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Blood Bath At Blackberry

Unfortunately this headline is not uncommon. Blackberry continues to go through changes. As we reported earlier this month, Blackberry's "innovative" CEO Thorstein Heins is out after the latest failed attempt for the company to sell itself. In his place, Fairfax, Blackberry's biggest investor, has installed former CEO of Sybase, John Chen in his place. Now [...]

Google’s Eric Schmidt Releases Guide To Leaving iPhone For Android

(photo: K. Sandler) While Eric Schmidt was the CEO of Google, he made a few key appearances during the early rise of Android. He was on hand at the Motorola Droid and Droid X release on Verizon Wireless. He keynoted Mobile World Congress talking about Android and he was an overall cheerleader for [...]

Has Marissa Mayer Lured Katie Couric To Yahoo?

Reports were running rampant late last week that Katie Couric, the once favorite face of the Today Show, may be abandoning network television for Yahoo. AdvAge reported on Saturday that a deal bringing Couric to Yahoo could be announced before Thanksgiving. Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, has been working diligently on making Yahoo a [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Wahoo Fitness Launches RFLKT+ Smart Bike Computer

If you have a biker on your list (the pedal kind not the motorcycle kind) then the RFKLT+ Smart Bike Computer by Atlanta based Wahoo Fitness may be the perfect gift. This affordable bike computer is powered by ANT+ and Bluetooth technology through your iPhone. The RFLKT+ (“REFLECT PLUS”) adds the functionality of connecting directly [...]

Black Friday Deals At The Microsoft Store

Are you a Microsoft lover? Are you planning on heading to your neighborhood Microsoft store instead of an Apple store or Best Buy on Black Friday? Well if that's the case, here are the Black Friday deals going on at the Microsoft store.  Now unlike the big boxes, Microsoft is at least waiting until midnight [...]

App Of The Day: Coach CrazyFit

North Carolina fitness coach goes mobile with new app built at appsbar.com   Coach Crazyfit has earned the appsbar.com App of the Day award for showcasing how clubs, hobbyists, and enthusiasts can partake in mobile outreach with the DIY app builder at appsbar.com. Coach Crazyfit is the mobile platform for North Carolina’s Team Beachbody fitness [...]

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Sony To Bundle Playstation4 and Vita In The UK

One of the unique things about the PS4 over the Xbox One is the fact that the next gen system is finally making the PS Vita relevant. The Vita was introduced in 2011 as a replacement for the Sony PSP (Playstation Portable). While the handheld is relatively well priced, and has great graphics for a [...]

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Smart Cards Like Coin & Google Wallet Are Hurting Mobile Payments?

Coin, a new tech company that is allowing users to sync all of their credit, debit and reward cards to one physical card with a magnetic stripe, is the talk of the town. They've done a successful crowdfunding campaign, they've been all over Facebook and even Google has launched a product to compete. Early backers [...]

Sony Reports Only 1% PS4’s Shipped Bricked, Meanwhile Xbox One Has Problem With Disc Drives

Just days after the release of the Sony Playstation 4 reports started pouring in that many units were shipped bricked and upset customers were stuck with a broken box of nothing. While some challenges are expected during a big launch, if what Sony has said is true,reports may have been exaggerated. While early reports from [...]

Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile & AT&T To End Premium Text Message Billing

If you've ever signed up for a text message service that you thought was cool only to see your cell phone bill riddled with $9.99 charges and gotten frustrated, those days are over. As part of an effort spearheaded by Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell along with regulators in 44 other states, have pushed the [...]

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