BlackBerry PlayBook Keyboard Case Up for Pre-Order Outside Canada
RIM makes new PlayBook Bluetooth keyboard available outside Canada
RIM Rolls Out PlayBook 2.0
RIM has finally rolled out the long-awaited update to its much maligned PlayBook tablet which includes support for Android Gingerbread apps and built-in email on the device along with several other key features, such as an updated BlackBerry Bridge which features support for BlackBerry smartphones as input devices, Bluetooth control and a new unified inbox […]
New RIM CEO Signals No Real Changes to Strategy
Newly installed RIM CEO Thorsten Heins took to the press this morning to assure both investors and customers that RIM will continue to pursue its strategy of launching new devices with BlackBerry 10 and the forthcoming launch of BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 next month, while revealing surprising details, such as the possibility to license BlackBerry 10 […]
BlackBerry PlayBook Refurbs Fall to $150 at Best Buy
We almost called this one a deal. Until BBX ships for the PlayBook however, we’re not going to call it that. We do, however, call it the lowest price we’ve ever seen for a BlackBerry PlayBook. While we reported yesterday that Best Buy has sold out of PlayBooks temporarily, they have begun sales of refurbished […]
Best Buy Discontinuing BlackBerry PlayBook? (Updated)
Reports have been circulating since the beginning of the day that Best Buy is preparing to discontinue sales of RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. At the time of this report, the only listings available all report the tablet being unavailable for online purchase and in-store pickup in all configurations, where previously the tablet listings were completely […]
Report: RIM Halts BlackBerry PlayBook Production and Future Tablet Projects, RIM Responds
According to a report filed by Reuters, analysts from firm Collin Stewart have stated that RIM is preparing to exit the tablet sector and has taken steps to discontinue the current PlayBook as well as further tablet projects on an internal level. “We believe RIM has stopped production of its PlayBook and is actively considering […]
Report: Next Gen QNX BlackBerry to Add Android App Support Via Emulator
A report filed by Bloomberg citing its own sources has confirmed that the next generation of BlackBerry hardware which will run QNX as its operating system will also include support for Android apps by being bundled with the same emulator as the one being pushed to the PlayBook tablet in an update next month. The […]
BlackBerry PlayBook: Launch Videos & Photos
Following up on our announcement coverage, all the launch videos and photos for the BlackBerry PlayBook, in one place. Hit Read More to see them.
RIM BlackPad Announced as BlackBerry PlayBook
Touting RIM’s well-established BlackBerry name, the company today announced the BlackBerry PlayBook. Infamously known as the “BlackPad” both inside and outside the company, the first tablet from RIM is designed to compete directly against iPad, as well as target corporate customers looking for BlackBerry’s security features and corporate BES support. BlackPad, raises the stakes on […]