BlackBerry Dakota Specs and Features:

1. 4GB of storage, 768 MB of RAM

2. 3G mobile hotspot function and Wi-Fi capabilities

3. MicroUSB port

4. Bluetooth

5. 10.5mm thin

6. BlackBerry OS 6.1

7. 2.8-inch screen; 640×480 resolution

8. Full Qwerty keyboard and touchscreen

Furthermore, BGR reported on an upcoming BlackBerry Curve look-alike, tagged as BlackBerry Apollo. While the smartphone is not as smart and powerful as the Dakota, it might be able to attract customers with a pocket-friendly price.

BlackBerry Apollo Specs and Features:

1. BlackBerry OS 6.1

2. Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities

3. 5-megapixel camera with flash

4. 512MB of storage and 512MB of RAM

5. 480 x 360 resolution screen

6. Bluetooth 2.1

7. 11mm thin

RIM made the BlackBerry Torch official, marking it as the first-ever smartphone with full QWERTY keyboard as well as touchscreen on board. Certain voices confirm that the upcoming device would be called the Torch 2

BlackBerry Torch 2 Specs and Features:

1. Tri-band HSPA 14.1 Mbps

2. 3.2-inch VGA; 640×480 display

3. 8 GB memory

4. 512 MB RAM

5. Bluetooth 2.1; GPS

6. 5 megapixel camera with flash

7. BlackBerry OS 6.1

8. 14.6 mm thin

• New Blackberry Curve’s 9350 – 9360 – 9370 – August 23, 2011
• RIM Soon to Adopt Other Mobile Platforms Such as iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 – May 3, 2011
• RIM Launches Blackberry Radio App for Free: Streaming Internet Radio Stations – February 4, 2011
• Blackberry Playbook Production is Producing 200,000 Tablets Per Month at Present – February 1, 2011
• RIM Struggles to Compete with Apple & Google – August 26, 2010

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The official statement from Taku Imasaki says “We can confirm that Gran Turismo 5 will not be available this November 2nd, but the game’s release will be coming this holiday season.” But with the number of delays this game already had, there’s absolutely no certainty it will be available any time soon.

The reasons, as always, say that they are fixing some bugs about the game to make it more stable. But the GT fans are not happy, at all with this new decision; we can sense the feelings just by looking those comments in the blog post:

• “This is a joke right?”
• “SCEA literally delays SOCOM 4, Little Big Planet 2, and Gran Turismo 5. In return? PlayStation Move.  Not Cool.”
• “Did you guys hire all those ex-Duke Nukem programmers?” (Good one).

This is the new “Hitler Downfall” parody about GT5 being delayed again. Take not that the first parody was created when the game was postponed from 2009 to 2010.

Does anyone is keeping count about the delays on this game? I know I don’t.

• Need For Speed: The Run: Trailer and Real Life Locations – September 29, 2011
• Playstation Move Could Be Moving Onto a PC – February 3, 2011
• Sony Will Block PlayStations with PSJailBreak – August 29, 2010
• eBOX Arriving in China (Instead of XBOX Kinect) – August 15, 2010
• Splinter Cell: Tactical Light Shooting – September 26, 2011

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Evernote has been doing very well recently. It has been praised in the professional world for being the best way to make notes and store them. The iPhone and Android apps are some of the most popular downloads from their respective app stores and it appears the Evernote team knows no limits. Recently they’ve a new version (rebuilt from the ground up) and also surpassed two million users (it’s now creeping towards two and a half million).

Here’s what Evernote had to say about their new update:

“Evernote 3.5 for Windows is completely new. We rewrote it from the ground up to make it faster, more reliable, and just plain better than Evernote for Windows has ever been. Our goal was to use everything we’ve learned since our launch to make a great Evernote experience on Windows. ”

Evernote have also been busy making lots of new friends and partners in the tech world including players as big as Sony and Nokia. Every Sony laptop sold from now on will come with Evernote pre-installed and Evernote is now usable on the N900 because of a newly released plug-in! Other partnerships include:

• TimeBridge: This helps you organize better meetings. Now, you can save all your meeting notes into Evernote.
• Cliqset: Evernote and Cliqset create a permanent memory for your social streams and activity.

