BlackBerry has released its new Passport keyboard phone on Wednesday, after a long struggle to regain some of its former corporate users. The new smartphone’s design, the size of a passport, has a 4.5-inch​ screen that show 60 characters across. That means spreadsheets, medical charts and other business friendly information will be readable. Inside is… Continue reading New BlackBerry Passport
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Martin Cooper: Inventor of the Mobile Phone
Engineer Martin Cooper is the inventor of the mobile phone. He was on the latest episode of PBS Inventors by photographer David Friedman, chronicling the work of contemporary inventors from all walks of life. Martin Cooper is the first person in history to make a public mobile phone call in New York City on April 3, 1973. He is considered the “father of the… Continue reading Martin Cooper: Inventor of the Mobile Phone
World’s First Mobile Phone in 1938?
This is not an April fools joke! A black and white film from 1938 shows a woman talking on a wireless device at a factory in the United States, claimed to be a time traveler, but her family says otherwise. According to Daily Mail, a YouTube user has come forward to claim that the woman in the clip is their great grandmother,… Continue reading World’s First Mobile Phone in 1938?
BlackBerry Z10 Exclusive VIP Event in Kuwait
BlackBerry® hosted an exclusive VIP event in Kuwait in celebration of the BlackBerry® 10 platform and the recently launched the BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone at Sahara Resort. The event also showcased local Kuwaiti businesses and developers who have designed apps specifically for the BlackBerry 10 platform, including Kuwait News, Anghami, Apps2U, and Marina FM. Key features… Continue reading BlackBerry Z10 Exclusive VIP Event in Kuwait
The New BlackBerry Z10 TV Commercial
The world finally got a look at the first TV commercial for BlackBerry’s new smartphone the Z10, during Sunday’s Super Bowl event. BlackBerry bought a 30 second advertisement on the Super Bowl broadcast to promote what the new smartphone “can’t” do. The Super Bowl is the most-watched television event of the year, drawing 111.3 million U.S. viewers… Continue reading The New BlackBerry Z10 TV Commercial
Introducing the New BlackBerry Z10
BlackBerry (Formaly known as Research in Motion) has unveiled the BlackBerry Z10 device that many Blackberry fans have been anxiously waiting for. The all-touch screen device uses a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, backed up with 2GB of RAM, a 4.2-inch, 1,280 x 768 display, a front 2-megapixel camera and a notification LED. The 8-megapixel rear… Continue reading Introducing the New BlackBerry Z10
Hand Cranked Backup Power for Smartphones
The EtĂłn BoostTurbine is a rechargeable backup battery pack for smartphone devices that is charged by a hand crank generator. One minute of winding provides enough power for a quick phone call. The device is wrapped in a light but strong aluminum housing to keep it protected during traveling, and it comes with a standard USB and microUSB ports for… Continue reading Hand Cranked Backup Power for Smartphones
New Concept Facebook Phone with Instagram Button
This stylish Facebook phone is a new concept design created by Tolga Tuncer. The booklet inspired phone comes in compact aluminum casing with a high resolution slider touch screen. The polished aluminum wheel enables easy scrolling through Instagram albums and filters, as well as browsing your Facebook news feed. To protect the camera when not in… Continue reading New Concept Facebook Phone with Instagram Button