Rumor: BlackBerry PlayBook OS Update Scheduled for Today?
I am hearing from a very solid and reliable source that there is a scheduled BlackBerry PlayBook OS update for today June 6th 2011. Our source is not sure if RIM is still holding to the June 6th rollout for the US but hopefully there are no delays. So far the things I hear are…
BlackBerry PlayBook File Browser App Adds Beta FTP Support
The feature full File Browser app by Aftab for the BlackBerry PlayBook got a nice Beta update. The new version 2.1.2 adds some preliminary FTP file transfer support. Currently the app only allows you to download files from an FTP server but an upcoming update is going to add the ability to upload files. So…
Sprint Wi-Fi BlackBerry PlayBook Available Online – in Stores Today
Well the time has come for the first major US carrier to start selling the BlackBerry PlayBook. While we are all waiting for the 4G versions of the device this is only the Wi-Fi version in the 16GB flavor from Sprint. They are already selling it on their website for $499 at this link though…
BlackBerry Torch 2 9810 Gets Another Hands On Review
The team at Engadget managed to get their hands on a BlackBerry Torch 2 9810. We have seen quite a bit of this device but this latest review really goes into some nice details. You can tell the reviewer is not a regular BlackBerry user which makes it even more impressive when you hear them…
Easy BlackBerry Browser Bookmarklets – Create QR Codes or Search BerryReview & More!
For those of you who don’t know what a bookmarklet is here is a brief description. A bookmarklet is a small bit of JavaScript code stored in the URL of a bookmark in your browser that is designed to add functionality by clicking on it. I was thinking about this concept when I was at…
Will RIM Announce PlayBook Sales with June 16th Q1 Financials?
We knew before that RIM was going to announce their first quarter fiscal 2012 results on June 16th but it really has me wondering what they will say. They stopped reporting subscriber growth as of last quarter but what I really want to know is if RIM will announce the sales numbers for the BlackBerry…
Justin Bieber Gets a Free News App – Actually Looks Good…
I am not sure what to think of this one though I guess it was inevitable. There is now a Justin Bieber app in App World. At first I thought it might be a fan made app that slipped past RIM’s crack squad of world class App World reviewers but that does not look to…
RIM Can Innovate by Adding 3rd Party Browser Addons or Plugins
Over the years I have been waiting for RIM to rear their creative heads and start pushing the mobile space further than their usual limits. They have truly started doing this with the BlackBerry PlayBook but the device lacks signature features like email and BBM on the BlackBerry smartphones. It does Flash, web browsing, multitasking,…