PlayBook Tablet: Retailers Cut Prices, RIM Cuts HopeInformationWeek - Eric Zeman - 29 Sep, 2011Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook can be had for $200 off list price. But engineers have dampened expectations for the tablet's Android capabilities. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek After RIM reported disappointing BlackBerry PlayBook tablet sales ... |
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Prices slashed on RIM's PlayBookMontreal Gazette - Matt Hartley - Sep 27, 2011RIM'S decision to reduce retail prices raises fresh questions about the BlackBerry maker's first foray into the tablet market and the longterm viability of its answer to Apple Inc.'s iPad. ... |
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Retailers slash prices on RIM's PlaybookMacleans.ca - Sep 27, 2011by macleans.ca on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:06pm - 0 Comments With a new operating system on the way and sales still stagnant, some Canadian retailers are trimming prices on Research In Motion's Playbook tablet. Best Buy, Staples and Future Shop ... |
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RIM slashes PlayBook pricesMontreal Gazette - Matt Hartley - Sep 27, 2011Best Buy and Future Shop have reduced the price of all three PlayBooks by $100. The retailers are also giving a $100 gift card to purchasers. Analysts say the components to build a 16GB PlayBook cost ... |
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Retailers slash prices of RIM's PlayBook by $100CTV.ca - Sep 26, 2011A model shows off the new BlackBerry Playbook in Singapore on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. (AP / Wong Maye-E) TORONTO â€" Some Canadian retailers have slashed the prices of Research in Motion's PlayBook as the company is expected to bring out a new version of ... |
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Retailers slash prices on RIM's PlayBook tabletGlobe and Mail - omar el akkad - Sep 26, 2011Research In Motion Ltd. RIM-T is heavily discounting its PlayBook tablet, joining a growing number of companies trying to compete with Apple's AAPL-Q ultra-popular iPad by slashing prices on their own mobile devices. Retailers from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ... |
RIM's Playbook going cheapTheChronicleHerald.ca - Sep 26, 2011By THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO â€" Retailers are putting Research in Motion's Playbook on sale and discounting the troubled tablet computer. Two of Canada's biggest electronics retailers, Best Buy and Future Shop, cut the price of all three versions of ... |
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Retailers Cut BlackBerry PlayBook PricePC Magazine - Leslie Horn - Sep 26, 2011A handful of electronics retailers are cutting the price of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook due to lackluster sales. BGR found that Staples, Best Buy, and Office Depot have all slashed the PlayBook price by as much as $200. ... |
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Retailers Slash BlackBerry PlayBook PricesPCWorld (blog) - Jared Newman - Sep 26, 2011Is Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook headed for a fire sale? It certainly looks that way as the 7-inch tablet's retail prices plummet. The PlayBook, which debuted at $499 for a 16GB model, ... |
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PlayBook Discounts ArriveWall Street Journal (blog) - Andrew Dowell - Sep 26, 2011With its storehouses and retail channels filling up with its slow-selling tablet, Research In Motion is getting started with its plan for working off the excess. The discounts aren't HP TouchPad-good, but they do offer a big break from ... |
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BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Prices Slashed After Lagging SalesFox News - Zach Epstein - Sep 26, 2011Research In Motion's retail partners have begun slashing prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an effort to bolster unimpressive sales. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed on the company's second-quarter earnings call that price ... |
RIM offering discounted PlayBooks at several retailersNational Post - Matt Hartley - Sep 26, 2011Is the only thing standing in the way of Research In Motion Ltd.'s plan to turn the BlackBerry PlayBook into a hit consumer device the price tag? It seems we're about to find out. Retailers in the United States and Canada â€" including Staples, Best Buy, ... |
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Retailers offering discounted PlayBook tabletsCNET (blog) - Roger Cheng - Sep 26, 2011Best Buy's Canadian Web site and Staples were the first retailers to offer steep discounts on Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet. Staples is selling the low-end 16-gigabyte model for $299.99 after a $100 discount and another $100 mail-in rebate. ... |
RIM's PlayBook price cuts: Still not enough thanks to HP's TouchPadZDNet (blog) - Larry Dignan - Sep 26, 2011Summary: How low can RIM go on PlayBook pricing? Not low enough to make anyone want to buy the tablet right now. Research in Motion has started its price cuts on the PlayBook in earnest and how many ... |
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RIM: PlayBook Price Cuts To Spread, Says WellsBarron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - Sep 26, 2011Research in Motion (RIMM) has embarked on price cuts for its “PlayBook” tablet computer, writes Wells Fargo's Jennifer Fritzsche this morning, reiterating a Market Perform rating on the company's stock. Fritzsche note that the company a ... |
