent along six of their current iPhone 5 cases for me to try out. The cases shown in the following image gallery include:DualPro SHINENGPFaxionCodeStashbackStanley Technician Each case comes with a clear screen protector and microfiber cleaning…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 12:00 pm

The Best Internet Security for Netbook

Your netbook might have cost less than other computers, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t worth protecting. Netbooks, just like any other computer, often contain private information like credit card numbers, private photos and telephone numbers. According to academic researchers, cyber criminals use the Internet to cause hundreds of…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 12:00 pm

Facebook says it was a target of sophisticated hacking

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday hackers had infiltrated some of its employees’ laptops in recent weeks, making the world’s No.1 social network the latest victim of a wave of cyber attacks, many of which have been traced to China. It said none of its…

Posted on: February 16, 2013 12:00 pm