T-Mobile CMO: subsidized pricing hurts wireless competition, undermines hardware value

Could an end to unsubsidized smartphones be on its way for US carriers. If T-Mobile's Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman had his way, that familiar on-contract pricing would've gone the way of the Dodo a long time ago. Speaking at this week's GeekWire Summit in Seattle, the Magenta exec vented his frustrations with the industry's current business model, citing his belief that low cost handsets not only distort consumers' perspectives, effectively "[devaluing]. the hardware they are using," but also position wireless market players to compete unevenly.

Engadget, T-Mobile CMO: subsidized pricing hurts wireless competition, undermines hardware value

Apple launch-day new iPads out of stock

Bad news for those of you that haven't pre-ordered your new iPad yet - according to reports online, the initial stock of the tablet has been completely sold out. While that doesn't mean you can't order anymore new iPads, you'll just have to wait longer for the tablets to ship out. According to the Apple Store, new orders will now ship by March 19th as opposed to March 16th - next Friday's launch date. Of course there are always alternative retailers to purchase your iPad from (Best Buy etc) so you're not completely out of luck yet.

Ubergizmo, Apple launch-day new iPads out of stock

T-Mobile CMO says smartphone subsidies need to go

. Speaking at GeekWire's technology summit in Seattle, T-Mobile's chief marketing officer Cole Brodman voice some strong opinions regarding carrier subsidies, claiming they are hurting the mobile industry. “It actually distorts what devices actually cost and it causes OEMs, carriers - everybody to compete on different playing fields, and I think it is really difficult, especially from a consumer perspective, because it causes consumers to devalue completely the hardware they are using.” he said. “It is amazing hardware, but it has become kind of throw away.

Boy Genius Report, T-Mobile CMO says smartphone subsidies need to go

Apple forced to cut profit margins with new iPad, analyst says

. In an effort to keep the iPad's price the same, Apple may have had to cut profit margins compared to previous models, The Wall Street Journal reported. UBM TechInsights on Thursday estimated the company's newest iPad cost about $310 to manufacture the 16GB, 4G LTE model, which retails for $629. Based on those estimates, Apple's gross profit margin is 51%, 5 points less than the iPad 2′s 56% margin at the tablet's launch. The cost increase is largely due to the new iPad's Retina display, which UBM estimates to cost Apple about $70 compared to the $49.50 display found on the iPad 2.

Boy Genius Report, Apple forced to cut profit margins with new iPad, analyst says

Lamborghini takes us through the development of the Aventador J

We don't typically lose control of our faculties at the sight of the latest supercar. In most cases, the vehicles are slightly different shades of the same theme: high horsepower, low slung, two seats and a super-exclusive price tag to match. While the Lamborghini Aventador J certainly fulfills all of those criteria, the roofless wonder also boasts the sort of brash ostentatiousness that's been missing from the upper echelon of automotive engineering recently. The roadster design is so perfectly over the top, we can't help but love it.



Autoblog, Lamborghini takes us through the development of the Aventador J

Asus Padfone gets preposterously priced in the UK

The Asus Padfone is a very good concept, though not without its shortcomings. The small battery inside the phone, for example. Its success may also get hampered by the price being asked for it. During MWC, I was told by an Asus rep that the price for the phone+tablet dock combo should be somewhere around £450 in the UK. And that's a decent price, even compared to other high-end Android smartphones. And you're basically getting two devices for the price of one.

However, £699.98 is anything but a good price for the Padfone. And unfortunately that's exactly how much one retailer, FlagshipFones, is asking for it.

Unwired View, Asus Padfone gets preposterously priced in the UK

Titanic wreck site mapped with photographs

We all know that the Titanic hit an ice berg and sank on its maiden voyage, and thanks to James Cameron's award-winning movie we have a rough idea of how it went down - but is it accurate. It looks like we might be able to find out in the future. With the aid of autonomous underwater vehicles (UAV), expedition teams covered a 2-by-3-mile area of where the remains of the Titanic lay, snapping 130,000 high-resolution photographs. The photographs were then stitched together with a computer to provide a detailed photo montage of the debris.

Ubergizmo, Titanic wreck site mapped with photographs

Fisker Karma owned by Consumer Reports breaks down

Like pretty much any driver, we've had our share of car trouble over the years, both with vehicles loaned to us for review by automakers and our own private rides.



