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Microsoft 365 File Server Migration Playbook — Free Download

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BlackBerry CEO predicts demise of tablets within five years

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:11:55 +0000

BlackBerry's CEO thinks users will no longer want tablets within five years, claiming they "are not a good business model", adding that BlackBerry will be "the absolute leader in mobile computing." Read more...

10" and 4G PlayBook photos leak

Ambroos Vaes — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:21:24 +0000

Earlier today photos of a 10" PlayBook and a 4G-capable version of the current 7" PlayBook appeared on a Vietnamese forum. Is BlackBerry 10 OS ready? Make the jump to see a few pics of the tablet. Read more...

RIM CEO: 4G PlayBook coming in late 2012

John Callaham — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:51:53 +0000

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed that a new version of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is in the works that will have 4G wireless connectivity support. It's due out before the end of 2012. Read more...

RIM abandons consumer market, as the bad news keeps coming

Andy Weir — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:15:41 +0000

Research In Motion announces a massive shake-up, abandoning the consumer space to focus exclusively on business and enterprise products, amid falling revenues and multiple executive departures. Read more...

RIM gives away BlackBerry Playbooks to developers

Paul Ferson — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:04:31 +0000

Research in Motion have started a new campaign to increase the available apps for the BlackBerry Playbook tablet, aiming to give each and every developer who submits an app a free 16GB model. Read more...

RIM 2012 roadmap: fewer phones, new PlayBook

Andy Weir — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:58:19 +0000

RIM's share price is still sliding, despite its long-overdue change in senior management - but will leaked details of its leaner, more focused product range help to renew confidence in the company? Read more...

RIM slashes BlackBerry PlayBook prices in UK - again

Andy Weir — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:06:27 +0000

For the second time in three months, RIM has cut the prices of its struggling BlackBerry tablet range in the UK, with the entry level 16GB model starting at £169 - even cheaper than in the US. Read more...

Report claims RIM's Balsillie and Lazaridis to be ousted as chairmen

Andy Weir — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:58:39 +0000

After a catastrophic year in which the company lost almost 80% of its share value, RIM's board of directors looks set to finally remove Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis as its co-chairmen. Read more...

RIM giving away Playbook to enterprise customers

John Callaham — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:10:58 +0000

Research in Motion is now giving away its poor selling Blackberry Playbook tablet to business customers who purchase the company's BlackBerry Enterprise Server product. Read more...

Report: Only 1.2 million non-iPad tablets sold in 2011 in US

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:22:55 +0000

A new report from the NPD Group claims that so far in 2011, only 1.2 million tablet devices not made by Apple have been sold, showing that the rest of the tablet industry is well behind the iPad. Read more...

Blackberry Playbook gets the firesale treatment

Brad Sams — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:38:32 +0000

If you have been waiting to get your hands on a Blackberry Playbook, the time is now. Best Buy Canada is now selling the device for as low as $199.99, a $300 savings. Read more...

Adobe rep offers more info on Flash Android support

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:49:14 +0000

A developer who works at Adobe offers up a lot more information about why the decision was made to stop future development of Flash Player for Google's Android operating system. Read more...

Final major Android-Playbook update for Flash released

John Callaham — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:30:14 +0000

Adobe has released the final major update, 11.1, for its Flash Player software for Android and Playbook platforms, although Adobe has said the company plans to release additional security updates. Read more...

RIM: Adobe discontinuing mobile Flash is our opportunity

Denis Wong — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:48:20 +0000

Despite Adobe announcing yesterday they would halt active development of the mobile Flash plugin, licensees such as RIM are still forging ahead with updating Flash on their platforms. Read more...

RIM discusses first BBX phones, hopes someone's listening

Andy Weir — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:06:59 +0000

As RIM's share price continues to fall, the company has shared some some information on its next-gen BBX smartphones - although it's anyone's guess if RIM will be around long enough to release them. Read more...

Adobe to discontinue Flash for Android and PlayBook

Denis Wong — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:05:28 +0000

If you've got an Android or PlayBook device, enjoy mobile Flash content while you can, as the company plans to discontinue development of mobile Flash plugins. Read more...

RIM worth less than the sum of its parts

Andy Weir — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 09:37:57 +0000

BlackBerry's owner has had a terrible year - and it's not over yet. RIM's share value dropped below a significant barrier this week, one which may signal an irreversible decline for the company. Read more...

Blackberry Playbook now has a "buy two, get one free" deal

John Callaham — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:14:40 +0000

Research in Motion is giving businesses a new deal on its struggling Blackberry Playbook, offering a "buy two, get one free" deal along with free accessories for the tablet device. Read more...

Blackberry Playbook OS 2.0 to add Android dev support

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:02:28 +0000

Research in Motion's struggling Blackberry Playbook tablet will add support for Android app developers to port their creations to run on the device in a new OS update. Read more...

7-inch HTC Flyer tablet price cut by $200 today

John Callaham — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:48:38 +0000

Best Buy has announced that starting today it is selling the 7-inch Android powerd HTC Flyer tablet for just $299.99, a $200 price cut. It's the latest evidence that a tablet price war is underway. Read more...

