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We’ve heard the code-name Dakota tossed around for some time, mostly in reference to a BlackBerry in the traditional candybar form factor with both a touchscreen and a physical QWERTY keyboard. A single early prototype had surfaced around this time last year, but today a newer device and some solid-looking specs are making the rounds.…
Along with the BlackBerry PlayBook WebWorks SDK, RIM announced the opening beta of their Payment service, which won’t only allow in-app purchases, but also content unlocking, and subscription services. This program has been in the works for over a year now, so it’s good to see it’s finally coming to the public. Correct me if…
RIM has had the Adobe AIR SDK available for developers to make apps for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but for those looking for something a little more accessible, RIM has released the software development kit using WebWorks, based on languages like HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. As you might expect from the DevCon announcement of…
As expected, OS 6 for the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 has been released, but not by Telus – rather, regional no-contract carrier Mobilicity is the first one out of the gate with the upgrade. OS 6 offers a lot of upgrades to the entry-level BlackBerry, like universal search which helps you find stuff online and…
The Poynt location-based search app for Android and BlackBerry have added a new content channel to their already-excellent selection. Now you can look for events happening in your area through a service called Eventful, which houses data for some 4 million-odd events, spanning over 100,000 musicians, comedian, film makers, politicians, and other performers. Once you…
Ray Reddy, who used to handle technology licensing and acquisitions at RIM, doesn’t feel particularly confident about the BlackBerry PlayBook‘s future. Right now Reddy is the head of a software startup called PushLife, which is a music management app for Android and BlackBerry, and though he’s looking to spread out into tablets, and already has…
There were a lot of proper wireless products making their debut at CES 2011, including an even closer look at the BlackBerry PlayBook. Along with it, RIM took the occasion to show off a tonne of official accessories for their first tablet. Available in a variety of colours were soft shells, hard shells, slip cases,…
RIM has confirmed time and again that App World will launch on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to support app discovery, but they haven’t done much in the way of actually showing it to us. Luckily, some sharp eyes at CES grabbed a quick glimpse of RIM’s official software store, App World, running on the tablet…
We’ve seen an awful lot of RIM’s first tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook this week at CES. Now that they’re finally letting us actually touch the thing, most of the initial impressions have been positive, but one really big problem has come up: you can’t fetch e-mail or access other personal information management data (address book,…
We finally got some hands-on time with the BlackBerry PlayBook at CES 2011 in Las Vegas and we were impressed with the software that QNX has developed for the iPad competitor. But QNX has software in a variety of devices and the company showed us how its in-car software can help you use your BlackBery…