BlackBerry tablet Playbook leaves Apple's iPad miles behind in multitaskingEconomic Times - Apr 17, 2011TORONTO: Despite the so-so reviews it received before its launch Tuesday, the BlackBerry tablet leaves Apple's iPad miles behind in multitasking, say the experts. Its powerful QNX operating system - called Neutrino - allows the PlayBook to perform ... |
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Sell Research In Motion. NowForbes (blog) - Adam Hartung - Apr 17, 2011Research in Motion pioneered the smartphone business. While Motorola, Samsung, Ericsson and others thought the answer to profitable mobile market growth was making ever cheaper handsets, RIM figured out that corporations wanted to put ... |
What They're Saying About the BlackBerry PlayBookPC Magazine - Damon Poeter - Apr 17, 2011The BlackBerry PlayBook had a rocky launch last week but the new media tablet has garnered fairly favorable reviews as a device. Unfortunately for RIM, that's not nearly the whole story when it comes to competing with the 800-lb. ... |
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RIM Counters PlayBook CriticsPCWorld - Jacqueline Emigh - Apr 17, 2011A splashy sendoff highlights apps, versatile roles as the PlayBook heads to stores next week. By Jacqueline Emigh, Technologizer PlayBook Photo: TechnologizerIn the midst of so-so critical reception to its soon-to-be-launched PlayBook tablet, ... |
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Blackberry PlayBook has real strengths, but feels unfinishedBoston Herald - Jessica Van Sack - Apr 16, 2011After viewing the beta version a few months ago â€" seeing the chic design and smooth-gliding interface â€" I had hoped for a worthy iPad alternative. I got a chance to tinker with the PlayBook at Best Buy this weekend, ... |
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iPad 2 vs. Xoom vs. PlayBook: How the Hottest Tablets RatePC Magazine - Wendy Sheehan Donnell - Apr 16, 2011You know you want a tablet, but which one to get? We've tested, reviewed, and compared the major players to help you decide. By Wendy Sheehan Donnell It seems like forever that we've been talking about the Motorola Xoom and the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook. ... |
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Gadget of the WeekBarron's - Jay Palmer - Apr 16, 2011BlackBerry's tablet is promising, but it lacks a cellular connection and an adequate number of apps. Still, corporate IT departments may like it. It looks and feels greatâ€"and its smallish, 7.5-by-5-inch size ... |
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The BlackBerry Strikes BackBarron's - Jay Palmer - Apr 16, 2011Research in Motion may soon prove its many doubters wrong. The company has the smarts and the products to battle Apple for years to come. Could the stock double? When the Blackberry PlayBook tablet goes on sale ... |
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Don't write us off, warns BlackBerry chiefHindustan Times - Apr 15, 2011After this week's advance reviews slamming its PlayBook tablet, that is hitting markets Tuesday, as 'half baked' and analysts calling the company a "broken brand", Research In Motion (RIM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie has warned critics not to write the ... |
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RIM's email-less PlayBook gets poor reviewsEconomic Times - Apr 15, 2011RIM's PlayBook tablet bombed with influential technology reviewers who called the iPad competitor a rushed job that won't even provide RIM's vaunted email service unless it's hooked up to a BlackBerry. The poor initial response to a device the company ... |
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Listen to exclusive audio with RIM's Mike LazaridisCTV.ca - Apr 15, 2011Technology reporter Omar El Akkad spent part of an afternoon at Research In Motion's headquarters in Waterloo, Ont., with RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. Mr. Lazaridis demonstrated the company's new tablet device, PlayBook, and shared some insights into his ... |
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RIM makes a play for its futureGlobe and Mail - Omar El Akkad - Apr 15, 2011Mike Lazaridis, the brain behind the BlackBerry, is staring intently out a window inside RIM 10, a squat, unprepossessing structure on Research In Motion Ltd. RIM-T 's main campus. Beneath the grey, windswept sky, he sees an empire that he helped ... |
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With plenty of upside, RIM shares look enticingGlobe and Mail (blog) - Apr 15, 2011The PlayBook hasn't been launched yet, but from the early so-so reviews you can already sense that it won't coincide with crazed consumers forming long lines outside Best Buy at midnight. This is disappointing to say the least. ... |
Reporters' Roundtable: CNET experts not bullish on RIMCNET (blog) - Rafe Needleman - Apr 15, 2011Research in Motion was once the company making smartphones. Business boys and girls carried BlackBerrys around as not just tools but status symbols as well. For all the device's personal appeal, RIM became successful by selling ... |
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RIM CEO: We've still got itCNET (blog) - Marguerite Reardon - Apr 15, 2011NEW YORK--Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie defiantly believes his company hasn't last its mojo. Sure, it's lost market share over the last year, and its corporate-friendly smartphones are losing the marketing war with ... |
Four pleasant surprises in the BlackBerry PlayBookZDNet (blog) - Jason Hiner - Apr 15, 2011While a lot of people have already written off the BlackBerry PlayBook before it has even launched, RIM may have gotten the important stuff right. Based on first impressions, check out these four PlayBook ... |
