Best Apps for Your New iPhone

At Gadgetwise in The New York Times, Sam Grobart invites recent iPhone purchasers to “check out our many guides to the various apps available for your new smartphone.” The blog rounds up personal app choices from technology columnist David Pogue, m…

Apple Gets a Grammy (Sort Of)

Peter Kafka reports on All Things Digital that Apple enjoyed a “tiny bit of Grammy glow” Sunday night when, for the first time, “something recorded exclusively for its iTunes store won an award.” Writes Kafka: “Train’s version of ‘Hey, So…

Apple Launches Subscriptions on the App Store

Apple today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store, including magazines, newspapers, video, and music. This is the same innovative digital subscription billing service that Apple recently…

Paul’s Challenge: No Laptops Allowed – Part 2: Hardware

Paul recommends hardware and accessories that make working solely from your BlackBerry® smartphone easier.

How to back up and restore your BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 contact list

How to create a backup of BlackBerry Messenger contacts, and how to restore this information to your BlackBerry smartphone.

BlackBerry DEVCON Asia 2011 Wrap-Up with Mike Kirkup

BlackBerry® DEVCON Asia 2011 wrap-up, including an overview from Mike Kirkup and a compilation of developers speaking on their DEVCON experience.

BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator adds support for the BlackBerry Browser

Announcing the BlackBerry® Tablet OS simulator, which embeds the full BlackBerry Browser and enables developers to testing their web applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet.

How to pair your BlackBerry with a Bluetooth Wireless Headset

How to use the Bluetooth functionality on your BlackBerry smartphone to pair with a Bluetooth-enabled wireless headset.

iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless Available for Pre-Order February 3

Apple today announced an exclusive opportunity for Verizon Wireless’s 94 million customers to pre-order iPhone 4 online beginning on Thursday, February 3, through the Apple Store (store.apple.com) and at www.verizonwireless.com/iphone. Due to high de…

Upcoming BlackBerry Developer Group Meetings

Upcoming BlackBerry Developer Group meetings for the month of February.