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Aug 26

What To Expect From Apple’s iPad 2 Event ...

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Updated: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) today unveiled its iPad 2 and as predicted, it’s thinner and faster. Also announced: iOS 4.3 with FaceTime (NYSE: TWX), Photo Booth, new iMovie and more. Plus, take our poll: do you plan on buying the iPad 2?

Tablet competition will kick into high gear during 2011 with the debut of several new models running Android, WebOS, and RIM’s new QNX software on the Playbook. However, the granddaddy of the market is already moving on to its second act.

Apple didn’t even really try to hide what it plans to announce Wednesday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco. known for secrecy but also known for dropping clear hints in the run-up to an event in order to stoke anticipation, Apple’s invites to the media included the phrase “Come see what 2011 will be the year of,” with a Calendar app icon showing Wednesday’s date (which just happens to be the 2nd) covering an iPad.

So what do we expect from the next iPad? It doesn’t sound like Apple has any ground-breaking features in store, at least based on the shifting winds of the Apple rumor economy. But based on past strategies and the few solid nuggets that have trickled out, there are several likely scenarios.

–Faster: Apple’s work on its own processor designs likely means that the iPad 2 is going to get a processor upgrade, a year after the first tablet hit stores. Dual-core processors are prominently featured on new Android tablets such as Motorola’s Xoom and planned for HP’s TouchPad, so it’s likely that Apple, also an ARM-architecture licensee, is ready to follow suit. The upshot of a dual-core processor is easy to understand: better graphics, better application performance, and better opportunities for developers and content creators to come up with ideas that weren’t possible given the performance envelope of the first iPad.

–All-seeing: The first iPad did not come with a camera. That’s not the biggest blunder ever, considering tablets aren’t quite as mobile as phones, but it’s an oversight likely to be corrected with the iPad 2. Apple’s Facetime application on the iPhone 4 seems like a natural for a tablet, and expect to see at least a front facing camera on the iPad 2 along with the video chat software introduced last year. A rear-facing camera is less certain, but as with the faster processor, cameras give developers new ways to incorporate outside cues into their apps, such as new ways to think about augmented reality applications.

–Thinner: there don’t seem to have been a lot of complaints about the size of the original iPad but advances in power consumption, memory packaging, and logistics often allow consumer electronics companies to reduce the size of their device, having grown more confident in their design and manufacturing processes to push the envelope. Apple’s no exception, and it has followed a similar strategy with its iPod, Mac, and iPhone product lines.

A report this week from Cult of Mac indicated that Apple could steal the iPad 2′s thunder with the announcement of an enhanced MobileMe service for storing music and videos on Apple’s servers, but the details of that will dictate whether or not everyone leaves San Francisco talking about the iPad or MobileMe.

One intriguing possibility suggested by several reports is that Apple has another, more capable iPad waiting in the wings for a September launch. That would pave the way for a holiday season tablet blitz, and could bring the Retina display technology Apple introduced on the iPhone 4 to the iPad.

Apple’s unlikely, of course, to suggest any such possibility when rolling out the iPad 2, but it could be something for both developers and those considering a tablet to think about before pulling the trigger on the iPad 2. One clear enticement, however, could be price: with Motorola’s Xoom at $799 and the prices for RIM’s Playbook and HP’s TouchPad yet to be revealed, Apple could be poised to get very aggressive on the price of the iPad 2 in advance of a more capable (and therefore more expensive) model for the holiday season.

Check back with mocoNews tomorrow for updates from the event as well as everything you’ll need to know once the news is official.

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Aug 23

4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook may debut this month

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Consumers still interested in Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook may get a chance at the long-awaited 4G model.

The new modeltablet is expected to launch in Canada through Bell and possibly other Canadian carriers on July 31. Citing an internal document from Bell, blogging site MobileSyrup says the tablet will be priced at $549.95.

The specs revealed by the document point to a 7-inch 1,024×600-pixel display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage.

Running BlackBerry OS 2.0, the tablet will offer a 5-megapixel rear camera capable of 1080p videos and a 3-megapixel front camera. Support for 4G LTE and HSPA+ will be part of the package.

A 4G PlayBook tablet has long been in the works but has struggled to hit the market.

RIM first announced such a tablet at Mobile World Congress in 2011. Sprint initially planned to introduce a 4G PlayBook using its WiMax network, but the two companies later canceled that plan as RIM wanted to switch its focus to LTE.

CNET contacted RIM for comment and will update the story when we get more information.

If the report is true, one big question arises: Will consumers buy a new BlackBerry PlayBook, even one equipped with 4G LTE?

