Blackberry Playbook goes international next month

Release Date 17 May, 2011 in TG Daily

 
   

RIM recalls 1000 PlayBook tablet computers

Newsday (subscription) - 17 May, 2011
By AP Photo credit: AP | This product image provided by Research In Motion, shows the new Playbook. users to set up the device. (AP) -- BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. has recalled about 1000 of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet ...

RIM reveals UK pricing and availability for PlayBook

ZDNet UK (blog) - David Meyer - 17 May, 2011
Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet will go on sale in the UK in mid-June, the company said on Tuesday as it also announced pricing for the device. The PlayBook, which will initially be sold through ...

5 Things RIM Must Do Quickly, Or Become Irrelevant

InformationWeek - Fritz Nelson - 17 May, 2011
Research In Motion still has strong products and a coveted enterprise position, but it must move quickly against more innovative competitors. By Fritz Nelson InformationWeek If ever a company were black and blue, it would be Research In Motion, ...

RIM's Ipad tablet rival Playbook will tip up in UK on 16 June

Inquirer - Dean Wilson - 17 May, 2011
RESEARCH IN MOTION'S (RIM's) Playbook tablet will go on sale on 16 June at a number of retailers across the UK. Dixons, Currys, PC World, Carphone Warehouse, Bestbuy, Insight UK and Phones 4u will all stock the Ipad contendor when RIM ...

RIM recalls 1000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets

ZDNet UK - Luke Westaway - 17 May, 2011
Research In Motion has confirmed that it has been forced to recall a number of BlackBerry PlayBook tablets owing to a fault. Research In Motion has confirmed that it has been forced to recall a number of ...

PlayBook recall: BlackBerry stock hits new low

Times of India - 17 May, 2011
TORONTO: The stock of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) closed at a new low of $41.72 on the Toronto Stock Exchange after the wireless giant recalled about 1000 PlayBook tablets because of a faulty operating system. ...

RIM recalls 1000 of its new Playbook tablets

The Independent - Stephen Foley - 17 May, 2011
Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of the Blackberry, suffered a new headache in its attempt to break into the tablet-computer market, announcing it had to recall 1000 of its new Playbook tablets because of a software problem. ...

RIM Recalls 1000 PlayBooks Due to Operating-System Glitch

Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - 17 May, 2011
Most of the affected 16-gigabyte models are still with distributors, not in the hands of customers. Photographer: Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) said it is recalling about 1000 ...

Tech wrap: RIM's Playbook recall

Reuters Blogs (blog) - 17 May, 2011
Research in Motion shares neared a two-year low after the BlackBerry maker said it has recalled about 1000 of its Playbook tablets due to an operating system bug. Most of the devices affected remain in the distribution channel and haven't yet been sold ...

BlackBerry Maker to Support Rival Smartphones

Wall Street Journal - Stuart Weinberg - 17 May, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. tacitly acknowledged the inroads Apple Inc.'s iPhone and devices based on Google Inc.'s Android software are making in the corporate smartphone market, with its recent decision to offer ...

RIM Tries Hard to Right the PlayBook

PCWorld - Peter Suciu - 17 May, 2011
In launching its own tablet, Research in Motion tried to take a page from the Apple playbook, but in the end it looks more like a move from semi-defunct Palm's strategy on how to lose market share and destroy your influence with ...

RIM Recalls 1000 PlayBook Tablet Computers

ABC News - 17 May, 2011
BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion Ltd. says it recalled about 1000 of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computers due to defective operating software that can make it impossible for users to set up the device. The Waterloo, Ont.-based gadget ...

RIM nears 2-year low after recalling some Playbooks

Reuters Canada - ‎May 16, 2011‎
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion (RIM.TO: Quote)(RIMM.O: Quote) shares neared a two-year low on Monday after the BlackBerry maker said it had recalled about 1000 of its Playbook tablet computers due to an operating system flaw. ...

Research In Motion recalls about 1000 BlackBerry PlayBooks

Los Angeles Times - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Research In Motion recalled about 1000 BlackBerry PlayBooks on Monday due to a software glitch that prevents users from getting their tablets set up after purchase. "RIM determined that approximately one thousand BlackBerry PlayBook tablets (16 GB) ...

RIM recalls about 1000 PlayBook tablets

Washington Post (blog) - Hayley Tsukayama - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Research in Motion is recalling almost 1000 PlayBook tablets because of faulty software. (Jeff Chiu - Associated Press) Research in Motion is recalling 1000 PlayBook tablets sold at Staples stores after discovering that some of the ...

