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A leaked internal document from Staples suggests the office supply chain will carry both the Motorola Xoom tablet and the BlackBerry PlayBook. According to the document, the Xoom and PlayBook will arrive in Staples retail stores at the end of March for employee training. The duo will then go on sale sometime in April. Pricing…
The model numbers and a few specs for some upcoming BlackBerry models have been spotted in UProf files online. UAProfs are a way for web sites to know the capabilities of mobile browsers, and thus the kind of content to serve up. The BlackBerry 9900, 9850, and 9860 are all running OS 6.1, which means…
Corroborating Nielsen’s survey, comScore has released a study showing the progress of mobile platforms in the U.S. in the three months leading up to January. Android grew 7.7% since October, and captured 31.2% of the market share, followed by BlackBerry, which was down 5.4% to 30.4%, and the iPhone which stayed steady at 24.7%. As…
An extensive roadmap for RIM’s software release schedule for 2011 has leaked out, spanning from the bigger products, like BlackBerry Internet Service, to the smaller ones like Ticketmaster. BIS 4.0 should be rolling out between now and May, with an upgrade to 4.1 starting between late July and early September. No mention of features, unfortunately.…
When many of us think smartphone security, the first company that pops into mind is BlackBerry. It’s the reason many enterprise users have trusted the brand all these years. However, for the average BlackBerry user, it seems like the only real security you can get is from passcode-protecting your device. BlackBerry Protect, however, should give…
At a recent UK event showing off the BlackBerry PlayBook, a RIM representative, Steven Bates, reiterated their plans to launch to launch in the U.S. by the end of the month, even though we’ve heard rumours that it wouldn’t be in stores until April 10. The UK is said to be “one of the early ones”…
The most RIM has said about the price of their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is that it will be “competitive”, and one suggestion put it under $500 for the base model (which was backed up with a retail listing). Mobile City Online has gotten a little more specific, and is listing the BlackBerry PlayBook at…
Rogers is locked in to bring the BlackBerry PlayBook to Canada, Telus has hinted heavily that they’ll be offering it, and now Bell, the last of the big three, has confirmed they’ll be selling RIM’s first tablet by way of an ad at The Source. Bell actually owns the retail outlet, so there’s not much…
You might have heard that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be able to run Android apps, but what about the other way around – what if Android ran BlackBerry apps? Rumour has it that this is exactly what’s happening; RIM is supposedly aiming to bring the legendary BlackBerry Messenger client to not only Android, but the…
Nielsen recently published some study data comparing smartphone operating system and manufacturer market share recently, showing RIM and Apple battling for second place with 27% each, while the combined efforts of HTC, Samsung, Motorola and LG have pushed Android to 29%. It was only two months ago that iOS had a pretty distinctive lead, and…