5,000 BlackBerry PlayBooks Stolen worth 1.7 Million – what next?

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It seems that RIM cannot get a break, with reports from TechCrunch that 5000 Blackberry playbooks were stolen when a truck travelling to Canada was stolen. In what can only be described as an embarrising blunder, the truck carrying the cargo disappeared and it would seem that based on current sales of the Playbook globally that the "thieves" would be better off handing over the cargo for some … [Read more...]

Free Blackberry Apps Worth $100

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Due to the recent blackberry outage Blackberry / RIM are giving away free apps starting from 19th Of October for four weeks. So here's something back from RIM to keep all you blackberry users out there happy! The apps are as follows SIMS 3 - Electronic Arts Bejeweled - Electronic Arts N.O.V.A. - Gameloft Texas Hold'em Poker 2 - Gameloft Bubble Bash 2 - Game loft Photo Editor … [Read more...]

BlackBerry PlayBook tablet prices continue to fall

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It looks like the experiment with BlackBerry PlayBook not running the Google Android OS is starting to hurt the team at RIM with US electronics giant Staples begining to drop prices.  RIM also announced due to slow sales they would also commence several new initiatives to start selling the Playbook. Best Buy US also cut the 64G version of the Playbook by $150 in a weekend promotion to try and … [Read more...]

BlackBerry PlayBook First Tablet to be Certified by Australian Government

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Research In Motion today announced that the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) of the Australian Government has approved the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet for use in government agencies when using its BlackBerry® Bridge™ application and connected to an approved BlackBerry smartphone. The BlackBerry PlayBook is the first tablet to be certified for use by the DSD. It is the only tablet that … [Read more...]

BlackBerry RIM Playbook

 The BlackBerry Playbook is due to be launched into the expanding tablet market later on this year. Tablets are seen as the future many believing they will eventually surpass conventional laptops and desktop computers as the standard format for home and business use. Currently the iPad dominates the market but the newer tablets are generating a certain excitement. Technical … [Read more...]