Tag: BlackBerry Playbook
1000 BlackBerry PlayBooks recalled over faulty software
As many as 1000 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook tablets may have to be recalled, after RIM have conceded that a shipment made to Staples stores in the US has a number of undisclosed software faults. "RIM determined that approximately one thousand…
10 inch BlackBerry PlayBook ready for your Christmas stocking?
Hot on the heels of the BlackBerry PlayBook's April launch, we may have another RIM tablet with us in time for Christmas. According to sources at the BlackBerry World conference, RIM are hoping to pop a new 10 inch PlayBook…
Five reasons why RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook isn't flying off the shelves
RIM's iPad battling BlackBerry PlayBook tablet went on sale in the US yesterday. But rather than having droves of the BlackBerry faithful scrambling into stores to pick it up, reports are of a far more muted launch day. Reuters…
BlackBerry Playbook hits US shops today
Been holding back from grabbing a tablet until you can grab some BlackBerry-branded synergy to go with your RIM-built smartphone? Well today's your lucky day (if you live in the States at least)! The BlackBerry PlayBook has finally gone…
BlackBerry PlayBook email client coming "very, very soon" says CEO Jim Balsillie
The BlackBerry PlayBook has finally launched in the States, to a mostly lukewarm reception. While the hardware is widely praised by the likes of Engadget, the software side of things has been a bit of a let down. The most…
iPad 2 causing BlackBerry PlayBook delays?
The BlackBerry PlayBook has been on the receiving end of a fair few delays since being first revealed last September. Off the back of the latest one-month set back to the RIM tablet's release schedule, it now looks as…
BlackBerry PlayBook shipping without native email, messaging and contacts apps
A leaked RIM document has revealed that the company's forthcoming iPad rival, the BlackBerry PlayBook will ship without native app support for email, contacts and messaging. Instead, users will have to pair the tablet with a BlackBerry smartphone via Bluetooth…
BlackBerry PlayBook officially supporting Android apps
RIM's iPad competitor, the BlcakBerry PlayBook, has just had a killer addition made to its features list. PlayBook owners will be able to access Android apps as well as BlackBerry ones on their new tablet. Two optional "app players" will…
Apple iPad 2: The 5 Big Rival Tablets – Xoom, Playbook, Optimus Pad, TouchPad and Galaxy Tab
2010 may have made the word "tablet" a household computing term, but 2011is the year the tablet wars will really get interesting. Apple have now revealed the iPad 2 and it again is set to sell like hotcakes, but keep…
RIM: BlackBerry PlayBook battery should last a day
CES 2011 proved fertile ground for the BlackBerry PlayBook, wowing the crowds and keeping RIM's name in the headlines. However, rumours are now abounding about poor developer support and, perhaps more frighteningly, sub-par battery life. Out to combat these claims,…