RIM stock price goes down 19 percent Friday

John Callaham — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:43:53 +0000

Research in Motion's stock price took a nose dive on Friday, plunging 19 percent after the company announced a big drop in its profits and poor sales of its Blackberry Playbook tablet. Read more...

Sprint cancels plans for WiMax version of Blackberry Playbook

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:43:10 +0000

Sprint has revealed it has canceled plans to release a version of RIM's Blackberry Playbook tablet that would use Sprint's 4G WiMax wireless network. Read more...

Rumor: First Blackberry QNX phone due in first quarter 2012

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:33:02 +0000

Even as RIM launches its new Blackberry phones, the next smartphone from the company that will support the QNX operating system is rumored to launch in the first quarter of 2012. Read more...

Research in Motion to lay off 2,000 employees

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:58:44 +0000

Research in Motion, the makers of the once popular Blackberry smartphone and more recently the Blackberry Playbook tablet, has announced that it will lay off about 2,000 of its employees. A press release from the... Read more...

End of the road for Wi-Fi BlackBerry PlayBook? [Update] Nope

Andy Weir — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:43:09 +0000

The BlackBerry PlayBook hasn’t exactly captured the hearts and minds of the market since its rather lacklustre sales debut earlier this year. Even die-hard BlackBerry fans admitted that it’s not the 'complete package' that tablet... Read more...

Research in Motion recalls 1,000 of its Playbook tablets

John Callaham — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:43:52 +0000

The Blackberry Playbook from Research in Motion may have just launched but now the company is already dealing with a recall that will affect 1,000 units of its new tablet device. The Wall Street Journal... Read more...

PlayBook gets first official tablet-optimized Facebook app and video chat

Denis Wong — Tue, 03 May 2011 01:05:00 +0000

In all fairness to Facebook, you could use a tablets' browser -- which, for the time being, is mostly Webkit-based -- and access Facebook just as you would on a computer. But sometimes, native code... Read more...

TechSpot: BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Review

Julio Franco — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:27:56 +0000

The BlackBerry PlayBook is RIM's entry into the burgeoning tablet market that is currently dominated by Apple. It faces a stiff competition from the iPad and the various Android tablets that are just now coming... Read more...

Review: BlackBerry PlayBook

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:44:27 +0000

The recently released BlackBerry PlayBook brings another contender to the Apple iPad. Throughout this review we'll look at how the tablet stacks up against its biggest competitor, the iPad. We'll also be looking at all... Read more...

The PlayBook's tepid pre-launch reception

Denis Wong — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:11:42 +0000

When we had a quick hands-on with Research in Motion's PlayBook back in CES 2011, it looked really impressive. Smooth multitasking with a lightweight body, a dual core processor, and plenty of RAM - it... Read more...

RIM announces Android app support for Blackberry Playbook

Mike Brown — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:23:28 +0000

RIM today revealed expanded application support for its upcoming Blackberry Playbook tablet. With two "app players" available from the online App World, the tablet will be capable of running Blackberry Java and Android 2.3 apps,... Read more...

BlackBerry PlayBook on April 19; pricing starts at $499

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:42:44 +0000

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced a release date and pricing for their very own tablet. The BlackBerry PlayBook will launch on April 19, 2011 in both Canada and the United States with a starting... Read more...

BlackBerry Playbook and smartphones to support Android apps?

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:48:34 +0000

Research In Motion is still working on its next big product, the BlackBerry PlayBook. One of the more impressive tablets shown off at CES2011 this year, was the PlayBook. When Neowin got a hands-on look at... Read more...

Hands-on: BlackBerry Playbook

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:27:58 +0000

Every CES seems to have a theme, the focus for last year was on 3DTVs, this year seems to be tablets. With almost every company attempting to cash in on Apple's successful iPad, the market... Read more...

RIM accepting apps for PlayBook, devs eligible for free device

Alan Cone — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:10:06 +0000

RIM's entrance to tablet computing, the PlayBook, has created a bit of a stir in the tablet world as users and developers anxiously awaited for what the device could bring. For developers, RIM has sweetened... Read more...

BlackBerry Playbook to sell for under $500

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:16:16 +0000

Research In Motion announced they would be entering the tablet computer market for the first time to rival Apple, who currently holds 95% of the market for tablet computers. Buisnessweek said today that RIM would... Read more...

RIM announces BlackBerry tablet - PlayBook

Tom Warren — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:58:28 +0000

Research in Motion announced their much rumoured BlackBerry tablet device today, the PlayBook. The device features a 1Ghz dual core processor, 1GB RAM and a 7" screen. The PlayBook will not run on RIM's BlackBerry OS... Read more...

Sun steals page from Microsoft's playbook

Sun, 14 Sep 2003 19:44:04 +0000

Sun Microsystems this week will take the covers off its long-hyped Project Orion and Project Mad Hatter at the SunNetwork conference in San Francisco. To strengthen its position as a serious enterprise software player, the... Read more...