Exec Digital: BlackBerry Playbook

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Blackberry Playbook – Tablet Worth Mentioning

The Blackberry Playbook from RIM might not be the iPad, but with 1GM of RAM and a five megapixel camera, its office ready

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TAGS: BlackBerry Playbook, entertainment, gadgets, iPad, RIM, tablet, Tablet computer

Blackberry Playbook – A Tablet Worth Mentioning

We’re not quite ready to give a fully comprehensive tablet review just yet, but from what we see with the Blackberry Playbook we couldn’t resist – we’re got to talk about it. RIM’s latest tablet feature is built to appeal to those BBM addicts who type at the speed of sound and still find it integral that there’s an old-school keyboard. Somehow, there is still a dedicated audience of Blackberry hand-holders to keep this company going – and RIMis banking on that fact in the presentation of the Blackberry Playbook.

The device is an all around handy machine – with a steady battery life, dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP processor and 1GB of RAM. The design is rudimentary at best, but that’s only because we’ve got the iPad to compare it to – if not, the Blackberry Playbook is still a pretty accessible alternative to those big bad competitors.

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Oh yeah, it’s also got a five megapixel camera that makes traipsing the thing around town for presentations or corporate events easy, upping the ante on the rest of those silly tablet alternatives. If you’re a dedicated BlackBerry guy, this RIM piece looks like a tasty treat in seven inch tablet form. And if you aren’t interested in all the side glamour – from popular Apple apps to silly games with birds – then you aren’t going to miss much from the

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

BlackBerry PlayBook and Samsung Galaxy Take On iPad 2

Exec Digital rounds up PC tablet specs, prices, and release date announcements from Apple, BlackBerry, and Samsung

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Apple, BlackBerry, Samsung Tablet Announcement Round-Up

What’s happening today in the PC tablet world? A lot: Samsung announced new designs for their Galaxy Tab Google Android tablet while RIM BlackBerry announced a price point and release date for their upcoming BlackBerry Playbook. Meanwhile, Apple is preparing to officially bring the iPad 2 to an international market.

Samsung announced not just one Google Android tablet, but two – the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1. You may remember that Samsung had previously announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at Mobile World Congress in February. That Samsung tablet went back to the drawing board after the Apple iPad 2 was released earlier this month, with Samsung Mobile’s vice president expressing concerns over the iPad 2 tablet’s unprecedented slim design. The concern was certainly addressed: the new Samsung Galaxy Tab designs are slimmer than the Apple iPad 2 by a tiny but significant 0.2mm.

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Despite this slim figure, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will still feature a brawny 1GHz dual-core processor and will run on the new Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform, yet will sell for a sweet price – less than $500 each to start.

The Apple iPad 2 is not without its own news. Apple confirmed today that this Friday the iPad 2 will be released in 25 more international markets. New markets include the UK, France, Mexico, Australia, Canada, Germany, and Spain among others. This new broad release risks putting even further strain on the US market, where iPad 2 demand is still far...Read the rest of the article at:

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