BlackBerry tablet takes the spotlight
ORLANDO, Fla. – BlackBerry executives delivered a lengthy list of new announcements this week at the smartphone maker’s annual conference, but the buzz has already shifted to what the company may be still hiding up its sleeve, including the possibility of a small tablet device. The rumours piqued the interest of developers and technology industry [...]
BlackBerry CEO Wants Tablets That Are Easier to Use; PlayBook 2 Maybe?
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is one of the big company officials we actually like to hear speaking, because he has a lot to say. However, he stirred the waters a bit with some recent comments during the BlackBerry Live conference. He claimed that the tablets should be easier to use. Heins also believes that the [...]
Tablet Sales Up: BlackBerry Plays Ostrich–Duplicate
Earlier this week, IDC announced that tablet sales were surging ahead with first quarter sales for 2013 exceeding sales for the fist six months of 2012. That’s good news for tablet makers and resellers — particularly if you’re in the Android or iPad business. So, when BlackBerry CEO recently said that tablets were “not a [...]
‘Not a good business model:’ BlackBerry CEO predicts demise of tablet in 5 years
BlackBerry Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said he sees a limited future for tablet computers, an indication he may shelve plans to build a follow-up to the smartphone maker’s ill-fated PlayBook device. BlackBerry Q10 could spark enterprise upgrade cycle Pent up demand for BlackBerry’s new Q10 smartphone prompted RBC Capital Markets to raise its near-term [...]
New Blackberry Z10 10.0.10.822 Firmware Blocks Sideloading Apps
There is a combination of leaked firmware and overseas firmware updates for the Blackberry Z10 that disables the ability to load in your own Android apps. UK providers such as Orange and mobile carriers in Germany are pushing out a new firmware update today. Many customers in North America have also tried out the new [...]
Viber Finally Makes It to Blackberry
Viber has finally made it to the Blackberry. However, it’s still in the beta stages, which means it is limited to older versions of Blackberry OS and not compatible with the latest BB10 platform. The current version can only be downloaded on Blackberry 5 and 7 devices, and if everything works out fine, the final [...]
Blackberry Q10 Available in Canada April 30th
The Blackberry Z10 was the first phone that carried the brand new Blackberry 10 operating system. This new OS really hoped to turn the company’s fortunes around and appeal to a wider demographic. Most loyal Blackberry users can’t live without the physical keyboard and have either returned their Z10 or waited for something else. We have word [...]
BlackBerry hasn’t ruled out another version of its PlayBook tablet : Heins
TORONTO – BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins hasn’t ruled out taking another swing at the tablet industry, after earlier versions of its PlayBook failed to catch on with consumers. “We’re thinking about it,” the head of the smartphone maker said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press. “But we’re thinking about it also in [...]
Leaked BlackBerry roadmap reveals two phablets, widescreen tablet in coming …
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Blackberry 10′s 100,000 Apps Includes 20k with Android Origin
One way to get people hooked on to a new platform is to ensure there are lots of apps that are compatible with it. Towards that, Blackberry did the right thing by luring in developers to port Android apps to the Blackberry 10 operating system. This ensured BB10 could quickly reach the 100k app figure [...]
Netflix Now Available for the Blackberry Z10
If you are a Blackberry Playbook or Z10 owner, the most sought after video streaming apps everyone wants is Netflix. It has not been possible until this point to even stream videos from the website because Netflix put a physical block on accessing the content. Today, Good e-Reader is proud to bring the only working [...]
BlackBerry Considers New Tablet–Duplicate
By Sven Grundberg Bloomberg BlackBerry’s PlayBook hasn’t made much of a mark on the global tablet market. Despite disappointing sales with its PlayBook tablet Research In Motion Ltd. is evaluating whether it should make another push into the increasingly crowded tablet computer market. “We are looking at future tablets, and how we can continue to [...]
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