Category: RIM
Android Apps coming to BlackBerry PlayBook & Tablet OS Platform!
This just came hot off the press! RIM has announced they’re expanding their ecosystem for the BlackBerry Tablet OS by allowing Android applications, as well BlackBerry Java apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook. This is absolutely HUGE news for the PlayBook and its QNX based operating system. Android currently hosts over 200,000 apps, and this will [...]
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RIM Reports Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal 2011 [Press Release]
RIM annoucned their Year-End and Q4 results today, and they look pretty decent. RIM shipped an impressive 52.3 million BlackBerry smartphones in 2010, and was the number one selling smartphone brand in the United States, Canada, and Latin America for 2010 over all. Of course they also talked about the PlayBook’s upcoming launch on April [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook To Get 10 Hours with Continual Use?
RIM has been pretty quiet on actual battery life on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Staples has posted up their pre-order page for the PlayBook and hiding in the specs is “Battery life: 10 hours with continual use” which we really hope is correct! As you may or may not now, the PlayBook is powered by a [...]
Justin Bieber’s Rocking A BlackBerry Bold with Canadian Flag
We missed this a few days ago, but someone sent it in on our tip line. Justin Bieber sent out a tweet letting all of his 8+ million followers know that he’s proudly Canadian and using a Canadian branded BlackBerry Bold. We can only guess how many teenage girls are dying to get his BBM [...]
Pre-Orders for BlackBerry PlayBook Starting Today at Best Buy and Future Shop
This morning RIM let us know that the BlackBerry PlayBook would be available on April 19th, and they also let us know that Best Buy and Future Shop are now accepting pre-orders for Canada and the United States. Pricing ranges from $499 for the 16GB, $599 for 32GB, and $699 for 64GB in both CAD [...]
Official: BlackBerry PlayBook Launches April 19th in Canada and USA
Finally the official news we’ve all been waiting for! RIM has just announced the Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry PlayBook is set to go on sale April 19th in both Canada and the United States. The PlayBook is expected to be available in three sizes 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, and like we expected pricing will be $499, [...]
RIM Announces BBM Social Platform for BlackBerry Developers
Back at DEVCON 2010, RIM announced the BBM Social Platform for BlackBerry developers. Today RIM made it available in open beta! While this wasn’t the press release I was waiting for from RIM, it is great news for developers. The new BBM SDK will allow developers to: access and update fields in the user’s profile [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook passes FCC in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB Models
This could only be a good sign! The BlackBerry PlayBook has made it through the FCC. It seems RIM included all three sizes (16, 32, 64GB) of the Wi-Fi PlayBook in the FCC filing. Sadly there was no sign of the 4G model at this time. RIM has requested a confidently request with the FCC [...]
Video: 7digital Music Store and Podcast App on PlayBook In Action!
The official BlackBerry Blog took a few minutes today to run through the two new music-centered apps announced today for the PlayBook. The apps include the 7digital Music Store and the BlackBerry Podcast app for PlayBook, both of which will come preloaded at launch in Canada and the United States. RIM’s official blog also pointed [...]
BlackBerry Podcast App To Be Preloaded on PlayBook
Following RIM’s announcement with 7digital regarding their online music store for the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM also let us know that their BlackBerry Podcast app will be coming preloaded on the PlayBook tablet. With the PlayBook podcast app users will be able to browse 19 categories of podcasts, including sports, entertainment, business, and more. Other key [...]
RIM and 7digital team up for Music Store on BlackBerry PlayBook at Launch
RIM sent out a press release early this morning to let everyone about their latest partnership with 7digital. The partnership with 7digital will a pre-installed music store on the BlackBerry PlayBook for the USA and Canada. 7digital currently has a music catalog of over 13 million MP3′s and the PlayBook will get access to them [...]
Free BlackBerry PlayBook for Developers Extended Until March 31st
This is great news for app developers! RIM has extended the free PlayBook offer to developers until March 31st. This will give developers a little more time to get their PlayBook apps into RIM’s hands, and of course get a free PlayBook. You can grab all the details of the free PlayBook offer here. RIM [...]
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