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At Mobile World Congress in February this year, beleaguered smartphone firm BlackBerry announced that it would be launching the Z3, codenamed ‘Jakarta,’ this year. Now it has revealed that the Z3 will go on sale on May 15, this Thursday, with a price tag of IDR 2,199,000 ($191). The Z3 is built “exclusively” for Indonesia, with an emphasis on communication, in line with BlackBerry’s new focus on messaging especially with its standalone BlackBerry Messenger app on iOS and Android now too. With a five-inch display, BlackBerry claims that the Z3 offers the “best Bahasa typing experience on a touchscreen.” BlackBerry is…
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It looks like LG is preparing to launch its very first Windows Phone 8 device, after serial smartphone industry insider Evleaks revealed a render of what is purportedly called the LG Uni8. The device is, as you’d expect, reminiscent of Microsoft (née Nokia’s) Lumia series, but this is notable because it would be LG’s first device running the Windows Phone 8 platform. There have been concerns that Microsoft’s $7.2 billion purchase of Nokia’s services and devices division (which includes Nokia smartphones and tablets) has put the company in a conflicted position. If LG does release this phone, it will be a validation that Microsoft…
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The summer blockbuster season is upon us. Track all the giant lizards and heroes before they hit the silver screen with the new MovieLaLa app for iPad. The app features a personalized feed of your favorite Hollywood actors, movies and directors. Once you’ve personalized the app with your favorite stars and films, notifications will keep you abreast of the latest trailers, news and release schedules. Plus, you can dive deep into each movie with cast lineups and video interviews. Add your friends to your feed for potential movie interest matches. If there is a match, the in-app messaging service and local showtimes can help you…
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The HAXLR8R accelerator may sound like the X-Games/13 year-old leet-speak of accelerators with all the capital letters and the use of an “8″ in its name. But in reality, it’s demo day at the Autodesk gallery showcased 10 companies with hardware products that might actually be worthy of your hard-earned cash. In particular, four caught our eye. From skateboarding to dropping off your keys at the local convenience store, these four ideas are the result of 111 days of work in Shenzhen China they’re working with manufacturers and fine tuning their business hoping to solve problems via hardware instead of software….
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