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The iPhone's big lead in customer satisfaction is gone

Apple's dominance in smartphone customer satisfaction faded last year, with rivals like Samsung and Motorola dramatically closing the gap, a national survey said today. read more »

Western Digital releases its first 1.5TB mobile drive

HGST has announced its highest capacity 9.5mm-high mobile drive, a 1.5TB, three-platter model that is being targeted at the "prosumer" market. read more »

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 to contain Intel Atom chip, source says

Samsung will soon release its first Android tablet based on an Intel Atom processor, according to a source familiar with the plan, in what would be a vote of confidence for Intel chips in mobile devices. read more »

Jolla announces first Sailfish-based smartphone

Finnish startup Jolla has announced its first smartphone, which shows off its Sailfish OS on a 4.5-inch screen. read more »

Samsung launches £526,000 app contest for Galaxy S4

Samsung will host a US$800,000 contest for developers that build apps for the Galaxy S4 using the company's peer-to-peer software interface. read more »

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BYOD clears way for Macs in the enterprise

The emergence of BYOD policies and virtual desktop platforms, plus new integration and management tools, have removed the final barriers to widespread Mac adoption in the enterprise. read more »

BlackBerry delivers with Z10 and Q10 smartphones, but trouble looms

The recently rechristened BlackBerry has delivered on its promise to breathe new life into its aging, iconic product line for diehard fans, but faces an uphill battle against the iPhone and devices based on Google's Android operating system. read more »

BlackBerry Z10 - Hands on with the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone

BlackBerry, formerly RIM, officially announced its first BlackBerry 10 smartphones, the Z10 and Q10, at a series of elaborate press events across the globe yesterday. Like many BlackBerry users and smartphone enthusiasts, I have been waiting for BlackBerry 10 for a long time. The fate of RIM and BlackBerry depend on the success, or lack thereof, of the BlackBerry 10 platform. If both BlackBerry 10 and RIM's two new handsets fail to wow potential users, it could be the final nail in the coffin for the company. read more »

BlackBerry back in the game with BB10 OS and Z10 smartphone

The first time I saw a BlackBerry, I knew it was going to change the game. It was at a Soundview financial conference in 1998, and Research in Motion (RIM) was showing off its latest two-way pagers. I thought they were solid offerings, but I remarked that I really didn't want to have to start using yet another email address; when would someone give us the ability to access corporate email on the go? read more »

BlackBerry 10 'make or break' for RIM

It's finally go time at RIM. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company will finally launch its BlackBerry 10 OS and the stakes couldn't be higher. read more »

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