Hardware Manufacturing Firm Celestica to Move Away from BlackBerry Production
The blows for RIM continue as it loses long-time hardware manufacturing partner Celestica
Under Pressure, RIM Slashes All BlackBerry PlayBooks to $299
After voluminous coverage of Research In Motion’s struggle with stockpiles of BlackBerry PlayBooks, the smartphone and tablet manufacturer has a plan; sell all the versions for one price, $299. RIM has reportedly hundreds of thousands of PlayBooks that it can’t sell. Retail supply chains are full, and units are moving slowly. Retailer Best Buy has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]