The South by Southwest (SXSW) conferences & festivals are set to start on March 11and run until March 20 in Austin Texas. SXSW is a convention that features original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Some of the promotions are being sponsored by RIM. We believe RIM will be promoting the BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM is [...]
South by Southwest (SXSW) – Foodspotting Street Food Fest sponsored by RIM?
March 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wireless OS Updates for the BlackBerry PlayBook
March 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ronen is on a roll today with his updates on the BlackBerry PlayBook. The BlackBerry PlayBook is able to install apps AND update apps without rebooting!! All of the OS updates the Playbook receives will be done wirelessly. After an OS update the BlackBerry PlayBook will require a reboot. “The thing is one of the [...]
The BlackBerry PlayBook Will have the Full Documents to Go Suite for FREE!
March 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Docs To Go is a must for a Blackberry device. When you buy a BlackBerry it comes with a trial after the trial expires you can them purchase the app for around $9.99 – $16.99. Well, RIM has confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook will ship with the full version of Documents to Go for FREE! [...]
Pre-Order the BlackBerry PlayBook from mobilecityonline!
March 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mobile City Online has now posted the BlackBerry PlayBook pre-order up on thier site with a price of $599.99 Product Overview The Tablet You’ll Want to Take Everywhere This beautifully designed and incredibly powerful tablet is ultra portable, ultra thin and super convenient for both work and play. Measuring less than half an inch thick [...]
RIM to launch BlackBerry Playbook in March for US, Early Q2 for UK
March 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Pocket-Lint recently sat down with RIM’s Stephen Bates, Head of UK Management Team. “It’s end of Q1 for the US,” Bates confirmed, sending the April 10th launch rumors down the drain. The BlackBerry Playbook will launch in the UK in early Q2. This is the first official launch date we have heard from RIM. [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook Headed to Bell
March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The BlackBerry PlayBook is headed to Bell. With that said, Rogers is the only one until now to confirm that they will have the BlackBerry PlayBook. We know a few months back Wind was working on getting it, Mobilicity and TELUS both want it as well. Source
The BlackBerry PlayBook to launch on April 10th!?!
March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Reports are surfacing that the BlackBerry PlayBook will finally launch on April 10 in retail locations. The reports also state that when you boot up the device right out of the box, you will be prompted to do an OS update. This has not been confirmed by RIM, but it does jive with the info [...]
BoltCloud Shows Off Golf Game for the BalckBerry PlayBook
February 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mobile Link BoltCloud has developed a golf game for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Check out the above video and tell us what you think. Source
“We’ll also support Android apps” stated during PlayBook demo at MWC 2011
February 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It seems one of Research in Motion’s representatives had a slip of the tongue at MWC 2011 during a demo of the BlackBerry PlayBook. If you listen closely around the 0:14 second mark the rep shown of the PlayBook states, “We’ll also support Android apps”. This is not the first time we have heard this [...]
Video: “Can I really run a billion dollar business on a tablet?”
February 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com The question on everyone’s mind is “Can I really run a billion dollar business on a tablet?” Well we think the answer should be YES! in an interview with FOX, SAP CIO Oliver Bussman explains that the BlackBerry PlayBook is a ahead of the competition by being business ready [...]
Video: BlackBerry PlayBook Stereoscopic 3D Concept Demo Built By TAT
February 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mobile Link The Astonishing Tribe has really been hard at work on on the BlackBerry PlayBook. The video above shows the PlayBook hooked up to a 3D TV through HDMI outputs using the stereoscopic 3D app. What do you think? Source
Free Google Reader App GeeReader Heads to the BlackBerry PlayBook
February 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
GeeReader is a touch-optimized Google Reader client for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™. Features include: Sync directly with Google Reader. Use your Google account to login. Star, Like, and Share feed items. Mark all items in a feed as read. Sort feed items by “Newest First” or “Oldest First”. View the article detail in a maximized window [...]
Video: BlackBerry PlayBook Project Manager Ryan Bidan
February 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mobile Link The Inside BlackBerry blog caught up with Ryan Bidan the BlackBerry PlayBook Project Manager for RIM at MWC 2011. The two went over some new announcements RIM has made since CES. Check out the video and tell us what you think.
Video: The Astonishing Tribe shows off more Apps running on the BlackBerry PlayBook
February 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mobile Link The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) has been had at work on applications running on the BlackBerry PlayBook. We have already seen Aura Weather and Scrapbook running on the PlayBook and I must add that they look awesome. Simon over at IntoMobile was able to get a great hands on video with the PlayBook connected [...]
More Photo’s of Poynt Running on the BlackBerry PlayBook
February 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Berry Fix has obtained more screenshot’s of Poynt running on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Poynt is scheduled to launch on the PlayBook in the first quarter of 2011. With Poynt you can: Get movie times. Get Trailers. Get Tickets. Get restaurant listing, nearby gas prices, business and people listings. Get the free app that takes [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook, BlackBerry Storm 3, BlackBerry Bold Touch, and New BlackBerry Curve Headed to T-Mobile!
February 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
At the beginning of the month we told to about an event T-Mobile was Hosting “See BlackBerry Different” Event for Employees. Well that event has taking place. T-Mobile has a huge BlackBerry lineup for us this year. T-Mo is expected to launch BlackBerry PlayBook, BlackBerry Storm 3, BlackBerry Bold Touch, and New BlackBerry Curve! The [...]
Jim Balsillie Stands Up For RIM – Comments Made By Nokia’s Stephen Elop
February 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
Nokia’s Stephen Elop stated “the smartphone ecosystem was now a three horse race between Windows, Android and Apple.” Well that comment alone prompted a response from RIM’s Co-CEO Jim Balsillie. Balsillie stated “I don’t know how you can say that we are not in the race,” He went on to list out facts like the [...]
Video: Need For Speed Running on the BlackBerry PlayBook
February 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
Mobile Link I have been a fan of the Need For Speed (NFS) games for along time. The above video show NFS running on the BlackBerry PlayBook and plugged in to a TV through the PlayBook’s HDMI output. What do you think? Please feel free to share your thoughts on this video here on this [...]
Press Release: RIM Announces Two Additional BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Models For LTE and HSPA+ Networks
February 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to launch two additional BlackBerry® 4G PlayBook™ tablets during the second half of 2011, featuring support for LTE and HSPA+ high speed wide area wireless networks. “The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is already being widely recognized for its superior [...]
More Rumors of Android Apps coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook
February 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
We have already heard about RIM’s rumored plans to run Android applications on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Bloomberg states that RIM has changed their mind on using the Dalvik Virtual Machine on the Blackberry PlayBook based on some patent disputes happening between Oracle Corp. and Google. They are going to go a different route but have [...]