RIM faces a more crowded and competitive tablet market than it did last year, especially among the 7-inch variety. Amazon’sKindle Fire and Google’s Nexus 7 have both seen robust demand. and reports say Apple will unveil aniPad Mini later this year.

Of course, the fire and Nexus 7 are Wi-Fi-only devices, targeted more toward individual budget-conscious consumers. The iPad Mini is still a mystery in the making, so it’s unknown whether such a tablet would support 4G.

RIM has aimed the PlayBook more toward the enterprise crowd, but the tablet has failed to catch on with either businesses or consumers even after RIM cut the price last September. With such rivals as Apple, Amazon, and Google, RIM will be hard pressed to interest enough buyers in a new tablet at this point, 4G or not.

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Aug 22

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The first mover was Apple iPad next it was Samsung Galaxy Tab but now it seems that several mobile phone makers are coming into the Slate PC hype and Blackberry won’t lag far behind in this aspect. the commencement of the novel Blackberry Playbook, a novel slate PC gadget made by the mobile giant is all set to reveal during the second or third quarter. a seven inch slate weighing less than a pound Blackberry Playbook is one slate to look forward to and perhaps the competitors are looking out for probable strategies to match the commencement of this novel Blackberry tablet.

This impeccably designed and sophisticated device will surely make browsing, playing and communication more easy and comfortable wherever you go. Blackberry Playbook works with a new Blackberry Tablet OS rather than the much rumored Blackberry 6 OS.

This newfangled OS is created with the QNX technology which is also used for other electronic widgets today. In terms of the speed it is anticipated to run with a Cortex A9 Processor at 1 GHz which should make it the quickest slate PC ever. Memory wise it is equipped with a 16GB and 32GB options.the back facing camera which is at 5 mega pixels is High Definition which clocks at 1080p and the front facing camera at 3 mega pixels offers for video conferencing and calls. Other specs includes WiFi, GPRS and Bluetooth 2.1. the best aspect about this slate is that it picks up from where the iPad have failed to progress it has a rear camera at 5 mega pixels and a 3 mega pixel in front which can be used for video calls and conferences.

The 5 mega pixel back snapper is also capable of recording HD videos at 1080p resolution.

There are two ports a micro USB jack and an HDMI port which means it can be connected to a presentation widget such as a projector or even an HD screen. the interface of the BlackBerry Slate is much like a combination of the webOS and the Blackberry OS which signifies it can be very capacitive with its multi-media attributes and games. apart from that QNX also affirms the souk that this Tablet PC will be a great widget for games capturing not only the slate PC freaks here but also the game buffs. To keep up with the recent demands in the Slate PC community the Blackberry Slate OS is said to support a number of platforms such as Java, Adobe Flash and Air, HTML 5 and POSIX. there are numerous networks in the UK mobile market who are offering this newest slate from Blackberry which is BlackBerry PlayBook comes with some of the best BlackBerry PlayBook deals like contract deals, pay as you go deals and sim free deals along with several gratis offerings.

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Aug 20

RIM announces resolutions for BlackBerry 10

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For me, the two most interesting products in the operating system space to look forward to are Windows 8 (due to just how different it is), and BlackBerry OS 10. BlackBerry? yes, and it’s simple to see why. The BlackBerry Playbook, while not the most successful tablet, seems to be loved almost universally by its users, which bodes well for BB OS 10. On top of that, it’s based on QNX, which is some major brownie points right there. The company has released information on which resolutions the operating system will support.

First of all, I’m actually happy the company isn’t moving towards full-touch all the time. The QWERTY candybar form factor – perfected by RIM – is definitely largely being ignored by Android (let alone iOS and WP7), and while it’s personally not my cup of tea, I know a lot of people who prefer it to this very day. The same applies to the QWERTY slider, by the way, but slightly less so. I don’t want all phones to look the same.

in any case, BlackBerry OS 10 will run on both full touch devices and QWERTY devices. this could be problematic for application developers, since they have to take into account two completely different resolutions and device types. especially if you take into account RIM’s often old school approach to device portfolio (more devices = better), this could be a potential disaster.

Luckily, RIM is aware of this. “We’ve listened, we’ve learned, and we are now telling you that moving forward new smartphones will be standardizing on the following screen resolutions which will allow you to design your applications to fit two main form factors,” the company’s Tim Neil announced. It’s going to be 1280×720 (for touch devices) and 720×720 (for QWERTY devices). definitely a boon for developers.

