Though many feared that the Blackberry PlayBook tablet would only be able to tether to Blackberry phones, it turns out this is not the case. The PlayBook will play nice with any phone - all that is required is Bluetooth. This does well to compensate for the lack of a 3G option on the PlayBook which would have drastically reduced its competitiveness with other leading tablets like the Galaxy Tab or iPad - and in my opinion still does. Competing on a completely different front with its new OS, lacking an integral feature like 3G at this price range doesn't make much sense. This tethering news helps to alleviate that somewhat. This information came from CrackBerry, though, and not RIM themselves, so we'll see how it all pans out.
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The BlackBerry PlayBook has just been confirmed by RIM to be able to run Android 2.3 apps, however the apps will need to use a dedicated run-time environment and may not run as good as native apps on the tablet. The tablet will also be running legacy BlackBerry apps in conjunction. Will this mean there's going to be a torrent of apps and software onto the device? Most probably. The same can be said with the amount of developers. Whether or not this is RIM's way of gaining Google software developers or a simple cooperation, we're still happy to see Android on another big tablet.
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We've blogged plenty about the BlackBerry PlayBook, seeping in specs and rumours as they come. Finally we can state its official launch date and price tag - no more speculations! The BlackBerry PlayBook will debut on the 19th of April this year, and will come in 3 different models: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. However, the aforementioned launch date is only for the PlayBook's US and Canada debut. As for its price tag, the 16GB version is sold at USD$499 (close to the dollar from the previous speculation of USD$500). We then go up to USD$599 for the 32GB version and USD$699 for the 64GB version. To begin with, the BlackBerry PlayBook won't be coming with 3G or 4G, but those two models are to come later on in the year. Now to spruce you up on the tablet - its powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor,
A comparison table that compares 13 of the best tablets on offer right now is putting them all into rank in an attempt to see which tablet comes out on top. The comparison table comes courtesy of tabletcommunity.de, and awards points (up to five) for several aspects such as form factor, display, CPU, storage, camera, connectivity and battery. These points are then totaled and coupled with the price of the tablet. These two factors depict where a tablet stands in the ranking. Check the tablet out after the break to see which tablet came out as No. #1. Although I'm pretty sure we've made that pretty obvious...
The Motorola Xoom is the tablet to rank as No. #1. However, the table shows that it achieved the same amount of points as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 at 29 points, but came out on top
With such high-tech devices gracing the market and blog sites, it only seems fair to pit them against each other to see what makes a tablet what it is, and how much better it is over its competition. Engadget have done just that by creating a comparison tablet showing the specifications for the Apple iPad 2, the Motorola Xoom, the HP TouchPad and the BlackBerry PlayBook. Each tablet is a marvel in its own right, sporting some of the latest pieces of technological ingenuity and some even have room for upgrades. What's great about being able to compare these four tablets is not only that they are leading the forefront in the tablet world, but also the fact that they each run on different platforms. Check after the break for more information on each tablet, as well as the comparison table t
Despite a rather memory-sapping task, the BlackBerry Playbook was able to run three different apps at the same time and without much lag at all. The job included running a movie file, playing quake 3 and scrolling through an Adobe Reader file - all caught on video. The apps were able to run simultaneously through the QNX OS that supports multitasking, as well as the tablets 1GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM. A breif reminder on the tab: the PlayBook has a 7-inch multi-touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 600, with WiFi, Bluetooth, DNLA etc connectivity, HDMI-out. There's also a 3-megapixel front camera and a 5-megapixel rear camera which both can be seen in the video. The tablet is also capable of doing 1080p video playback. Perhaps a seconds worth of lag with the Adobe Reader
So many new tablets to choose from - so many different factors to depend on. One such factor would be what apps are available on the device's OS. Well if its any help with coming to a decision, the PlayBook's rumour of being able to support Android apps via RIM's open source Dalvik virtual machine has been confirmed by Bloomburg. A good device coupled with myriad Android apps makes for a match worthy of the upcoming February Wallmart-made day of Love (although we highly doubt that that will be ready to launch this soon - we just wanted to slip in a reminder for all you easy-to-forget love-birds). However, just to clear things up: rumours may have said that the Dalvik virtual machine was what is used to allow for Android apps to run on the PlayBook, but that parts not true. RIM have in
Slowly by slowly there's been information seeping out about the BlackBerry PlayBook, keeping our mouths moist until the darn thing actually hits store shelves - which is very soon according the our previous PlayBook post saying it'll out this month. And as these things go, most of the unofficial information leaked throughout the net is... unofficial. The same goes for the apparent price tag for the PlayBook - around USD$500. This figure has been summed up from an image obtained by CrackBerry that suggests that Office Depot will be offering the tablet for USD$499.99. The stated price is only for a WiFi and 16GB model however. Sprint is also planning on offering a 4G model. As for price, it could be higher due to 4G, or lower due to a Sprint service contract. The CrackBerry image also re
The BlackBerry PlayBook is reportedly just round the corner, and could be released next month in February. Recent reports by DigitTimes show that an estimated figure of 150,000 to 200,000 units are to be made per month, and shipment to be ready as early as February. Having chosen a factory in Taiwan as opposed to the more common China, RIM seem to understandably not want their device copied and cloned. This may be why we're not hearing much about the PlayBook in production until now.
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The BlackBerry PlayBook set to launch early within this year has had more information let out by RIM. As it goes, non Apple tablets are constantly competing with the iPad, which is the case with the PlayBook which now has been stated to have a battery life "equal or greater than the iPad with smaller battery size", according to RIM's Senior vice-president for business and platform marketing, Jeff McDowell. Another interesting piece of information revealed was that the PlayBook will be launching with 4000 third-party PlayBook apps. To top it off - the BlackBerry balance work/personal separation programme should be available in North America within 2 months says McDowell, and that it's being currently tested by carriers. So, good things to come with the PlayBook. Hopefully they'll keep t
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