Continue reading Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it

Fossil Connected watch concept displays vital info from your Android or BlackBerry handset, looks great doing it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The only way to open this editorial is to admit something I’ve been rather shy about on the pages of Engadget: I’ve been an avid BlackBerry fan and user for about six years now. I mean a real addict — the kind who wakes up each morning looking for a blinking red LED, the kind who’s refused to give up push email and BlackBerry Messenger in favor of more powerful, polished, and progressive mobile operating systems like iOS, Android, and webOS. In fact, when my Verizon contract was up last year I opted to get a Curve 8530 instead of the Motorola Droid or Palm Pre — to say nothing of making the leap over to AT&T for the iPhone.

There were lots of reasons I didn’t want to give up my BlackBerry, but five days ago I lost that very Curve in a San Fransisco cab. Then coincidentally, a day later I saw RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis speak at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference, where he almost embarrassingly avoided every question about the company’s immediate smartphone strategy. I had always known that RIM was behind the curve (always a great pun!), but I also always had hope that the company would catch up with modern smartphones of today. Sadly, watching Mike dodge questions on the D stage took that hope away from me — it’s crystal clear that RIM won’t have a solution to compete with those powerful smartphones anytime soon. So, what happens to a BlackBerry diehard like myself? Where do I go from here?

Continue reading Editorial: RIM seems to be as lost as my BlackBerry

Editorial: RIM seems to be as lost as my BlackBerry originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Discounts are raining down from the heavens these days as retailers try to offload old stock and do a bit of tidying up before rolling in the fresh batch of 2011 smartphones. Best Buy is keeping with this trend by treating its customers to a nice big saving on the AT&T-attached Dell Streak, offering it up for a mere $100 in upfront costs. The typical two-year commitment will be required from you, but that might just be worth it for this 5-inch Android slate, particularly if you load it up with the latest firmware. Pricing is the same for both the black and white versions, so if you’re keen to swap a small bulge in your wallet for a large protruding tabletphone in your pocket, you know where to look.

[Thanks, Jeremy C.]

Dell Streak slips to $100 on contract at Best Buy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Engadget Mobile Podcast: if you listen long enough, a special audio Easter Egg happens. It’s online.

Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire (tnkgrl)
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Daestro – Light Powered (Ghostly International)

00:01:05 – Verizon LTE plans start at $50/month for 5GB of data (update)
00:16:35 – Motorola split wraps up on January 4th
00:25:47 – Motorola Olympus shows up in the wild, demonstrates unyielding commitment to Motoblur
00:28:00 – Motorola Olympus hitting AT&T in ‘December or January,’ says now-deleted Facebook post
00:30:00 – Motorola Mobility’s mystery gadget streams video to tablets and phones
00:31:15 – Motorola’s Milestone XT720
00:43:16 – RIM buys TAT, BlackBerry UI in danger of becoming awesome
00:52:16 – Samsung ships 3M Galaxy S devices in the US, becomes top Android supplier in the country
00:56:20 – Sprint wouldn’t mind if T-Mobile bought 4G spectrum from Clearwire
01:11:27 – ThinkGeek TK-421 iPhone keyboard case review
01:12:42 – Sony Ericsson LiveView review
01:17:58 – ChevronWP7 unlocking tool pulled in hopes Microsoft decides to play along
01:19:53 – Dell Venue Pro finally available to order: $99 on contract, shipping December 9th
01:25:48 – AirSync for doubleTwist brings wireless syncing to Android phones

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 065 – 12.04.2010 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Things just got a little more heated in the RIM / Kik dispute: RIM’s now filed a Canadian patent infringement case against the company, just days after it pulled Kik Messenger from BlackBerry App World due to “breached contractual obligations.” We don’t have the complaint yet, so we’re not sure exactly what RIM’s patent covers, but it’s a fair bet to say it’s likely messaging-related — and it’s probably a safer bet to say that RIM doesn’t screw around when it comes to dealing with potential threats to BBM. You mess with the bull, you get the horns.

Continue reading RIM sues Kik in Canada for patent infringement

RIM sues Kik in Canada for patent infringement originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Engadget Mobile Podcast: it’s our way of saying we love you. Actually, scratch that — it’s just one more way to say we love phones, and you just happened to be standing in the way so you got some collateral love.

Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Myriam Joire (tnkgrl)
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Daestro – Light Powered (Ghostly International)

00:01:11 – Black Friday 2010 deals roundup: ultimate mega edition (updated regularly)
00:08:51 – Windows Phone 7 Marketplace hits 3,000 apps and games, attracts 15,000 developers
00:23:15 – Windows Phone 7 gets user-friendly hack for bypassing the Marketplace, loading your own apps
00:31:02 – Motorola Droid Pro official on Verizon: $179.99 after rebate, pre-sales begin November 9th
00:36:47 – iOS 4.2 available today, brings the iPad into the multitasking era (update: it’s live)
00:42:39 – Dell Streak Android 2.2 (Froyo) update review
00:44:45 – HTC Desire Z review
00:50:37 – Nokia X7-00 spotted feeding its Need for Speed in the wild (video)
00:54:55 – BlackBerry Style officially launches October 31st for $99 on Sprint
01:00:55 – Sony Ericsson faults ‘especially rigorous’ firmware testing in US for X10′s Eclair update delay on AT&T
01:06:15 – Sony Ericsson CEO suggests February reveal, perhaps the PlayStation Phone?
01:08:47 – Acer reveals 4.8-inch Android smartphone with 1024×480 screen resolution
01:21:20 – Verizon launching LTE network in December 2010 (video)

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Engadget Mobile Podcast 064 – 11.27.2010 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If the name UberTwitter sounds familiar, that’ll be because it’s one of the more popular mobile Twitter clients, accounting for 10 million tweets each day from BlackBerry users around the globe. And now it’s also available on the iPhone. Citing the “growing dominance” of Apple’s one-device-to-rule-them-all mobile platform, the UberTwitter crew has decided to expand its offering with a new open beta, which is available to download now. The major distinguishing feature being touted is something called UberView, which allows access to links within tweets without exiting the app or opening up a new window within it. Looks a pretty slick idea, but there are still some early issues to be ironed out — as with all beta iterations — and a final v1.0 should be ready to do battle with Twitter’s official app by the middle of December.

Continue reading iPhone gets UberTwitter client, BlackBerrys have one less reason to exist

iPhone gets UberTwitter client, BlackBerrys have one less reason to exist originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Mobile’s got an American lock on the Bold 9780 at the moment, but you know how it goes with BlackBerrys: they tend to go pretty much everywhere (Storm and Torch notably excepted) if you give ‘em enough time. Sure enough, an AT&T-branded version just popped up… and if you’ve got $899 lying around and an undying love for unreleased RIM gear, it can be yours. The phone’s chilling on eBay right now with a prominent AT&T logo silkscreened at the bottom; obviously, it stands to reason these guys would want to replace their Bold 9700 before too long, so we’re not surprised to see it go down like this. Want a white version, though? Well, you’ll just have to wait for that.

AT&T-branded BlackBerry Bold 9780 spotted by way of eBay originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Dish Network remote access app comes to Android, your Harmony groans

Dish Network remote access app comes to Android, your Harmony groans originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading US Cellular: buy a smartphone this week, get $150 toward your future bills

US Cellular: buy a smartphone this week, get $150 toward your future bills originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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