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BlackBerry Media Box tipped: Apple TV meets Presenter with PlayBook power

, Jul 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

RIM is reportedly working on a BlackBerry Media Box, a compact set-top box (STB) that would run the same QNX OS as the PlayBook and the company's upcoming "superphone." According to a trusted source speaking to n4bb, the new STB would be based on similar hardware to the PlayBook and has been described as a crossover between the BlackBerry Presenter and the Apple TV. Read The Full Story

AT&T approves PlayBook Bridge app; $20 if you want to tether

, Jul 1st 2011 Discuss [1]

AT&T has finally approved the BlackBerry Bridge app which will allow PlayBook owners to wirelessly connect their tablet to their BlackBerry smartphone. The carrier "has thoroughly reviewed the application" an AT&T representative told AllThingsD, "and at noon today it will be made available via BlackBerry App World." Read The Full Story

RIM slashes PlayBook sales goals for Q2 2011

, Jun 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

RIM is facing a bleak future right now as its mobile devices are losing ground in just about all categories. The prospects for the many are grim and to help shore up the budgets RIM is starting layoffs of workers. While the layoffs are starting RIM is also reportedly reducing the sales goal for Q2 2011 on the BlackBerry Playbook tablet after dismal sales of the device. Read The Full Story

Good Companies, Bad Products, Part II

, Jun 19th 2011 Discuss [16]

In my last column, I talked about some of the reasons good companies make bad products – and how sometimes, the products are fine, we’re just biased. Or that the product was made by engineers for engineers. Or that the CEO personally pushed for it and no one was willing to contradict him.

Sadly, there are several other reasons why good companies make bad products.

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RIM Shipped 500,000 BlackBerry PlayBooks In Q1, Announcing Layoffs

, Jun 16th 2011 Discuss [3]

Research In Motion (RIM) has just announced its first quarter results and things are not looking good. The company's net income for the quarter was $695 million, which is down from the $934 million of the previous quarter as well as down from the $769 million of the same quarter last year. RIM is quickly losing ground with the poor performance of its PlayBook tablet and the fierce competition. Read The Full Story

So You Want A Tablet?

, Jun 15th 2011 Discuss [31]

Scan the headlines, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that everybody had a tablet these days. The iPad broke the market open, and since that point we’ve seen a torrent of rivals each trying to take the touchscreen crown. It’s a tricky segment to judge, and even harder if you’re trying to take your first steps into tableteering. Get up to speed with your options – and advice on which slate to select – after the cut!

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RIM using HTC Sense designers YOU i Labs?

, Jun 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

RIM is apparently readying a collaboration with UI and user-experience specialists YOU i Labs, the same company that HTC originally worked with on HTC Sense. According to GigaOM's sources, while an acquisition of YOU i Labs was first predicted, in fact the two companies are simply working in partnership; the Canadian interface developers already collaborates with Teknision, the company responsible for the BlackBerry PlayBook's UI. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook 3G Version Available Now

, Jun 8th 2011 Discuss [2]

It was recently rumored that a cellular version of the BlackBerry PlayBook would be arriving soon and that it would be a 4G WiMAX version. A Google search for the words PlayBook 4G revealed a hidden product page from the big yellow carrier suggesting that it was readying the tablet for a WiMAX launch. But today, it's been revealed that the PlayBook will only be available in 3G for now. Read The Full Story

PlayBook gets OS Update, Not the One We Were Waiting For

, Jun 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

BlackBerry PlayBook owners can now update their Tablet OS to v1.0.5. This free over-the-air update was announced by RIM yesterday, and is the second update to BlackBerry’s new Tablet OS. The update included some needed features like the ability to charge your PlayBook while the device is powered down. The new features look like a good addition to the PlayBook, but this update does not include all the updates and fixes we would have liked to see. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook 2 Details Surface?

, May 31st 2011 Discuss [6]

The BlackBerry PlayBook 4G version has yet to launch, and talk about version 2 is already cropping up. Early this month, rumors pointed to a 10-inch model to arrive sometime before the end of this year, but little has been heard about it since. Now, some insider sources are confirming the claim and providing a few additional details. Read The Full Story

PlayBook 4G WiMAX Version Revealed By Google Search

, May 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

The BlackBerry PlayBook has not been getting much attention lately thanks to the slew of new tablet developments including this morning's ASUS Padfone, but a little Google search revelation has brought the PlayBook back on the radar, if even only a blip. The WiFi version of the PlayBook has been out for some time now, and it's 4G brother may finally be ready to make an appearance. Read The Full Story

PlayBook returns “much higher” than XOOM tips retail source [Update: RIM responds]

, May 20th 2011 Discuss [7]

RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook may not be the sales success analysts insisted, it seems, with reports that the 7-inch tablet is being returned at a higher pace than the Motorola XOOM. According to a BGR source at a "major retailer", sales of the PlayBook at that particular store missed internal targets by more than 90-percent. Read The Full Story
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