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iPhone


October 6, 2009  7:17 PM

Windows Mobile 6.5 to challenge BlackBerry and iPhone



Posted by: Raj Perumal
BlackBerry, cell phone, cellphone, iPhone, smartphone, Windows Mobile 6.5

Hello again! Windows Mobile 6.5 is released! And the world went crazy......ummm...yeah....no, not really. I think Windows Mobile 6.5 has been...

October 6, 2009  6:59 PM

Will iPhone steal market share from BlackBerry?



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Bell, BlackBerry, CAnada, Cell phones, cellphones, iPhone, major carriers, Rogers, smartphones, Telus

Hi folks! As per my previous blog post, iPhone will soon be available at the major carriers across Canada. What does this mean to us? Well obviously some might think this will foster competition but unfortunately the carriers haven't been one to really compete with each other. They typically...


October 6, 2009  3:08 PM

iPhone in Canada, coming to Bell and Telus



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Bell, CAnada, iPhone, Telus

Hi folks! As some of you may know, Rogers is the only wireless provider that offers the iPhone in Canada. For a long time now customers of Bell and Telus have been hoping for Apple's prize fighter of a smart phone to come to their networks. Well it looks like the wait is going to finally be...


July 31, 2009  8:47 PM

Apple fixes vulnerability



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Apple, iPhone, vulnerability

So unless you've been under a rock lately, you've probably heard about all the hullaballoo surrounding the vulnerability in the iPhone. It was announced at a recent BlackHat conference. This vulnerability had the ability for a hacker to use SMS message to compromise an iPhone! This was a big...


June 30, 2009  3:31 PM

Microsoft Direct Push Technology



Posted by: Raj Perumal
BlackBerry, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, iPhone, Microsoft Direct Push Technology, mobile device, Palm Pre, push e-mail, smartphone, Windows Mobile

Hi folks, so I wanted to talk a little bit about push technology as it relates to mobile devices. This is something that RIM has had for a long time with it's BlackBerry devices. This was one of the major things that set RIM apart from the competition. For example, push technology is when you...


June 29, 2009  12:58 AM

RIM doing well despite the iPhone



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Apple, BlackBerry, business users, iPhone, Javelin, market share, personal users, RIM, smart phone, smartphone, social networking, Storm

Hi folks, so recently RIM has been claiming more market share due to their BlackBerry phones. Recent reports have pegged RIM at having 55 percent of the smart phone market share in the industry. This is more than any of the competing companies going against RIM. Even Apple! So despite the poor...


June 15, 2009  12:11 PM

How’s BlackBerry App World doing?



Posted by: Raj Perumal
App Store, App World, Apple, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, RIM

Hi folks, I'd thought I'd take a moment to speak about App World again. Now that it has been out there for a while I thought I'd offer up my opinion on what I think of it.  For those of you that don't know, App World is the application store for BlackBerry devices. This is RIM's answer to Apple's...


January 31, 2009  2:57 AM

Finally, I got a Storm!



Posted by: Raj Perumal
BlackBerry Storm, iPhone, iPhone killer, touch screen

So after all the waiting I was able to finally find a store with the Storm in stock. I asked them to put it on hold for me and I rushed down to the store to get it. Well I have the Storm now and I have to say I'm a bit underwhelmed. Actually I'm quite surprised at how underwhelmed I am. I...


November 22, 2008  8:57 PM

BlackBerry Storm Sells out on First Day



Posted by: Raj Perumal
Apple, BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Cell phones, ClickThrough, iPhone, smart phone, Storm, touch screen

Hi folks, so rumour has it that the new BlackBerry Storm sold extremely well on it's first day. In cell phone stores all across the USA the Storm was sold out. In some places stores sold out of the Storm in less than an hour. I hope Apple picks it's head up and takes note of this. This means...


October 14, 2008  5:29 PM

RIM takeover rumour by Microsoft



Posted by: Raj Perumal
BlackBerry, Google Android, iPhone, Microsoft, RIM, rumor, rumour, takeover, Windows Mobile

So I don't know if you guys heard yet but the rumour mill is starting to crank out some interesting tidbits about RIM! The rumour is that Microsoft wants to takeover RIM. RIM is the company that makes the famous BlackBerry devices. Now this would be a great move for Microsoft in the mobile...