Autoblog, Fisker Karma owned by Consumer Reports breaks down

DrumGenius – wear your drums on your sleeves

Are you a true blue drummer. If you have answered in the affirmative, then you might want to check out the DrumGenius that was designed by Guanyun Wang, Ye Tao, Zurui Jiang, Lei Shi, and Yujie Hong. This team who thought of the DrumGenius, has willed it to be a wearable musical instrument that enables you to play a full set of virtual drums wherever you are. Talk about saving a whole lot of storage space. The DrumGenius will be equipped with a set of accelerometers, with one on each wrist. This, in turn, will evoke the beating of a drum whenever you move your hand.

Ubergizmo, DrumGenius â€" wear your drums on your sleeves

Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT

The Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT is a new waterproof flash trigger that enables photographers to control compatible Canon Speedlite flashguns over distances up to 30-meter. The device uses a 2-way radio wave communication for enhanced communication between master and slave units. The Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT supports E-TTL II flash, manual flash, stroboscopic and auto external flash metering.

TechFresh, Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT

Valmet Dawn gets it Tron on in Geneva

There are a lot of ways to describe the Valmet Dawn you see pictured above, but our favorite could be mouthed by Keanu Reeves: Whoa. And then we would expand it to WTF. As in, "Whoa the F?". That's because Valmet Automotive – the makers of the Fisker Karma, among other vehicles – has wrapped its electric vehicle engineering chops in what is perhaps the most impractical and odd-looking concept vehicle we've ever seen.

Autoblog, Valmet Dawn gets it Tron on in Geneva

Deal of the Day – Logitech Ultimate Ears 600vi Noise-Isolating Earphones

LogicBUY's Deal for Thursday is the Logitech Ultimate Ears 600vi Noise-Isolating Earphones for $83.99. $119.99 – 30% coupon code = $83.99 with free shipping. This is the best deal currently found by LogicBUY for these earphones.
This deal expires March 13, 2012 or sooner.

The Gadgeteer, Deal of the Day â€" Logitech Ultimate Ears 600vi Noise-Isolating Earphones

Microsoft Research Introduces Wearable Projecting Multitouch Device

Microsoft has been creating nifty concept gadgets as of late, including this Wearable Multitouch Projector that is worn over the shoulder and converts any surface into a gesture-sensitive display. The device uses a technology similar to Kinect, by installing motion- and depth-sensing camera together with a pico projector and a PC. It projects images that you can tap, swipe, and even pinch-to-zoom on any flat surface.

Gadget.com, Microsoft Research Introduces Wearable Projecting Multitouch Device

Huawei Prism Hit the FCC

Huawei's looking to come to town with another low-end device, it seems, as the Huawei Prism – model number U8651T – has passed the FCC. Its model number seems to position it close to the Huawei Sonic, a device which launched on T-Mobile last year. It had a 3.5 inch display, 512MB of RAM, Android 2.3 and more. We won't make any assumptions on detailed specs but we don't expect them to be much different from the Sonic. If you want to check the FCC listing out for yourself, click here.

Android Phone, Huawei Prism Hit the FCC

Apple's New iPad Announced: Are You Defecting? [Poll]

Being the curious souls that we are, we just couldn't resist following Apple's iPad keynote today. They announced the third installment in the iPad line. Oh, by the way, it's just “the new iPad” – no 3, no HD, no nothing. So what's Apple baking into this product to entice users.
A ridiculous 2048×1536 Retina display, an A5X dual-core processor which has an upgraded GPU (they claim it's twice as powerful as Tegra 3), the same 5 megapixel sensor found on the iPhone 4S, voice to text, 4G LTE, WiFi hotspot support and more.

Android Phone, Apple's New iPad Announced: Are You Defecting? [Poll]

Electric pod vehicle concept

Designer Vincet Montreuli's brain has managed to conjure up this rather interesting looking all electric vehicle concept that comes in the form factor of a pod. The whole idea of this conceptual ride is to be integrated into Amsterdam's current transportation methods. The whole idea of this pod is to have it run alongside bicycles, and hopefully, if the adoption rate is rather high, it will decrease the amount of car ownership, and will also be far more environmentally friendly.

