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2 out of 5 Blackberry Owners Tempted by Forbidden Fruit

by Jay Garrett on March 20, 2010

Could it be that even the most ardent of Blackberry owners are preparing to turn their backs on their QWERTY machines once the iPhone 4G or iPhone HD is released?

This seems to be the case according to a survey conducted by Crowd Science. It revealed that a staggering 2 out of 5 Blackberry users said that they would to move over to the Appley handset once their contract comes up for renewal.

It appears that the major hang-up that the RIM phone lovers have is the lack of security features on the iPhone – you know, the backdoors that allow people to jailbreak the iPhone OS.

Are you a Blackberry user? Are you tempted to defect over and join us on the Apple side of the street?

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INQ 3G Socially Active Phone Now Available in UK – Loves iTunes

by Jay Garrett on December 12, 2009

INQ 3G ChatThe INQ Chat 3G handset, remember – the ‘BlackBerry for the Facebook generation’?

Well it’s now on sale for the stocking-filler price of £100.

The social butterfly’s blower looks like it shares parentage with some of RIM’s most loved offers up widgets for Twitter and Facebook right there on the homescreen.

There’s great news for those that get their grooves from iTunes as the Chat 3G is the first handset (that isn’t an Apple iPhone) that can actually play those AAC files downloaded from Apple’s music portal.

The DoubleTwist app was developed by 25-year-old Norwegian Jon Lech Johansen and if the INQ and Mr J get away with this without attracting unwanted attention from Apple then I reckon there may be a few other handsets offering similar apps.

The INQ Chat 3G can be grabbed for £100 on PAYG or from £15-a-month from 3 Mobile – with that you get the unlimited free Skype-to-Skype calls and MSN Messenger so that you keep all your buddies up-to-date with everything you’re doing.

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BlackBerry Wristphone Outed

October 19, 2009 Click to read more →
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Now, most people know that RIM wouldn’t be so frivolous as to go for a trendy, fashionable gadget and turn its back on the serious business market.
So what the heck is this wristphone, phonewatch nonsense all about then?
Well – apparently this natty little thing is a BlackBerry companion watch – BerryBangle? StrapBerry?
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Samsung Opens Its Application Store Door to UK

September 15, 2009 Click to read more →
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Samsung has followed the likes of trail-blazers, Apple by launching a mobile app store in the UK.
This new service (initially only available to Samsung Omnia i8910 handset owners) will offer around 300 applications from the usual selection of categories including games, social networking apps and productivity tools.
Support for more phones is expected before the [...]

Europe Gets 90% of Mobile Phones Produced to use Standardised Chargers

June 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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The European Commission has announced that 10 mobile phone producers, which goes to represent some 90 percent of the mobile phone market in the EU, have signed an agreement to use standardised chargers for mobile phones using a micro-USB connector. 
FTW!!!
European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen said  that the mobile phone market in Europe alone is responsible for [...]