Blackberry Tablet on sale, price is just $ 2 Million

Blackberry Tablet on sale, price is just $ 2 Million

Intense competition among manufacturers of tablet computers, forcing the Research In Motion (RIM) also lowered the price of their tablet computers, namely the Blackberry Playbook.

This is a price reduction to so many time because they are now until the tablet below the recommended retail price. Market because the price is less interested Playbook is deemed too expensive.

In the United States market, the Playbook is now priced at only U.S. $ 199.99 (approximately USD 2 million) for the 16 GB version, 299 U.S. dollars for the 32 GB, and 399 U.S. dollars for the 64 GB version. In fact, RIM suggested price for retail sales are still upwards of $ 300.

Sales discount is chosen because Playbook will keep falling sales since its launch, aka far below the target. During the first quarter (January to March) this year, RIM's sales at 500,000 units Playbook.

But entering the second quarter (April-June), its sales plunged by more than half to only 200,000 units. In fact, a Canadian vendor is set target of 700,000 units of sales in the second quarter of 2011.

Late last October RIM actually has begun to sell Playbook Playbook program Buy 2, Get 1 Free Playbook. This program is valid from October 28 until December 31, 2011 and applies to consumers or corporate businessmen who want to equip their employees with facilities Playbook.

RIM also provides a bonus of additional accessories such as leather Case, BlackBerry charging Pod and Hi-Speed ​​HDMI cable. Compared to similar products from competitors, the price is too high Playbook. Artificial Fire Amazon Kindle priced only 199 U.S. dollars, as well as the just released tablet Nook in the price of 249 U.S. dollars. Playbook also struggled against the domination iPad from Apple.

Co-CEO of RIM Jim Balsillie had been an early estimate of sales and business RIM's Playbook as a whole will slacken in the second quarter of 2011, following a decline that occurred in the first quarter of 2011. "We saw a reduction in the first quarter of 2011 will continue in the second quarter of 2011. Delay the introduction of new products until August this could lead to the decline," said Jim.

Last June, RIM's revenue fell 9 percent to 4.2 billion dollars compared to same period last year amounted to 4.6 billion U.S. dollars. Net profit also dropped to 329 million U.S. dollars from last year's 797 million U.S. dollars.

Yahoo! Koprol integrated BlackBerry Messenger 6

Yahoo! Koprol integrated BlackBerry Messenger 6

Indonesia's first location-based social networking site Yahoo! Koprol on Monday announced its integration with the latest version of Blackberry Messenger 6 (BBM6), improving the users of mobile social experience.

The integration allows users of the latest features of the two Koprol and BBM6 and have a seamless experience on both platforms.

"BBM6 integration was the right strategy for Yahoo!. Well, Indonesians can be a great social experience across multiple platforms and enjoy the flexibility of connecting with their contacts on one of the largest mobile social networks," Yahoo! said Indonesia country manager Pontus Sonnerstedt Monday in a press statement received by The Jakarta Post.

Yahoo! co-founder Satya Witoelar Koprol added that Yahoo! Koprol was part of the User Experience in the search for friends in real life.

"The availability of Yahoo! Koprol BBM6 to allow a simple check-ins, and allows users to find other Koprollers profile information, to consolidate content on popular topics, and local social events and even reward users for being social," said Satya.

One of the characteristics of integration is the chat functionality in which users in real time with other users via a Koprol BBM6 API can chat by simply downloading the latest version of Koprol.

Within the Koprol Blackberry interface, users will be able to see and follow other users who chat in the vicinity and as hell with them, without a Blackberry PIN.

Android applications

Android applications

The way that RIM has put Android apps run on OS 2.0 Playbook is a thing of beauty. We tested several, and all were able to preserve their flavor Google functionality, but use of that playbook respectable internal hardware and OS is multitasking performance. The end result was satisfactory.

What stays the same?

Speed
Right out of the box, QNX has always felt that respond remarkably, even if with a view to the raw processing power of Tegra 2 Android-powered hardware and Apple's iPad second After using the developer's Playbook 2.0 build for a number of weeks, we find that the tablet provides a more pleasing user experience zippy, with several local and Android applications run simultaneously in the background.

Battery Life
The Playbook battery life has never been one of his socks. Although the performance you play over a day at work, a few games on the way home often leaves the unit depleted energy reserves. From what we saw during the test, this has not changed.

