Gadgetwise Blog: More Options for Free Mobile Phone Calls
Research in Motion has announced that it is adding free calling to its BlackBerry Messenger service, but there are apps that do the same thing for the BlackBerry and other phones as well.
Gadgetwise Blog: A Polymer to Protect Phones From Impact
Tech21 has created a line of phone cases line with D30, super-shock-absorbent material of a type called non-Newtonian polymer that inspires a lot of don’t-try-this-at-home stunts, like getting whacked in the head with a shovel through a layer of the st…
DealBook Column: Suggestions for an Apple Shopping List
Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, has a cash supply of $117 billion. That could buy a lot of useful technology.
Gadgetwise Blog: Your Tech Questions Answered, Part 5
Sam Grobart, writer of the new tech-help column Tool Kit, answers readers’ questions that have been posted online.
DealBook: Despite RIM Takeover Talk, Hurdles Would Be High
Even if governmental objections to a takeover were overcome, Research in Motion’s leaders are adamant about their company’s course.
Gadgetwise Blog: Tablet Makers, More Fighting, Please
The tablet market is beginning to look like it is just an iPad market, and that is not good for consumers.
DealBook: BlackBerry Maker RIM Again Subject of Takeover Talk
As Google moves to buy Motorola Mobility, RIM, already under pressure from declining market share, is still an attractive prospect for takeover.
Gadgetwise: App Smart Extra: BlackBerry Navigators
BlackBerry users may want to know what navigation apps are available to them. There aren’t many, but users have a few options.
Gadgetwise: Some PlayBook Tablets Are Recalled
RIM has recalled approximately 1,000 PlayBooks, due to an operating-system bug.
Gadgetwise: New BlackBerrys, Old Operating System
Research in Motion released new BlackBerrys today, but they still run on the older operating system, which the company itself has acknowledged is getting old.
Gadgetwise: BlackBerry’s Bridge to Nowhere
AT&T users are running into problems using the PlayBook’s Bridge app to read e-mail and contacts stored on their BlackBerry smartphones.
Gadgetwise: Review of Reviews: The BlackBerry PlayBook
The reviews are in on the BlackBerry PlayBook and while critics like the hardware, overall, they have not been kind to the new tablet.
