RIM buying time with new gadgets

Release Date 4 Aug, 2011 in New York Post

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RIM pitches to stay in ball game National Post (registration) - 4 Aug, 2011 T RIM co-chief executive Jim Balsillie once described the BlackBerry maker's drive to extend its reach beyond its core base of corporate clients to the teenagers and soccer moms of Main Street as akin to a nine-inning baseball game. ...
	The 411: Should I get a BlackBerry? CNET (blog) - Nicole Lee - 4 Aug, 2011 Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. ...
New BlackBerry Phones and an Almost-New Operating System New York Times (blog) - Ian Austen - 4 Aug, 2011 Research In Motion unveiled five new BlackBerry phones and a revised version of its operating system on Wednesday. But don't get too excited. Buyers still have to wait at least a year to get phones based on a truly new operating system, ...
New BlackBerries, plus Snapdragon brand for new tablets, phones The Seattle Times (blog) - Brier Dudley - 4 Aug, 2011 If you're not among the crowd waiting for the next iPhone, Research in Motion today announced the first three BlackBerry smartphones based on its new BlackBerry 7 operating system. Simultaneously, Qualcomm announced new branding for its Snapdragon ...
BlackBerry PlayBook tablet video sample YouTube - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎ Peter Hayward, one of our CNET TechProbe participants shares with us the video quality from the BlackBerry PlayBook's built-in camera. CNET TechProbe will see 5-10 readers selected each month to trial the latest and hottest tech gadgets ranging from ...
RIM Seeks U.S. Rebound Wall Street Journal - Chip Cummins, Spencer E. Ante - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎ Research In Motion Ltd. plans to release a bevy of new BlackBerry devices, a delayed effort to reinvigorate its flagging brand and claw back some of the market share it has hemorrhaged in North America. ...
Globe brings Playbook to Pinoys Manila Bulletin - Edgard Hilario - ‎Aug 2, 2011‎ MANILA, Philippines -- Globe makes its loyal subscribers work hard, and even play harder by giving them the first-hand experience of the new BlackBerry Playbook. Today marks the arrival of BlackBerry Playbook, courtesy of Globe ...
BlackBerry banks on Rugby World Cup; reveals NZ Playbook plans National Business Review - Chris Keall - ‎Aug 1, 2011‎ UPDATE AUGUST 2: RIM has officially launched its 7-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in New Zealand today. Three wi-fi-only models �" with 16GB ($799), 32GB ($949) or 64GB ($1049) of memory �" have been released through retailers Noel Leeming, ...
Will RIM's PlayBook see success in Thailand? ZDNet Asia (blog) - Jon Russell - ‎Jul 31, 2011‎ "The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor." - John Allen Paulos A little over a week has passed since RIM released the PlayBook, its debut tablet device, ...
A true iPad killer on the prowl gulfnews.com - Kiran Chhabria - ‎Jul 31, 2011‎ Probably not since the time of Moses have tablets been as talked about as they are today. Apple kick started the trend with the iPad and since then every IT and consumer electronics company seems to be launching ...
	BlackBerry fighting for survival USA Today - John Moore - ‎Jul 30, 2011‎ With this week's announcement that Research in Motion is cutting 10 percent of its workforce, the BlackBerry death watch moved into high gear. Jeff Chiu, AP Jordi Valdes looks at a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet at a Best ...
	PlayBook Android compatibility stalled Develop - Stuart Richardson - 4 Aug, 2011 According to a 'reliable source' speaking to Engadget, Android compatibility for Research in Motion's new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet won't be able to run Android apps until “late fall” this year. ...
	Can BlackBerry 7 OS Hold The Fort For RIM? eWEEK Europe UK - David Jamieson - 4 Aug, 2011 Attending the launch of a the latest BlackBerry smartphones here in London yesterday, it's plain that Research In Motion thinks the BlackBerry 7 OS will arrest its slide from the top table of the smartphone market. So why should anyone buy into BB 7 ...
PlayBook Android Emulator delayed until Q4 Know Your Mobile (blog) - Richard Goodwin - 4 Aug, 2011 RIM's PlayBook was meant to run Android by the summer. Now it seems that there is a delay - but for how long? RIM's PlayBook has the ability to run Android applications via its built-in Dalvik virtual machine. RIM said that this feature would be here ...
All Those New BlackBerrys? They're Already Old Hat Gizmodo - 4 Aug, 2011 Adding to yesterday's five handsets, RIM's got two more BlackBerrys for 2011 according to their MD of global sales and regional marketing, but as to whether they'll use the PlayBook's QNX OS remains to be seen. Patrick Spence, speaking to The Guardian, ...
