By Aldo Paneesidi

We love our mobile devices.  The latest technology! The greatest features! Coupled with the must-have accessories… designer cases, silkiest and most tactile skins and the fun gadgets!

The fact is that our smart phones are as much a statement as our clothing choices and moods to show the world who we are.

With this kind of identification and figurative connection to our smartphones, it is no wonder the cult of RIM is agog with speculation around the upcoming offerings for 2012.  The rumored specs have it whispered that it is likely thinner than the iPhone, includes a 1.5GHz TI OMAP dual-core processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, and an 8 megapixel camera.   BlackBerry will also release a plethora of superior protection and trend-setting fashion accessories for the new line of mobile devices.

The New Year promises an aesthetic refresh to pair with the BBX-powered devices.  Todd Wood, VP of Industrial Design painted a rosy picture noting that the new line is « charming, whimsical and fun. »  Accompanied by the latest funky protective covers to underscore the personality along with premium electronic accessories.

Potential names include the Colt, London and Surfboard.  There seems a disconnect between the abstract nuances crafted by the device designers and the marketing teams involved. One can only hope Blackberry users around the world respond appropriately and make their voices heard before launch.  Moreover, protect, personalize and enhance their Blackberry devices with brand name mobile accessories.

In fact, an enthusiast forum member of « Pootermobile” shared his own designs of what he dreamt up for the first RIM BBX smartphone.  The images below (named FS-1 and Sabre) showcase huge displays that bear a strong overlying resemblance to HTC’s Desire HD, but FS-1 puts true BlackBerry lovers seem to at ease with the much loved buttons and red LED indicator.  Blackberry users have also shown much acceptance of recent Blackberry accessories.

And, if RIM falls short of such lofty, spun-sugar dreams and expectations of its enamoured fan base, there are great accessories to bridge the functionality gap… perhaps a Blackberry PlayBook tablet to enjoy the best of both worlds of laptop and smartphone.

The Motorola RAZR SmartPhone is here! True Next Generation Mobile [R]Evolution – Faster. Thinner. Smarter. Stronger

But why was Eric Schmidt spotted using what looks to be a BlackBerry?

Author: John Castell Jr.
Editor: Aldo Panessidi

You can clearly see this in the following images from Engadget. One would think that Eric Schmidt would have learned his lesson after having made the same snafu – when he was caught earlier this summer using a non Android phone.

Special thanks to MHI for the images

Picture 1: Eric Schmidt – sitting next to Marni Walden, Verizon’s chief marketing officer

Picture 2: Eric Schmidt – caught using the BalckBerry 9900 Bold… Is it a faux pas? Or his the power of Google taken over Eric Schmidt’s better senses?

The Motorola DROID RAZR Review Round Up

The new Android 2.3 powered MOTOROLA RAZR is the total package! Running the latest Android OS 2.3.5 Gingerbread – Motorola promises that the RAZR will even outperform the iPhone 4S. The mind blowing power of the DROID RAZR‘s dual-core processers delivers more mission critical business and communication services. Whether in the light of day or dim of night, hyper–vibrant colors keep everything looking beautiful on the Super AMOLED Advanced 4.3″ display. The RAZR can even stream music, pictures and more at your beck call – anytime, anywhere – from your home or work computer. What’s more, the RAZR is armed with Kevlar for strength and because a phone this arresting deserves protection Motorola is coming out with trendy phone accessories. You can get more information on the DROID RAZR at http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_droid_razr-4101.php

Make heads turn when you embellish and personalize your RAZR with authentic Motorola phone accessories. Motorola is launching its with a wide assortment of cool DROID RAZR phone accessories to make your RAZR as unique as you are. From lapdocks to headsets to portable power packs and wireless keyboard – impressive accessories designed to further compliment it’s huge processing power. Including protective phone accessories that are sure to impress! Here is a link where you can find the coolest branded phone accessories at the lowest price.

Motorola DROID RAZR is [r]evolutionizing the mobile and communications industry – offering dual core processors similar in power and functionality to those currently found in brand name NetBooks. One of the most interesting phone accessory is the Lapdock 500 Pro – which enables users to dock their smart phone and start employing it like an ordinary computer; with a full size keyboards and up to 14” display. Click on http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Fact-Sheets/Motorola-Lapdock-500-Pro-Fact-Sheet-3868.aspx for more information on the lapdock.

