App-centric iPhone model is overrated: RIM CEO

Sydney Morning Herald - Glenn Chapman - 17 Nov, 2010
The head of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) fired a shot at rival Apple, slamming the notion that smartphones need "apps. ...

BlackBerry fires salvo at Apple, rubbishes iPad in online video

Sify - 17 Nov, 2010
Toronto, Nov 17 (IANS) Even before it launches its PlayBook early next year, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) Tuesday formally joined the ...

RIM PlayBook beats iPad in browser tests

ZDNet (blog) - Jason D. O'Grady - 17 Nov, 2010
By Jason D. O'Grady | November 16, 2010, 9:13pm PST Research in Motion posted a side-by-side video comparing the PlayBook tablet to the iPad. ...

RIM gets aggressive with Apple iPad comparisons

ZDNet Asia - Larry Dignan - 17 Nov, 2010
Research in Motion releases comparison video of its Playbook and the Apple iPad, ...

Web 2.0: RIM CEO Says Apps Unnecessary For Web

InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - 17 Nov, 2010
Moments before Web 2.0 Summit co-chair John Battelle invited Research In Motion CEO Jim Balsillie on stage, ...

Will BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet be faster than the iPad?

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 17 Nov, 2010
When BlackBerry's PlayBook Tablet emerges early next year, it will boast speeds that will be the envy of its chief competitor, RIM CEO Jim Balsillie said ...

RIM PlayBook Interface Coming to BlackBerry Smartphones?

PC World - Mark Sullivan - 17 Nov, 2010
New BlackBerrys will soon look and feel like BlackBerry's Playbook tablet, co-CEO Jim Balsillie strongly suggested at the Web 2.0 ...

RIM Is Not App-Happy

New York Times (blog) - Verne G. Kopytoff - 17 Nov, 2010
Jim Balsillie, chief executive of Research In Motion, doesn't see apps as a key part of the mobile Internet. ...

Blackberry boss renews disdain for Steve Jobs

Register - 17 Nov, 2010
Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie has renewed his attack on the Jobsian way, once again pitching the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet as a ...

iPad Shows Age in Blackberry PlayBook Video

PC World - Jared Newman - 17 Nov, 2010
Research in Motion is taking shots at Apple with its new Blackberry PlayBook video, in which it shows how the PlayBook's web ...

RIM Says PlayBook 'Three Times' Faster Than IPad

BusinessWeek - Hugo Miller - 17 Nov, 2010
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive officer of Research In Motion Ltd., opened a new round of verbal sparring with Apple ...

Web 2.0 Summit: RIM's Balsillie on Playbook, Apple and "appification" of Web

ZDNet (blog) - Sam Diaz - 17 Nov, 2010
When Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Research in Motion, walked on to the stage at the Web 2.0 Summit earlier today, ...

RIM CEO Talks NFC BlackBerrys, Smaller PlayBooks

PC Magazine - Mark Hachman - 17 Nov, 2010
Research in Motion apparently plans to add near-field communications into future versions of the BlackBerry. Executives also discussed the possibility of ...

Web 2.0: RIMM Co-CEO Balsillie Says Apps Are A Passing Fad (Updated)

Barron's (blog) - Eric Savitz - 17 Nov, 2010
I'm back at the Web 2.0 Summit at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco where John Battelle of Federated Media will be interviewing Research In ...

BlackBerry video pits PlayBook against iPad

CNN - Doug Gross - 17 Nov, 2010
Video posted Tuesday by BlackBerry maker RIM appears to show head-to-head comparison of their PlayBook tablet and the iPad. ...

RIM Pits PlayBook's Browser Against Apple iPad's Safari

InformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 17 Nov, 2010
Research In Motion on Tuesday published a new video that shows side-by-side how the PlayBook compares to Apple's iPad when it comes to browser performance. ...

RIM to sell PlayBook tablet for under $500

Salt Lake Tribune - ‎Nov 15, 2010‎
Competition • When Apple has a hit on its hands, expect competing devices to start rolling in. Research in Motion Ltd., maker of BlackBerrys, ...

German cracks SHA1# for $2

ZDNet Australia - Darren Pauli - 17 Nov, 2010
A German hacker has used Amazon EC2's supercharged, super-cheap "Cluster GPU Instances" to crack the ...

RIM shows PlayBook outperforming iPad at web browsing

PCR-online.biz - Mat Bettinson - 17 Nov, 2010
Smartphone maker RIM has released a video giving a side by side demonstration of the web usability of the firm's ...

BLOG: It's been one helluva week for RIM

Commerce Times - Hilary Caton - 17 Nov, 2010
If you're a loyal crackberryâ€"uh, I mean Blackberry user, you've been waiting for Research In Motion to bring its A-game to the table, or should we say ...

RIM Playbook Browser Takes On iPad

Information Week (blog) - Ed Hansberry - 17 Nov, 2010
Boy Genius Report has a video that pits the Playbook against the iPad for common web browsing tasks, and the iPad doesn't fare so well. ...

iPad, Eyeing Closely on the Avalanche of Competitors

TechDIN - 17 Nov, 2010
The record shattering speed of manufacturing the iPad placed Apple as the top holder of the tablet PC market with 95% share. This sums to about 7.5 million ...

RIM CEO: Apple is Wrong for Having an App for That

eWeek - Clint Boulton - 17 Nov, 2010
Research in Motion Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Nov. 16 came out swinging versus Apple for its closed iPhone and iPad development environment at the Web 2.0 Summit. ...

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Shanzai.com - 17 Nov, 2010
RIM has put out a new attack video on the Ipad showing that its 3 to 4 times faster than the iPad and that it plays flash well, kicks ass on the Acid 3 ...

iPhone vs. BlackBerry: RIM CEO Says Mobile Web More Important Than Apps ...

TFTS (blog) - 17 Nov, 2010
Recently, the iPhone passed BlackBerry in marketshare and Steve Jobs brazenly said during a conference call, ”We've now past RIM, and I don't see them ...

RIM BlackBerry Playbook: OS Multitasking Hands-on Video

Product Reviews - 17 Nov, 2010
For those of you who are interested in picking up the impressive-looking BlackBerry Playbook tablet from RIM next year, we have a pretty cool video for you ...

RIM's PlayBook vs. Apple iPad, browser test

Today's iPhone - Adriana Lee - 17 Nov, 2010
Seems like every tablet maker out there is taking direct aim at the Apple iPad. The latest is RIM, maker of the BlackBerry OS and device line. ...

BlackBerry PlayBook has “Module Cavity” for Addons Like 3G and NFC

BerryReview - Ronen Halevy - 17 Nov, 2010
While on stage at Web 2.0 Summit RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie mentioned that the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook would have what ...

VIDEO: The BlackBerry PlayBook Versus the iPad

Tom's Hardware Guide - Jane McEntegart - 17 Nov, 2010
So you got really excited when RIM revealed the PlayBook earlier this year, and are disappointed at all this speculation that it's just vaporware. ...

BlackBerry PlayBook Gets Its First Hands-On Treatment

Erictric - 17 Nov, 2010
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie did not show off the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook at the 2010 Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, California today, ...

 

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