inPulse Smartwatch Puts Your BlackBerry on Your Wrist

By Ed Hardy | 10/26/2009

Allerta has taken the wraps off a watch that works in concert with a nearby BlackBerry smartphone to display messages and alerts. The inPulse will have an OLED display and a four-day battery life.

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Barnes & Noble Set to Introduce the ''Nook'' E-Book Reader Today

By Ed Hardy | 10/20/2009

The debut of Barnes & Noble's e-book reader is scheduled for later today, but many of the details of this Android-based device have already slipped out, including its name and price.

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RIM May Be Prepping a BlackBerry Smartwatch

By Ed Hardy | 10/19/2009

A watch that is able to display messages that come into a nearby BlackBerry smartphone is apparently on its way from Research in Motion. This smartwatch will be able to display e-mails, as well as notify the user of other events over a short-range connection.

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Broadcasters Poised to Bring Mobile DTV to Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 10/18/2009

A final mobile digital TV standard has been approved. This means U.S. broadcasters can now start rolling out an array of video services that will be available to consumers on a range of portable devices.

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Barnes & Noble's Android-Based E-Book Reader Could Debut Very Soon

By Ed Hardy | 10/17/2009

The launch of Barnes & Noble's e-book reader is reportedly right around the corner, and many of the details of this Android-based device have slipped out in the last few days, including its innovative dual-screen design.

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Barnes & Noble's E-Book Reader Will Run Google's Android

By Ed Hardy | 10/11/2009

A new report says that the e-book reader that Barnes & Noble's is expected to release later this year will run Google's Android operating system.

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Barnes & Noble's E-Book Reader Gets Closer to Release

By Ed Hardy | 9/21/2009

Barnes & Noble appears poised to go up against Amazon.com in another product category. The two have competed in books for many years, and soon they will be offering competing e-book readers.

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BlackBerrys Will Be Able to Use the Redfly Mobile Companion in Mid-Q4

By Ed Hardy | 9/16/2009

Celio Corp has announced that it will soon release the software necessary to allow several BlackBerry models to use the Redfly Mobile Companion, an accessory that turns a smartphone into a netbook.

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Microsoft Zune HD Has Just Launched

By Ed Hardy | 9/15/2009

Microsoft has introduced the new Zune HD. With its OLED touchscreen and NVIDIA Tegra HD processor, this is more than a simple MP3 player -- it sports a web browser and support for mobile gaming, in addition to its music and video playback capabilities.

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Bluetooth Headset Usage in the U.S. Plummets

By Ed Hardy | 9/7/2009

Owners of Bluetooth headsets in the U.S. are using them less frequently. Only 26% of wireless headset owners use their devices every day, which is down from 43% in 2008, according to a new study by Strategy Analytics.

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Redfly Support for BlackBerry and Android Could Come Any Day Now

By Ed Hardy | 9/3/2009

Early last month, Celio announced that it expects to bring support for the Redfly Mobile Companion to two new platforms in 30-60 days. As 30 days have now passed, these announcements should be coming soon.

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Newly-Announced Sony Daily Edition Reader Will Go Head-To-Head with the Kindle

By Ed Hardy | 8/25/2009

Sony has just announced a new model in its e-book line. The Sony Daily Edition Reader's 7-inch touchscreen will be larger than the displays on its predecessors, and this device will be the first in this series to have cellular-wireless networking capabilities.

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