In addition to the lapdock, Motorola is releasing numerous trendy phone accessories such a wireless keyboard, HD Station and HD Dock, Vehicle Navigation Dock, P893 Portable Power Pack, Universal Travel Charger and Elite Silver Bluetooth Headset . Pure mobile offers a full range of Motorola phone accessories.

Motorola is outdistancing the competition with the launch their new patented nanotechnology called Splash Guard. This thin transparent layer coats the entire phone with exception of the screen. Splash Guard as the name infers is designed to repel water and moisture, saving your phone from crippling short circuits and other moisture induced operating problems. Motorola tested their Splash Guard technology in up to 1 meter of water – with total success. So feel free to use your phone in the pouring rain.

Motorola is also cognizant of well being and fitness through their revolutionary MOTOACTV platform. Sold as a separate product – MOTOACTV employs its own 600mhz processor to track your heart rate, time, distance, speed and calories burned. Individual functions track your indoor/outdoor running, walking and cycling from the use of stationary bikes, treadmills as well as elliptical and step machines. For your outdoor activities, MOTOACTV provides an inherent GPS System; with an audio coach that ensure your on the right road and heading in the right direction.

Motorola MOTOACTV is a separate product, With separate tracking functions to individually tracking your indoor / outdoor running, walking and cycling. As well as tracking for stationary bikes, treadmills, elliptical and step machines. For all your outdoor activities, the MOTOACTV even has a GPS system to track your routes. While you’re constantly on the move you’ll have an audio coach that gives updates and keeps you moving.

With a capacity to hold up to 4000 songs and an FM radio – Motorola’s MOTOACTV, allows you to listen and stay up to date on the latest hits. Moreover , you can sync your MOTOACTV with your DROID RAZR so that you can answer calls with your MOTOACTV and be fed through the same Bluetooth headset.

Whether your business, or just an individual trying to stay in shape. Motorola will be ready to enhance your world coming this November 2011.

Make sure you visit this link http://www.puremobile.ca for all you cell phone and wireless devices accessory needs

You can view the entire Motorola Droid RAZR Faster. Thinner. Smarter. Stronger. event liveblog! By Brian Heater at this link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/18/motorolas-faster-thinner-smarter-stronger-event-liveblog/

Fido is a company that is continually updating their plans to keep up with the ever-growing market within the country. The newest claim that they have announced might be their best. The company announced that they are planning to release a new $10 per month for 100 MB data plan that will first become available on August 3. A number of other companies have also announced that they are going to be offering this plan, and are subdivisions of Fido. Other brands that have offered this include Rogers as well as others. It will first become available on Rogers and may even become available on Chatr.

This announcement came from an internal document that was released mistakenly by the company to the Internet. The document gives an outline an overview of all of their plans and services, except those that will be for Blackberry devices such as unlocked Torch 9800. Fido has also stated within this document that they believe that the time is perfect for the upcoming Nokia C6 and the Samsung Galaxy Q to be a part of this deal. With these devices you would also be charged an additional five dollars for every hundred megabytes of data that you use.

A number of other companies including TELUS have had similar plans for quite some time, so this one is not really all that revolutionary when you look at things. Even so, it will be a great addition to the company and should be something great for many users to switch to. To say the very least, it will mean that many users will be able to save money per month, especially if they do not see themselves using a large amount of data. The company has made it clear that they are looking to add additional plans for the users that will make it easy for them to get great service at a discount price.

PureMobile carries wide range of unlocked cell phone and cell phone accessories such as Cases and Skins.

Have you been looking for an app that will allow you to order pizza from your favorite restaurant? There are already a number of them that are out there, but the new Pizza Pizza app is going to be one of the best. The new app really looks to suit the customer, and will be the first of its kind with a delivery count down app. Of course, they do not make any guarantees about how accurate the application will be.

The new app will allow unlocked cell phone users to complete their order with a single click, and set up delivery from a near by store without any real effort. The entire list of items on the menu will be made available on the app and should be fairly easy to navigate for most users.

The app was developed by Plastic Mobile for the company and is easily one of the best pizza delivery apps that is out other eon the market. When you set up your delivery, the countdown stars, and you are able to choose several different payment options. The payment options include cash at the door upon delivery, debt cards and credit cards.

