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RIM gets US security clearance for Blackberry 10

January 13, 2023 By 901am

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With the launch of Research in Motion’s major operating system update, BlackBerry 10, just a few days away, the company has been releasing many articles that extol their new OS and also giving the media updates about what has been happening with the OS.

One of the newest updates is seen as quite important. According to RIM, BlackBerry 10 smartphones as well as the company’s Enterprise Service 10 management console has received Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 security certification. [Read more…]

Originally posted on November 15, 2012 @ 9:33 pm

Filed Under: BlackBerry, rim Tagged With: Android, BlackBerry, Federal Information Processing Standard, Government of Canada, iPhone, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Research in Motion, rim

Acer Delays Release of Windows RT Products

January 13, 2023 By 901am

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Who knew media reception about Windows RT is going to give a major electronics manufacturer the jitters?

Acer has announced that it will be delaying the release of new Acer tablets that run under Windows RT, from the earlier posted announcement of the first few months of 2013 to the new date of between April to June 2013. The company has cited the mixed reactions Mcirosoft Surface received from various media entities when it was officially launched a week ago. [Read more…]

Originally posted on October 31, 2012 @ 10:20 pm

Filed Under: Microsoft, Mobile, Windows Phone Tagged With: Acer, Android, Microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Windows, Research and development, Windows 8, Windows RT

Onyx Reveals Android Prototype Phone with E Ink Screen

January 13, 2023 By 901am

Screens are always a weak point for any smartphone. It is the major component that drains batteries and you have to crank up the brightness levels if you want to see what’s on the screen under direct sunlight.

Onyx International is hoping that their solution may be able to address the issue of smartphone screens by developing a smartphone that has an E ink screen. Onyx is actually well known in the field of e ink screens since it manufactures the Boox e-readers. [Read more…]

Originally posted on October 19, 2012 @ 9:09 pm

Filed Under: Android, Smartphones Tagged With: Android, Battery (electricity), Boox, Comparison of e-book readers, EINK, Google, Onyx, smartphone

Jolla Announces Impending Arrival of Meego-Powered Smartphone

January 13, 2023 By 901am

MeeGo IVI home screen from MeeGo 1.1
MeeGo IVI home screen from MeeGo 1.1 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Meego operating system may be poised for a resurrection.

Jolla, a Finnish company, announced back in July that it has picked up the Meego and will start developing new smartphones that run this operating system. Even though not much was heard from the company since then, it has come back with an announcement that it has been able to raise 200 million euros as funding. Aside from this, the company made another surprising announcement – a Meego powered smartphone will be released very soon. [Read more…]

Originally posted on October 4, 2012 @ 9:56 pm

Filed Under: Smartphones Tagged With: Android, Asia, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Jolla, meego, smartphone

Google Now Second Most Valuable Tech Company in The World, Edges Microsoft

January 13, 2023 By 901am

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Google’s great management decisions is now bearing fruit as it officially becomes the second most valuable technology company on earth. Google has edged out Microsoft, which used to hold the top position.

After trading closed last Monday, Google finally broke through and topped Microsoft’s total value. According to reports, Google showed a valuation of $249.1 billion. Microsoft, on the other hand, had a valuation of $247.2 billion. Google’s numbers were no fluke either. When trading resumed the following day as Google continued its lead over Microsoft, even though the gap between the two narrowed down a bit. [Read more…]

Originally posted on October 2, 2012 @ 10:13 pm

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Android, Apple, Google, Market capitalization, Microsoft, mobile operating system, Monday

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