The BlackBerry PlayBook recently saw an update to the OS, hitting version 2.0. It finally added the crucial native email application, as well as Android app support.
BlackBerry PlayBook appears with 4G LTE and HSPA+ at the FCC
March 14, 2012 Updated at 4:53 pm
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.
RIM Blackberry Playbook won’t support ad-powered Android apps
February 18, 2012 Updated at 12:52 am
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.
ZTE Optik Tablet Tipped for Sprint, But What’s With Its Battery?
January 26, 2012 Updated at 1:01 am
A leaked end-of-life list out of Sprint that showed-up yesterday told the tale of a carrier trimming-down its tablet offerings. According to the document Sprint is preparing to cut things off with the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook and the HTC EVO View 4G .
BlackBerry’s leadership fail: The symbol of software’s triumph over hardware
January 23, 2012 Updated at 6:35 am
The decline of Research in Motion ‘s Blackberry smartphone, reflected in the resignations tonight of co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis , represents the admission of failure — finally — by a leadership regime that had been in place for a decade. More significantly, it represents the official triumph of software over hardware.
Will Windows Phone get to compete with non-consumption?
December 7, 2011 Updated at 11:15 am
TeaMp0isoN hacks UN and posts email addresses, passwords and logins
November 30, 2011 Updated at 12:52 pm
BlackBerry PlayBook Root achieved, Hulu what’s good so far
November 29, 2011 Updated at 11:59 pm
When it comes to tablets and operating systems we’d like to see hacked open for greater access, the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook and its custom PlayBook OS aren’t exactly at the top of the list of must-haves – but regardless of this, it has in fact happened. WIth a tool that’s sure to capture both your heart and your giggles, one that’s called DingleBerry, of all things, a team of three developers have found their way to true device freedom inside this recently deeply discounted tablet.
eBay Sold Four iPad 2s Per Minute This Cyber Monday Morning
November 28, 2011 Updated at 8:46 pm
Online commerce giant eBay this morning ran a Cyber Monday deal for a white Apple iPad 2 WiFi 16GB, selling the popular tablet for $449 or exactly $50 off the MSRP (+ free shipping). Turns out a lot of people figured that was a great deal.
Analyst: Android Fragmentation Costs Carriers Billions
November 4, 2011 Updated at 7:30 pm
Contrary to numerous reports, the WDS report published yesterday did not say that Android-based smartphones were more susceptible to hardware failures or problems. In fact, the report explicitly states, “Android devices are no easier, nor more difficult, to troubleshoot than a comparative product from an alternate OS vendor.” What the report states is that Android smartphones (excluding tablets), by virtue of the multiplicity of versions actively in the market, incur more carrier costs with respect to time spent conducting customer support, coupled with the wide array of brands both large and small that carriers find themselves supporting.