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BlackBerry PlayBook finally gets video chat and Facebook

Published on: 12th May, 2011

As a part of its BlackBerry World introduction, Research in Motion made public detailed plans of providing two major applications in order to improve the feature set of the BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM’s tablet will finally get an official Video Chat application, which will allow owners to make two way calls between other users of PlayBooks [...]

The Bold 9900 of BlackBerry with fast touch, NFC and 720p

Published on: 12th May, 2011

Research in Motion kicked off the BlackBerry World’s start with its first really modern smartphone. The new Bold 9900 series will be the first with both a fixed keyboard of the QWERTY type and focused on a very sharp 2.8-inch touchscreen with a 640×480 resolution. RIM also aims to a true iPhone-like responsiveness thanks to [...]

Apple may have contributed to BlackBerry PlayBook’s delay by a month

Published on: 18th April, 2011

It is possible that Apple had unwittingly produced a month-long postponement of BlackBerry’s PlayBook. According to panel builders, Apple had booked a large amount of touchscreen production capacity for its iPad and other devices and had consequently triggered a shortage that made it very hard for Research in Motion to get supplies. The only other [...]

Long-term boost from RIM’s PlayBook uncertain, according to analysts

Published on: 28th March, 2011

Although Research in Motion has provided an optimistic outlook for its long-term financial performance, analysts have serious doubts that the upcoming PlayBook tablet would be capable of generating a significant turnaround. The company had warned of short-term lackluster performance and, as a consequence, its stock valuation dropped about eleven percent. According to a Reuters report, [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook to support Android applications

Published on: 28th March, 2011

Research in Motion has confirmed its support for Android applications on its BlackBerry PlayBook. There will be a Java engine on the seven-inch tablet, which not only will support legacy BlackBerry Java applications, but also those that are running Android 2.3. All the applications will work based on “players”. They also need to be repackaged [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook to ship on April 19, prices from $500

Published on: 24th March, 2011

The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet of Research in Motion is already officially available for pre-orders, with prices starting at $500. Three Wi-Fi-only models can be pre-ordered on the Best Buy Canadian site. The 16GB model is priced at $500, while the 32GB version is $600 and the 64GB costs $700. Only the 16GB model is currently [...]

BlackBerry App World development made easier to start by RIM

Published on: 10th March, 2011

Following complaints from several users, RIM seems to have been working to make the enrollment process for the App World developer program more efficient. Even if RIM has initially required applicants to present notarized proof of identity, the terms have now been relaxed, accepting a faxed or e-mailed driver’s license copy, with no need of [...]

RIM may bring its BlackBerry Messenger to the iPhone and Android

Published on: 5th March, 2011

Research in Motion could bring its long-guarded BlackBerry Messenger to the iPhone and Android, according to rumors launched a few days ago. The move would involve a version of BBM focused on text chat and omitting geolocation as well as media sharing in order to give users good reasons to still use a BlackBerry phone. [...]

An application for RIM’s PlayBook could hint about 17 hours of battery life

Published on: 5th March, 2011

A recently discovered PlayBook Battery Assistant application (before the release of the tablet) hints that the device will benefit from a quite long battery life. BerryReview has been comparing the battery life at 50 percent and at 20 percent and found out that the device would get about 17 hours of battery life in web [...]

RIM claims that its PlayBook is still due for North America in March

Published on: 5th March, 2011

According to an interview with Pocket-Lint, Steven Bates, Research in Motion’s UK Managing Director, declared that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be available for the European market in the second quarter of 2011 and claimed that the tablet is still due for North America in late March. The exact date of the European launch is still [...]

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