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RIM gets US security clearance for Blackberry 10

November 15, 2012 By 901am

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With the launch of Research in Motion’s major operating system update, BlackBerry 10, just a few days away, the company has been releasing many articles that extol their new OS and also giving the media updates about what has been happening with the OS.

One of the newest updates is seen as quite important. According to RIM, BlackBerry 10 smartphones as well as the company’s Enterprise Service 10 management console has received Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 security certification. [Read more…]

Filed Under: BlackBerry, rim Tagged With: Android, BlackBerry, Federal Information Processing Standard, Government of Canada, iPhone, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Research in Motion, rim

Best Smartphone Apps For Parents

October 15, 2012 By Angus Shaw


If you’re a mom or a dad, then you know that parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Thankfully, there are many apps out there that can make this job much easier. Here are the best, most useful apps that parents that are worried about their children should have on their smartphone.

White Noise

Having some difficulty getting your child to sleep? Maybe some White Noise will do the trick. This app plays a variety of perfectly looped ambient sounds that lessen the impact of sudden noises, that can help both children and parents doze off. Rounding up the package is an alarm clock that comes with several sounds. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Android, Apps Tagged With: iPhone, Medscape, Mobicip, Mobicip Safe Browser, Parent, PowerSchool, safari, Sex offender

Foursquare Updates iOS App

September 27, 2012 By 901am

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Location based social networking service Foursquare has released a new update to its iOS app that features changes on both its front end and also its internal infrastructure, the changes have also made the Foursquare app more compatible with the iPhone 5’s bigger screen.

The new Foursquare app has improved speed in browsing because of the changes made in its code.  Also, the new update has made changes in the way the app behaves, for example, by providing every user with unique results. All of the search results will be tailored towards the preferences and behavior of the user, a far cry from the general results that it once generated. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Apps, iOS Tagged With: App Store, foursquare, iOS, iPhone, OpenStreetMap, Social networking service, Web search engine, yelp

Apple Reports 5 Million iPhone 5’s Sold in Three Days

September 24, 2012 By 901am

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Apple has reported that it has sold over 5 million units of the newly released iPhone 5 over just three days. The sales exceeded the 4 million units Apple sold of the iPhone 4s when it was released a year ago.

According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “demand for iPhone 5 has been incredible and we are working hard to get an iPhone 5 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible.” Cook added that the initial supply of units have sold out but Apple is hard at work replenishing stocks in stores while also continuing to accept online orders. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Apple, iPhone Tagged With: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 5, sales, Tim Cook, Wall Street

The iPhone 5 is Here

September 12, 2012 By 901am

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 12:  The new iPh...

Today, Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 5 at a press conference held at the Yerba Buena Center for The Arts in San Francisco.

The new phone was well received by the audience even though there was really nothing surprising about the phone at this point. The iPhone 5 has been the subject of many rumors and speculations and a lot of the rumors turned out to be true so the official unveiling was a little anti-climactic. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Apple, iPhone Tagged With: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 5

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