RIM Confirms PlayBook Android Player Getting Multi-Tasking & More
We heard during BlackBerry World about some features coming in PlayBook OS 2.1 but now RIM has confirmed the ones related to the PlayBook Android Player publicly. The only quirk is that RIM says they will be coming with BlackBerry 10 so make of that what you will. My favorite is that RIM is allowing…
Awesome Super Ninja Skydiving Plus Zombies Game for the PlayBook
When Matthias let us know about Super Ninja Skydiving Plus Zombies in our comments I had to check it out. The smile-worthy title alone was enough to convince me to fork over a dollar to play the game on my PlayBook and I have to say I am impressed. The game has all the elements…
WordPress for PlayBook v2.1 Released With Loads of New Features (Android)
While I am still waiting for a native WordPress app for the PlayBook the Android port is working well. The Automattic team announce on their BlackBerry blog that v2.1 of WordPress for PlayBook has been rolled into App World. This version brings loads of improvements including: Comment editing: tap the new ‘Edit’ button when viewing…
RIM CEO Confirms 4G PlayBook Coming “Later This Year” On Road to BlackBerry 10
During the press session and other confirmations at BlackBerry World we have heard that we will soon be seeing a BlackBerry PlayBook with 4G. I ran into two people at the show who got some time to spend with the devices and they were impressed and it seemed to work smoothly. Thorsten Heins was asked…
Thorsten Heins Discusses Constant Drumbeat of Negative Press & Renewed Focus
I thought this was an interesting question that came out during our press session with RIM’s CEO, Thorsten Heins. He was asked by one of the writers in attendance “how frustrating and demoralizing is it for Thorsten and RIM to hear the constant drumbeat of ‘RIM is Failing’ or ‘RIM is being sold off’…?” Here…
Thorsten Heins Focused on Making BlackBerry 10 Experience Perfect
One of the statements that really excited me from RIM’s CEO, Thorsten Heins, was that he was committed to BlackBerry 10. Specifically Thorsten said that “quality matters” and that he is laser focused on making sure the BlackBerry 10 experience will be perfect at launch. According to him there is a lot more to come…
RIM Jams It Out at BlackBerry 10 Jam Keynote – “The Waiting is the Hardest Part!”
I was just pleasantly surprised when I sat down to the BlackBerry 10 Jam Super Keynote yesterday. The keynote started with Alec and Chris from RIM along with a few others singing “The Waiting Is the Hardest Part” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I have to wholeheartedly agree with them along with the promise…