However, they’re not really focussing on just these two resolutions. in a classic inexplicable move, the company’s first BlackBerry OS 10 device will have a resolution of 1280×768, the same as the Dev Alpha device some developers have been having access to. “This first BlackBerry 10 device has been in the works for quite some time now with lots of supply chain management and manufacturing tooling to bring it to launch,” Neil details, “So it’s pretty much a sealed deal.”

so, developers actually have three resolutions to deal with. Neil offers solutions for this problem, too. “Modify your application for each resolution to make use of the full resolution of the different BlackBerry 10 device screen resolutions” or “consider ‘letter boxing’ your app to 1280×720 on the first BlackBerry 10 device, leaving 24 pixels on both sides of the screen, so that you don’t have any changes to make on the next generation full touch screen resolution.”

this is illustrative of why so many companies – other than Samsung – are having difficulties competing with Apple’s iPhone. can you imagine Apple going for the suboptimal solution just because of “chain management”? Doubly so because we’re not just talking about any phone, but the device which will essentially make or break the entire company. RIM is banking its future on this, and they are already compromising like this?

I’m still looking forward to BlackBerry OS 10, but things like this make me weary. Such a high profile release should not have compromises.

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Aug 13

Box Blasters Free is a Projectile Puzzle Game for ...

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The Jared company has released Box Blasters Free for the BlackBerry Playbook. With mechanics similar to angry Birds, Box Blasters has players clear each stages’ boxes with a limited amount of projectiles.

A bit of virtual destruction is a sure-fire way to beat stress. Box Blasters features 18 levels of difficulty, awards bonus points for left over projectiles and awards time bonuses for making quick shots. This translates into a game with a lot of depth and replay value. Only the very best get to experience all 18 levels.

The free version includes the first 3 levels and lets you play beyond that except you can’t save your progress.

Download Box Blasters Free for BlackBerry Playbook from App World.

The paid version is just 99 cents and includes the full 18 levels of box blasting action.

Buy Box Blasters for $0.99 for Playbook from BlackBerry App World.

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Aug 05

BlackBerry PlayBook 7” on sale at PC World UK

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The prices on BlackBerry PlayBook 7” were reduced by the end of last year in the UK. This year, PC World announced another price-cut promo on the BlackBerry PlayBook 7”. Last year’s discounted prices were at: £169 for the 16GB version, £199 for the 32GB version and £249 for the 64GB version.

This year the discounted prices for BlackBerry PlayBook 7” from PC World are as follows:

  • BlackBerry PlayBook 7” 16GB Tablet PC – £129.00 from £399.00 (£270.00 savings)
  • BlackBerry PlayBook 7” 32GB Tablet PC – £149.00 from £479.00 (£330.00 savings)
  • BlackBerry PlayBook 7” 64GB Tablet PC – £249.00 from £559.00 (£310.00 savings)

The prices stayed pretty much the same for the BlackBerry PlayBook 7” 64GB version, but at £129 for the 16GB and £149 for the 32GB, users are up for some real and fantastic deals.  So, if you seriously want to get your hand on a BlackBerry PlayBook 7”, now is the right time to head on to PC World and get your new BlackBerry tablet.

With news of these new discounts on the BlackBerry PlayBook 7”, there are new rumors circulating that a PlayBook 4G will be coming soon, probably in North America first and then in UK too. another rumor going around is that a BlackBerry PlayBook 10 inch PC tablet will also be launched next year.

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Jul 28

How to update BlackBerry PlayBook Software

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Learn how easy it is to update your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ Tablet Software

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Have you ever been accused of making something harder than it actually is? if you are like me, then you’ve suffered from this for your whole life. I’m always pleasantly surprised when something I assumed was going to be time consuming really only required a few clicks (or taps), and then took care of itself.

Updating your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet OS will give you that pleasantly surprised feeling, and my favorite part is you don’t have to worry about an update until your device notifies you of its availability.

Here’s a quick overview of two ways you can update your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet software wirelessly.

Something to keep in mind is that your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet needs to have at least 20% of the battery charged before the update will begin; we suggest keeping the device connected to a charger during the process.

Wait! you will be Notified

When new software is available for your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, you will be automatically notified on the Home screen notification bar by a new icon with the red splat. once you see this icon, tap it to review the size and version number of the update. you can choose to “Download Now” which will also install the update or select “Later” to defer the update to another time.

