The best darn thing since sliced bread might be RIM’s announcement for BlackBerry PlayBook owners this morning. The company confirmed a full-fledged Facebook for PlayBook app, optimized for the 7-inch display, is coming to a tablet near you this May.
May, 2011
Not surprisingly, BlackBerry’s forthcoming PlayBook tablet has garnered a reputation as ‘the iPad for businessmen’. Perhaps for that reason, BlackBerry has unveiled two new consumer apps to ensure it also appeals to consumers and the BBM crowd.
BlackBerry has given its ageing Bold, traditionally favoured by corporate warriors, a much-needed upgrade. And judging by the spec, it appears to have played a blinder…
The Bold 9900 is billed as ‘the thinnest BlackBerry yet’ and totes a plush new aluminium spaceframe. It’s the first to run the BlackBerry 7 OS and the first to enjoy BB’s new ultra-responsive, 2.8-inch, 60fps Liquid Graphics touchscreen – a potential rival to Apple’s mighty Retina display.