RIM report losses of $125million

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The maker of Blackberry smart phones RIM has reported losses of $125million for the first quarter of 2012, compared to last year when the company made a profit of $934million. RIM suggested that they will refocus their market to businesses instead of the consumer market. This comes due to stiff competition from Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android phones which outsell Blackberries. As a Blackberry user I hope this does not mean the end of services like BBM which I use every day and find a very useful tool for contacting my friends. What do you think about this move by RIM let us know by leaving us a comment below or sending @leatstechcorner a tweet.

By Robert Leat

Editor in Chief

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Temple Run Review

Temple run is the highly addictive iOS game that everyone is playing. It was created by the Washington D.C. based developer Imangi Studios. It can be acquired for free from the apple app store. It is soon to be released on the Android platform.

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The basic premise of the game is that you are running from a temple whilst being chased by demon monkeys, you have to maneuver around corners by swiping your finger left or right, you also might have to jump over gaps or obstacles by swiping your finger upwards.   There are also vicious flames and deep tree roots that you have to duck under by swiping downwards with your finger. The further you get the higher your score.  The game features a store which allows you to purchase upgrades which help you to improve your score; to purchase these upgrades you must collect coins in the game by tilting your device towards the coins.  This game is highly addictive and you will spend a lot of time trying to beat not only your score but your mate’s score.   The game also features achievements that you get by completing tasks such as getting a new high score, or by collecting a certain number of coins.  The game also integrates apple’s game centre system which allows you to view your friend’s high scores and also the top scores in the world.

The main downside I have found to this game is that sometimes after pausing the game it doesn’t give you enough time to recover and continue playing so pausing usually results in me dying straight away. Another downside I have found is that the game doesn’t always respond when you swipe across the screen and this has resulted in some very frustrating games for me.

Overall I would thoroughly recommend this game for hours of fun gameplay and competition with your friends as you try to beat their high scores.  This game will keep you entertained on long journeys and will help to combat boredom.  I would give this game a rating of 8.5 out of 10.

By Robert Leat
Editor in Chief

New Year Re-Launch

New year Re-launch

You might have noticed that Leats Tech Corner has not been posting many articles. This is due to a number of reasons. I have had a very busy social life as I have been going out with friends more and spending time with my girlfriend. Also I have taken up a new sport; I am part of my school’s rugby academy and with training and games not finishing till the evening.

But come New Year I will be re-launching the site, new articles, new features and more reviews. I will also be posting a weekly roundup of the week’s technology news. If you have any suggestions for the site or you would like to become a guest writer or reviewer contact us on twitter, facebook or drop us an email leatstechcorner@gmail.com

Robert Leat

Editor in Chief