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FCC extends BlackBerry PlayBook Confidentiality Request until April 19th

March 31, 2011 | By Scott | Add a Comment

On March 31st the FCC was suppose to remove the confidently request for the BlackBerry PlayBook. However when I checked this morning it looks like RIM has requested a short extension on the NDA until launch day: April 19th. Therefore right up until launch day we aren’t going to see the internal and external shots [...]

Patent Battle Gains A Point In Favor Of Eastman Kodak Against RIM

March 28, 2011 | By Susan | 1 Comment

In the last chapter of the ongoing patent battle, a judge had ruled against Kodak in January. But recently the U.S. International Trade Commission stated they would review the judge’s opinion from January. Eastman Kodak is claiming that Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry have violated Kodak’s patent for previewing digital pictures on a smartphone.

RIM welcomes tinyHippos to the BlackBerry Family

March 25, 2011 | By Scott | Add a Comment

RIM has just posted up that tinyHippos will be joining the RIM family. No these aren’t real hippos, its actually a company that focuses on mobile widgets and web developments. I’m not at all familar with the company, but apparently they have a mobile environment emulator called Ripple, which is a multi-platform mobile environment emulator that runs [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook to Feature BBM Video App for Video Calls?

March 25, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Since the BlackBerry PlayBook was announced we’ve been very curious to know how RIM plans to take advantage of the dual HD cameras. At first we thought it might just be for Skype or Google Talk, but we now have confirmation the PlayBook will have a native BBM Video app. As you can see in [...]

Android Apps coming to BlackBerry PlayBook & Tablet OS Platform!

March 24, 2011 | By Scott | 3 Comments

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 [...]

RIM Reports Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal 2011 [Press Release]

March 24, 2011 | By Scott | 4 Comments

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?

March 23, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

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

March 22, 2011 | By Scott | Add a Comment

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

March 22, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

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

March 22, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

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, [...]

Facebook for BlackBerry Version 2.0 with Chat now in Limited Beta

March 17, 2011 | By Scott | 6 Comments

Facebook has played a huge role in the social networking world. Until now BlackBerry smartphones were always a little behind in the times, when compared to other devices like iPhone and Android. But good news rolled out today from RIM with the announcement that they have opened a limited beta for the new Facebook for [...]