RIM looks set to unveil its first QNX-based smartphone, codenamed BlackBerry Colt, in early 2012, but to meet the tight deadline it may have to make some concessions according to new information. The new specs, which come by way of an anonymous source talking to BGR, cite a test device with a single-core processor instead of the multi-core behemoth that was anticipated. There’s also a question mark over native email; the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, RIM’s first QNX device, launched without email on board, requiring users to access messages only via an existing BlackBerry handset. Snail mail Although RIM is said to be working on a QNX-specific BlackBerry Enterprise Server that would deliver email to the very stringent security levels that RIM insists on, a Q1 2012 launch for the Colt means it will possibly land sans enterprise server email
This might make you feel like you’re reading AppAdvice- TMZ for a minute, but you’ll be thrilled to hear that the world’s top jailbreak experts have made it to Defcon this year in Las Vegas and took advantage of the occasion to meet/party. Indeed, in a special shot posted by developer Justin Williams from a party in a Las Vegas hotel room and tipped to us by ijailbreak.com , you might recognize many familiar faces. Such as: Geohot – the very first jailbreaker, now working for Facebook (in the white t-shirt); Posixninja – iPhone hacker (organizer of the party, in green) Jay Freeman/Saurik – the man behind Cydia (in the left corner, with the beard) NitoTV – AppleTV jailbreaker; Comex – the mastermind behind jailbreakme.com (next to Freeman?).
Apple is now the biggest seller of smartphones in the world, with IDC’s latest report suggesting that the iPhone has outstripped its rivals in the second quarter of 2011. IDC’s well-respected figures show a 65.4 per cent growth in the smartphone sector between April and June of this year, and it is the Apple iPhone that has edged clear.
There’s no place quite like Las Vegas with its neon signs, fantastic nightlife and of course, numerous 24/7 casinos. For those making a trip to Sin City, we recommend the following apps for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. Vegas Mate The best Vegas app by far is this one from the Vegas Media Group. Priced at $1.99, this universal app includes all the latest information on the gambling capital of the U.S.
Tape up your monitors and put on your tin hats: a tech war is brewing, and your gadgets could be caught in the crossfire . Google’s on the warpath, Apple’s in its sights and Microsoft is already fighting back. The battle has been brewing for a while, and it’s all about patents: if your device or program does something that another company has patented, your device manufacturer or software creator needs to pay the patent owner some money