RIM just purchased Jaycut, a Web-based video editing software package, to bolster the multimedia aspect of the Blackberry Playbook Software. This might be good for an extremely small demographic that might use this software, but this adds to the argument that RIM is losing sight of its core business values and is spread out to thin trying to compete against the iPad. Apple … [Read more...] about RIM Loses Sight of Its Core Business Values with Purchase of JayCut
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Android App Player for PlayBook Leaks Out
The Android App Player for the PlayBook is the software that will open up the world of Android apps on the BlackBerry tablet. However, a version of that has somehow made its way to the PlayBook users before RIM could come up with the official version of it. What's more interesting is that the beta download can be traced to the company's own servers, which PlayBook users have … [Read more...] about Android App Player for PlayBook Leaks Out
Blackberry Playbook has US Government Security Certification but no Orders
Canadian based Research in Motion announced today that the Playbook Tablet has been given security certification to be used by U.S. federal government agencies. This is the first tablet ever to get official certification and bodes well for RIM. "This certification demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the needs of security-conscious organizations and enables the … [Read more...] about Blackberry Playbook has US Government Security Certification but no Orders
iPad Frenzy Continues Unabated, Sales Jump 183%
The Apple iPad juggernaut not only is on in full swing, but seems to be gaining in strength with each passing day. It should be of little surprise if it's Q3 sales of the iPad are showing a significant development over any of its previous quarters. In pure number terms, the growth is marked by the sale of a record 9.25 million iPads in the third quarter, which represents a … [Read more...] about iPad Frenzy Continues Unabated, Sales Jump 183%
Further evidence the Blackberry Playbook is being Discontinued
We wrote a piece earlier on today about how the Blackberry Playbook is doomed and being discontinued. The essence of this situation is at an investors meeting some analysts were mentioning the Blackberry Playbook is discontinued. RIM then countered and said this was nothing but pure fiction, or is it? Today Ryan Bidan the executive in charge of the Blackberry Playbook has left … [Read more...] about Further evidence the Blackberry Playbook is being Discontinued
Blackberry Playbook Discontinued?
Capital Markets Managing Director Mike Abramsky announced at a recent investors conference that the Blackberry Playbook WIFI will be discontinued. This is the only tablet that the company produces and does not bode well for their foray into tablet computing. The Blackberry Playbook has been very underwhelming and the corporate market has not accepted the device because it … [Read more...] about Blackberry Playbook Discontinued?
Asus makes it big in the tablet segment
While tablet sales figures have always been dominated with extravagant iPad sales data, here is one company that too is making its presence felt in the tablet segment that currently is too one-sided in favor of Apple. Its Asus that right now can be considered to be the Android flag bearer in the tablet segment with its Eee Pad Transformer selling more than any Android … [Read more...] about Asus makes it big in the tablet segment
Rumor: 10 inch PlayBook plans scrapped
Shortly after BlackBerry had launched the PlayBook tablet PC, it was but natural for everyone to speculate it would next be a 10 inch tablet that the company would now devote its resources in. So while rumor mills went over board with news of a bigger PlayBook tablet PC, things changed dramatically in between so that there also are now rumors that the rumored 10 inch tablet has … [Read more...] about Rumor: 10 inch PlayBook plans scrapped
More BlackBerry PlayBook 2 details surface
Rumors of a bigger PlayBook tablet are here again, one that will have a 10 inch sized display. However, this time, there are some details of the PlayBook 2 also available that makes it a bit easier to make out what RIM is up to with the PlayBook 2 tablet. Like apart from growing in size, the tablet itself will have thinner surrounds around the screen so that its the 10 inch … [Read more...] about More BlackBerry PlayBook 2 details surface
RIM Recalls More Than 900 Faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks
The BlackBerry PlayBook is out for a couple of weeks now and has already won accolades for its solid hardware. However, the latter bit does not seem to apply for a particular batch of PlayBooks, numbering at almost a 1000 units. A total of 935 PlayBooks have been found to have been delivered to the consumers with some shortcomings. All the defective units have been delivered at … [Read more...] about RIM Recalls More Than 900 Faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks