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BlackBerry Messenger to hit Android

BlackBerry is to launch its BBM Messenger on iPhone and Android this summer according to CEO Thorsten Heins. Many believe that this move has been a long time coming, and I remember reading rumours going back last year indicating that this move might happen. What I fail to understand is why, at this moment have they announced this.  The re-branded RIM is pushing more and more to be seen as an infrastructure provider after its brief dalliance with the consumer mobile phone arms race, and Read more [...]

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Huawei Ascend P1 Android Phone Review

Huawei are one of the biggest telecommunications equipment companies in the world. They are huge in China although their kit is used the world over. Chances are if you are a BT Broadband customer you are using modems build by them. Huawei make no bones about their desire to become one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers in the world, and a couple of years ago they started their assault on the European market. I reviewed the G300 and found it to be a stunning budget range phone. The Huawei Read more [...]

Scope grows ads and a subscription model

Scope has grown up just a little bit with their new version. And grown some ads too. Unlike competitors who offer a one time fee to remove advertising, Social Scope employs the subscription model which appears to be getting all the more common. $9.99 per year to go ad free is a significant step up from the 69p app while most Social apps themselves tend to cost a couple of pounds. Is this move an indication that apps such these are no longer sustainable by charging pennies? Maybe, but what concerns Read more [...]