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RIM just announced their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet device, powered by the QNX operating system that the BlackBerry maker recently acquired, at the BlackBerry DevCon 2010 opening keynote in San Francisco. A bunch of RIM higher-ups took to the stage to talk about all kinds of developer-focused services and tools, but the highlight of the 2.5…
RIM jumped head first into the tablet market today at DevCon 2010 with its BlackBerry PlayBook. Based upon the QNX OS, the BlackBerry PlayBook is a feature rich mobile device that includes the following specs: 7inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support BlackBerry Tablet OS (QNX) with support for…
It’s what BlackBerry fanatics have been waiting for, and it’s finally here — a tablet computer from RIM. Gone is the BlackPad name, though no one was ever really sure that’s what it would be called, and instead we have the BlackBerry PlayBook. It has multitasking, Flash, music multimedia and despite its capabilities and its…
Research In Motion is trying to bolster its developer environment in hopes that it will become on par with the Apple App Store and the Android Market. The BlackBerry maker introduced some analytic tools and an Eclipse plug-in for Mac OS to help in these efforts. There are already third-party analytics options for app developers…
We’re here in San Francisco for RIM’s BlackBerry DevCon 2010 and waiting for the BlackBerry maker to kick off their opening keynote. Being a developer’s conference, we’re expecting to see some interesting new services and tools for developers. RIM is looking to take their App World applications store to the next level, and that means…
We first caught a glimpse of the BlackBerry Style 9670 back in April, a new form factor for RIM – a clamshell phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Now the Style 9670 has popped up within Sprint’s internal system, so it’s just a matter of time before it becomes available. After all, it did just…
Verizon, with help from the Asurion Mobile Recovery app, is now going to help you find your lost cell phone with GPS assistance. You can think of it as Find my iPhone, but for Android, BlackBerry and webOS on Verizon’s network. As an extended part of the Total Equipment Coverage protection plan, if you lose…
Canada, it’s time to let the BlackBerry Torch 9800 madness begin. Bell has launched their pre-order page, giving you the opportunity to order your BlackBerry Torch for a ship date of September 29th. Interestingly enough, if you’d rather just hop down to a Bell location, you will be able to pick one up in-store on…
Research In Motion is supposedly preparing to make 2.5 million BlackBerry tablets, or BlackPads, for the fourth quarter of this year, according to a financial analyst. This figure comes from Susquehanna Research analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro and it does seem a little high to me because the Apple iPad sold 3.27 million units in its first…
If you have a BlackBerry and tweet a lot, chances are you use or have at least heard of UberTwitter. This Twitter client for BlackBerry has been one of the more popular ones for some time, and for good reason. There’s lots of features, it’s easy to use, and it just keeps getting better. To…