	RIM buying time with new gadgets New York Post - Garett Sloane - 4 Aug, 2011 The Waterloo, Ontario-company showed off yesterday a beefed up -- and tardy -- line of BlackBerry phones running its latest BlackBerry 7 software. But the phones could be obsolete within the year as RIM plans to roll out products with ...
BlackBerry PlayBook compatibility with Android app arriving in fall Good E-Reader (blog) - Sovan Mandal - 4 Aug, 2011 One of the USPs of the BlackBerry PlayBook, before it went on sale, was its compatibility with Android apps. RIM had promised the compatibility would be in place by summer and the PlayBook will be seen playing host to Android apps in ...
BlackBerry 7 success crucial for RIM Voxy - 4 Aug, 2011 RIM's new BlackBerry smartphones could well be the most important devices in the Canadian smart device vendor's history, following a recent slowdown in device shipments, staff cuts and doubts over the company's strategy and leadership. ...
	When will Android apps finally run on BlackBerry PlayBook? Mobile Magazine - Michael Kwan - 4 Aug, 2011 There's just one sign after another that Research in Motion rushed its tablet to market, hoping to strike the pan while it was still hot. The PlayBook came roaring out of the gates with all kinds of promises, ...
BlackBerry Playbook's Compatibility with Android Delayed LAPTOP Magazine (blog) - Dan Hope - 4 Aug, 2011 RIM, maker of the BlackBerry PlayBook, surprised everyone in the tech industry by promising its proprietary tablet would be compatible with Android apps by this summer. However, sources say that the initiative has been delayed at least until late fall. ...
BlackBerry PlayBook Android App support delayed until fall Mobiputing - 4 Aug, 2011 While the BlackBerry PlayBook is fairly solid from a hardware standpoint, it lags behind the iPad and Android tablets when it comes to app selection. RIM has a pretty crafty workaround for that up its sleeve, however: a virtual machine that enables ...
	Blackberry Playbook getting Android apps by autumn Recombu - Hannah Bouckley - 4 Aug, 2011 Blackberry Playbook owners will have to wait a bit longer before they can run Android apps on the tablet. We know RIM's first tablet - the Blackberry Playbook - would be getting Android apps when a ...
BlackBerry PlayBook won't get Android apps until 'late fall', says report VentureBeat - Sean Ludwig - 4 Aug, 2011 Back in March, Research in Motion said its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would expand its app ecosystem to allow compatibility with Android apps by this summer. A report from Engadget this morning is throwing cold water on that promise, with an unnamed ...
	Android App Player Coming For The BlackBerry PlayBook Late In The Fall Tablets Planet - 4 Aug, 2011 RIM BlackBerry PlayBook owners and potential owners will need to wait until 'late Fall' before the Android App Player is released for the PlayBook. The utility leaked recently but according to new reports RIM is still working on fine tuning the client ...
	Russian government to ban iPad? Mobile Computing News - 4 Aug, 2011 By Wilson • Aug 3rd, 2011 • Category: Industry News While the iPad 2 proves a massive hit with consumers and is gathering momentum in enterprises, some governments are wary of using the device due to a lack of security. Shortly after the US government ...
RIM releasing new Blackberrys CHCH News - 4 Aug, 2011 The new smartphones are an effort to revive Blackberry's dwindling appeal in the face of competition from the i-phone and androids. They will run a new version of the Blackberry operating system, which should be much faster than older models. ...
	“Late fall” is the date when we will be able to run Android apps on Blackberry ... All Touch Tablet - John Pope - 4 Aug, 2011 One of the things that gave hope to Blackberry Playbook users is the promised Android Player, a software emulator for Android 2.3 Gingerbread which is supposed to allow any of those apps to run on the QNX operating system of RIM's 7 inch tablet. ...
	RIM to add to tablet range Mobile Today - 4 Aug, 2011 Blackberry Playbook Manufacturer, Research in Motion (RIM) is to launch more tablet devices in a bid to grow its tablet market share. Despite only gaining 3.3% of the tablet market share in the second quarter of 2011 and selling less units of the ...
	BlackBerry PlayBook Android app compatibility arriving in fall? Ubergizmo - George Wong - 4 Aug, 2011 Before they PlayBook hit the market, RIM officially announced that the tablet will be able to run Android apps. In fact, it was one of the selling points of the tablet �" after all, who wouldn't want a device that ...
BlackBerry PlayBook Android apps coming later this fall IntoMobile - Marc Flores - 4 Aug, 2011 If you were hoping that your BlackBerry PlayBook would be running Android apps by now, I apologize for being the bearer of bad news. According to a new rumor, the “late summer” plan by RIM to get Android apps onto its tablet has been delayed until late ...