The story so far? I want a new iPad, but have dug out my old BlackBerry PlayBook, dusted it off, dressed it in OS 2.0 and am trying to see if it can help me stay frugal. Hey, for £169, there’s a lot to love. Today’s test? eReading: Does RIM’s tablet have what it takes to beat the iPad and the Kindle in one swoop? Read more
Calm down. We’re not reviewing the year-old BlackBerry PlayBook for the first time. In case you’ve missed the first couple of rounds, I’m revisting the 7-inch slate to see if using it more, pimping it with apps and coming at it from new angles will stop me from wanting to spend £400 on the new iPad.
Today’s piece in the series is a look at how the PlayBook can act as your best business buddy. Read more
What? A review of a year-old product? I’ve decided to revisit my long-forgotten, oft-neglected PlayBook to see if, with the benefit of new apps, accessories and software, it can honestly keep me and my wallet from losing £400 on the new iPad. At £169, can it genuinely find a place as a cheap alternative? Over the next week I’ll be using RIM’s tablet religiously and reporting on a series of key areas.
Today it’s the tablet in general. Has the QNX OS 2.0 software made much of a difference? Is the hardware still competitively put together? Read on to find out. Read more
The new iPad. Secretly, we all want one. We might not be about to go out and drop £400 on one, but we certainly wouldn’t turn a free one down. I know I wouldn’t. But hang on, what’s this? RIM’s 16GB PlayBook for £169? That’s pretty damn cheap. Can it, after all this time, see a second coming as an iPad rival? While James tests the new iPad out this week, I’m going to do my best to find out. Read more
RIM seems like it’s spinning out of control. Having posted terrible losses last night, the internet has been awash with rumours that the company is going to cease making BlackBerry devices for consumers in favour of a renewed focus its business-y strengths. Now that appears not to be true, but one obvious question remains: Would you ever dip your toes in the BlackBerry waters again? Read more
At CES last month, VMWare showed off its plans to let you run your personal Android phone on your company’s IT network using the handy feat of virtualisation. At the time, the Palo Alto based company said that Telefonica was on board with its plans, and now the parent company of O2 has revealed the first phone that can make use of the tech. It’s a good one: meet the Samsung Galaxy S2, your new work phone.
It’s long been rumoured that BlackBerry Messenger will eventually be released for iOS and Android, but one analyst now believes that’s very unlikely. Jefferies’ Peter Misek predicts that RIM will abandon its plans to develop BBM apps for competitors’ devices in favour of “direct competition” with them.