They ended their release on a very promising note about the iPad. Their apps have have already been a hit with iPhone users so everyone was anxious to know what they had in store for the upcoming iPad. Here’s what they said:

“We know you’re wondering. Rest assured, we have big plans for Apple’s amazing new device. Read our CEO’s blog post about Evernote’s history with tablets and plans for the iPad and other devices”

• PlayStation 3: Unbreakable – July 16, 2010
• Dell Mini 5 Tablet Shows up on the Black Market – January 29, 2010
• Windows Mobile Overhaul Coming in 2010 – January 27, 2010
• XBOX 360 Elegant Edition – November 26, 2009
• Facebook 3.0 – New App Here…Finally – August 28, 2009

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More tablet news now, except this one wasn’t expected by anyone. It’s not too often that you hear of company prototypes being sold for over a grand on the black market, but it appears that it’s just happened.

PC Online managed to get their hands on an early version of Dell’s Tablet which is still in development. It was unmarked on the exterior but a model number under the battery read ‘M01M’.

This leak has confirmed many of our suspicions about the Mini 5.

• 5 Inch Touch Screen
• 80×480 resolution
• Running Android 1.6 OS
• 1Ghz of CPU power (not to shabby, Dell)
• Wifi
• Bluetooth
• 3G capabilities
• Good quality 5Mp camera with a dual-LED flash
• A front Facing Camera for video conferencing etc…
• and a 1530mAh battery to power the device

So how much does a prototype Dell Mini 5 cost you on the black market? $1,100. But keep in mind that’s on the black market. The actual retail price will be much lower. At least I hope!

• Sony Ericsson Aspen Caught on Video – February 10, 2010
• Windows Mobile Overhaul Coming in 2010 – January 27, 2010
• Orange Executive Confirms Existence of Apple Tablet – January 13, 2010
• Dell Streak 7 Tablet Available to Buy in the UK Today – April 28, 2011
• Dell Roadmap for Smartphones and Tablets has been Leaked – February 18, 2011

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The Windows mobile range has been around for many years – originally as black and white PAs then eventually catching up with Blackberry. But their technology has become dated and has only ever been modified and given updates – now Microsoft say they’re recoding their entire thing and hope to get WinMo 7 out in the world by September.

They say that they’re working towards finalizing the coding for Win 7.0.0 by the summer months. LG have recently leaked that they will be launching a Windows 7 mobile phone in September, so this is starting to look very promising indeed.

In reality though, it’s about time Microsoft caught up. This overhaul is long over due and I’m sure it will be massively anticipated as September approaches.

• Dell Mini 5 Tablet Shows up on the Black Market – January 29, 2010
• New Virus “Erases” Files and Folders: Panics Users – April 27, 2011
• Evernote: Updates, Success and Big Ideas – February 24, 2010
• Sony Ericsson Aspen Caught on Video – February 10, 2010
• Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Caught on Film – January 14, 2010

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Now, for all Android users, you can download a free app called Fandango which enables you to do just that; check movie times at any cinema.

This is just a few weeks after they put out a Beta release before Christmas.

What I liked most about this app was how it integrates so well with Android phones such as the Nexus One. For example, it uses the phone’s GPS to find nearby movie theatres and automatically downloads their screening times.

Furthermore, you can also watch movie trailers, get reviews and even buy tickets at selected cinemas. The app also has a community whereby everyone is asked to rate a movie they’ve seen already to tell fellow users what’s how and what’s not.

Definitely a must have for hardcore movie buffs! You can find it here.

• Design Android Apps with DroidDraw – October 24, 2010
• Locate a Stolen Notebook, Mac or Android Phone with Prey – October 10, 2010
• Bing Shows us a New “Thelma & Louise” Ending – August 15, 2010
• Google Chrome OS Supporting PC Apps? – June 16, 2010
• Dell Mini 5 Tablet Shows up on the Black Market – January 29, 2010

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However, they won’t be able to buy any of them as the café will serve only snacks and drinks.

Cheekily, the poster on the window to the café which is currently undergoing construction says (and I finally use that ‘D’ in French after all!) “The Windows Cafe will open its doors on October 22. Don’t hesitate to browse the web on the sidewalk in the meantime.”

• Transformers 3 Theme for Windows 7 – June 18, 2011
• New Virus “Erases” Files and Folders: Panics Users – April 27, 2011
• Windows 8 Leaked Image: Looking Sames as Windows 7 – March 16, 2011
• Microsoft offers Free Harry Potter Theme – December 5, 2010
• Windows 7 SP1 Pre-RC Leaked – October 17, 2010

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So, what are our first impressions here at Crenk? Well there good. Very good in fact. When I first started up the app I noticed a few things almost instantaneously that had changed from the previous app. For example, up the top left hand corner there is a button which when pressed it will give you a search bar and down the bottom the alerts feature which tells you what your friends are up to and if you need to respond to anything will pop up.

