Tag: RIM
Weekly Wrapup: Notebook, Tablet and Smartphone News (May 6th)
It’s been a whirlwind week for smartphones and tablets. In case you missed the news and reviews, we have a collection of the hottest news of the week. We also have our top picks for notebook news and reviews to give you some afternoon reading. Smartphone and Tablet News for the week of May 6th The [...]
RIM May Allow Android Apps on BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Without Dalvik Engine
I had written on GottaBeMobile that Research in Motion, makers of the BlackBerry, may allow Android third-party apps, such as games, to run on the company’s upcoming PlayBook Tablet. However, after BGR had broke the news and I had posted about it, it seems that RIM may be using a different strategy to make Android [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook 10 Minute Hands On Demo from BGR (Video)
If you recall when RIM launched the BlackBerry PlayBook in September no one was able to get hands on with the PlayBook which led to many first impressions and eyes on demos but no real actual user impressions. That’s all changed now that Boy Genius Report has been able to get some hands on time [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook “Hands On” and First Impressions Roundup
RIM has finally announced the Blackberry PlayBook, a 7″ BlackBerry Tablet designed with professional users in mind at, at DEVCON. After the unveiling of the BlackBerry Tablet journalists were able to get up close with the BlackBerry Tablet and share their first impressions which we have rounded up below. While the demo models were encased [...]
RIM Announces the BlackBerry PlayBook – 7″ Blackberry Tablet
At the RIM DevCon today CEO Mike Lazaridis announced the long rumored BlackBerry tablet, now known as the BlackBerry Playbook, a 7″ tablet that connects to WiFi and to BlackBerry devices for internet access and promised 3G and 4G versions in the future. The BlackBerry PlayBook is what Lazaridis calls the, “first professional tablet.” RIM did [...]
Dell Launching 7 Inch Tablet
At the Oracle OpenWorld conference Dell CEO Michael Dell showed off a new 7″ Dell tablet. The new Dell tablet looks a lot like the Looking Glass prototype that was leaked earlier this year and Dell told the audience in attendance that, “it’s nice to have a larger screen,” but didn’t offer any other details [...]
BlackBerry Tablet: RIM Likely to Unveil iPad Competitor Next Week
RIM, makers of the business friendly BlackBerry smart phones, may announce the BlackBerry Tablet at the RIM developer’s conference next week. The device, dubbed the BlackPad by insiders, has long been RIM’s rumored attempt at competing with the Apple iPad which has proven extremely popular since it went on sale in April. The Wall Street [...]
Windows Phone Live Will Sync Content and Help With Lost or Stolen Phone
Microsoft senior vice president of Mobile Communications Andy Lees today showed off Windows Phone Live, a cloud service that will go along with the new Windows Phone 7 coming later this year from Microsoft and hardware partners like HTC. The service is reported to be able to not only sync your content but help out [...]
RIM Tablet and New Blackberry to Compete with iPhone/iPad
The Blackberry, by RIM is a very popular device. When it comes to worldwide market share, they are only beat by Nokia, beating out the incredibly popular iPhone. That said, Apple is gaining ground and Forbes predicted earlier this year that they would overtake RIM some time in 2011. To stave off this onslaught, RIM [...]
Review: Blackberry 8520 with Optical Trackpad
There comes a time in every gadgets life when its ball drops and a more mature model comes to market. Never has this been truer than with the Blackberry Curve 8520 which is now available on T-Mobile. The new Curve looks similar to the other phones in the Curve lineup and shares many of the same features but its optical trackpad is what makes it stand out and say, “Look at me.”
By ditching the traditional rollerball for a smooth trackpad and throwing in a 2G radio RIM was able to create a very functional phone at an attractive price point; $50 at Walmart with a 2 year agreement.