It will be interesting to see how well received the app is. It gives you access to all of the different ingredients that he company has available, is smooth, and looks great! Pizza Pizza is a growing company and this app should help the country to continue to grow moving forward. Adding convenience should help both the users and the company, and the well developed app is a wonderful tool.

The app will only be available for the unlocked iPhone 4 for now, but is expected to be expanded to other operating systems moving forward. Look for a similar app to make a debut on Android sometime in the near future.

The Nokia N8 will be a step forward in picture taking ability for smart and mobile phones. There once was a time when every picture that you took on your mobile device would come out blurry and would barely even look like the picture that you thought that you were taking. Now, you will never have this problem again, as Nokia will be rolling out their N8, which features a 12 megapixel (over twice that of the newest version of the Unlocked iPhone 4 )camera.

The camera will have a number of premiere features as well, including Zeiss optics, a large sensor that is found in many different brands of digital camera and a Xenon flash so that you can light up the surroundings during dark pictures.

The camera will also be equipped with the ability to record high definition video that will reach up to 720p in resolution. Although the device was made to primarily function as a camera, it does include a number of features that are commonly found in smart devices. The Nokia N8 Unlock comes complete with a touch screen as well as 16 GB of internal memory.

The Nokia N8 Unlocked will also allow you to watch videos through your HDMI compatible televisions. The phone will contain enough storage for you to record six hours in total of video playback time, meaning that you will not have to worry about the storage space when you are filming important events such as weddings.

One feature that many are excited about is that the Nokia N8 will also have a web browser that allows you to view flash based websites. It certainly is an interesting smart device, and will focus on its niche of users that are more worried about the camera options than the typical options of a smart device. A strong release of the N8 could lead to similar developments in the future.

Several smartphones have been launched over the summer this year – Apple’s unlocked iPhone 4 in June and EVO 4G in March. There are staunch supporters for the brandname associated with each handset, which has resulted in quite a few videos on the internet meant to spark off the rival camp. On the other hand, if one is more interested in mobiles rather than a specific brand or carrier fandom, then these videos are more a hilarity than anything else!

Andriod based HTC Unlocked ( EVO 4G ) has several features in its favour: a massive 4.3-inch touchscreen, the ability to make video calls without the need for Wi-Fi connectivity. The EVO boasts an 8-megapixel camera in the rear capable of HD-quality video recording, as well as a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Both of these have a higher resolution than their iPhone counterparts. Probably its most telling point agains Apple’s iPhone is the 4G or WiMax capablity, though you are not really likely to be using it as this technology isn’t available worldwide as of now.

Moving on to the iPhone 4, its 5-megapixel image-sensing cameras are of a much better quality than the EVO 4G’s. Phones running the Andriod operating system have a habit of force-quitting applications. As such, Unlocked iPhone 4′s iOS is much more robust and reliable in comparison. Going by the specs sheet, the iPhone has about two times the batter life than that of the EVO’s. Upon practical usage, the iPhone battery life may be more than thrice than  smartphone offering. And although it’s screen is smaller when compared to the EVO, the iPhone 4 posesses a truly impressive 960×640 “Retina Display” which produces a breathtaking visual clarity.

So to which camp do you owe allegiance – the iPhone 4/iOS or HTC EVO/Andriod? If you are still in two minds, maybe the videos may help you decide.

With June 24^th set as the day for the launching of Apples new Unlocked IPhone 4, there have been many manufacturers that have already started developing various customizations for it. Even though Apple has mentioned that all users would only require a bumper, Sena Cases have been put up on shelf in line with the launching of the product. Although such Sena Cases are normally associated with premium and pricy cases, a total of 6 new cases have been unveiled by Sena. The six cases are the MagnetFlipper, the WalletSkin, the WalletBook, the UltraSlim Pouch, the Laterale Pouch and the Fondina.

The first case that has been launched by Sena is the MagnetFlipper. This Sena Case has been engineered in such a way as to allow openings for all ports of the iPhone 4 that are required for operating functions. There retail price of this cover is $52.00 and it is fitted with a magnetic system attached to the top that can allow the cover to be flipped up and over so as to allow greater ease in using the iPhone 4. This Sena Case is also being sold with a Pre-Order rate of $46.80.

