RIM – Research in Motion, which is part of BlackBerry has now made push notifications available to all BlackBerry developers. The main advantage of this is that for any future notifications, BlackBerry users can benefit from real time updates from their downloaded applications. This was previously available for select key developers but RIM has now made it available to everyone.
It will be most useful for News, Social Networking and gaming apps which will now provide users with regular up to date notifications and alerts. Push notifications will also improve your BlackBerry device’s battery life as the application will not have to constantly communicate with a server for new data and info. Some applications that are already making use of this new service are CNN Money, 7digital, Facebook for BlackBerry and WeatherBug Elite.
Microsoft have announced that they will be releasing a new mobile phone range called “Kin” due to arrive in the UK around Autumn. These phones will be specifically aimed at the 15-30 age group with a strong focus on social networking, as well as sharing multimedia and other information. The Kin phones will be fully compatible with popular social network sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Windows Live. So far Windows have announced two confirmed models – The Kin One and Kin Two and although their exact specifications don’t seem to be finalised, they are looking like this :-
Applehad previously announced that we will be able to use our iPhone applications on the iPad to make use of its larger screen size and other features but what new functionality, software and whats to get excited about? Well for starters the rumoured line-up of titles includes some of the biggest releases the iPhone has enjoyed such as :-
Plants vs Zombies HD
Worms HD
Flight Control HD
Labyrinth 2 HD
NBA Hotshot HD
Grind HD
Numba HD
It seems to be that Appleis planning gaming to be a big part of the new iPad and with a glorious 9.7 inch touchscreen, 1GHz processor and 1024×768 resolution it’s something worth looking forward to!
Keep your eyes peeled for more Apple iPad news coming soon.
It was announced on Wednesday the 24th of March that thousands of Twitterers all over the world put their fingers to rest and gathered offline on Thursday in the name of charity.
People from over 200 cities worldwide participated in the sound annual “Twestival,”! This year they are aiming to raise money for education.
Sarah Prevette, the lead organizer for Twestival Toronto said, “It’s a pretty viral phenomenon that happened,”
“Education is that one tool that we can give someone, and knowledge really does empower and that was something that really struck a chord with volunteers globally,” said Prevette. “It only costs $74 to send a primary school child to school for a year in these nations.”
This event is arranged by thousands of volunteers globally, with local businesses funding the parties, where social-media enthusiasts dance, come together and network.
The first-ever Twestival raised over $250,000 for clean water projects in Uganda, Ethiopia and India. To date they have raised a massive $354,536.
The Twestival’s website says, over 4,000 people purchased tickets so far, the final results are to come..
Back in January I told you about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 read more…
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is a social media masterpiece, with impressive features including:
Timescape is designed to bring all your communications together, with it you may view SMS, MMS, emails, missed calls, Facebook and Twitter updates all on one screen!
Mediascape is the ultimate multimedia library, easily store and use all your photos, videos and music in one place.
RIM – Research in Motion, which is part of BlackBerry has now made push notifications available to all BlackBerry developers. The main advantage of this is that for any future notifications, BlackBerry users can benefit from real time updates from their downloaded applications. This was previously available for select key developers but RIM has now made it available to everyone.
