Tag: Apple

  • RIM Reveals Newest Upgraded BlackBerry

    Research In Motion, also known as RIM, has revealed its newest BlackBerry Bold smartphone. The upgraded software and layout is part of RIM’s effort to reestablish its presence in the smartphone market. According to the company, the new phone will be able to manage corporate and government communications from Apple devices, as well as Google…

  • RIM Acquires tinyHippos, Inc.

    Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, has recently announced that it has bought tinyHippos Inc. The Ontario-based startup company invented Ripple, a mobile app development and testing program. Tyler Lessard, vice president of global alliances and developer relations for RIM said the company was acquired because of their “extensive experience in web and…

  • Apple’s iPad 2 Completely Sold Out

    Stores have completely run out of the new iPad 2 following its debut weekend. Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray Co. publicized that Apple has sold as many as 500,000 devices. Target, Apple, and Best Buy Co. stores are completely sold out, and the Apple website is now stating that orders will take up to a…

  • Apple Launches Event to Show Off the iPad 2

    Apple is preparing for next week’s event, during which it will present the latest generation of iPads as it readies itself for increasing competition in the tablet market. The event will take place on March 2nd at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Reporters were invited via email this week. The…

  • Motorola’s Xoom Priced at $799

    Motorola’s Xoom tablet is priced at $799 at Verizon Wireless. The WiFi-only version is available for $600. Chief executive Sanjay Jha said “competing with Apple you have to deliver premium products.” He added that the Xoom software is upgradeable. Motorola is a entering an already bustling market for tablet computers, the first of which being…

  • HP Announces the “TouchPad”

    Hewlett-Packard Co. recently announced its “TouchPad” that will be released this summer. The company believes the tablet will keep them up and running in the market next to Apple’s iPad and similar Google devices. HP’s 9.7 inch, 1.5 lb tablet runs off the webOS operating system. It features a high-speed, dual core Qualcomm Inc chip…

  • Apple Developing Holograph Technology

    Apple has been working to develop a device which allows viewers to enjoy a 3D image without glasses. The device uses a screen which shows images taken from slightly different angles, resulting in a stereoscopic image which the brain converts into three dimensions. The primary goal is to create a live-action movie which is entirely…