BlackBerry recently announced that the company will release a stand alone BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for iOS and Android users. This was announced by the company during their BlackBerry Live Conference 2013 in Florida.
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for iOS and Android can be installed on devices that are running iOS 6.0 or higher, and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. Continue reading…
Here’s a good news for early Windows 8 Adopters, since Microsoft just announced that Windows 8.1 codename “Blue” will be a free update to all Windows 8 for consumers via the Windows Store. This was announced by Microsoft at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston. Continue reading…
Blackberry recently setup a showroom kiosk at the Granada Mall in Riyadh and it looks like the BlackBerry Q10 have been available in the Kingdom for sometime now. The phones that was on display are actually dummy but the rep was kind enough to hand me the actual device and let me played with it, I asked which is better the Z10 or Q10, for obvious reason the rep said the Q10 because of it’s qwerty keyboard and the 3.1″ touch display. Continue reading…
Late last month, Microsoft announced that they’re adding a preview version of Skype as a chatting and messaging tool for Outlook.com user and now with a strange twist of fate, Microsoft will also be adding Google Talk (Now known as Hangout) as another messaging tool for Outlook users. Continue reading…
Mozilla the makers of Firefox recently release the 21st version of it’s desktop browser and updated it’s Android browser.
Mozilla on its desktop browser introduced a number of new features to make the Firefox more social, healthy and browsing the web more private with the enhanced DO NOT TRACK feature, then on its mobile app support for open-source fonts, optimized support for HTML 5, ability to save media files on long tap and access to recent history through back/forward buttons. Continue reading…
During the first day keynote of Google I/O 2013, Hugo Barra Google’s VP for Android Product Management announced that Google will be selling via the Google Play an unlocked version of Samsung Galaxy S4 running a stock version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and just to repeat what Hugo said in the keynote “It’s Google take on Android!” and which will surely increase Samsung’s sales number for the Galaxy S4.
Can’t go to sunny California for this years Google I/O, well you can watch the Google I/O Conference 2013 via live streaming here and if you missed the first day keynote (like me) then you can still watch the 3 hours+ recorded keynote online.
The first day is not as spectacular the last year’s Google I/O but it does have its own surprises and great set of news for Google and Android fans alike. You can watch the video after the break. Continue reading…
On the first day of their BlackBerry Live Conference 2013 in Florida, BlackBerry announced the new BlackBerry Q5 that will be sold to emerging markets and those who are looking for a more affordable version of BBQ10.
At first look the BBQ5 looks strikingly similar to the HTC Chacha minus the dedicated Facebook button and the similarity ends there, since the BlackBerry Q5 features a classic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, a 3.1” touchscreen, a Dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon and an 8 GB internal storage that you can expand via microSD up. Not sure if this will be good news to BB fans, since the BB Q5 will have a Non-removable battery. You can checkout the full specs after the break. Continue reading…
As we move closer to this year’s WWDC, more and more concept design will surely come-out taking a shot as what the new iOS 7 will look like once Apple and John Ive adapts the “flat” design to iOS and other Apple Software. Continue reading…
In a media event held in London, Nokia unveil the second Lumia smartphone that the Finnish company launched this month – the Lumia 925. The Nokia Lumia 925 is a 4.5″ AMOLED WXGA (1280×768) protected by a 2.25 D sculpted Gorilla 2 Glass and sporting a sleek and metal-finished design – a first to the Lumia smartphone family. Continue reading…