Review Of Rim’s Blackberry Playbook

One of the latest entry into the Tablet market is the Blackberry Playbook from RIM.

Review of RIM’s Blackberry Playbook

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Will The BlackBerry Get A Facebook Button Today? [RUMOR] (RIMM)

Hopefully not, although they might just announce an officially-branded Facebook device.

BlackBerry posted this slightly cryptic message to its Facebook page:

Hey Team BlackBerry, what's shiny, new and social all over? We want to tell you all about it. Can you guess what it might be? Tune in tomorrow for details!

Well, that tomorrow is today, and all the speculation points to a Zuckerberg-approved BlackBerry.

It's also possible this could be part of BlackBerry's Torch 2 touchscreen phone. Stay tuned.

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Will The BlackBerry Get A Facebook Button Today? [RUMOR] (RIMM)

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Comment on Blackberry teams up with HTC Sense creator by Om Malik

I think the key for RIM would be to improve the Blackberry OS experience on the touch devices. We have to remember that Blackberry is primarily a keyboard device and touch is not an natural interface for the platform. I am actually pretty excited to see how this shakes out and what emerges from the collaboration.

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Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet App Demonstration [Video]

On May 1, Monday, RIM's Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook app was annouced at the BlackBerry World 2011 conference.

Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet App Demonstration [Video]

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Sync Music, Video, and Photos with BlackBerry PlayBook using BlackBerry Desktop Software

Now that you have a new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and you're eager to load your favorite music, videos and photos from your BlackBerry smartphone, PC or other devices, we want to point you to a powerful tool to make managing, transferring, and backing up files a snap: BlackBerry Desktop Software.

Sync Music, Video, and Photos with BlackBerry PlayBook using BlackBerry Desktop Software

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GetGlue BlackBerry App Now Available in BlackBerry App World

GetGlue, the popular social activity check-in app, has finally arrived in BlackBerry App World, for all BlackBerry 8xxx or 9xxx devices with OS 5 or better and lets you share what they're watching, reading, playing, listening to, or thinking about.

GetGlue BlackBerry App Now Available in BlackBerry App World

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Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones App v2.0 Lands with Facebook Chat!

RIM today released the beta of the Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app v2.0. Below are some of the new features of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones v2.0:

Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones App v2.0 Lands with Facebook Chat!

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BlackBerry Messenger Could Be Coming To iPhone And Android Soon (AAPL, GOOG, RIMM)

Reports started spreading today that BlackBerry's popular Messenger (BBM) app could be coming to iPhone and Android devices soon.

BGR had the original report this morning, but details are sparse on a release date or pricing. It's possible that RIM could charge iPhone and Android owners a one-time fee for access to the service.

Currently, BBM is free and built in to all BlackBerry phones and allows users to send instant messages to each other. It's much faster than texting, and you can tell if the recipient has read your message or not.

The iPhone and Android versions are likely to be stripped down and only allow you to share text, not images or video like you can on BlackBerry.

BBM on iPhone and Android will mean that almost anyone with a smartphone will be able to communicate over RIM's network. That's a huge opportunity for RIM.

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BlackBerry ‘Signing Tool’ for Tablet OS Goes Live!

BlackBery today announced that developers can now sign apps using the latest version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK. Be sure you have installed the most recent version of either the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR, or the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS.

BlackBerry ‘Signing Tool’ for Tablet OS Goes Live!

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BlackBerry Devices May Run Android Apps

crankyspice writes "RIM is allegedly prepping the QNX-based operating system running their forthcoming PlayBook tablet to run Android applications, according to a Bloomberg article. As RIM has stated that the QNX platform will run at least some of its upcoming smartphones as well, this could cinch Android's status as the lingua franca of smartphone application environments, especially with BlackBerry's current market leadership and Android's explosive marketshare growth."

BlackBerry Devices May Run Android Apps

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Vouchercloud App for Android, iPhone and Blackberry: Social Networks and Location to Get deals on Mobile

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Vouchercloud App for Android, iPhone and Blackberry: Social Networks and Location to Get deals on Mobile

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VIDEO: PlayBook Will Work Best As A BlackBerry Add-On (RIMM)

According to a video posted this afternoon by Research In Motion, the first version of the upcoming PlayBook tablet will work best as an add-on to a BlackBerry phone.

The demonstration shows a PlayBook connected to a Torch over a secure Bluetooth connection.

There's some pretty slick synchronization between the devices -- as the user reads, deletes, and flags email messages on the PlayBook, they're updated on the Torch at the same time. The presenter also shows how the PlayBook can connect to other data through a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, like Microsoft Office files and an SAP system.

There's only one problem: who wants to use two devices simultaneously?

The video presenter makes it clear that this is a benefit for corporate IT departments, not end users, saying that "IT can use PlayBook immediately, leveraging the same security as BlackBerry, with no new accounts or data plans to set up."

The thing is, IT has much less influence over purchases of personal devices like smartphones and tablets than it did a couple years ago. iPads are coming into the enterprise through end-users -- often IT staffers or executives. The IT department is then FORCED to support them. What, they're going to tell the CEO no?

Certain organizations with strict security rules and a big RIM investment -- government agencies come to mind -- might be able to force their users to add a PlayBook tablet as their secondary device. But for the mass market who want to use their (mostly) personal devices to do occasional work, this is going to be a hard sell.

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VIDEO: PlayBook Will Work Best As A BlackBerry Add-On (RIMM)

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BlackBerry Playbook Has Terrible Battery Life, Says Analyst (RIMM, AAPL)

The launch of Research In Motion's BlackBerry Playbook tablet is being pushed back to the May quarter, thanks to crappy battery life, says Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu.

Wu says in a note picked up at All Things D he is hearing from sources the battery on the PlayBook only lasts a few hours. Since the iPad does ten hours, this is devastating news for RIM, if true. (One gossipy source talking to Wu isn't exactly gospel.)

Wu says in his note, "Keep in mind that QNX (the OS on which PlayBook runs) wasn’t originally designed for mobile environments but rather for devices like network equipment and automobiles where battery life isn’t as much a constraint."

 

John Paczkowski at ATD says RIM will have to slap on a bigger battery, making the tablet heavier, if this is true.

See Also: Video: The BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet In Action

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