Manually Check for Updates

You can also easily check for updates yourself from the setting of your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

  1. Tap “Settings”, aka the gear icon in the top right corner of the Home Screen
  2. Select “Software Updates” followed by “Check for Updates”

You will now see one of two things:

  • “You currently have the latest software installed”
  • “Update available”

If there is an update available, you can choose “Download Now” which will install the new update when the download is completed. you also have the choice of “Later” which is self-explanatory. when you are ready, just tap the “Check for Updates” button again and complete the process.

Have a question about updating your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet’s software? Leave a comment below and let us know!

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Jul 17

BlackBerry App World Hits 3 Billion Downloads

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In spite of all its troubles, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has something to celebrate — its app store, the BlackBerry App World, has passed 3 billion downloads.

“BlackBerry smartphone and PlayBook users around the world have downloaded over three billion apps since BlackBerry App World launched!” RIM said in a blog post Friday. “Three billion app downloads averages out to over 2.5 million downloads each day.”

It took BlackBerry users just over three years to hit that mark, installing apps for devices such as the BlackBerry Bold 9930, Torch 9860, and the PlayBook tablet. the BlackBerry App World launched in April 2009, and currently has about 90,000 apps available for BlackBerry smartphones and the PlayBook tablet.

RIM said that the number of daily app downloads continues to increase. BlackBerry users downloaded the first billion apps in just over two years. About seven months later, the App World reached 2 billion downloads. Users downloaded the remaining billion apps in the past six months.

Apple’s App Store, in comparison, hit 3 billion downloads in less than 18 months and reached the 25 billion app download mark in March. Google’s Android Market reached 3 billion in about 27 months, and Microsoft’s Windows Phone marketplace has yet to hit that mark.

Despite its optimism, RIM is facing mounting troubles. the Waterloo, Ontario-based company recently announced absolutely brutal financial results and the delay of its BlackBerry 10 operating system until the first quarter of 2013. However, in a recent radio interview, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins denied that the company is “in a death spiral.”

For more, see PCMag’s Hands On With the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha and the slideshow below.

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Jul 15

BlackBerry PlayBook creates real competition for ...

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After the flux of tablets debuted at the consumer electronics show just one month ago, I was surprised to recently find a tablet I had not yet become familiar with; the Blackberry PlayBook. Of course, the first thing that came to mind “Is this going to be the iPad killer everyone’s been expecting?”

Doing more research, I found that the functionality of the Blackberry PlayBook is very similar to that of the iPad. Where the PlayBook differs is where it may have the most impact on college students. First and foremost PlayBook supports Adobe Flash. for anyone who’s tried to watch a Flash video or access any Flash content on the iPad you already know the frustration. PlayBook’s ability to give users a full web experience means never missing content, viewing videos on class websites, opening embedded documents, and maybe being able to view a cool Flash site, or play a game in your off time between classes.

Another feature of the PlayBook that really caught my eye is the ability to wirelessly tether the tablet to a BlackBerry. with a Bluetooth connection, you can access anything on your phone through the tablet. Using the Bluetooth connection, you can sync all of the information you enter on your phone with your tablet, and vice versa. when I’m running out of class I can quickly enter homework assignments and important dates on my phone and have it all sync up with my PlayBook without duplicating anything. you can even access the BBM on your phone using the PlayBook, so you can still message all of your friends.

These two features will help set the BlackBerry PlayBook apart from the iPad. Sadly, Research in Motion has delayed the release of the PlayBook, originally scheduled for March 2011, and now rescheduled for may 2011.

With most campuses encouraging or sponsoring the use of the iPad for classwork and for reading digital textbooks, do you think the PlayBook has the ability to kill the iPad? Which tablet would you choose?

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Jul 10

Blackberry putting 16GB PlayBook on hold?

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Is Blackberry putting its 16GB playbook on hold?

N4BB, a tech blog with news related to Blackberry products is reporting that RIM could actually be stopping production and sales of its 16GB PlayBook.

An email sent from RIM to one of its customers said that moving forward only 32GB and 64GB models would be made available.

However, for those in the UAE and the rest of the region RIM continues to list its 16GB tablet on sale priced at Dh2099 (http://ae.shopblackberry.com/Product/BlackBerry-PlayBook/PRD-38548-025).

According to the website the product is in stock and will ship in about 2 working days. Blackberry is selling its 32GB PlayBook for 2699 while the 64GB is priced at Dh3099.

Sales of PlayBook never took off on expected lines and have been a disappointment for the company. RIM has already announced that it plans to cut down its operating costs by $1billion this fiscal year.

As the company plans to soon launch its phones based on the Blackberry 10 software could it be a beginning of the end for PlayBook.

RIM has however stressed that it will continue to remain committed to the tablet space and will focus more on the two higher models.

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