Start time
Initialization and the restart of the playbook has always been a painfully slow process. This has not changed with version 2.0 of the operating system.

What remains to be seen?

Blackberry Messenger
RIM Blackberry Messenger cites compatibility problems with the new OS playbook as the main reasons for the delay the launch until 2012. To ensure that the company's customers an optimal user to get experience of the push-messaging application, has said RIM that BBM is a series of closed beta testing to be subjected to selected corporate customers to ensure that everything works as it should be. This means that, apart from have leaked information are we likely feel no sense of what the finished product as in form or function until it is released publicly.

Native email and calendar applications
It is rumored that RIM's efforts Blackberry Exchange Server has to offer some support for QNX borne fruits rather unstable. While this is not a problem for users who might their e-mail and calendars from their BlackBerry smartphone to their playbook power, this impact on individuals, the use of RIM's tablet as a standalone unit productivity. Will RIM forced to renounce the use of BES services in favor of a more QNX-friendly format, such as IMAP, POP, or Exchange ActiveSync CalDAV, the work to be done? Once again it is very likely that we know only in February.

BlackBerry Playbook sold for less than $ 200 in Canada

BlackBerry Playbook sold for less than $ 200 in Canada

Several major Canadian retailers have lowered the price of tablets playbook of CA $ 300. The 16 GB is currently sold at CA $ 199th

Best Buy Canada and its sister retail chain Future Shop and Sears and Walmart run, actions that the BlackBerry Playbook tablet function at much lower prices than the retail price. These awards are currently being promoted for the device:

- 16GB: CA $ 199 (U.S. $ 194)

- 32GB: CA $ 299 (U.S. $ 291)

- 64GB: CA $ 399 (U.S. $ 388)

This action began on Wednesday and are scheduled to November 24 to December 1 , take depending on the retailers.

In an e-mail statement to Toronto-based newspaper The Globe and Mail, said RIM, the official selling price of tablets remains unchanged and that "RIM has various promotional plans in place with trading partners, which will help drive, continue are sell-through "of the playbook.

Several participating retailers, including Best Buy Canada offering, the $ 300 rebate for in-store customers.

The BlackBerry Playbook Review

The BlackBerry Playbook Review

I guess it's fitting that I am the one who have to write our playbook comment. Before Android and the iPhone, there were two mobile platforms / devices, I was extremely pleased: the Palm V and my BlackBerry. In fact, it was not until the iPhone that I finally let go of my last BlackBerry - the order of the e-mail era in the smartphone era.

Today's BlackBerry is obviously quite different than the equipment that I used at school. And the playbook is done differently than anything RIM has ever been.

I do not think any tablet maker has perfected the formula just yet. I made it clear that in our second test of the iPad Although you can not argue that Apple's predecessor in the smartphone space is based tablet, in the long term, I still think that's everyone's game. Remember, were the leaders in the early days of the PC industry, not the ones who ultimately dominated the mature market.

What follows is our review of RIM's first attempt at building a tablet. The text book is far from perfect, but there is a foundation that can build on when RIM will have a good schedule and good execution. And if you're a BlackBerry user, there's a lot to take advantage of synergies.

Magmic Themes Looking To Bring to the past, BlackBerry devices 7

Magmic Themes Looking To Bring to the past, BlackBerry devices 7

Application and subject companies, Magmic, have reported that they load successfully able to put issues on BlackBerry devices 7. They said that they have to, they could do is limited, but that they are full of topics to something a bit more fine tuning to have around. If you recall, RIM came out and publicly and said that the Theme Studio software for BlackBerry 7 devices would not have been until about the middle of 2012 will be available. So it is no surprise, some developers are trying to push to get issues on the new OS to see the hungry subject to subject attics.

However, if you remember back in August of 2009, was bplay can change Plazmic Theme Builder to for issues that can work on the 9630 tour device. RIM came out with a statement that condemned the acts, called tampering with the software and a violation of the license agreement. Although, since RIM officially put on the Theme Studio software Plazmic maybe the rules have changed.

