Research in Motion hasn’t announced the official release date or price for the company’s upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. But the folks at Boy Genius Report have received a tip suggesting that the tablet could go on sale April 10th. And now we may have an idea of the price as well, since retailer Mobile City […]
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T-Mobile to carry the WiFi-only BlackBerry PlayBook?
It looks like we can probably add T-Mobile to the growing list of wireless carriers that will offer the BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet. But according to some leaked information obtained by PocketBerry, T-Mobile will be offering the WiFi-only version of the PlayBook rather than a model with 3G or 4G connectivity. PocketBerry also reports that T-Mobile […]
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First look at some BlackBerry PlayBook OEM accessories?
When Research in Motion brought the BlackBerry PlayBook to CES last month, the company had a few cases and other accessories on-hand. But it’s a safe bet that third party companies are going to crank out keyboards, cases, screen covers, power adapters, and other goodies for any device getting as much positive buzz as the […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook to come in 4G WiMAX, LTE, and HSPA+ varieties
Research in Motion has announced it will offer two more 4G capable versions of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. That means the PlayBook will now come in at least four versions: WiFi-only WiFi + WiMAX WiFi + LTE WiFI + HSPA+ Interestingly, the company hasn’t announced any 3G capable versions of the tablet. Most major US […]
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Evidence mounts that the BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android apps
There’s been a rumor floating around suggesting that Research in Motion is looking into adding software to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that would allow it to run Google Android apps. There are obvious benefits to this approach: There are well over a hundred thousand Android apps available for download, while the number of apps designed […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook may hit stores for $500
Research in Motion hasn’t yet announced the pricing for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but the folks at CrackBerry have gotten their hands on an image suggesting that Office Depot will offer the tablet for $499.99. That’s the price for a WiFi-only PlayBook with 16GB of storage. Sprint is also expected to offer a 4G […]
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First look at BlackBerry PlayBook’s business features
We’ve seen a lot of information about what an awesome consumer tablet the BlackBerry Playbook is — thanks to support for HD video, Adobe Flash, and multitasking. But BlackBerry is best known for making business-friendly devices, and the PlayBook has some enterprise features as well… some more attractive than other. You can pair the PlayBook […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook may be able to run Android apps… but probably not
The upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook is a pretty sexy little 7 inch tablet with a fast dual core processor and a slick operating system with excellent support for multitasking. The only problem? A tablet is only as good as the apps it can run, and while there are hundreds of thousands of apps for the competing […]
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Motorola, RIM have big plans for tablets
Motorola reportedly plans to ship as many as 800,000 Xoom tablets during the first quarter of 2011, while Research in Motion hopes to ship a million BlackBerry PlayBook devices. I tend to avoid this sort of story, because it doesn’t actually tell you how many people will buy these devices, only how ambitious the manufacturers […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook to launch without native messaging apps
Research in Motion’s BlackBerry platform is probably best known for the way it handles email and messaging. But at launch, the BlackBerry PlayBook 7 inch tablet won’t have a native email, BlackBerry Messenger, or Calendar app. Instead, it will rely on something called BlackBerry Bridge which synchronizes data for those apps with a BlackBerry phone […]