There was a time when the famous music band U2 did loads of promotion of Apple iPods, but things have changed pretty fast. Now, it’s the U2-Blackberry era and U2 is all set to release a special mobile music album for the Blackberry users.

Yes, you got it right, U2 plans on entering the mobile music arena, but the million dollar question that remains unanswered is the sheer fact that will Blackberry/RIM/U2 trio be ever able to compete with the Apple’s caliber?

Moreover, U2 could have done lot better in the mobile music field with the support of Apple’s legendary iTunes and the App store that has already crossed 1billion downloads.

As per the current scenario, the Blackberry users will be able to share the U2 music videos, and probably Blackberry may even include a dedicated app to help the cause. But, again it makes you wonder how many folks will really download it from the Blackberry App World, and what could have been the count, had it been featured in the Apple
s iTunes store!

Too many unsaid and unheard things are heating up the arena, and apparently U2 hasn’t really shared even a word regarding this launch officially, nevertheless the Blackberry/RIM/U2 trio looks confident enough of pulling out something fantastic.

Blackberry/RIM duo is also planning to introduce the services of the Blackberry App World to the worldwide audience in the countries like France, Italy and the other European countries some time by the end of third quarter.

Furthermore, they’re planning to expand it in Asian markets, with India and China being the biggest targets. Apparently, they’re also developing dedicated apps too, so let’s wait and watch the show!

For all those who love your iPod so much that it irritates you to leave behind your iPod even when indulging in tough and rigorous outdoor sport, here’s a soother for you.

The all new portable iPod outdoor Speaker helps you to enjoy the music from your iPod even if you are out and the weather conditions are not good for your most praised music player. The device also guards our iPod from the dust, sand and the crashing waves of water. All that you need to do is to put the iPod behind its transparent water tight door.

You now may be worried as to how you can play the various tracks in it? It is simple. There is an external control button that helps you to take charge of the play.

The other additional features of this outdoor dock station are:

1. Pool side speaker that is shock proof and it also has a rubber coating that helps you protect iPod from wear and tear.

2. Water and dust proof exterior cover.

3. You can run it with car and AC adapters or you can even use the 4 C batteries though they do not come along the pack.

4. Not just this, but it also plays other primitive iPods like the classic, Mini, Nano and even shuffle. Playing these can be enabled by the way of the line input.

This gadget is retailed at 99.50 US Dollars. The real consolation is that the manufacturer provides a full one year guarantee for the product too!

Yeah, you read it right. The latest iPhone, which will be known as iPhone 3G S, has been unveiled off-late! This model is expected to overcome all the flaws and downsides of the iPhone 3G, which will include video-recording, higher camera resolution, and most of the things that the iPhone 3G lacked

However, there are still some more unaddressed issues, which were the root of discontentment of the users. These areas include lack of multimedia messaging option, which will badly the tech geeks and photographers who wish to constantly send MMS to their friends every now and then.

Looking at the improvements incorporated this time around, the revived iPhone 3G will feature maximum power retention in the battery, as well as voice control and other great options.

This would simply mean that those who’re really frenzy at Steve Jobs for the quick decision to create a masterpiece like iPhone without these essential features, would be lot happier, though there’s still enough margin for movement.

As far as the availability is concerned, the iPhone 3G S is expected to hit the American market by the end of this month, while it will be launched in the Asian markets during the month of August.

However, there’s no update on the pricing, though many of the sources strongly believe that the iPhone 3G S would be cheaper than the good old iPhone 3G

Well, nobody really knows how true this claim would be, and what Apple will finally come up with.

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