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RIM’s Playbook app sideloading ban will not happen

, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [3]

After a huge media kerfuffle over Research in Motion's proposed ban on Android app sideloading, the man who stirred the controversy in the first place is claiming that his previous comments were blown out of proportion. The company's vice president of developer relations Alec Saunders blamed the misunderstanding on Twitter, and its limited character allowances. Okay. Read The Full Story

RIM blocking sideloaded apps for PlayBook

, Apr 9th 2012 Discuss [10]

RIM is planning to disable support for sideloaded apps on its BlackBerry PlayBook with a forthcoming update. The company's vice president of Developer Relations, Alec Saunders, made the announcement via Twitter, saying that the move was to avoid the rampant piracy of apps, or in his words, the "chaotic cesspool of the Android Market." Read The Full Story

RIM 4G Playbook photos spotted in the wild

, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [6]

If you thought Research in Motion's bungled Playbook tablet was on the way out, think again. It looks like RIM is not giving up on its iPad challenger, even though that game is an uphill battle for the strongest companies with the biggest momentum, much less ones that have lost double-digit market shares over the last year or so. Nevertheless, there might be a refresh in the Playbook world and its name is 4G. Read The Full Story

RIM Blackberry Playbook boasts a million and counting

, Mar 30th 2012 Discuss [29]

Determined to actually drive some good publicity for itself, Research in Motion has announced that more than a million Playbook tablets have made their way to end users, a little over a year after it was first introduced to the market. Of course, at this point RIM is losing money on every Playbook it sells, and probably isn't making that money back on apps and content, so the good news only goes so far. Read The Full Story

RIM: Chillax about BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha, we just squashed a PlayBook

, Mar 24th 2012 Discuss [3]

RIM may be giving up to 2,000 developers a BlackBerry 10 device at the BlackBerry Jam event in early May, but the company is keen to point out that we shouldn't extrapolate too much from either hardware or software about the next-gen smartphones. In fact, the OS running on the device - dubbed the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha - won't even be true BlackBerry 10, instead "a prototype running a modified version of the PlayBook OS which will help developers design their apps for the BlackBerry 10 smartphone form factor." Read The Full Story

RIM says no to BlackBerry PlayBook jailbreaking

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [8]

RIM addressed its stance and future policy on BlackBerry PlayBook jailbreaking in a post to the company's blog today, officially confirming that jailbreaking the PlayBook would void its warranty. RIM's opposition to customers using jailbreak tools, such as DingleBerry, isn't surprising, but it also outlined a policy of continually and aggressively patching any root access exploits. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook appears with 4G LTE and HSPA+ at the FCC

, Mar 14th 2012 Discuss [3]

After more than a year of waiting, BlackBerry users will finally be able to purchase an HSPA+ or 4G LTE PlayBook here in the USA. The FCC has revealed these two versions of the one and only BlackBerry tablet to the world before RIM has formally had a chance to show it off in the wild, and not one whole heck of a lot more than that is known as the moment. This version of the tablet has been tipped perviously to be coming with an upgraded series of specs such as NFC and a dual-core 1.5GHz processor under the hood. Read The Full Story

Best Buy Playbook 2.0 ad in Canada mentions Kindle, Twitter apps

, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [1]

We know that Research in Motion's update to the Playbook operating system is due out on February 21, but we're still a little unclear on what exactly that update will bring with it. According to a new teaser pages on the Canadian version of retailer Best Buy's website, at least part of the new update will be the addition of new apps - apps that arguably should have made their way to the Playbook ages ago.

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RIM Blackberry Playbook won’t support ad-powered Android apps

, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [29]

When Research in Motion's Playbook tablet first began to show signs of struggling, analysts suggested one of the only ways to rise from the grave would be to offer some way of bringing Android apps to the platform. The Blackberry App World marketplace simply wasn't attractive to developers, and consumers were not impressed by the limited selection. So RIM has managed to fulfill that call to action, but there are increasing limitations that lead to more questions about whether the Playbook is sustainable. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: February 17, 2012

, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

We did it, everyone. We made it to the end of yet another work week. And we know exactly what you want to do on a Friday night - catch up on all of today's tech news, right? Besides, there's always time to party later. Like the party Apple is sure to have when it hits 25 billion App Store downloads, a milestone that is very quickly approaching. And speaking of things in the future, Nevada has an eye on the future and has just approved self-driving cars in the state. So far it's basically just a new law for Google to play around. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 launches Feburary 21

, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [5]

The much delayed updated to RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook seems confirmed for release on February 21, if internal marketing docs obtained by Engadget prove to be accurate. The update is expected to show at Mobile World Congress later this month, but now we have a more precise date for anxious PlayBook owners. Read The Full Story

RIM sets PlayBook 2.0 release for MWC 2012 [Updated]

, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [2]

According to Research In Motion, the folks who bring you BlackBerry, we're likely going to see a second iteration of the infamous PlayBook tablet's own unique operating system at Mobile World Congress 2012. Though the company saw less than stellar sales with the PlayBook tablet thus far, they do continue to support it through software updates and promotions such as the Free Tablet Per App program offered to Android developers just this past month. BlackBerry senior brand manager Jeff Gadway spoke at a meeting with PCmag today saying that this new operating system update will bring email, contacts, calendar, and the ability to run the Android apps just mentioned on the tablet. Read The Full Story
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