Hampus Jakobsson, founder of RIM-owned UI developer group The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) has just announced on twitter that he’s ”handing it over to others in RIM” to pursue other projects. Swedish company TAT was acquired by RIM in 2010 to polish the interface of BlackBerry…
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Blackberry Playbook 4G Appearing July 31 for $550
After so much bad news from RIM, we finally see hope for a brighter future. RIM announced that the long awaited Blackberry Playbook… with 4G will be available July 31st for $550. The announcement came as a surprise as most were forecasting for a Fall
RIM Roadmap for 2013 Pops Up Online
Now we have an idea of where RIM is going in 2013 thanks to a leaked production plan. This time it seems like a real roadmap, so hopefully they won’t be running around like chickens with their heads chopped off and they’ll follow the plan…
No New BlackBerry Smartphone until 2013, Indicating the End of RIM?
RIM announced their quarterly results and things aren’t looking good. The company revealed that sales were down a stunning 43% on the previous quarter as a result they dropped 28 cents per share.
According to analysts RIM’s share of the global smartphone market had dropped…
iOS Apps on Playbook
Android apps are already up and running on the BlackBerry Playbook…. Now, at least theoretically, it would be possible to use iOS apps on the Playbook. So says the developer of “Bubble Wrap”, pointing to YouTube videos of the Brine iOS emulator for Windows
Early Specs Released on BlackBerry Playbook 4G
CEO Thorsten Heins says a 4G version of the tablet is on its way — but he didn’t provide any details about the price, release date, or even what wireless bands the tablet will support. The new version will be able to connect to high…
RIM: We are Still Committed to Consumer Products
After the news of RIM’s $125m loss in Q4 prompting a spree of executive lay-offs and co-founder Jim Balsillie resigning from the RIM board the internet has been full of speculation that BlackBerry would be abandoning their consumer line up. The news was based on…
Canada Loves the Playbook, More Sales Than the iPad Last Week
Looks like Canada hasn’t turned its back on RIM and the Playbook has out performed all other tablets including the iPad… at Future Shop and Best Buy Canada. This is pretty interesting news, except when you put it into the context of timeslines, Apple is
RIM and BlackBerry Can’t Catch a Break: Netflix Doesn’t Plan to Support Them
App selection can make or break a platform these days. Android and iOS have the best app selection compared to other platforms like Windows Phone, webOS, MeeGo, Bada, and the like. The platforms don’t necessarily have to have a huge amount of apps in their…
BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 Hits the Airwaves Today
RIM didn’t let us down, they released the BlackBerry Playbook… OS 2.0 today. This major update bringing email, social integration and Android apps to the tablet. If you’ve got a Playbook I’d fire it up and take a look for an update, it’s well worth
BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 IS Coming in February
We’ve heard a lot of dates speculating around which day BlackBerry’s Playbook… 2.0 OS will be released. One of the rumored dates is February 17th the other is the 21st, we thought when BlackBerry senior brand manager Jeff Gadway spoke with PCMag that we might
Sprint Promotion Allows Some Customers To Upgrade Early
Sprint is looking to keep your business with a new promotion that is valid only at Sprint corporate locations. They are hoping to keep customers locked into another 2 years by offering early upgrades.
Starting February 12th, all an eligible customer would have to do…
Samsung & Android Top of the US Smartphone Food Chain
The numbers are out form ComScore who released the latest figures on the US smartphone market. Unsurprisingly Apple and Android came out on top with some impressive month-over-month gains, with Android accounting for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong…
Bizarre Study Finds Android Users Have More One Night Stands
According to a recent Match.com survey of Canadian smartphone users Android users have more one night stands. A whopping 62 percent of the Android users polled said they ‘got down’ on the first date. Looking at other operating systems 57 percent of iPhone… users and
RIM CEO’s Step Down, Thorsten Heins Steps in [Video]
RIM’s strategy of having 2 CEO’s, unsurprisingly, turned out not to be a winning strategy. Words of buy out have been on everyone’s lips for months and finally RIM’s decided to do something about it by kicking out Co-CEO’s Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. They…