It is also more in touch with the actual web based Facebook. For example, you can RSVP to invitations rather than just being informed of their existence and you can also chat easier with friends.

Of course there are the new features that literally work with the iPhone. You can now call and send texts to your Facebook friends without having to leave the app. I think this is a cool feature and one that Facebook will not regret making as that’s what smart phones are all about – integration.

Finally, there is the web browser. At first I though this was a little unnecessary but then it became clear why they put it there. How many of your Facebook friends send you links or how many times do you decide to follow up a news story you heard from friends? Now you don’t have to exit the whole app and start up Safari just to follow a link!

• iPhone App Reviews for Social Media News – March 2, 2009
• iPad Analytics will be Supported by Motally – January 31, 2010
• Facebook’s New Twitter App! – August 22, 2009
• FaceBook’s New Killer App – August 21, 2009
• Raptr Is the Ultimate Gaming Service: Connects PSN, Xbox and More – May 16, 2011

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At this stage I’m getting fed up. Every day I open my inbox there are a dozen e-mails from colleagues and readers of the

various publications I write for including Crenk asking about the news or a new product. There’s always at least one talking about the supposed upcoming Mac Tablet.

‘What do you reckon will be included?’, they ask.

Honestly, I’m nowhere near 100% certain. Obviously you’d have a touch screen QWERTY keyboard, media centre of some sort and maybe even fingerprint recognition (I believe Apple have patented that idea).

In truth, only the bigwigs at Apple could tell us. And even then they would probably just numb our brains with pre-release jargon so we all buzz around the internet still asking ‘Ohh, what could it be?!’

My reason for writing this post is clear and simple. I want to know what you would like in a Mac tablet. Send us in your thoughts, opinions and ravings here at Crenk. Either leave a comment below of tell us on the Crenk Twitter.

They could be about anything – ‘when will it be released?’, ‘what features will it have?’, ‘how much will it cost?’, ‘what will it look like?’ and so on. I look forward to reading your replies.

-Dean Sherwin

• Apple iPad Now Available to Buy in Apple India Stores: Price RS. 27900 – January 29, 2011
• Microsoft Shakeup in Entertainment Division Management – May 26, 2010
• iPad Pre-Orders Start February 25th – February 21, 2010
• Dell Mini 5 Tablet Shows up on the Black Market – January 29, 2010
• Orange Executive Confirms Existence of Apple Tablet – January 13, 2010

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“In the next step in the Sky+HD journey, Sky today announced that it will launch the UK’s first 3D channel next year,” said Sky in a press release

“The service will be broadcast across Sky’s existing HD infrastructure and be available via the current generation of Sky+HD set-top boxes.” This is good news as the UK has just undergone a massive nationwide digital switchover and people having to change their set-top boxes all over again would anger some.

However, those wanting to enjoy 3D films, entertainment and sport will have to change their TV for a 3D ready TV. These are expected from large companies such as Panasonic and will be on sale in 2010 to coincide with the launch of the 3D service.

“3D is a genuinely ‘seeing is believing’ experience, making TV come to life as never before. Just like the launch of digital, Sky+ and HD, this is latest step in our commitment to innovating for customers.” said Sky.

• Samsung’s First 3D TV Available – March 2, 2010
• Evernote: Updates, Success and Big Ideas – February 24, 2010
• Dell Mini 5 Tablet Shows up on the Black Market – January 29, 2010
• Windows Mobile Overhaul Coming in 2010 – January 27, 2010
• Facebook 3.0 – New App Here…Finally – August 28, 2009

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The company bigwigs decided enough was enough and flat out denied any rumors that they would be releasing an Android phone onto the market at the Nokia World event in Germany this coming September. A report stating these predictions in The Guardian has been responded to by Nokia. “There is no truth to this story whatsoever. It is a well known fact that Symbian is our platform of choice for smartphones”, said Nokia in a statement to TechRadar.

For a company to make such bold statements about its own future in the mass media it’s almost a sure thing that Nokia won’t be using the Android platform anytime in the near (or distant) future, preferring to stick to its own developments. As for the meantime, Nokia are continuing in their development of a new platform of their own called Maemo OS for their internet tablets. Outsourcing is not one of Nokia’s favourite habits.

• Limited Edition Nokia Lumia 800 Dark Night Rises – December 16, 2011
• Design Android Apps with DroidDraw – October 24, 2010
• App Inventor for Android – July 12, 2010
• iPhone 4: Retro Yet Futuristic Wooden iPhone Case – November 20, 2011
• Samsung Illusion 4G – November 18, 2011

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