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BlackBerry PlayBook will not get the BlackBerry 10 update

BlackBerry announced last year that the BlackBerry PlayBook would get the latest BlackBerry 10 update. The company’s CEO Thorsten Heins even confirmed earlier this year at the BlackBerry 10 launch that they plan to upgrade all existing PlayBooks to BlackBerry 10. Now BlackBerry has announced that it will not be upgrading the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to BlackBerry 10. The CEO confirmed it in the company’s investor call earlier today. BlackBerry reported a loss in its first quarter results for the 3 months ended June 1, 2013. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook will not get the BlackBerry 10 update”

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update now rolling out

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update is now rolling out worldwide. RIM previewed the PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES 2012 last month. This brings lots of new features such Advanced Messaging Experience, Deep Social Integration, Improved Mobile Productivity, BlackBerry Bridge, Better browser, New Apps and Content and more new features. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update now rolling out”

BlackBerry PlayBook sold out in India after price drop, offer gets extended by a week

BlackBerry Playbook has been sold out in the retail outlets in India within days after the price drop, according to a report from Times of India. RIM announced a temporary price cut on the BlackBerry Playbook last week that starts from Rs.13,490 in India. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook sold out in India after price drop, offer gets extended by a week”

BlackBerry PlayBook Software Updated to v1.0.8.4985

BlackBerry PlayBook gets a new software update to version v1.0.8.4985. This update includes the new versions of Adobe Flash Player 11.1 and Adobe AIR 3.1 that brings performance improvements and bug fixes related to security and stability that was available for Android recently. This update also include, Daylight savings time updates for time zones, better Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity and more. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook Software Updated to v1.0.8.4985”

RIM’s BBX smartphones to come with PlayBook like display and BES support

RIM’s new BBX smartphones may come with better specs that is similar to the BlackBerry PlayBook and not look like the BlackBerry Bold says the RIM’s vice president of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development, Alec Saunders in an interview with PC Mag. The BlackBerry BBX phones would have 16:9 aspect ratio and 1024 x 600 resolution display similar to the BlackBerry PlayBook unlike the 800 x 480 resolution displays in the recently launched BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Torch 2 smartphones. The resolution is also different from other phones that come HD resolution (1028 x 720 pixels) displays such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound and the LG Optimus LTE. Continue reading “RIM’s BBX smartphones to come with PlayBook like display and BES support”

RIM to continue developing Flash Player for BlackBerry PlayBook

RIM (Research in Motion) has announced that they would continue working on and releasing its own implementations of Flash Player in the future. Yesterday, Adobe announced that it is stopping development of Flash Player for mobile browsers and mobile devices and focus more on HTML5 development. Continue reading “RIM to continue developing Flash Player for BlackBerry PlayBook”

Buy BlackBerry PlayBook and get BlackBerry Curve 8520 free in India

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced their new festive offer. Now you get the BlackBerry Curve 8520 free on purchase of BlackBerry PlayBook in India. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 costs around Rs. 10,000. The BlackBerry Playbook was launched in India this June and it comes in 16 GB, 32GB and 64GB variants. Continue reading “Buy BlackBerry PlayBook and get BlackBerry Curve 8520 free in India”

Amazon’s tablet to be named Fire and showcased tomorrow?

Amazon had announced a press conference tomorrow a few days back, well we all know that Amazon is coming up with an Android based tablet which will be directly competing against the iPad, and we are sure that they are going to talk about this device and show it tomorrow in their press event, but now Techcrunch is reporting that it will be a 7″ tablet which will be named Fire.

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RIM has updated the Facebook app for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The new 1.0.4 update brings new features and improvements for the Facebook app. The Facebook app optimized for BlackBerry PlayBook was launched last month. Continue reading “Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook updated to v1.0.4”

BlackBerry Playbook international launch next month

BlackBerry Playbook is RIM’s first ever tablet which is running on BlackBerry very own OS known as QNX. BlackBerry Playbook is a good looking tablet and has some interesting specifications. It’s currently available in USA and Canada, and we told you that it will be hitting India later this month and already available for pre-order. Continue reading “BlackBerry Playbook international launch next month”

BlackBerry PlayBook up for pre-order in India, available from 23rd June

RIM has announced in the BlackBerry India site, that the pre-registration for the WI-Fi version of the BlackBerry PlayBook starts today and it would be available from 23rd June across India. They have also announced exclusive offer for those who pre-registers the PlayBook. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook up for pre-order in India, available from 23rd June”

BlackBerry PlayBook gets Software Update to version 1.0.5.2304

The BlackBerry PlayBook has got a major software update to version 1.0.5.2304. The BlackBerry PlayBook has already received two updates, since its launch, and this is the third update. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook gets Software Update to version 1.0.5.2304”

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