Ubergizmo

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itcrowd, Electric pod vehicle concept

Viota ICS tablet has 9.7-inch IPS display and costs $120 wholesale, we go hands-on (video)

It's no surprise that notebooks, Ultrabooks and tablets were pretty much the flavors of the day here at CeBIT, and we've already picked out a few choice selections. So, we're bringing you a second OEM Android tablet, but we liked the sound of it so much, we just had to give it a try. Chinese manufacturers certainly seem to be embracing the 9.7-inch form-factor, and that's what we have here. That translates to a 1024 x 768-pixel display, which benefits from in-plane switching (IPS) for improved viewing angles. Sadly, it's another absolute fingerprint magnet, so you'll need to keep your cloth handy or learn to live with it.








Engadget, Viota ICS tablet has 9.7-inch IPS display and costs $120 wholesale, we go hands-on (video)

AT&T HTC Titan now just $0.01 with contract. Making way for the Titan II?

The HTC Titan was launched by AT&T last year and it's part of the ‘second wave' of Windows Phones – those released about one year after the first batch. Like the other Windows Phones, the Titan runs WP Mango, the latest iteration of Microsoft's new mobile OS. When it arrived in AT&T stores in November, the HTC Titan went for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, the pretty much standard pricing for a smartphone. But if you've craved one and for some reason still haven't managed to purchase a Titan to this day, here's some good news.

The carrier has cut its price all the way down to $0.01 – so practically free.

Unwired View, AT&T HTC Titan now just $0.01 with contract. Making way for the Titan II?

$250 Coupon for HP Folio 13 Core i5 1.6GHz Ultrabook with 128GB SSD and Backlit Keyboard

Wednesday's LogicBUY Deal is the 13.3″ HP Folio 13 Notebook for $799.99 after a $250 coupon.  Features:  Core i5-2467M 1.6GHz Dual-core, Intel HD 3000 graphics, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB SSD, 6-cell battery, 13.3″ 1366 x 768 LCD, HD webcam, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, Intel Wireless Display, full-size backlit keyboard, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. $1049.99 – $250 coupon code = $799.99 with free shipping. This deal expires March 10, 2012 or sooner.

The Gadgeteer, $250 Coupon for HP Folio 13 Core i5 1.6GHz Ultrabook with 128GB SSD and Backlit Keyboard

Tablet from China designed in the shape of a handbag

Ladies, if there was ever a tablet designed specifically for women in mind, we're thinking that this purse-looking tablet might be it. Made by L-Y for their F8 tablet range, it would appear as though the tablet has been designed to mimic a lady's clutch handbag, which we admit is pretty sleek and a rather novel idea at that. As far as the hardware is concerned, the tablet is packed with specs that are surprisingly decent. This includes a 5x800×480 display, a 1.5GHz Allwinner A 10 processor, 512MB of DDR3 RAM and a Mali 400 GPU under the hood which should be pretty decent as far as gaming is concerned.

Ubergizmo, Tablet from China designed in the shape of a handbag

Apple allegedly offered Motorola and Samsung patent licensing

Sources, close to Apple, have reportedly shared with Dow Jones Newswires that Apple has offered Motorola and Samsung patent licensing deals in order to settle some of the ongoing litigations. Allegedly, Apple is seeking between $5 and $15 royalties per handset or roughly between 1% and 2.5% of net sales per device. If this information turns out true it marks a shift in Apple's strategy when dealing with Google's rife operating system.

GSM Arena, Apple allegedly offered Motorola and Samsung patent licensing

JacTravel validates their API system upgrade with Triometric’s new XML Comparator technology

07 March 2012 - JacTravel, the UK-based wholesaler best known for its extensive range of online hotels in Europe, USA, Canada and Asia, has validated their new API system for a new hotel booking platform using Triometric’s new XML Comparator technology.The process involved capturing live transactions, replaying sets of transactions against parallel test environments for old and new APIs, comparing the results and reporting on any discrepancies.

Press Release Distribution, JacTravel validates their API system upgrade with Triometric’s new XML Comparator technology

This Samsung Speaker Also Works with Apple Stuff, Awkward!

Samsung and Apple may not get along, but the Korean chaebol does not seem to be concerned about the legal battles with its latest speaker docks. Not only does Samsung's newest line of audio docks works with its Galaxy line of devices, it is also compatible to Apple's iDevices via its mini-USB plus and 30-pin connector. There are two design options for these three speakers, each available in two sizes. First is the 10-watt Samsung DA-E550 that features two-channel speakers placed end to end of a macaroni-inspired case.

