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Internally, Research In Motion has been running a conference for their BlackBerry developers, talking a lot about how to speed up the rollout of their operating system upgrades, but also hinting at the future. BlackBerry OS 7 is a new project named “Highlander” which will attempt to join the QNX Neutrino-based operating system on the…
At launch, RIM’s first tablet, the PlayBook, will require a Bluetooth pairing with a BlackBerry smartphone in order to get access to core native apps like e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, and memos. It isn’t ideal, but there are a lot of reasons RIM would go with this set-up. A recent Verizon training webinar went through…
If you’re entertaining the idea of purchasing an Android Honeycomb tablet sometime this year, you’ll have a healthy selection of devices, all varying in price, size, and specs. However, you may want to wait a bit longer to throw some money down, as the latest rumor claims that Google and LG have teamed up to…
Today RIM announced that they’re expanding the developer ecosystem not only with a native SDK that high-end game developers have been toying with privately on the PlayBook tablet, but also two app layers to run legacy BlackBerry apps, as well as Android 2.3 apps, as speculated at great length. Android apps will be found in…
We’ve been on the ground in Orlando for the last week at the CTIA 2011 show and this afforded us the opportunity to check out the latest Samsung products. You’ve already seen our coverage of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 but check out the video below for a nice walkthrough of the Samsung TouchWiz UZ for…
We’re live from CTIA 2011 in muggy Orlando and you just know we had to get our hands on the latest hardware. Samsung just announced the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and we took the tweener tablet for a spin. As the name suggests, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 features an 8.9-inch display. It’s essentially the same device…
AT&T confirmed it will carry the Android-powered Acer Iconia Tab A501. The tablet device is one of Acer’s first attempts to break into the growing 4G Android tablet market. It features a wide 10-1-inch display and will compete with the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Its published set of specs include: NVIDIA…
Sprint announced their version of the HTC Flyer at CTIA 2011 today, called the View 4G. Although Sprint wouldn’t let us touch the preproduction hardware, they gave us a lengthy demo showing the many uses of the pen accessory, and a tour of the hardware. The HTC View 4G has a 1.5 GHz processor, 1…
Today at CTIA 2011, Sprint officially announced the HTC View 4G, better known as the HTC Flyer. Not a huge surprise given recent rumours, but good news nonetheless. It goes on sale sometime this summer, but there aren’t any prices or specific dates just yet. The HTC View 4G has a 7-inch 1024 x 600…
Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 today at CTIA. As rumored, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been revamped, a move that was most likely in response Apple’s unveiling of the iPad 2. The duo of tablets will extend the successful Galaxy brand which includes the Galaxy S series of…