Tag: Research in Motion
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BBM and Blackberry Internet still down for some, official statement made by RIM
The Blackberry Internet Service went down on Monday at around 11 AM for users across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. It was then fixed late that evening, and went down the next day. Some users are still experiencing problems, with new outages being reported in Brazil, Chile and Argentina. After three days of…
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RIM Issues Statement Denying It’s About To Call Time On Playbook
Research In Motion, the makers of the Playbook and Blackberry, has poured cold water over reports that they might pull the plug on their recently released Playbook tablet. So concerned by the rumours, the company released a statement following the suggestion from an industry analyst who suggested RIM had called time on production. The analyst,…
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Blackberry Playbook updates coming this October – including Video Store
As well as some big price cuts planned, Research in Motion (RIM) is prepping a big update for its Blackberry Playbook tablet which is set to roll out in October, as the Canadian communication co. seeks to get the slab back on track after a slow opening season. Sales have been lacklustre after RIM’s big…
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Blackberry Playbook will NOT have dedicated Email app
Ahead of its April 19th release in the US and Canada, reviews for the Blackberry Playbook have started to surface. Impressions appear to be mostly good so far, though some reviewers have picked up on some serious failings within the tablet’s OS. The Blackberry Playbook will be the first Blackberry device sold without dedicated email,…
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Blackberry Playbook to rival iPad 2’s 10 hour battery life?
Thanks to a specifications sheet posted by Staples in the US, we could be looking at an iPad-rivalling 10 hour battery life from the Blackberry Playbook. Though the specifications for the device were announced back in September of last year, we weren’t ever given an expected battery life for the 5300 mAh battery that’s onboard.…