Has a RIM PlayBook Fire Sale Already Started?

Release Date 17 Sep, 2011 in PC Magazine

 
   

PlayBook Software Update to Finally Add Native Email

PCWorld - Daniel Ionescu - 17 Sep, 2011
Research In Motion is looking to add more punch to its PlayBook tablet -- along with competitive pricing -- to spur sales. RIM shipped just 200000 PlayBooks in the second quarter, down from 500000 last ...

After HP TouchPad is it time for RIM PlayBook fire sale

Moneycontrol.com - 17 Sep, 2011
A few weeks back, the world was shocked at HP's decision to stop manufacturing smartphones and tablets. With HP deciding to slash prices of their TouchPad tablets and sell their products at a fraction of their usual price, there was some excitement in ...

Has a RIM PlayBook Fire Sale Already Started?

PC Magazine - Damon Poeter - 17 Sep, 2011
Research in Motion's effort to kick-start poor PlayBook tablet sales may have already started with steep employee discounts being offered by RIM partner Rogers. The Canadian cell phone carrier is offering employees BlackBerry PlayBooks ...

PlayBook price cuts begin: prices slashed in half for Rogers employees

Examiner.com - 17 Sep, 2011
BlackBerry PlayBook price cuts have begun, though only in terms of Rogers "employee" pricing, thus far. The Canadian cell phone carrier is giving employees the opportunity to purchase BlackBerry PlayBooks for up to 50 percent off in an internal sale. ...

CyanogenMod's latest HP TouchPad Android video shows WiFi, Android Market

Liliputing - 17 Sep, 2011
The CyanogenMod team has posted a new video showing the progress developers have been making in porting Google Android to run on the 9.7 inch tablet. We've already seen the benchmarks to show that Android performance is pretty good on the tablet, ...

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Features We Know

N4BB - Lucas Atkins - 17 Sep, 2011
We knew a big update for the PlayBook's OS was right around the corner. All signs, rumors, and even RIM pointed to native e-mail, BBM, and more this summer. However, we learned at yesterday's earnings call that the 'big update' has been pushed back to ...

Big PlayBook update to finally deliver native apps, planned for Oct.

Examiner.com - 17 Sep, 2011
Better late than never? Only if they hurry up and get it out. RIM has promised that its lackluster-selling PlayBook tablet will receive a "big" update in October. The firmware changes will bring a number of apps and changes to the tablet, most of which ...

BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 Update With Android Support to Launch in October [RIM ...

TFTS (blog) - 17 Sep, 2011
Say “tablet” and people will most often associate this with the iPad, which holds an 80% market share in the tablet market. Android devices follow, but with a big gap. Other players like the BlackBerry PlayBook are just a small minority. ...

3 things the BlackBerry PlayBook does better than Android tablets

Liliputing - 17 Sep, 2011
The BlackBerry PlayBook is a tablet with a speedy 1 GHz TI OMAP 4430 dual core processor, an attractive 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, and a new operating system that's been designed for touch. But the PlayBook hasn't gotten as much attention as ...

BlackBerry PlayBook and HP TouchPad Take Market Share from Android Tabs

PDF Devices - Mies Larsen - 17 Sep, 2011
It's time to analyze tablet trends. According to IDC, market share of Android tablets has taken a hit this quarter because of the fire sale that had 16GB and 32GB HP TouchPad's selling at a crazy price of $99 and ...

HP TouchPad with Android (alpha) benchmarked

Liliputing - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
As the CyanogenMod team continues to work on porting Google Android to run on the HP TouchPad tablet, a developer has posted some benchmark results. It's worth noting that these benchmarks aren't always reflective of real-world performance and that ...

IDC: Tablet sales 15 percent of PC market

The Tech Herald - Steven Mostyn - ‎Sep 15, 2011‎
If the ongoing hardware evolution of tablet computers isn't enough to convince that touch-screen slabs are anything but a fashion fad, a new research report issued by IDC should help drive home the point. ...

Opinion: Why Android has to step up its tablet game

Life of Android (blog) - Robert Leedham - ‎Sep 15, 2011‎
News today that Android is losing its tablet market share in the face of competition from the iPad, Blackberry PlayBook and HP's now defunct TouchPad did not make for heartening reading. According to market intelligence firm IDC, the Google-engineered ...

Analyst: RIMM's PlayBook to go the way of HP's TouchPad

Fortune - Philip Elmer-DeWitt - ‎Sep 16, 2011‎
Wall Street's best and brightest are expressing varying degrees of shock at the news Thursday that Research in Motion (RIMM), which delivered 500000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets in the quarter that ...

 

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