The widely anticipated BBM never made it to consumers (barring some iOS users) this weekend and Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry has come back with more bad news. After confirming to delay the app launch, Bocking says he does “not anticipate launching [BBM] this week”. The head of BBM also put blame on […]
Archives for September 2013
Fairfax Financial Consortium to takeover BlackBerry for $4.7 billion
BlackBerry’s special committee was fishing out for “strategic alternatives” and they’ve indeed found one with a consortium led by Fairfax Financial. In a letter of intent (LOI), Fairfax Financial Consortium has agreed to acquire the company subject to due diligence. Fairfax Financial that holds approximately 10 percent of shares will acquire the remaining shares for […]
Valve announces SteamOS designed for the living room
Valve just announced a new operating system that will enable users to play games from their Steam library on a larger screen like the TV. The free operating system known as SteamOS is built on Linux and promises gaming experience designed for the big screen. Valve claims they’ve worked on the SteamOS to increase graphics […]
Microsoft announces Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 tablets
Microsoft at a press conference announced the new generation of Surface tablets. The tablets – Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 run Windows RT 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro respectively and builds on the existing Surface tablets with improved processing power, battery life, camera resolution and lots more. Surface 2 is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra […]
Lenovo showcases range of multimedia gaming PCs
Lenovo earlier this week showed off its latest range of gaming-centric PCs. The device to attract the most attention is the IdeaPad Y510p. Starting at a modest 69,990 for a gaming laptop, the notebook offers a powerful 4th generation Core i7 processor option, a discrete 2GB GT750M Nvidia graphics card and an Ultrabay port. Ultrabay […]
BlackBerry delays Android and iOS BBM launch
It could have been a perfect launch for BlackBerry’s much anticipated BBM service on Android and iOS but a last minute hiccup has made the company change their decision. Although, the app was available briefly in the iOS App Store for some countries, the app never made it to the Google Play Store but a […]
Quickoffice goes free on Android and iOS
Earlier this month, Apple announced to make its iWork suite free for new iOS devices and now Google is trying to one up by freeing the Quickoffice suite. Google bought Quickoffice last year and though they were offering the office suite free to Google Apps subscribers, they’ve now made it free for everyone. The app […]
Lava intros Iris 505 with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 OS
Lava has been rapidly expanding its smartphone lineup. The latest in line is the Iris 505 that brings a large screen experience at an affordable price tag. The Iris 505 is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 512MB RAM and features a 5-inch FWVGA display. It’s a dual-SIM device with support for up to […]
Nikon 1 AW1 is the first waterproof camera with interchangeable lens
Nikon today introduced the Nikon 1 AW1 camera that can withstand extreme weather conditions. Nikon claims AW1 to be the world’s first interchangeable lens camera that is waterproof (up to 49 feet), shockproof (up to 6.6 feet) and freezeproof (up to 14oF). As for the camera, it features a 14.2-megapixel CX-format CMOS sensor, Nikon’s EXPEED […]
BBM arrives on Android and iPhone on Sep 21 and Sep 22
BlackBerry has been teasing BBM for Android and iOS for quite some time and today they’ve confirmed the release date for both Android and iOS. Android users will be able to download BlackBerry’s messaging service on September 21 (7AM EDT to be precise) and iPhone users will get it on September 22 at 12:01AM local […]
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