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Will we be using tablets in five years?

Blackberry Os A long time ago, tablets came and went, and we all went along with our lives like nothing changed. Some people may have missed those old, thick, heavy "portable" devices of yesteryear, but as our laptops got thinner and lighter, much of...

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Can BlackBerry compete without an expansive ecosystem?

Blackberry Os We inexorably move closer to January. With it, we move closer to new, impressive devices. Hopefully impressive. In Research In Motion’s case, they have be banking on that word impressive.

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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 update officially rolling out today

Blackberry Os Hopefully you BlackBerry PlayBook owners heeded my advice from yesterday and got your device charged up and ready to be updated, because the PlayBook OS 2.1 update is officially rolling out today. RIM announced the news on its Inside...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 2

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 update tipped to be available starting October 3

Blackberry Os The last time that we heard anything about the BlackBerry PlayBook's update to OS 2.1, it was late July and a document leaked out with details on the improvements that the update would contain. Now its early October, and while there's...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

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Will Apple kill the iPod Touch in favor of a smaller iPad?

Apple Iphone 4 Launch Everyone seems to want a small tablet these days. It’s funny how these kinds of trends just seemingly pop up out of nowhere, isn’t it? After all, it wasn’t too long ago that the smaller tablets out there weren’t given much attention at all.

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Does size suggest function when it comes to tablets?

Tablets When the TouchPad by HP went on its fire sale last year, I told my dad about this tablet that normally sold for around $400, but had been knocked down to a ridiculously low $100. He didn’t really have any idea what a tablet was used for,...

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RIM drops 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook to focus on 32GB and 64GB models

Blackberry Os If you've had your eye on a 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook, you'd better pull the trigger on one soon. RIM has revealed that it will no longer produce the 16GB version of its 7-inch tablet, leaving the 32GB and 64GB as the only models that'll be...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

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QNX-Enabled Porsche Carrera Demo

Blackberry Os During the opening keynote at BlackBerry World, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins emphasized that BlackBerry 10 is not just for smartphones or tablets. It's a mobility and computing OS, meant for bigger devices as well as handheld ones. Well, it...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 1

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook and its SIM slot pose for the camera

Blackberry Os Last month the BlackBerry PlayBook was spied strolling through the FCC with HSPA+ and LTE connectivity in tow, and now it seems that the cellular-enabled slate has posed for a few "in the wild" shots. A CrackBerry forums user going by the...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 3

RIM: PlayBook will receive BlackBerry 10 update

Blackberry Os Turns out that the BlackBerry PlayBooks that were recently spied in the FCC with HSPA+ and LTE connectivity aren't the only bits of good news for RIM's 7-inch tablet. Rob Orr, RIM's VP of product management, has told TechRadar that the...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 6

BlackBerry PlayBooks spied in the FCC with HSPA+, LTE connectivity

Blackberry Os Remember last year when RIM said that it planned to release versions of the BlackBerry PlayBook with HSPA+ and LTE connectivity? The company hasn't said much about those devices since, but it seems that they've been spotted in the FCC. A...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

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Dog Pound Episode 27 - iPad 3 announcement, Galaxy S III specs, and more!

The Dog Pound We're back with a new episode of the Dog Pound and a new format! Sorry for missing last week; I was unavailable so we didn't have an episode. I mentioned in the last episode that this show is now six months old. Since we've hit a...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 12

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iPad 3 pictures; iPhone 5 launch date; BlackBerry Playbook 2.0; iPhone on T-Mobile and more!

Blackberry Os If you're hungry for iPhone and iPad news, then last Friday's PhoneDog Live is what you should be watching. As the rumored launch date for the iPad 3 nears, we're going to hear more and more speculation about its hardware. Last week we got...

from 2012 by Sydney Myers 1

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update now available for download

Blackberry Os Looks like the rumors were right. Today RIM has announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update is now available for download, bringing with it a bevy of new features. One of the most notable new features is native email support with...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 6

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update set to launch on February 21st, leaked document shows

Blackberry Os Good news, BlackBerry PlayBook owners! Earlier this week a rumor began circulating about the PlayBook OS 2.0 update, claiming that the new software would finally be touching down on February 21st, aka next Tuesday. Now that rumored date...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 3

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 rumored to be arriving on February 21st

Blackberry Os RIM said back in October of last year that it would be releasing the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software sometime in February, but so far we've made it halfway through the month with no update and no official word on the exact date of...

