Tablet war hots up, Blackberry to launch Playbook this month in India

Release Date 12 Jun, 2011 in Economic Times

Tablet war hots up, Blackberry to launch Playbook this month in India Economic Times - 12 Jun, 2011 NEW DELHI: After mobile phones, the competition is hotting up for "tablets" in India with BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) all set to launch its PlayBook in the country later this month to face the likes of Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy ...
The 10 Best Free BlackBerry Games PC Magazine - William Fenton, Eric Griffith - ‎Jun 11, 2011‎ Think your BlackBerry phone is all business? If you like casual games, it turns out there are plenty of free offerings for your RIM smartphone. By William Fenton, Eric Griffith People don't tend to associate Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform ...
RIM expands PlayBook sales Victoria Times Colonist - ‎Jun 11, 2011‎ Research In Motion Ltd. said it plans to start selling its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer in 16 new markets globally in the next 30 days after introducing it in North America in April. The device will begin selling in countries including the UK, ...
RIM Shareholder Adds to Rising Pressure for Leadership Changes BusinessWeek - Hugo Miller - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ June 11 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, faces growing pressure to overhaul its leadership after an investor called for changes to give the board more independent oversight of management. ...
	BlackBerry tablet to hit India within a month The Hindu - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ The BlackBerry tablet PlayBook will hit markets in India and 15 other countries within the next month, Research In Motion (RIM) said on Friday. The Waterloo-based Canadian company announced it plans to roll out the Playbook “in an additional 16 markets ...
Shareholder Calls for Vote to Split RIM Executive Roles Wall Street Journal - Chip Cummins - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ A small shareholder of Research in Motion Ltd. is calling for the company to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer, posts currently held jointly by the company's two top executives, posing the latest challenge to ...
	BlackBerry PlayBook gulfnews.com - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ It really has been a tablet-filled year. Not to be made irrelevant, Research in Motion has released the first BlackBerry tablet �" the PlayBook. Funny it's named that since RIM describes it as "the world's first professional-grade tablet" and its market ...
RIM investor seeks to split CEO, chairman roles Reuters - Alastair Sharp, Peter Galloway - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ A person poses while using a Blackberry Bold 2 smartphone made by Research in Motion (RIM), July 13, 2010. TORONTO (Reuters) - An investor in Research In Motion has pushed for a shareholder vote on whether Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie should retain ...
RIM Shareholder Calls for BlackBerry Maker to Separate Chairman, CEO Roles Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ A Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) shareholder called for the company to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer and to name an independent board member to the chairman's post. ...
	RIM offering PlayBook outside North America AFP - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ MONTREAL �" Blackberry maker Research In Motion announced plans Friday to begin selling its new touchscreen tablet computer, the PlayBook, outside of North America. RIM said the PlayBook would go on sale in Australia, Britain, Colombia, France, Germany, ...
RIM: Morgan Stanley Cuts Estimates, Further Pressure On $7.50 EPS Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ If it's Friday, which it is, it must be time for another round of cautious notes about Research in Motion (RIMM). Morgan Stanley's Ehud Gelblum, for example, this morning lowered his estimates for this year's earnings per share to $5.74 ...
	Blackberry Playbook is available a day early at Carphone Warehouse Inquirer - Chris Martin - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ MOBILE PHONE RETAILER The Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that it will stock the Blackberry Playbook a day early at selected stores. The Playbook will be available at a few Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK a day earlier than in its ...
	Tablet computers help boost sales The Guardian - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ The advent of tablet computers prompted the analysts who monitor sales of PCs and smartphones to create a new category to describe them �" "media consumption tablets". It may not roll off the tongue, but the name they chose speaks volumes about the way ...
RIM to Launch PlayBook in India from June 19 Wall Street Journal - Jai Krishna - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ NEW DELHI �" BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. plans to introduce its PlayBook tablet in India in the week beginning June 19, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The person declined to comment on the price at which ...
	RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook launching in 16 countries CNET - Don Reisinger - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ Research In Motion is ready to launch its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an additional 16 markets. The tablet will be made available to customers in the UK, Spain, Germany, Australia, and several other countries within the next 30 days, ...
RIM: BlackBerry PlayBook Hitting 16 Additional Markets Over The Next 30 Days Washington Post - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ By TechCrunch.com, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) this morning announced intentions to debut the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an additional 16 markets over the next 30 days, including the UK, Hong Kong, France, India, Spain and Australia. ...
