'Networking'

Analyst calls for RIM to break apart handset, network businesses

By: |Jul 12th, 2011 at 09:00AM
Filed Under: Business
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With Research In Motion’s annual shareholder meeting scheduled to take place later today, one popular RIM-focused analyst is calling for the company to split its handset and network businesses into two separate companies. “RIM’s organization, like its handsets, needs modernization. By acting now, splitting RIM into network and handset businesses may target opportunities and unlock significant shareholder value,” RBC Capital Markets Managing Director Mike Abramsky wrote in a note to inves...

Facebook coming to BlackBerry PlayBook this month, iPad users shed tear

By: |May 2nd, 2011 at 09:17AM
Filed Under: Software, Tablets
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If you’re addicted to your PlayBook and a certain social network, listen up. Research In Motion has announced a new Facebook application for its 7-inch, QNX-based tablet due out in “May.” The new app will allow users to view and add friends and photos, utilize Facebook’s chat feature, and interact with the News Feed. “There are over 30 million users of our Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app who are staying in touch with their social network while on the go,” said Tom G...

Exclusives

Facebook buys fb.com, to be used in upcoming email service?

By: |Nov 12th, 2010 at 02:09PM
Filed Under: Exclusives, Social Network
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It’s no secret that Facebook will be holding another media event on Monday, November 15th. It is widely thought, and has been reported, that the social networking giant will be launching its own web-based email service; purportedly code-named “Project Titan.”  This got us thinking, how will Facebook differentiate its employees, who currently use facebook.com email addresses, from its 500 million users? How about this: fb.com.In doing a little digging we found that MarkMonitor, a company...

Cisco to offer Wi-Fi-enabled Flip, enterprise video transcoding, and iOS video app

By: |Jun 30th, 2010 at 04:55PM
Filed Under: Apple, iOS, Networking, Portable Video Devices, Services, Video, Wi-Fi
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Cisco’s annual networking conference, Cisco Live!, is in full swing and the networking giant is unveiling the initial details on several upcoming video-oriented products. For consumer video camera buffs, Cisco is working on a Wi-Fi-enabled version of its popular Flip Video camera. Details are sparse but senior vice president of emerging technologies, Marthin De Beer, did hint that the portable camera may launch in time for the holidays. Cisco is also developing an enterprise-level video transcoding serv...

Exclusives

Possible new iTunes 9 screenshots depict Facebook social playlist integration, third-party device support

By: |Aug 19th, 2009 at 09:44AM
Filed Under: Apple, Exclusives, Rumors, Services, Software
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Ready for round 2, ladies and gents? A tipster just dropped a new handful of iTunes 9 screenshots in our inbox and while their authenticity cannot be confirmed, they’re certainly worth mentioning. Earlier this month we scooped a whole bunch of info surrounding the imminent release of iTunes 9 and this new round of screenshots, allegedly of an early iTunes 9 beta, may help support some of the info we exclusively detailed. The first notable feature depicted in the new shots is the Facebook integration. Th...

Exclusives

Exclusive: Motorola bringing a “webOS” to Android? Called Blur?

By: |Aug 7th, 2009 at 11:49AM
Filed Under: Android, BG's Corner, Exclusives, Handsets, Motorola, Rumors
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Where would we be without our trusty Motorola ninjas? We’ve just got the drop on some exciting information about Motorola’s Android plans and how they hope plan to make a splash. Here’s what we’ve been told:Motorola’s Android offering is definitely a customization of the Android user interface much like HTC has done. It will combine all personal contacts and social networking sites into a clean and easy to use interface. While it’s nice to know Moto is going to be throwing ...