Research in Motion plans to release the first beta of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 by the end of the month… which means sometime in the next few days. PlayBook product manager confirmed the news via Twitter today. The next version of the operating system for the 7 inch tablet will add a few new features, […]
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BlackBerry 10 coming to the PlayBook after first BB10 phone launches
Research in Motion’s next-generation operating system will be able to run on phones and tablets. If you want to run BlackBerry 10 on your phone, you’ll probably have to buy a new handset. No upgrades are planned for current BlackBerry 7 devices. But BlackBerry tablet users will have a chance to move to BB10 without […]
Confirmed: BlackBerry PlayBook 4G coming in 2012
BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with 4G radios have been showing up in the wild for a little while now, and there have been rumors that wireless carriers were testing the new tablets. But up until this week Research in Motion officials hadn’t confirmed that its new 4G PlayBook was on track to launch this year. Now […]
Now you can play PlayStation games on a Blackberry PlayBook
Not happy with the selection of games available for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet? No problem. Developer Catalystg has ported the PCSX PlayStation emulator to run on the $199 tablet, which means you can play games for Sony’s classic video game console on the 7 inch tablet. You can find details at the CrackBerry Forums or […]
RIM releases BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1
As expected, Research in Motion has released an updated version of its operating system for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. But it doesn’t just add support for 3G and 4G tablets (in fact, it’s not even clear yet if it does that at all, since the PlayBook 4G isn’t available yet). It also offers new features […]
Wireless carriers reportedly testing 3G, 4G BlackBerry PlayBook
We’ve already seen what the new 4G version of the BlackBerry PlayBook table looks like (picture a WiFi-only PlayBook, then slap a 4G sticker on the side). Now comes word that wireless carriers across the globe are testing new 3G and 4G versions of the 7 inch tablet for use on their networks. BerryReview reports […]
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 won’t support side-loaded Android apps
With the release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, RIM made it possible to run thousands of Android apps on the company’s 7 inch tablet. That dramatically increases the number of apps available for the tablet, since there are far more apps developed for Android than for the PlayBook OS. Right now there are two ways […]
BlackBerry PlayBook 4G spotted in the wild
Research in Motion plans to release a BlackBerry PlayBook 4G tablet soon. In fact, a 4G capable version of the 7 inch tablet already hit the FCC website last month. Now it looks like there are a few early models in the wild. Last month a member of the CrackBerry Forums reportedly picked up non-working […]
DingleBerry 4.0 jailbreak for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is on hold
Shortly after Research in Motion released BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 for the company’s 7 inch tablet, folks noticed that it couldn’t be jailbroken using the existing versions of the Dingleberry jailbreak tool. The developers behind the jailbreak had promised that Dingleberry 4.0 would be along soon to address the issue… but that was in February. […]
Deals of the Day (4-04-2012)
You can pick up a new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet for $199 these days… but if you want a little more storage, CowBoom is selling used 64GB models for $220. And if you want a better warranty you can get a refurbished 64GB PlayBook for $280. We also found some great deals on Acer netbooks and […]