BlackBerry 2012-design chief says phones are "charming, funny and bizarre"

BlackBerry 2012-design chief says phones are "charming, funny and bizarre"

Todd Wood, RIM's senior vice president of industrial design teased the BlackBerry handsets next year, described her as "charming, quirky and funny." Although the last two words are not closely related to BB devices of the past, but the production will certainly be on the charm offensive after the failure last month. In an interview with Pocket-Lint, the wood-explained how this year affected the supply of Bellagio in Italy. Like the "fretted" Keyboard - - on phones like the Bold 9930 and the little known, Bold 9790 This is obviously the style inspired licks. Next year models, probably come with a software update in the form of BBX will of the ideas into a design workshop in Malmo, Sweden to be used instead.

Although we can not imagine seeing a Nordic wood-encased Bold, nor the disappearance of the talismanic RIM keyboard, hopefully the change in design focus brings a bit of structure and flavor the next throw dice BB smartphone.

RIM announces BlackBerry Curve 9380, Bold 9790

Both devices come armed with the seventh new BlackBerry OS

BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 - Canadian phone maker Research In Motion has announced its two new devices. Both devices come armed with the seventh new BlackBerry OS

"The BlackBerry Bold is the latest addition to the Bold 9790 series in its place beside the BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone and 9930 with the new BlackBerry OS 7," the company said in its official blog.

The Bold 9790 has a 2.44-inch display that is 480x360 pixels resolution with 4:3 format supported. In terms of physical construction, it seems to the intersection product Bold 9700 and BlackBerry Bold his 9850th

Despite a 2.44-inch, the Bold 9790 equipped with a touchscreen interface that makes it similar to the Nokia E6, that has 2.46-inch touch screen and also makes the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with 2.44-inch display . Obviously, the Bold 9790 come with BlackBerry OS 7 and will also support Near Field Communication.

Under the hood, this smartphone sports a powerful 1 GHz processor, a whopping 8 GB of RAM and a 5 MP camera with autofocus. It will also come with Near Field Communication (NFC), the user can read smart tags on signs and posters will be, and connect with other NFC-enabled devices - all with a simple tap.

RIM had recently undergone a price increase in select BlackBerry smartphones announced to take place 7 OS due to the rupee-dollar fluctuations.

BlackBerry Curve 9380

It is the first BlackBerry Curve smartphone with a touchscreen-sports. It will also come with new technologies such as NFC and Augmented Reality.

The 3.2-inch 480x360 pixel screen resolution with an aspect ratio of 4:3 and to assist with 189 pixels per inch. The smartphone also features BlackBerry Social Feeds application that connects all your social networks in one place. With social feeds, you can update all your social networks at once and new messages from your friends pop up at the top of the screen, so you can check it quickly and easily.

BlackBerry Curve 9380 Hands-on (video)

BlackBerry Curve 9380 Hands-on (video)

We have invited the RIM campus today for a hands-on with the Curve 9380 and Bold 9790, the.

The Curve 9380 is the 9360, we checked a few weeks ago to supplement. It is a 11.2mm slim device and the form factor is actually pretty nice. It definitely feels like a Curve, but we do not see it appealing to business travelers with its all-touch interface. Instead, we think this is a popular low-cost choice for young people looking for an entry-level BlackBerry, or someone who does not mind be a virtual keyboard for a bit more screen space.

The full specifications are:
- BlackBerry OS 7
- 3.2 "360 x 480 capacitive touch screen
- 800 MHz Marvell processor
- 512 MB ​​RAM, 512 MB ​​internal memory
- 5MP camera EDoF w / flash
- 1230mAh Battery
- NFC features

AT & T BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9860

AT & T BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9860 coming 6th November - 9360 Curve starts 20th November

AT & T provides the broadest portfolio of BlackBerry ® 7-based smartphones, including three 4G models - the Bold 9900, the all-touch Torch 9860, and the previously released Torch 9810, the first 4G BlackBerry smartphone from AT & T. All three 4G smartphones use to deliver aT & T 4G network to HSPA + network speeds up to nearly four times faster than most previous 3G BlackBerry smartphone. In addition to the three options 4G, AT & T will release the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone, which is a significant upgrade to the Curve series, and a good option for messaging-intensive and socially active consumers and business users.

All new BlackBerry smartphones from AT & T supports multitasking, so that customers send and receive messages or surf the Internet while on a phone call on AT & T's mobile broadband network. They are also in a global roaming standard, so that customers can enjoy international voice roaming in more than 220 countries and data roaming in more than 205 countries.

