Surprise! BlackBerry 10 OS is already being called a failure Research in Motion has become the mobile industry’s punching bag lately and today is no exception, with a new report saying its upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS is all-around awful. A new report from Boy Genius Report asserts that the upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS, which has already been pushed back until late 2012, is basically a… Read More
Year-end stats for smartphones show iPhone is for games, Android is for apps In 2011, the competition between Google Android devices and Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) became heated. But as new year-end data shows, consumers turned to the iPhone to play games while they enjoyed broader apps on Android. Clearly, the numbers show that iPhone consumers are using their devices for games, while Android users are… Read More
Can Color beat the backlash with an improved interface? Mobile startup Color had one of the most spectacular launches in recent months — and not necessarily in a good way. Because of its lineup of co-founders (including chief executive Bill Nguyen, who previously founded music service Lala) and its ma…… Read More
Acer stock plummets in midst of identity crisis Taiwanese computer giant Acer wants to be like Apple with premium products and high margins. Now it thinks it has a more promising future in tablets, Bloomberg reports. This is a big change in Acer’s strategy. The company has previously focused o…… Read More
Steve Wozniak wishes he had a Verizon iPhone (video interview) Via VentureBeat Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak definitely wants a Verizon iPhone. He’s a big gadget fan and thinks that Verizon is the best cell phone network in the United States. He is excited about the mobile hot spot since the connectivity saves him on occasion. Wozniak is a fan of choice. He said he doesn’t… Read More