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RIM removes ability for BlackBerry PlayBook users to sideload apps
Funny how many of the things Apple’s iPhone used to get chided for – lack of a removable battery, no Flash support – are now becoming standardized across all platforms. In the most recent example, RIM is removing the ability for BlackBerry PlayBook users to sideload apps. Under the new scheme, users will have to […]
Continue reading...Sprint axes the BlackBerry Playbook amidst disappointing sales
Monday, August 15, 2011
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Things continue to look bleak for the BlackBerry Playbook, RIM’s ‘better late than never’ attempt to enter the tablet space. The Playbook debuted in late April to an unrelenting stream of harsh reviews. No GPS app, no built in-email, no apps, no cellular connection, and poor battery life were just a few of the many […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPad enjoys design efficiencies competitors simply can’t match
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Having learned the pitfalls of exorbitantly high product pricing , Apple shocked everybody when they released the original iPad for only $499. While that now seems to be the going rate for any base model tablet these days, remember that in the weeks preceding the iPad launch, many were anticipating Apple’s tablet to fall in […]
Continue reading...RIM moves 250,000 BlackBerry Playbooks in first month of availability
Thursday, May 19, 2011
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Despite atrociousreviews, sales of RIM’s PlayBook tablet don’t appear to be doing too badly. RBC analyst Mike Abramsky wrote in a note to investors that channel checks suggest RIM has already sold approximately 250,000 units since the tablet first launched on April 19th. it’s hard to discern just how accurate Abramsky’s estimate is, but if […]
Continue reading...RIM CEOs respond to harsh critiques of the RIM PlayBook
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Initial reviews of RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook were less than stellar. Without going into every piece of criticisim levied against it by a slew of reviewers, the following blurb from David Pogue appropriately sums things up: Remember, the primary competition is an iPad — the same price, but much thinner, much bigger screen and a library […]
Continue reading...With lack of apps, basic functionality, and average battery life, RIM Playbook is not an iPad challenger
Thursday, April 14, 2011
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RIM PlayBook reviews began trickling out today and suffice it to say, it’s no iPad killer. Though carrying an iPad-esque pricetag of $499, the PlayBook sports a smaller 7-inch screen and by all accounts comes with promising, albeit seemingly unpolished software. Here’s what NYT Tech Columnsist David Pogue had to say about RIM’s foray into […]
Continue reading...Apple’s acquisition of worldwide touchscreen supply delayed RIM’s PlayBook for a month
Thursday, April 7, 2011
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On April 19th, RIM will finally release its PlayBook tablet after months of hype and hyperbolic statements from company executives. Priced at $499 to compete with the iPad, the PlayBook will sport a 7-inch screen and will feature a UI based on QNX software. Notably, the PlayBook will run Android apps from within an emulator, which […]
Continue reading...So RIM’s PlayBook will support Android Apps.. Um, okay.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
So in an effort to quickly establish a large library of apps on launch, RIM recently announced that its upcoming PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android apps via en emulator. BusinessInsider reports: When asked why anyone would ever bother developing for RIM’s own platform again if they could just make Android apps that […]
Continue reading...Weeks ahead of PlayBook launch, RIM loses its chief marketing officer
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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The tablet market is fierce. The iPad 2 is set to ship in just a few days, and companies like HP and Samsung are also poised to release new tablets in the first half of 2011. RIM, the maker of those oh-so-popular BlackBerrys is also planning to release its own tablet device in just a […]
Continue reading...RIM looks to price its PlayBook tablet below the iPad
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Where Apple goes, the tech minions will follow. In the three years since the iPhone debuted, Apple’s revolutionary smartphone has become the de-facto form factor for nearly all smartphones while simultaneously influencing the functionality and software handset makers put into their products. In a similar vein, Apple’s iPad stormed out of the gate with a […]
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Monday, April 9, 2012
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