RIM marks three billion BlackBerry app downloads, wants to set the record straight about App World

Not all of the numbers are bad around RIM headquarters. The company’s celebrating the big three billion — that’s the number of app downloads it’s seen since the launch of App World. According to RIM, that number amounts to 2.5 million downloads a day — certainly nothing to sneeze at. Naturally, Research

Bringing Technologies To Mobile Applications

I started as a mobile entrepreneur in the pre-iPhone era in 2006 as the founder of SnapTell, the first successful mobile app in the image recognition space. SnapTell was acquired by Amazon’s subsidiary A9 in 2009. In 2011, I left Amazon to join Charles River Ventures to start a new company, Concept.io,

Ask Engadget: Best sub-$310 power-efficient HTPC for a caravan?

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Is from Martin, who is looking for a hyper-efficient media streamer for his retro caravan. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of

Mobile Miscellany: week of July 2nd, 2012

Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, the HTC One V marked its debut at US Cellular and Verizon announced a dumb phone with a surprisingly handy feature. These stories and

Google asks Oracle for $4 million in legal fees

When you sue someone and you lose, it’s a pretty big disappointment. All that time and money you invested in going after someone, with the hopes that you’d end up reaping some sort of reward, goes down the drain. But that’s just the beginning. You also have to pay the person or company

Apple breaks ties with EPEAT environmental group

This week it’s been revealed that Apple has requested that all of its products be removed from the national registry of environmentally sound products listed by EPEAT. This registry covers desktops, notebooks, and displays, and assures the public that every device with its seal of approval is environmentally

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Samsung Galaxy S III fire not caused by device

An independent investigation has determined that the recent case of a Samsung Galaxy S III phone seemingly randomly going up in flames, was caused by an “external energy source” and not because of anything with the Galaxy S III device itself. Of course Samsung still faces the backlash of

Could Cloud Gaming Kill The Next-Generation Video Game Console?

The current game consoles are getting a bit long in the tooth, but signs point to late 2013 as the earliest that a replacement for either the PlayStation or Xbox consoles to come online. But then interesting something happened this past week, which could change the way that console makers think about