Tag: smartphone
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 Causes Riots in Indonesia at Launch
The latest BlackBerry smartphone just launched in Indonesia, and a huge crowd turned up on release day to get their hands on the device early. However, things soon turned ugly. The BlackBerry Bold 9790 (Bellagio) launched at the end of last week in Indonesia, and Research in Motion ran a very good promotional offer for…
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Boy Better Know Launches Mobile Network – Grimey Data Plans From JME, Skepta and Co.
Great news for grime fans, as today UK Grime music group ‘Boy Better Know’ has launched their own mobile network, ya get me. Backed by the likes of Wiley and JME, Boy Better Know Mobile is a MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), meaning that they share their coverage with another larger network. In this case,…
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Wonderfully Festive Infographic Shows How Gadget-Orientated Our Shopping Has Become
With the festive season just around the corner, our attentions turn to the madness that can be Christmas shopping. For many of us, the thought of fighting the crowds on the high street in order to get our gifts can just be too much. With the rise of the smartphone and tablet in recent years,…
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Amazon Kindle Fire Smartphone Rumours Begin
After the glowing reviews of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, the next logical step for the online retailer would be to make a smartphone and a loose-lipped analyst from Citigroup has stated he thinks it will happen around this time next year. In a research note, CitiGroup’s Mark Mahaney, said: “We believe an Amazon Smartphone will be…
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Android, iOS Predicted to Account for 58% of Handheld Gaming by 2012
A study of market research in the past few years now confirms that the handheld gaming market has heavily migrated to Android and iOS products, as game sales for Android and iOS devices now attract far more revenue than physical game-in-a-box units sold for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS devices. Gaming market analyst Flurry predicts…