Research in Motion recalls PlayBook tablets over faults

ZDNet (blog) - Zack Whittaker - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Research in Motion recalls around 1000 PlayBook devices with software issues. Though it's not their biggest disaster, it could have a serious knock-on effect. Zack Whittaker, criminologist who studied at the ...

Has Your BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Been Recalled?

TIME - Doug Aamoth - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Research In Motion has recalled a little over 900 of its new-ish 7-inch PlayBook tablets, citing a quirky installation of the operating system “that may result in the devices being unable to properly load software upon ...

BlackBerry Playbook's weaknesses overstated

Montreal Gazette - ‎May 16, 2011‎
By Murray Hill, The StarPhoenix May 16, 2011 The BlackBerry PlayBook is a smaller tablet than the iPad or XOOM, which are the closest competitors. There are a ton of options for consumers these days when it comes to choosing a tablet computer. ...

RIM Recalling 1000 PlayBook Tablets

PC Magazine - Chloe Albanesius - ‎May 16, 2011‎
The BlackBerry PlayBook can't catch a break. Research in Motion announced that it will recall about 1000 PlayBook tablets due to a software glitch. The problem affects the 16GB version of the device. RIM said these PlayBooks "were ...

RIM recalling up to 1000 PlayBook tablets

CNET - Lance Whitney - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Research In Motion has recalled close to 1000 of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets due to a glitch in the build of the operating system for those specific units, according to a May 13 memo sent to Staples and published by Engadget. ...

RIM Recalls Some PlayBooks For Software Glitch

Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Not what Research in Motion (RIMM) needed, exactly: The Wall Street Journal's Stuart Weinberg this morning reports that the company has recalled 1000 PlayBook tablets “that were shipped with faulty operating systems” that prevented its ...

RIM Recalls 1000 PlayBook Tablets Over Faulty Operating Systems

Fox News - ‎May 16, 2011‎
WATERLOO, Ontario " BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) recalled about 1000 of its PlayBook tablets, which shipped with faulty operating systems that might have prevented users from performing the initial setup of the device. ...

RIM recalls about 1000 PlayBook tablets

Computerworld - Matt Hamblen - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Computerworld - Research in Motion said it has recalled an estimated 1000 PlayBook tablets, indicating a small number had reached customers who were unable to properly load software at setup. Engadget first reported that the group of ...

Further reading: RIM recalls PlayBooks and Sony starts restoring PlayStation ...

Financial Times (blog) - Phill Tutt - ‎May 16, 2011‎
Research In Motion has recalled about 1000 of its PlayBook tablet devices due to an operating software fault, Business Insider reports. The majority of devices involved in the recall were still in the company's distribution system and had yet to reach ...

RIM is recalling a few faulty Playbooks

Inquirer - Dave Neal - ‎May 16, 2011‎
PERPETUALLY MOVING GADGET OUTFIT Research in Motion (RIM) is recalling a small number of faulty Playbook tablets after having discovered an operating system problem with them. The INQUIRER has spoken to Research in Motion which confirmed ...

RIM recalls 1000 Playbook tablets: report

Reuters Canada - Renju Jose, David Holmes - ‎May 15, 2011‎
(Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd has recalled about 1000 of its Playbook tablets which were shipped with a flawed operating system build that could pose problems during the initial set-up, technology blog Engadget and several other media channels ...

RIM Recalls 1000 PlayBook Tablets

Wall Street Journal - Stuart Weinberg - ‎May 15, 2011‎
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. has recalled about 1000 of its PlayBook tablets that were shipped with faulty operating systems which may have prevented users from performing the initial setup of the device. ...

RIM recalling nearly 1000 BlackBerry PlayBooks

Financial Post - Matt Hartley - ‎May 15, 2011‎
The launch of Research In Motion Ltd.'s new BlackBerry PlayBook has hit yet another speed bump. RIM is recalling about 1000 faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks, which feature an operating system that prevents some users from performing the initial set up of ...

RIM recalling nearly 1000 BlackBerry PlayBooks: report

Montreal Gazette - Matt Hartley - ‎May 15, 2011‎
TORONTO " The launch of Research In Motion Ltd.'s new BlackBerry PlayBook appears to have hit yet another speed bump. The US technology blog Engadget reported Saturday that RIM was recalling more than 900 ...

RIM recalls nearly 1000 BlackBerry Playbooks

Mobile Computing News - 17 May, 2011
By Dean • May 17th, 2011 • Category: Industry News In the build up to its release, the RIM BlackBerry Playbook was touted as the big iPad killer. Upon arrival, though, the device was greeted with lukewarm reviews, with many saying the hardware was up ...

 

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