BlackBerry resumes rollout of BBM for Android, iPhone
Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutBlackBerry resumes rollout of BBM for Android, iPhone In a blog post, the company said the free BBM apps will start showing up in Google Play, Apple App Store and some Samsung App Stores. In order to make sure…
Twitter account of China’s state broadcaster hacked
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state broadcaster CCTV News said on Tuesday one of its Twitter accounts had been hacked, and deleted a tweet claiming the country’s president had set up a special unit to probe corruption accusations against a former domestic security chief. The tweet on Monday evening appeared to…
Facebook again allows violent videos, with caveat
After banning videos and images showing decapitations, Facebook is again allowing such graphic content if the intent is to condemn the acts depicted. not glorify them.(Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images) Reversing a ban on graphic content, Facebook is again allowing users to post violent images or videos if…
HTC CEO steps back to focus on fixing smartphone slide: FT
TAIPEI (Reuters) – HTC Corp’s chief executive has handed some duties to the company’s chairwoman as the smartphone maker struggles to claw back market share from Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the Financial Times reported. Chief executive Peter Chou is temporarily focusing on innovation and product development after…
Apple’s iPhone 5C Is Great Marketing For The iPhone 5s
Apple Apple is in the middle of a big marketing push phone, the iPhone 5c. San Francisco is plastered in billboards that put the new colored plastic casing on full display, with solid green, blue pink and yellow backgrounds showcasing the big aesthetic shift that sets this new line apart….
Lenovo A10: Netbook mit Android
Lenovo scheint das Netbook neu beleben zu wollen: Mit dem A10 praesentiert der Hersteller ein kompaktes Notebook mit einen 10,1″ grossen Bildschirm, der eine Aufloesung von 1366 x 768 Pixeln leistet, allerdings etwas mehr kann als in den frueheren Netbooks: Es ist Touch-faehig und kann bis zu um 300 gedreht Im Gehaeuse greift der…
Shutdown, as reflected on Foursquare: Boom, then bust
If we LoJacked all the furloughed federal workers in town, we’d be able to tell you exactly what they’d been up to during the government shutdown. But that’s not exactly legal (whatever the NSA might tell you), so here’s the next best thing: Foursquare, the social media Web site that…
iConsole.tv gaming PC to support SteamOS through its Android shell
Key Points* First Android device to embrace SteamOS alongside Android gaming* First device outside Valve ecosystem to embrace SteamOS* Users will be able to easily jump between Android and SteamOS without typical setup, installation challenges of a PC SANTA CLARA, CA – Mobile Media Ventures today announced another new innovation…
Is China’s Lenovo Bidding For BlackBerry To Destroy It?
As we learned Thursday, Lenovo Group Lenovo Group, the Chinese consumer technology firm, has signed a non-disclosure agreement with BlackBerry in preparation for a bid to buy the struggling Canadian business. Lenovo surely knows it will not be permitted to take over BlackBerry. Canadian and American authorities are expected to…
BlackBerry tries to convince public it can endure ‘challenging times’
With incessant reports of impending doom, BlackBerry is in full-fledged damage-control mode, seeking to reassure the public that it is still healthy despite “challenging times.” The company made an unusual move this week, writing an open letter to its customers that it posted on its website and published in 30 But…
