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New Hands-On Reviews of the BlackBerry PlayBook at CES 2011

I have a feeling this is only a couple of the many reviews to pop up over the next few days. BGR, CrackBerry, and Gizmodo all got to spend a little 1-on-1 time with the new PlayBook, and post a quick review of what they think. Overall everyone seemed to really like the PlayBook, including [...]

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Coming to the Sprint 4G Network (Summer 2011)

January 6, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

Well it appears one of the CES 2011 bombs has been dropped this morning. RIM sent out a press release to let us know that they will be launching a 4G BlackBerry PlayBook this Summer, and it will be available exclusively to Sprint, in the United States. That’s about all they had to say. The [...]

RIM Previews BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet at CES 2011 (Press Release)

January 6, 2011 | By Scott | 4 Comments

CES 2011 – Research In Motion will preview the upcoming, highly-anticipated BlackBerry(R) PlayBook(TM) tablet at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from Thursday, January 6 to Sunday, January 9. Attendees can visit the BlackBerry booth (#30320 in the South Hall) to check out the powerful new tablet in action. With industry leading performance, uncompromised web [...]

RIM introduces Built for BlackBerry Program for Accessory Makers

January 5, 2011 | By Scott | 4 Comments

It seems like every other day that new cases appear on the internet for BlackBerry smartphones. With all these new cases, sometimes it can be hard to distinguish quality cases from the entry level stuff. Today RIM launched a new program called Built for BlackBerry, which is very similar to Apple’s Built for iPhone program. [...]

RIM demos BlackBerry PlayBook Web Browsing Experience, Makes Everyone Drool…

January 4, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Once again RIM has taken a few minutes to show off the BlackBerry PlayBook, and its awesome web browsing experience. The video that RIM posted today is about 3 minutes long, and shows the PlayBook’s browser handling VideoJS.com and the full Facebook website (flash and all) without any issues. The video evens demos flash games [...]

RIM squishes Poor Battery Life Rumor on BlackBerry PlayBook…

December 31, 2010 | By Scott | 3 Comments

Back a couple of days ago, rumors starting circulating that RIM might delay the BlackBerry PlayBook due to poor battery issues. Well it seems that RIM wasn’t too happy about that, and immediantely fired back with an official statement regarding the rumor. Here’s what they had to say: “Any testing or observation of battery life [...]

How to: Install Official BlackBerry Software Updates Using a Mac

December 17, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

Back a year or two ago, BlackBerry and Apple computers didn’t play so nice. But since the launch of the official BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac, RIM has made it quite simple to manage your BlackBerry, including backup/restore, iTunes Sync, add/remove apps, and software updates. RIM has posted a quick walk through of how to [...]

Research In Motion Reports Third Quarter Results [Press Release]

December 17, 2010 | By Scott | 3 Comments

Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported record third quarter results for the three months ended November 27, 2010 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP). Highlights: – Record BlackBerry(R) smartphone shipments of 14.2 million grew 40% over the same quarter last year – Revenue [...]

RIM introduces BlackBerry News Feeds App, think Viigo.

December 13, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

Before BlackBerry 6 OS I relied heavily on Viigo to grab my RSS feeds, but then after switching to BlackBerry 6, Viigo had pretty much disappeared. Although you could still down a version of Viigo that would work on BlackBerry 6 OS, it just wasn’t the same in terms of performance. Since switching to my [...]

Another Hands-On with the BlackBerry PlayBook!

December 8, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

I’m a little jealous right now! Someone from the CrackBerry team managed to spend a few minutes with the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook in New York City today. As you can see from the video its just more proof that the PlayBook is almost ready to go, and works very smooth. The video is just over [...]

BlackBerry App World Now Accepting Apps for BlackBerry PlayBook [Press Release]

December 7, 2010 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Its just one sign the BlackBerry PlayBook is getting closer to launch! RIM just sent out a press release letting developers know that BlackBerry App World is now accepting apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Check out the press release below for more details.

Take A Look at what TAT could do for RIM and their QNX OS…

December 3, 2010 | By Scott | 1 Comment

So you may have heard yesterday that RIM announced the acquisition of TAT. TAT (also known as The Astonishing Tribe) is known for their beautiful mobile user interface (UI) designs. RIM has announced that their work will be coming to RIM’s recently announced QNX Platform for the BlackBerry PlayBook and smartphones. Check out the video [...]