The complete portfolio allows customers to choose the best BlackBerry smartphone for their needs - whether they serve the touch QWERTY Bold 9900, the touch / QWERTY slider Torch 9810, the all-touch Torch 9860, or the classic QWERTY Curve 9360th AT & T offers excellent prices across the portfolio, allowing customers to choose the right BlackBerry form factor at the right price.

Bejeweled offered free as part of RIM "Outage poison" for older devices from EA

Bejeweled offered free as part of RIM "Outage poison" for older devices from EA

The apps RIM is offering as part of their free gift, order now for their power cut also Bejeweled from EA Games. The game is actually quite funny and supports most BlackBerry devices through 7 for any reason. My current Curve 9350 is not supported with the 9900th

Either way, if you have an older device (think Torch 9800 and older) with OS 4.5 +, you can have free pick up Bejeweled in World app.

Official video Porsche Design P'9981 by RIM BlackBerry

Official video of the Porsche Design P'9981 by RIM BlackBerry

RIM has seen the official video for the new Porsche Design P'9981 by BlackBerry that we told you about today. It is not a hand on video or something, but it makes the classic RIM sliding picture thing. It's nice and short to the point, if you want to check it out. If you made ??a little more hands on hand to check out a video of TBreak below the official video.

Supposedly Behance Network plans to release torrent play shortly after it gets out of beta. I'm really curious if RIM makes it possible in App World. The only other relative BitTorrent app in App World, I have seen is a free application that allows you to remotely control the NASI torrent client application on your home QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS).

Porsche Design P'9981

Porsche Design P'9981 shows up on RIM's website and gets an official announcement

Until now all we were on the Porsche Design P'9981 comes from hearing second hand. Now we have an official press release from RIM, the Porsche Design P'9981 phone from BlackBerry and the details are in, along with tons of pictures. RIM has also confirmed the knight code name in the name of the images on the sides. Below or you can just see the whole thing about the two local sites RIM setup for the device.

Today, Porsche Design and Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) is the new Porsche Design P'9981 phone elite of BlackBerry (R) (TSX RIM). Designed by Porsche Design, in collaboration with RIM, the luxury brand developed the first smartphone, luxury and performance.

The Porsche Design P'9981 phone from BlackBerry is immediately recognizable as a Porsche Design product. The exclusive choice of materials for this unique smartphone a forged steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back, sculptures QWERTY keyboard, and the crystal clear touch screen. The Porsche Design P'9981 is tailored with an exclusive Porsche Design user interface and a customized Wikitude World Browser Augmented Reality application to experience. It also includes premium, exclusive PINs to identify easily help others P'9981 phone users.

BlackBerry Porsche P'9981

BlackBerry Porsche P'9981, which are sold by Porsche officially later this year

Well, the Porsche Design BlackBerry has finally been named. It looks like RIM's BlackBerry, it calls the Porsche P'9981. It is comparable with the BlackBerry Bold 9900 but with stainless steel keyboard and a leather front and rebuilt. You will also receive a unique PIN number, starting with 2AA user along with a Porsche logo and redesigned icons. We have not succeeded yet officially on RIM's website yet, but spotted CNews Russia and BB.in, some details and pictures of the guest.

Porsche Design P'9981 has the supposedly is available in Porsche Design stores before the end of the year. Are you going to pick one? Would anyone like to guess how much one of these, you are again?

SmartWatch BlackBerry Gets 7 Support & More in Latest Beta Firmware

Inpulse SmartWatch BlackBerry Gets 7 Support & More in Latest Beta Firmware

Well, the Bluetooth Inpulse SmartWatch for BlackBerry just another breath of life. The Clock was a nice firmware update this week to bring a load of new features, including 7-OS support. They have now tested with the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810, so it should work. The release notes for this firmware v3.9.4 include:

Finally, support work for OS 7! Tested on a BB 9900 and 9810th Our recommendation: Use your old Blackberry OS5 or 6 to the latest firmware (3.9.4) to load on the clock, then you can start with Inpulse OS 7

Introduction to the ability to watch free download apps right to your Clock! Browse the Inpulse app to see what is available. Make sure the firmware on your Clock update after the download. Download apps -> Default Notification App -> Load

