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Popular gadget reseller Gazelle has reported that it has seen a record-number of Blackberry trade-ins since the iPhone 4S launch. As of last week, Gazelle has seen a 80% increase in Blackberry submissions.
RIM's e-mail and messaging services underwent serious outages recently, which could also be directly affecting the increased number of Blackberry trade-ins. Android trade-ins also jumped 72% during the past month, with the majority of sales reportedly coming from Sprint customers.
You don't hear this often at iDB, but Nokia just released an interesting smartphone line. The Lumia 800 and Lumina 710 were announced today, and both phones demonstrate Nokia's attempt at getting back into the smartphone game with the Windows Phone 7 OS.
Focusing on the flagship Lumina 800 handset, Nokia is making some very interesting choices to distinguish itself from the likes of Apple and the iPhone. It's nice to see some attractive handsets out there that may end up offering the iPhone some competition...
As time goes on, and as more people get their hands on iOS 5, Notification Center is fast becoming the next big thing in the world of jailbreaking.
Originally designed by Apple to offer a new home for push notifications, emails, messages, and anything else that pops up on-screen, Notification Center is also home to the Stocks and Weather widget. The jailbreak community clearly thinks that's a waste, and has set about releasing new and interesting widgets at an alarming rate.
The latest widget to catch our eye is WeeCompose – a handy widget that offers a quick way of sending new emails, iMessages, and texts...
We've all had those situations when we've received a text message that we don't necessarily want anyone else to see. The problem is that such a message always seems to come through when your iPhone on a desk, or on a table in plain sight.
So there you are, your message pops up along with the sender's name and, if you have default settings turned on, a preview of the message's contents.
A new jailbreak tweak allows you to minimize such embarrassing situations by giving you control over what iOS shows when you receive a new text or iMessage, and it's called LockMessages...
Sprint Nextel has announced its earnings for Q3. The wireless carrier announced small (2%) operating revenue growth to $8.3 billion and less net loss when compared with last year.
The iPhone recently launched on Sprint's network, and Apple's handset is admittedly a huge factor for the carrier's success. Sprint's wireless customer base had reached a five year high and iPhone owners are considered to be the carrier's most profitable customers.
If there's one thing we all love, it's Twitter. There's just something about those short little bursts of wisdom that compels us all.
If you're an iPhone user, you're certainly not short on choice when it comes to Twitter apps for your beloved phone, so you don't need another one, right? Well, if it offers something a little different, you just might.
Instatweet does just that by giving users a fast way to send out tweets in iOS 5...
The Secret of Chateau de Moreau from 4:33 Creative Labs promises adventure, intrigue, and mystery with a side of puzzle-solving.
Story driven adventure games have their advantages, but if they’re not well-executed, they can leave gamers dissatisfied. The question isn’t whether or not Secret of Chateau de Moreau can work, it’s whether or not the devs had the talent and skill to make it work...
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone back in 2007, he had a blast showing off the company's first handset. One feature he particularly enjoyed demonstrating was the phone's unlocking mechanism — the now famous Slide to Unlock component.
He loved that users could unlock the phone so easily, and it wasn't something that could be triggered by accident in a pants or coat pocket. He loved it so much, that he didn't want anyone else to have it. So naturally Apple filed a patent application...
Apple has accomplished a lot of things over the past 10 years. It's been dubbed the largest company in the world (in market cap), it dominates both the MP3 player and tablet markets, and it's amassed quite a large amount of cash.
Now the Cupertino company has another accomplishment to hang its hat on — most popular youth brand. According to TechCrunch, Apple has joined the likes of Oreo and Nintendo as one of the most popular brands in America...
Tony Fadell is best known for his involvement in the creation of Apple's hit music player. The DJ-turned-engineer oversaw 9 years of iPod productions and three years of iPhones. And after 18 months of silence, he's finally unveiled his next big product.
It's a thermostat. You know, the thing that controls the temperature in your house? Except this isn't just an ordinary thermostat, this is an eco-friendly, Wi-Fi enabled, self-adjusting thermostat that you can control from anywhere in the world with your iPhone...
Space Odyssey fans will know of the article intelligence called HAL 9000. Taking cues from Arthur C. Clarke’s beloved science fiction series, the folks at ThinkGeek have developed the IRIS 9000 for Siri and the iPhone 4S.
IRIS 9000 acts as a remote control hub for Siri that lets you talk to the robotic woman in your iPhone 4S from across the room. You can also make and receive calls like a regular speakerphone. The accessory will pick up your voice from up to 50 feet away, and you can remotely trigger Siri on your 4S via the micro remote control.
Sprint's iPhone 4S launch turned out record-breaking handset sales for the carrier. After four years of waiting, the operator is finally able to offer its customers Apple's coveted smartphone. But the rollout hasn't been all sunshine and roses.
Several Sprint customers have been reporting 3G speed issues with their new Apple handsets. And although we've seen it with our own eyes, Sprint has stated that there isn't a problem. But The Next Web has evidence that proves otherwise...