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RIM Admits it was Behind ‘Wake Up’ Flashmob Protest
Yesterday, the company behind BlackBerry, Research in Motion (RIM) admitted that it was behind the confusing flashmob protest that was staged at a Sydney, Australia Apple Store. The company claims that that seemingly isolated stunt was part of a larger Australian campaign that is meant to go viral in conjunction with the upcoming BlackBerry 10 Mobile OS. The company said, “We can confirm that the Australian ‘Wake Up’ campaign, which involves a series of experimental activities taking place across Sydney and Melbourne, was created by RIM Australia.”
The flashmob consisted of people fully clad in black attire holding up placards with the same words they were chanting, ‘Wake Up!’ Along with this marketing initiative, RIM also launched a website with a countdown timer to the launching of BlackBerry 10 and the company states it will reveal the OS that will provoke conversation about what “being in business” is about to Australians. In yet another related development, the blogger who filmed the protest at the Apple Store, Nate “Blunty” Burr has been found to have allegedly worked with RIM Australia previously.
Much of the flak behind the campaign which seemed to be without branding had to be borne by Apple’s fiercest rivals Samsung which in turn, released a statement that disassociated itself from the flashmob protest in a statement that said, “As a market leader in smartphones we think Australians have already woken up to the multitude of choices available, but kudos to whoever is behind the campaign.” Do you think Blackberry 10 Mobile OS will live up to this hype? Let us know with a comment below.
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.