The second cover being sold is WalletSkin that is a leather covered mobile protection case having four pockets that can be used for storage of credit cards. There is also an inbuilt ID card holder made from transparent material. The WalletSkin is quite slim and as such it can easily slip into one’s pocket. Having a small leather trap to securely fasten the iPhone, it is being sold at a pre-order rate of $46.80, although the retail price is $52.00.

Apart from the above Sena Cases, others include the UltraSlim Pouch that is the slimmest out of all 6 pouches being offered by Sena, the WalletBook, which is a protective iPhone case and designer wallet in one, the Fondina, which is designed with Sena’s stylish River leather texture, and the Laterale Pouch having a smooth, classic leather finish and having a durable belt clip for additional security.

Just imagine that you have thousands of followers on Twitter and you want them to know what exactly you are doing, even if you are simply eating a sandwich. Well now this is possible as you can enable location services with Twitter allowing your followers to know your every move. With the Places feature of Twitter, it now has becomes possible to add greater context to your tweets by allowing you to type in a location as well.

For instance, if you plan on watching the World Cup, others will now be able to find out whether you are watching the World Cup sitting at home, or in a local coffee shop. In case you are worried about privacy, don’t be as this feature asks you for your prior permission. This feature will soon be released by Twitter for users of Google’s Unlocked Nexus One android, the iPhone as well as BlackBerry users.

Says a spokesperson of Twitter, “We are very happy to announce that we have now been able to integrate Twitter Places for our users. Users can log onto Twitter.com or mobile.Twitter.com to access it. In fact, it is now even possible for users to tag specific places such as stadiums in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. There is also the ability of users to click on a Twitter Place within a Tweet, which will then show them any recent Tweets associated with that place. It will now be possible for you to see Tweets coming directly from the stadiums.”

Since Twitter Place also integrates with other service providers, it becomes possible to see which Tweets have originated from other applications on your phone as well. There is also talk of allowing Twitter Places to be integrated by other third party providers, although we might have to wait for some time for this feature.

Such a location based service is sure to give the millions of followers on Twitter something to cheer about.

In some potentially interesting news to Facebook’s 400 million users the social media giant announced plans to introduce a new location sharing feature that will allow people to show their current location.  Through Facebook’s news feed users will be able to share their location while also viewing the location of their friends.  Facebook also plans to make this feature available to third parties who wish to enable location features within their own Facebook apps.

While it is not exactly known how this new feature will be brought to mobile devices it is believed that Facebook will utilize the GPS functionality of phones such as Blackberry cell phones, Windows Mobile, Android and iPhone unlocked.  Using a mobile device’s current GPS technology will be an easy way for Facebook to integrate this new product for people to enjoy on their mobile devices.

Facebook has been working on a location based tool for close to a year but decided to wait until the product was completely finished and ready for use before making the announcement.  With the announcement of this new feature Facebook is once again proving it’s willingness to go head to head with global giant Google in the war for small business advertising dollars.  With the ability to sell advertising space based on current GPS location to small businesses Facebook is set to become a leader in the advertising world.  With more than 400 million users there certainly are a lot of eyeballs that advertisers would love to get their products and services in front of.

Dave has finally chosen their new name for the brand. They were playing around with perhaps using fresh wireless but have finally settled on Mobilicity. They have a trendy new logo, and hopefully they will have a fresh approach. They are saying that they are going to offer no contracts, no credit check, and with the option for unlimited wireless.  This is good news for all of us that use unlocked cell phones like Samsung unlocked models.

The company is approaching the cell phone market with a simple approach. They want to make things much easier for the consumer. With many of the companies offering all kinds of plans and the hard to understand options it has made for much confusion among people. It is hard to determine which carrier has the best options for text messaging or calling to your favorite five people, and even the different plans offering mobile to mobile free calling. With all of this confusion, Mobilicity wants to make things simpler for the customer.

They will hopefully launch sometime this spring, but the company has also hinted that the launch will happen when everything is in place. They want to make sure that everything is ready and there will not be any problems. Right now, nobody really knows any of the pricing for any of the plans. However we do know that the process should be very simple and clear cut. This is a breath of fresh air for the cell phone wireless market. Hopefully, this company will be able to deliver on what it promises. We know that they are planning on carrying Samsung and other top name brand cell phones.

As the weeks go on we will most certainly see much more information about pricing and plans. We will most certainly begin to see their new logo pop up, probably starting in Toronto and then moving onto Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Ottawa. The company should be successful with keeping to the simple approach.