BlackBerry PlayBook News
BlackBerry thinking about a new BlackBerry 10 tablet after all
After initially rejecting the idea of a new BlackBerry 10 tablet, CEO Thorsten Heins seems to have given the matter another thought and in recent days has said that the company is now thinking about building a new tablet to...
BlackBerry has no plans for a follow-up to the BlackBerry PlayBook
The BlackBerry PlayBook was not launched on CEO Thorsten Hein's watch, but the BlackBerry executive is not yet ready to produce a follow-up to the tablet; speaking in Australia where the BlackBerry Z10 will soon launch,...
BlackBerry PlayBook gets update that takes the app out of BlackBerry App World
Like the forgotten stepchild, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has taken a backseat to the BlackBerry Z10 and even the yet-to-launch BlackBerry Q10, but the tablet has received an update on Wednesday that...
Can your tablet survive a whole night at -13° F?
The listed operating and nonoperating temperatures for a device are important specs that we should all have in mind. Especially those of us who happen to live in areas where it tends to get extremely hot or extremely cold in certain periods...
96.5% of BlackBerry PlayBook owners are using the tablet's latest OS build
Statistics from the popular BlackBerry PlayBook game Pixelated show that 95% of PlayBook users are running the tablet with the latest build of the BlackBerry OS; compare the adoption rate with that for Android...
Update to BlackBerry PlayBook includes special igloo update for Canadians
RIM has sent out an update for the BlackBerry PlayBook which is nothing major in size, at only 37MB software version 2.1.0.1314 reportedly corrects a problem that users were having making in-app payments and also...
Special BlackBerry PlayBook deal from Groupon prices 32GB at $159 and 64GB at $199 with free shipping
Groupon has a special deal on the 32GB and 64GB versions of the BlackBerry PlayBook that is good through the end of Saturday; the 32GB model is priced at $159 and $199 will fetch...
India's first BlackBerry themed cafe is the SkyPark
The SkyPark Cafe in India is the country's first BlackBerry themed cafe with BlackBerry PlayBooks set up for customers to use and a BlackBerry Gateway set up for customers to play music like on a juke-box; the cafe is the result of a partnership...
Security Technical Overview could mean that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and Bridge 2.1 are coming soon
For those owners of the BlackBerry PlayBook who have been waiting for an update, RIM has published the Security Technical Overview for the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.1 and for Bridge...
EA running 4th of July / Canada Day Sale on BlackBerry games
After you’re done blowing off your finger in the celebration of independence, you can use your nubs to get some great deals in the BlackBerry App World courtesy of EA Games....
BlackBerry PlayBook gets unofficial iOS emulator
Android games and apps on a BlackBerry PlayBook? We have seen that already. But iOS software running on RIM's tablet? Now that is something new. What we have being demonstrated on video is an emulator that does exactly that, as far as we can...
RIM decides to discontinue the 16GB version of the BlackBerry PlayBook
RIM sent an email out to employees very recently highlighting the company’s intentions of discontinuing the 16GB version of the BlackBerry PlayBook. However, they do point out that the existing 32GB and 64GB models...
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 beta enroute to the tablet by Thursday
With the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 beta due out before the end of May; with the 2.0 update adding a number of important features like a calendar, a contacts list and an email client, it will be hard for the new update...
Apple iPad spearheads 124% growth in global tablet shipments during Q1
NPD DisplaySearch reported its quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast Report on Tuesday, which showed that the Apple iPhone is spearheading strong growth in tablet shipments; the Apple iPad controls nearly 63%...
Android to BlackBerry PlayBook application conversion made easy
If for one reason or another you need an APK file (read Android application) converted to a BAR file, which can be executed on the BlackBerry PlayBook, now there is a third-party web site that will come in handy. The procedure...
Video shows the BlackBerry PlayBook running Windows Phone
Well, as fate would have it, the two are actually intertwined with one another, seeing that one curious Dutch developer decided to marry the two. Specifically, he managed to "port" over the Windows Phone OS onto RIM’s BlackBerry...
Public build for PlayBook OS 2.1 is on tap for an early summer release
Emanating from the halls at BlackBerry World, it’s being reported that PlayBook OS 2.1 is on its way. The news about it was actually made known during a BlackBerry 10 session, but more importantly, it looks as though...
Angry Birds Space makes a miraculous and permanent return to the BlackBerry PlayBook
Just when BlackBerry PlayBook owners thought they were pranked by the Angry Birds crew, it seems as though they’re now and again able to partake in all the fun surrounding the latest version of the...
BlackBerry PlayBook gets OS update to 2.0.1; enhanced browser tops at HTML5 test site
Owners of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablert have received a small update to version 2.0.1.358 and it can be installed as an OTA update or done manually while tablets activated after April 17th will...
Handy Scanner app for the PlayBook allows you to snap something and turn it into a PDF file
If you go to the App World right now and search for this app called “Handy Scanner,” you’ll be treated to potentially one of the most useful apps for the tablet. As its name so greatly implies,...