If you happen to be your clock in a dysfunctional state, you can always revert to the factory settings firmware mode by pressing the button until the display says "loading

Rewards Contest BlackBerry device Prize Winner

August 7 Rewards Contest BlackBerry device Prize Winner is

Come by our great high from hitting our 10,000 + articles milestone shortly after our 4th Birthday in August, we continued blowing past previous records strong. We even took it a step further with the BlackBerry review rewards Contest in August 7 offers a BlackBerry device of your choice a winner. Review BlackBerry BlackBerry unlock Store, Your # 1 source for BlackBerry unlock codes, sponsored the giveaway of a BlackBerry device 7 (depending on availability) or a $ 500 Amazon / PayPal coupon! I am happy to announce that the results are in and our judges took the decision. Drum roll please! The winner of the August contest rewards and choosing a BlackBerry 7th Smartphone or $ 500 Amazon / PayPal voucher is:

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We hope you had fun in August to win with our rewards compete with finalists from the forums, comments, twitter, and tips to help. Congratulations certifiedRHCE! You'll hear from us shortly with further instructions.

Do not forget at the September competition rewards in response to one of eight Plantronics BackBeat 903 + Bluetooth stereo headphones or a $ 50 Amazon / PayPal coupon! Do not forget to review the BlackBerry BlackBerry unlock shop to support, so that we can keep it at these giveaways!

Sprint BlackBerry Curve 9350

Sprint BlackBerry Curve 9350 until 2 Due in October "unforeseen circumstances" Delayed

The Sprint BlackBerry Curve 9350 should start today, but it was delayed. In the beginning there was a rumor by PhoneArena Engadget caught but it was confirmed on Sprint board. Sprint official statement said:

Due to unexpected circumstances, Sprint moved the launch of the BlackBerry ® Curve ™ 9350 smartphone on the planned availability date of 9 September. It is now on sale in October, released by a certain date availability at a later date.

The leaked memo obtained PhoneArena changed the start date of September 9 to October 2. I'm really curious, what are these "unforeseen circumstances". Still, I'd recommend the 9930, if you can afford it or something.

RIM assumes social calendar application Tungle.Me

RIM assumes social calendar application Tungle.Me

This is just in via TechCrunch: RIM is still on a buying spree, this time bought Tungle.Me startup, a social calendaring application / platform. I admit I had never heard of it, but TechCrunch puts it:

Tungle.Me offers users a free web-based application that you calendars to companies and platforms, schedule meetings with individuals or groups within or outside their company and propose multiple meeting times in invitations. The service is currently synchronizing with a number of calendar applications including Outlook, Google Calendar and Apple iCal.

According to TechCrunch, the application is very popular with users in hundreds of universities and a large number of Fortune 1000 companies.

I've seen quite a few people on the calendar features of the BlackBerry, or rather to lament their absence. While most consumers do not need any kind of advanced features, managers tend to lack of this or that other, what evil. Let's hope it's good enough to suppress such desires, and that, yes, of course, it is added to the playbook as well. If you want to know more about this latest achievement, look no further than RIM's own official announcement.

BlackBerry Podcasts updated to version 1.5

BlackBerry Podcasts updated to version 1.5

IM informed us today that the BlackBerry is a significant upgrade to receive podcasts. I'm not seeing the update yet in App World, but we say its coming in the next 24 hours, for users in North America.

Here are some of the new features in version 1.5:

Will be downloaded next preview or play option during the podcast. Improved display of content within the categories: the first 40 entries in each category will be "featured content", a combination of the most popular feeds and RIM-programmed feeds Let us know if you see the update and how version 1.5 is working for you!

What are your favorite apps playbook?

What are your favorite apps playbook?

The text book has been on the market for almost a week and when the application is not much choice. Just like any new platform it will take some time. Critics may say the playbook for the lack of apps? and I'll tell you they realistically be expected only in the app store come about? Be slow with any new platform, app developers build and it takes over time. None of the other tablets had hundreds of applications available at launch, but they were constructed, as people began to adopt the platform. Since launch day, I've noticed that App World is more apps added every day. It's hard to say how many applications have been available since RIM has no app count by category added, but the selection seems to increase steadily, to get as approved apps. Some of my favorite apps are even updates to already seen them since launch day.

So, what are your favorite applications so far, it can also native applications that were created by RIM?