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Top tech headlines: BlackBerry PlayBook reviews, death of Flip camcorders ...The Independent - Apr 15, 2011Hot topics in the tech blogs for the week ending April 15 include the end for Cisco's Flip camcorders, reviews of RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, developer previews of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 and Windows Phone software, and Google's first quarter ... |
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BlackBerry PlayBook 'technically compelling'Financial Post - Apr 15, 2011Calling the BlackBerry PlayBook one of the most “technically compelling” tablets in the market, Barclays Capital analyst Jeff Kvaal is confident in Research In Motion Ltd.'s product roadmap for both tablets and smartphones. ... |
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RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie's damage control tourNational Post (registration) - Ramin Talaie - Apr 15, 2011Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive officer of Research In Motion Ltd., holds up the PlayBook on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Research In Motion Ltd. wasted little time shifting into damage control mode on Thursday in an effort to prevent the launch of the ... |
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RIM CEO Stumbles Through PlayBook Damage ControlInformationWeek - Eric Zeman - Apr 15, 2011Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Research In Motion, went on the offensive after the first wave of reviews for the company's PlayBook had the audacity to point out the tablet's faults. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek RIM co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis ... |
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Here's The Best Thing About The BlackBerry PlayBook... And How RIM Is Blowing ...San Francisco Chronicle - Dan Frommer - Apr 15, 2011We've spent a few moments this morning trying out the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet that RIM has loaned us, and one thing has already stuck out as the best thing: Watching hi-definition video on the PlayBook's bright, crisp display. ... |
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RIM BlackBerry PlayBook (16GB Wi-Fi) video tour - part 1 of 2mobileburn - Apr 15, 2011MobileBurn.com - The BlackBerry PlayBook is the new 7-inch tablet coming out April 19 from RIM. It is powered by the all-new BlackBerry Tablet OS and has a 1GHz dual-core processor and a full 1GB of RAM. It is also equipped with cameras on the front ... |
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RIM's CEO Talks About PlayBook, Security ConcernsWall Street Journal (blog) - Apr 15, 2011By WSJ Staff In an interview with The Wall Street Journal's Julia Angwin, RIM's co-CEO Jim Balsillie showed off the company's new tablet, the PlayBook. He also addressed security concerns that governments in the Middle East and India have with the ... |
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RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook Will Get Native Email, CEO SaysPC Magazine - Sara Yin - Apr 15, 2011NBA center Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic took a break from practicing for his team's first playoff game last night to chill with Research in Motion co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis at the company's BlackBerry PlayBook launch ... |
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RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook May Never RecoverPC Magazine - Lance Ulanoff - Apr 15, 2011Despite a cluster of middling reviews and the still-in-the air whiff of a media interview gone terribly wrong, the mood at last night's RIM BlackBerry PlayBook launch was upbeatâ€"at least on the surface. As the wait staff weaved their ... |
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RIM's release of PlayBook finally nearVancouver Sun - Matt Hartley - Apr 15, 2011To keep pace with its rivals and the evolving demands of its users, RIM is playing catch up in a new category, producing a tablet for a market that is still in the midst of defining itself. ... |
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RIM PlayBook seems 'unfinished' reviewers sayVancouver Sun - Matt Hartley - Apr 15, 2011RIM scored high marks in most early reviews for the QNX operating system that powers the PlayBook and some of its more corporate-friendly features. Some of the top technology writers in the United States ... |
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How useful are tablets for business?Globe and Mail - Omar El Akkad - Apr 15, 2011It's tempting to think of tablets as primarily consumer-focused devices. After all, the default image of a tablet computer often involves someone playing Angry Birds or reading an eBook on a sleek, shiny iPad. But in reality, some of the most ... |
RIMM CEO Stands Up For The PlaybookBarron's (blog) - Alexander Eule - Apr 15, 2011Shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) took a hit yesterday, following negative reviews of the company's new Playbook tablet. Reviewers were critical of the Playbook's lack of native support for e-mail, calendars and address books. ... |
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First look at the Blackberry PlaybookAsiaOne - Apr 15, 2011The elusive tablet by Research in Motion, was first announced last year. It boasts a 7-inch screen with 1024 x 600 pixels, a 1Ghz dual-core processor and runs on Research in Motion's Tablet OS. On show in Singapore for the very first time in a ... |
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