RIM to Start Selling IPad Rival PlayBook in U.K., Spain, Germany, France Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ RIM is banking on a smoother rollout of the PlayBook internationally than it had in the US and Canada to lure users. Photographer: Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) said it plans to start ...
RIM to launch PlayBook in 16 international markets within 30 days The Canadian Press - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎ WATERLOO, Ont. �" Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) says it will launch its PlayBook tablet device in another 16 international markets over the next 30 days, including India, the UK and Australia. The move announced Friday continues the Canadian technology ...
Even RIM doesn't want their Playbook tablet CNN - Matt Stuart - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎ (CNNMoney) -- One of the perks of being a tech journalist are all the new toys we get to try out -- companies generally send us products for a week or two, and after trying them out they're sent ...
Tablet mania: Five hot tablets for work and play Montreal Gazette - Marc Saltzman - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎ Since Apple's groundbreaking product was released in April last year, a proliferation of tablet brands have hit the market with limited success, and manufacturers have also been hurt by eroding demand ...
RIM: Press The Short On BlackBerry Delays, Says Susquehanna Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎ Susquehanna Financial Group's Jeffrey Fidacaro this morning advises “pressing the short” on Research in Motion (RIMM) shares, based on an expectation there's risk to RIM's fiscal Q2 ending in August, given delays in its forthcoming ...
Games on Tablets: Lean Back, Commence Tapping New York Times - Seth Schiesel - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎ Tablets are just great for gaming. Everything that modern cellphones bring to games �" touch screens, tilt sensitivity and of course constant Internet access �" the tablets do better. The screens are finer and larger and the games are ...
Motorola Xoom Slaughters BB PlayBook, iPad 2 Is Mediocre [SPEED TEST] GizmoCrunch - Samuel Miller - 12 Jun, 2011 The BlackBerry PlayBook, iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom have been pitted against each other in a straight out speed test. While each uses its own platform, it is difficult to compare such tablets any other way. While the BlackBerry PlayBook has been labeled ...
	BlackBerry PlayBook update 1.0.5.2342 now available, fixes Flash issues Canadian Reviewer - Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla - 12 Jun, 2011 BlackBerry PlayBook owners should look out for a new 1.0.5.2342 software update (278MB) that specifically fixes an issue with Flash 10.3 that affects a number of devices across platforms (tsk, tsk, Flash). ...
	BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet OS Version 1.0.5.2342 Available With A Fix For ... BlackBerry Rocks! - 12 Jun, 2011 Earlier this week RIM released Tablet OS version 1.0.5.2304 for the BlackBerry PlayBook. This version of the Tablet OS included a few new features and enhancements but might have also included an Adobe Flash Player vulnerability. ...
BlackBerry PlayBook OS v1.0.5.2342 Released! BerryReview - Ronen Halevy - 12 Jun, 2011 UPDATE: RIM has mentioned on their blog that this update addresses a vulnerability in Adobe Flash 10.2 which is on the BlackBerry PlayBook. This vulnerability was just announced by Adobe for all systems earlier this ...
BlackBerry News app for PlayBook is another disappointment from RIM Mobiputing - 12 Jun, 2011 If your newly-launched tablet is struggling to compete against the likes of the iPad, it's probably a good idea to make sure that any first-party apps you release really show off its potential. RIM feels differently �" at least that's the impression I'm ...
BlackBerry App of the Week: Read the News on Your PlayBook Chip Chick - Chance Kinney - 12 Jun, 2011 Slowly but surely the apps are starting to trickle in for the BlackBerry PlayBook . This week's app is one of the first to be directed at the new BlackBerry tablet line, the PlayBook. BlackBerry News is a simple RSS feed aggregator with some preloaded ...
	One-day BlackBerry PlayBook exclusive for Carphone Warehouse Mobot.net (blog) - ‎Jun 11, 2011‎ As the (presumably) lovely Kate Solomon of TechRadar notes, the BlackBerry PlayBook will arrive at selected branches of the Carphone Warehouse one day ahead of other retailers. You can grab yourself some RIM tablet action from 15 June; ...
	BlackBerry PlayBook to be shipped to 16 countries PanARMENIAN.Net - ‎Jun 11, 2011‎ PanARMENIAN.Net - Research in Motion has announced that its tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, will be shipped to 16 countries outside of North America in the next 30 days. According to Mashable, the full list of countries includes the UK, ...