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BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Hits $299 at Staples, Office DepotTIME - Doug Aamoth - Sep 26, 2011BlackBerry's 7-inch PlayBook tablet launched to mostly lackluster reviews back in April. It was the same old story: buggy software, tumbleweed in the app store and, most importantly, an uncompetitive price tag. ... |
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A new way to playIndependent Online - Kevin Ritchie - Sep 25, 2011The Blackberry PlayBook has arrived, the much anticipated 7-inch tablet computer that the Canadian makers of the legendary smartphone are praying will forge a beachhead into South Africa's burgeoning tablet PC market, already dominated by the iPad and ... |
Can BlackBerry get its groove back?Calgary Herald - Matt Hartley - Sep 25, 2011A BlackBerry Curve 9300 smartphone, manufactured by Research In Motion Ltd. Societe Generale downgraded Research In Motion Ltd to “sell” from “hold,” saying the BlackBerry maker's problems are ... |
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Will BlackBerry get its groove back?Montreal Gazette - Matt Hartley - Sep 24, 2011In the US, RIM's missteps have hurt its brand. But the smartphone market is still young, the company says By MATT HARTLEY, Postmedia News September 24, 2011 Some marketing experts believe RIM lost sight of which technological features are important to ... |
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RIM's Android Runtime for QNX shows off its shortcomingsExaminer.com - 29 Sep, 2011RIM's BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps, the player that will enable the underperforming PlayBook to run Android applications, is still missing in action. However, details are starting to emerge about the limitations of the player, ... |
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Here's What Android Apps On The BlackBerry PlayBook Won't DoGizmodo Australia - Kyle Wagner - 29 Sep, 2011Here's what's on the chopping block: widgets and live wallpapers, apps with Google Maps integration, apps with in-app billing, cloud-based messaging services, and apps that were built with the Android ... |
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Here's What Android Apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook Won't Do (Um, a Lot of Things)Gizmodo - 29 Sep, 2011Here's what's on the chopping block: widgets and live wallpapers, apps with Google Maps integration, apps with in-app billing, cloud-based messaging services, and apps that were built with the Android Native Development Kit (NDK), using SIP or VOIP SIP ... |
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Disappointing Android apps for PlayBook functionality detailedTechRadar UK - Chris Smith - 29 Sep, 2011Details of the Android apps that BlackBerry PlayBook owners will be, or rather, will not be able to access through the device's long-promised player have been revealed. Sadly for RIM fans, the long wait appears to be in vain, ... |
RIM Outlines What Android App Features Won't Work on the PlayBookTechnoBuffalo - Sean P. Aune - 29 Sep, 2011The idea that Android apps would soon be supported on the BlackBerry PlayBook has filled many people with optimism in regards to the struggling tablet. It would be a quick way to expand the applications that are available for the PlayBook, ... |
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Some Android features not making it to BlackBerry PlayBookIntoMobile - Simon Sage - 29 Sep, 2011RIM is gearing up to show off the Android app player for their PlayBook tablet next month at BlackBerry DevCon, but that hardly means they're adopting Android wholesale. In fact, at a Romanian developer event, RIM engineers explained just some of the ... |
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BlackBerry PlayBook won't run all Android appsLiliputing - 29 Sep, 2011Research in Motion is taking two major steps to try to drum up some more interest in the company's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The first is a series of price cut promotions allowing customers to snag the tablet for as little as $299. ... |
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RIM releases official statement about PlayBook discountsUbergizmo - George Wong - 29 Sep, 2011Yesterday we reported that retailers in the US were offering discounts to the BlackBerry PlayBook; well it turns out to be a move by retailers, and not RIM. Like we're mentioned before, RIM has stated that it will be offering discounts through ... |
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RIM Details What Features Android App Player On BlackBerry PlayBook Won't SupportBlackBerry Rocks! - 29 Sep, 2011RIM engineers on site at DroidCon have provided some answers to compatibility questions surrounding the Android App Player for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The Android App Player was leaked a little while back and we know it's going to be available ... |
Latest PlayBook Android Player Details Confirm What RIM Has ShownBerryReview - Ronen Halevy - 29 Sep, 2011We know that RIM is launching the BlackBerry PlayBook Android Player shortly after DevCon in October but details around the Player are limited. Thing.co.uk got some details from DroidCon at the Easter European Mobile ... |
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Android Apps on BlackBerry PlayBook: More Details, RestrictionsCIO (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011RIM has reportedly announced new details on the restrictions and limitations of its Android App Player for PlayBook, which will allow some Android apps to run on the BlackBerry tablet. And PlayBook owners may be disappointed with the revelations. ... |
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