Gadget.com, This Samsung Speaker Also Works with Apple Stuff, Awkward!

App turns Android tabs into math tools for the visually impaired (video)

Two high school students are taking part in a bit of an experiment at Vanderbilt University. The college's Medical and Electromechanical Design Laboratory (MED Lab) is working on an Android app that turns tablets into a teaching aid for the visually impaired. Areas of math that rely heavily on visual elements, such as algebra and calculus, prove problematic for students with poor eyesight. A common solution involves pipe cleaners, a cork board and push pins, to recreate graphs, but the method is quite slow.

Engadget, App turns Android tabs into math tools for the visually impaired (video)

Brabus Bullit Coupe 800 is German for 'hot rod'

Here's an age-old recipe for awesome pie: Take one small chassis, add one massive engine, sprinkle with forced induction and serve smoking hot. Brabus has followed that recipe to the letter with the new Bullit Coupe 800 unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The brawny C-Class features a bored-out version of the 5.5-liter V12 that typically powers the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. With 6.3 liters of displacement and two turbos shoving air down the engine's throat, the car is good for a limited 800 horsepower and 811 pound-feet of torque.

Autoblog, Brabus Bullit Coupe 800 is German for 'hot rod'

Apple LiveBlog – March 7 @ 10am PT

iPad 3, iPad HD or whichever name Apple decides to give it, we will report on it -live- on Wednesday March 7th 2012 at 10am PT. As the image above hints, a new iPad is on the menu and it's just about certain that it will feature a new high-resolution display. Now the question is: what's inside. Apple also seems keen on upgrading its Apple TV, and that could turn out to be a very interesting upgrade as well. So...

Ubergizmo, Apple LiveBlog â€" March 7 @ 10am PT

Sharp working with Japanese government on Home Energy Management System standard (video)

Sharp is partnering, not with another major player in the consumer electronics field but, with the Japanese government to create a standard based on its Home Energy Management System or HEMS. The platform allows users to not only monitor their energy consumption, but also reduce their electrical burden through home automation tools. With the aid of a tablet or smartphone, home owners can dim lighting and televisions or control thermostats, while monitoring how such changes affect energy consumption in real time. Sharp plans offer the system commercially with a router and WiFi modules that sit between appliances and your electrical outlet.

Engadget, Sharp working with Japanese government on Home Energy Management System standard (video)

Google announces ‘Google Play' to replace Android Market [video]

. Google on Tuesday announced “Google Play,” a cloud-based multimedia service for distributing and syncing apps and data across Android devices. The announcement comes on the heels of reports that numerous Google services haven't performed up to expectations. With Google Play, users can store up to 20,000 songs for free, download more than 450,000 Android apps, browse Google's selection of eBooks and rent thousands of movies. The service combines the Android Market, Google eBook store and Google Music into a single brand of cloud-based services.



Boy Genius Report, Google announces ‘Google Play' to replace Android Market [video]

Helicopter crashes in Arizona while filming segment for Korean Top Gear

The Top Gear production team from Korea averted a serious disaster after a helicopter used during filming crashed into the Arizona desert. Amazingly, both the pilot and the camera person escaped the incident relatively unharmed. CNN reports that the pair credit their survival to the thick exterior of the retired military chopper. Hit the jump to watch the video of the actual crash. The footage only reveals the last few seconds before the impact, but the aftermath video shows a chopper that is wrecked nearly beyond recognition.

Autoblog, Helicopter crashes in Arizona while filming segment for Korean Top Gear

FTC: Western Digital and Hitachi must give assets and IP rights to Toshiba

Thought everything was looking rosy for the hard drive hitch of the year. Well, it looks like Federal Trade Commission reckons the union of Hitachi and Western Digital isn't quite there just yet, ordering that the new company would have to shed some of its assets to Toshiba. The FTC wants to ensure a competitive climate in the 3.5-inch hard drive market and avoid Western Digital and Seagate - the two largest HDD manufacturers - carving up the whole sector between them.

