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“iPhone Beats BlackBerry in Its Own Backyard”

Whether most of us want to believe it or not, the Android and iPhone markets are dominating the Blackberry world. If people do not mentally believe it, then hopefully this article that I found sheds some more light on it. An excerpt from the article mentions,


“iPhones outsold RIM's BlackBerry phones in Canada for the first time last year, according to recently compiled data. The news is yet another stinger for the Canadian phone maker, which suffered a series of setbacks in 2011 and now faces a long, hard push to release BlackBerry 10, expected later this year. Until then, momentum for rival platforms iPhone, Android and Windows Phone could mount.”


In 2008-2010, Blackberry’s sales beat out Apple’s iPhone and for the most part, many people where satisfied. With new services offering the iPhone (ie Verizon, Sprint) the globally popular mobile device began expending, and it seems like most Canadians were slowly converting. Can we blame them? This phone in 3g and 4g is able to compute information at extraordinary speeds and has memory and storage capabilities one can only imagine. 


Yes, we may argue that the Blackberry can do the same (and I know because I was a BB owner for several years), but I must admit that these devices are equipped with the ability to perform tasks that I can say my Blackberry just could not amount up to. This article mentions the new release of RIM’s Blackberry 10 which should be some competition for Apple *sits backs and sips tea*…. We shall see how this comes out. 


SOURCE: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74714.html

The Influences of Technology and its Trends

Welcome everyone! I love technology! The functionality and purpose simply amazes me and I am excited for what new technological gadgets are to come in the future! I want my blogs to be focused on new features that affect our craniums in the technology field.  My focal point will be on our cellular devices that we keep attached to our hips, social networking and trends that we in society try our best to keep up with. I personally am interested in expanding my knowledge on the developments of new movements that will shape my future. I am also intrigued with what others have to share and their insights and personal decisions with their own gadgets. As far as social networking goes, we tend to limit our ability to retrieve information (ie. news) because we are so keen to staying logged onto our facebook or tumblr.

I do not want only to discuss the negative effects of technology, but also the benefits it has on our education, our economy and social interactions. With new search engines, web technologies and new devices emerging, our civilization will be open to a new perspective of our global dimensions.