Year in tech: the highs and lows of 2011 It was clear back in January that 2011 was going to be the year of the tablet. Indeed, if 2011 had a shape it was definitely rectangular with rounded corners, but of course there was much more to 2011’s tech than that. In 2011 we saw some extraordinary things, said hello to some extraordinary kit and waved goodbye to an extraordinary man.
RIM has responded to claims another company owns the BBM trademark by stating that it believes it is not in competition with the firm. BBM Canada had previously said that it was ‘amazed’ RIM had tried to use the acronym, but RIM has launched a defence of itself, according to Engadget . “Since its launch in July 2005, BlackBerry Messenger has become a tremendously popular social networking service. “In 2010, RIM started to formally adopt the BBM acronym, which had, at that point, already been organically coined and widely used by BlackBerry Messenger customers as a natural abbreviation of the BlackBerry Messenger name.
8 brilliant gadgets that totally failed to launch What would an alternate universe look like where Microsoft dominated with a slick newspaper-ready tablet, HP had won the smartphone wars, and we were all carrying around a Palm Foleo? Well, it’d certainly be one that is not quite so Apple-centric.
Words With Friends HD Zynga Genre: Games Price: $0.99 Release Date: December 07, 2011 Play the AD-FREE version of Words With Friends HD, the game more of your friends are playing than any other word game! (The HD version is optimized for the iPad's big screen.) Experience for yourself why more than 20 million people are addicted to the word building, triple score seeking, chat bubble sending goodness of Words With Friends. _________________________________________ PRAISE FOR WORDS • “Delightfully addictive.” – GeekSugar • “Everyone who owns an iPhone or iPod Touch should have this game on their device.” – Touch Arcade • Words With Friends HD named “The Multiplayer Game of the Year.” –Macworld’s 2010 App Gems Awards ADDICTIVE FEATURES • Simple and familiar gameplay you know and love • Turn-based design lets you play up to 20 games simultaneously • Play with your friends or match-make instantly with a random opponent • Connect to Facebook to find even more of your friends to play • Stay in touch with friends and family with in-game chat messaging • Push notifications tell you when it’s your turn • Access your games across your iPhone, iPad and/or iPod touch _________________________________________ iPhone & iPod touch users, check out the original mobile version of Words With Friends. And if you like Words With Friends, try Hanging With Friends.
Words With Friends Zynga Mobile Genre: Games Price: $2.99 Release Date: December 20, 2011 Play the AD-FREE version of Words With Friends, the game more of your friends are playing than any other word game! Experience for yourself why more than 20 million people are addicted to the word building, triple score seeking, chat bubble sending goodness of Words With Friends. _________________________________________ Not ready to buy? Try Words With Friends Free. If you already have the free version, switching to the paid version is easy as pie