Engadget, FTC: Western Digital and Hitachi must give assets and IP rights to Toshiba

Swatch Gets Touchy Feely

Why wear a certain touch screen mp3 player on your wrist when you can slap on a reliable Swatch.  The Swatch Touch is a new line featuring, you guessed it, the ubiquitous touch screen.  All physical buttons have been removed, giving the watch face a sleek new profile.  The wearer just needs to now swipe the screen to access the alarm clock, timer, date, chronograph, and two time zones.

The Gadgeteer

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wwws, Swatch Gets Touchy Feely

LulzSec top dog works for FBI now, is a turncoat

If you can't beat ‘em, join ‘em. Unfortunately for members of the computer hacking group LulzSec, this particular saying has rubbed them to wrong way simply because one of the top members decided to play turncoat and work for the FBI instead, and this has led to a spate of arrests of the top hierarchy of the LulzSec hacking group across the globe. Hector Xavier Monsegur has been identified to be LulzSec's main spokesperson, and he played the role of an informant for the FBI ever since the game was up for him, and he got arrested.

Ubergizmo, LulzSec top dog works for FBI now, is a turncoat

Lotus pops the top on Exige S Roadster

With the Elise slowly shuffling off this mortal coil, Lotus needs another slinky soft-top to fill out its lineup. In the run-up to the Geneva Motor Show, we assumed that would be a convertible version of the Evora, but we were wrong. This is the Lotus Exige S Convertible, which begs the question: What took 'em so long. The only thing that separates the two models is ripping off the fixed roof on the Exige and replacing it with a removable cloth top or optional hard top. The same supercharged 3.5-liter V6 is mounted amidships, outputting 345 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque.

Autoblog, Lotus pops the top on Exige S Roadster

Mugen offers 4,000mAh battery for the Galaxy Nexus

A couple of days ago, Seidio released a 3,800mAh battery for the Galaxy Nexus with NFC capabilities, but for Galaxy Nexus owners who thinks that 3,800mAh simply isn't enough especially with 4G LTE connectivity enabled, you're in luck as Mugen has outed a 4,000mAh battery for your device but will unfortunately ruin the sleek and somewhat slender look of your phone. Pictured above, you can see that the Mugen 4,000mAh battery adds considerable thickness to the Galaxy Nexus and will come with a replacement battery door that will be able to fit over its monstrous size.

Ubergizmo, Mugen offers 4,000mAh battery for the Galaxy Nexus

Handsome Volkswagen Cross Coupé turns red, gains diesel plug-in tech

While technically still a concept, Volkswagen has rolled out another version of its Cross Coupé that first debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show last November. The handsome compact crossover rides on VW's new transverse matrix architecture and it's smaller than you think, which means it should be rather entertaining to drive with this iteration's TDI diesel plug-in hybrid powertrain boasting a combined 302 horsepower. Reaching 62 miles per hour in 6.5 seconds and pushing on to a top speed of 137 mph, the Cross Coupé seems to offer a solid amount of entertainment along with impressive thrift.

Autoblog, Handsome Volkswagen Cross Coupé turns red, gains diesel plug-in tech

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 now available

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom users will be excited to know that Adobe has released a new version of the program. Bring it up to version 4, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 features new adjustment controls for maximizing dynamic range from cameras, new and improved auto adjustments to dynamically set values for exposure and contrast, and additional local adjustment controls including Noise Reduction, Moire and White Balance. Users also get a new Book module for creating photobooks, a Map module for displaying images already assigned a location, location tagging, reverse geo-tagging, and more.

Ubergizmo, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 now available

Valve rumoured to be working on 'Steam Box' mini-PC

There have been huge rumours this weekend suggesting Valve could be working on a "Steam Box" mini-PC designed to sit under your TV in your front room. The Verge dropped a payload of as-yet unconfirmed information on Friday which suggested that a prototype of the box was shown off to potential partners at CES. The Verge suggest that it would be an open platform capable of running different types of client software, not just Steam, and would receive regular hardware updates at set intervals every few years, allowing developers to plan their games around a predictable upgrade cycle.

2DayBlog.com, Valve rumoured to be working on 'Steam Box' mini-PC

TeamDrive 3.0 Unveiled at CeBIT: Brings Enterprise-Grade Security to Cloud File Sharing on the iPhone, iPad and Android

TeamDrive 3.0 will help enterprises implement Bring Your Own Device policies without worrying about leaking confidential data or intellectual property when employees access files on the go Hannover, Germany - March 6th 2012 - Enterprise cloud synchronization provider TeamDrive today released a new client platform that brings security and privacy to the mobile access of cloud data. TeamDrive 3.0 adds secure clients for iOS and Android smart phones and tablets to the existing Mac, PC and Linux secure clients.