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I would buy a BlackBerry London ... if it were available today

Blackberry Os I, along with everyone else who has ever been a BlackBerry fan, have been intently watching every move made by Research In Motion as of late. They've been operating on a slippery slope and gradually losing more and more traction within the...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 27

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Should RIM focus on the tablet market?

Blackberry Os There’s only so much rooting one man can do. There’s only so much hope that one person, or even a legion of people, can put behind a certain product before that one person, or that legion, just has to accept the truth: that there’s just no...

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 10

RIM posts Q3 earnings, reports $5.2b in revenue and 14.1m BlackBerrys shipped

Blackberry Os Time to sit down and get ready to pore over some financial figures, as today RIM announced its third quarter fiscal 2012 results. At the end of the three-month period that wrapped up on November 26th, the BlackBerry manufacturer finished...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 0

BlackBerry PlayBook email, calendar, and contacts apps shown off in leaked photos

Blackberry Os BlackBerry PlayBook owners have been getting pretty excited about the tablet's OS 2.0 update lately, and for good reason: it'll not only include support for Android apps on board, but will also finally bring important things like calendar,...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 1

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Cheap tablets for the holiday season

Android Tablets galore! Last year at this time, the whole idea of modern tablets was a relatively new idea. Who would ever want to carry around a blown-up smartphone? What's the point? Why are they so expensive anyway? Well, it's safe to say a lot...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 18

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RIM says first BBX smartphones to feature PlayBook-like display, BES support

Blackberry Os RIM hasn't said much about its upcoming BBX-powered smartphones except that they're coming, but today one executive for the Waterloo firm took the time to shed just a little bit of light on what we can expect from the first batch of...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 61 54 Reactions

RIM pushes BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 to February 2012

Blackberry Os Bad news for all of the BlackBerry PlayBook owners out there: RIM has announced on its official blog that the PlayBook OS 2.0 won't be released until February 2012. The company says that it came to this decision in order to help meet the...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 1

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Have deep discounts tainted our views on tablet pricing?

Android Tablets. You either love them or you hate them. Despite being versatile machines that are great for taking your work and entertainment with you, many question their plausibility and have written them off as toys. The truth is, tablets may...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 152 104 Reactions

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Sprint no longer plans to offer WiMAX BlackBerry PlayBook [UPDATED]

4g If you've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the WiMAX-enabled BlackBerry PlayBook on Sprint, your wait has finally come to an end. No, the 4G tablet isn't available starting today; the reason that the wait is over is that Sprint has...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 41 37 Reactions

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Is the BlackBerry PlayBook overpriced?

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from 2011 by Evan Selleck 15

Verizon leak reveals launch dates for the Motorola DROID Bionic, HTC Vigor, and many more?

Android Verizon customers, if you're not already sitting down then you may want to do so. And you may want to grab a pen and your calendar while you're at it. The folks over at IGN just posted a photo of a Verizon roadmap that shows the release...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 12

BlackBerry PlayBook Android app support pushed back to "late fall"

Android This morning's been a veritable BlackBerry bonanza, and now the news continues with the RIM's PlayBook tablet. Back in March, RIM announced that the PlayBook would gain the ability to run Android apps sometime this summer, but now it...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 0

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Why the PlayBook was doomed from the start

Android Some like it, some don't. The BlackBerry PlayBook has been a love-hate device since it was first rumored a few years ago as the BlackPad. Running QNX, a software made by the like-named company recently acquired by RIM, many hoped the...

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 11

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Tablets can be vital business tools, too

Business And Money Starting up or running a business is tough work and very time consuming; there are a million different things to consider every step along the way. Business owners all around are constantly looking for ways to simplify and mobilize....

from 2011 by Taylor Martin 2

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BlackBerry PlayBook Review Pt. 2

After months of rumors, leaks, and crazy code names, the BlackBerry PlayBook is finally on retail shelves. Specs-wise, it's quite the machine - 1 GHz dual-core Cortex A9 CPU, 7-inch display, 5-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, 3-megapixel front-facing camera, and 1 GB of RAM. Available as a Wi-Fi-only device, it can be had in 16, 32, and 64 GB flavors for $499, $599, and $699, respectively. Is the BlackBerry PlayBook the device to buy, or should you wait for... more...