The BlackBerry PlayBook just took another blow to the chin, as word broke this afternoon that Sprint has abandoned its plans to release a 4G WiMAX version of the tablet. According to Paget Alves of Sprint, the decision came down to the PlayBook’s poor reception, noting that while “it’s an interesting concept, it just hasn’t caught on [...]

  On Thursday, RIM released a statement announcing that its flagship tablet PlayBook has received certification for use within the US Government, making it the first tablet to achieve such status. The certification, dubbed “FIPS 140-2″ is the federal processing standard used to judge the security of products capable of accessing the Internet. In the press release, [...]

Not only are RIM inventors and fanboys jumping ship at an alarming rate, but their own staff are, too. Today word broke out that Ryan Bidan, who was the Senior Product Manger for the PlayBook, has left Waterloo to take a job with Samsung where he will be the Director of Product Marketing. Bidan isn’t the first [...]

It’s not been a very good day for RIM. Not long after it enthusiastically announced the release of BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.7, news broke that RIM was forced to pull the update after a series of user complaints. To its credit, RIM was quick to respond to calls for comments, and had this to say [...]

Looking for but unable to download today’s BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0.7 update? Well give up, because it looks as if RIM has pulled the update. We’re tying to figure what led up to the apparent decision to break out the hook, but rest assured that we’ll report back as soon as we got to the bottom [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook owners have reason to smile this afternoon, as RIM has announced that a software update is available for its first tablet. Available for download OTA, BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0.7 includes not only bug fixes, but several new features as well, including: - Enhanced Support for Saving Attachments - ZIP Attachment Support - Portrait Support in Pictures App [...]

Great news for PlayBook owners who have a BlackBerry smartphone from AT&T, as it was announced today that BlackBerry Bridge has been approved for use on AT&T. Available for free through BlackBerry App World, BlackBerry Bridge is a useful application which allows BlackBerry smartphone owners to mirror all of their calendars, contacts, messages, and more [...]

I suppose we should have seen this coming. The struggling company needs to slim down, streamline and focus if they’re to revive their brand. This comes on the heels of a lawsuit from Dolby, Seesmic announcing they won’t be supporting the phones anymore and poor sales of their products, specifically the Blackberry Playbook. The playbook [...]

Have you been noticing a lot of errors with Flash and how it renders on your PlayBook? Well, you’re not alone; many have reported it and in turn RIM has responded by putting out an OTA (over the air) update to fix it. Existing users will automatically receive a software update notification on the BlackBerry PlayBook [...]

The app selection for the BlackBerry PlayBook continues to develop every day. Seems more and more developers are jumping in and pushing out new and cool apps for the BlackBerry Tablet OS. I just came across a FREE app talked about by our friends over at CrackBerry (link below) called RIDGID Digital Bubble Level for PlayBook. [...]