Press Release Distribution, TeamDrive 3.0 Unveiled at CeBIT: Brings Enterprise-Grade Security to Cloud File Sharing on the iPhone, iPad and Android

MSI GT780DX 17-inch Laptop Receives A Faster CPU

MSI has decided to upgrade the GT780DX with a faster processor. The new MSI GT780DX is powered by a 4.16GHz Intel Core i7-2920XM Extreme Edition quad-core processor with the Cooler Boost overclocking heat dispersion system. The laptop features a 17-inch widescreen LCD display with a 3GB GDDR5 nVidia GeForce GTX570M discrete graphics card, four memory slots, a pair of HDD slots, a 2.1 channel sound system and a 9-cell battery. Too bad, there is no info on pricing at this time.

TechFresh, MSI GT780DX 17-inch Laptop Receives A Faster CPU

Settle our Dispute: 6,660-mile Omni GLHS or Porsche-powered Vanagon

It's the battle of 1986: The best Shelby "Goes Like Hell" Dodge extant or a four-wheel-drive Volkswagen Vanagon powered by a flat six from a Porsche 911. Both of these awesome rides popped up in our inbox this morning, thanks to our favorite automotive classifieds site, Bring A Trailer. Argument ensued, with good cases made for both. The Shelby Dodge is, of course, based on the Omni econobox. But with a turbocharged 2.2-liter four making 175 horsepower and a curb weight around 2,200 pounds, the GLHS was a real performance car.

Autoblog, Settle our Dispute: 6,660-mile Omni GLHS or Porsche-powered Vanagon

Google Wallet Warns That Rooted Users Are Unsupported, Vulnerabilities Still Run Wild

Faced with reports and evidence that some pretty nasty vulnerabilities have plagued the Google Wallet experience, Google naturally set out to make things right. While they work to implement a more proper fix for some of these things, Google will opt to simply warn rooted users that they are not supported. Despite this fact, everything works just as it always has on Google Wallet. As the most serious vulnerabilities only affect root users it's natural for Google to allow those knowledgeable enough to have rooted devices to continue on.

Android Phone, Google Wallet Warns That Rooted Users Are Unsupported, Vulnerabilities Still Run Wild

Samsung says the Galaxy S III will be announced “in the first half of the year”

The Samsung Galaxy S III will not be released in April - this, we already know, because we debunked the rumor over the week-end, thanks to a Korean website. Now Samsung has directly confirmed that there will be no S III in April, via one of its official twitter accounts (also in Korean). Moreover, the company has reportedly told The Verge that the successor to the Galaxy S II will "be unveiled in the first half of the year", closer to its commercial availability.
So, hopefully, the new Galaxy will be in stores and ready for us to take home before the end of June.

Unwired View, Samsung says the Galaxy S III will be announced “in the first half of the year”

‘Be Bold' is a bust: Ad blitz didn't help BlackBerry 7 sales in February

. Research In Motion's increased marketing efforts centered around its “Be Bold” campaign in North America have not paid off according to Canaccord Genuity. Sales of BlackBerry 7 smartphones, and specifically the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Curve 9360, were poor in February, Canaccord analyst Mike Walkley wrote in a research note late Sunday night. “Our February checks indicated weak sell-through trends for BlackBerry 7 smartphones despite increased marketing efforts,” Walkley told investors.

Boy Genius Report, ‘Be Bold' is a bust: Ad blitz didn't help BlackBerry 7 sales in February

Acer Allegro hands-on at MWC 2012

We covered Acer's two Android devices at last week's show, but what in the world happened to its Windows Phone. It's easy to forget about the Acer Allegro because we haven't seen it show up beyond the reaches of Asia and France, but we hunted one down at Mobile World Congress and snapped a few shots for posterity. Intended to tempt bargain hunters, the device offers a 3.6-inch WVGA display, 1GHz single-core Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU, 8GB internal storage, 5MP rear camera with LED flash and a 1,300mAh battery. It also features Fast Charge, which provides the Allegro with a full battery two and a half times faster than a standard Acer.







Engadget, Acer Allegro hands-on at MWC 2012