I caught a post this morning on GizmoFusion, apparently several solid sources inside RIM have confirmed that the scheduled line of QNX devices in development by Research In Motion will include a front-facing camera and Video Chat integration, as currently seen on the BlackBerry PlayBook. The Video Chat service is said to be heavily integrated [...]

A couple of rumours coming down the tubes today from Bloomberg, reporting that a PlayBook OS update bringing a native email client is scheduled for a September release, and that future QNX-based BlackBerry devices will have Android compatibility. Since the PlayBook’s launch, users wanting to access their mail on the tablet have needed to bridge [...]

While BlackBerry 7 is the hot-topic right now in terms of BlackBerry OS’s, the main question on everybody’s mind is the PlayBook’s QNX OS and when it can be expected to launch on a phone - ya know, so Android apps can be used on a BlackBerry (among many, many other reasons). Well, BGR (being [...]

  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, [...]

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 [...]

Ok BlackBerry fan-boys, here is a juicy lil’ non-smartphone rumor for you all to talk about at the water cooler tomorrow: RIM is supposedly developing an Apple TV competitor, currently under the code named “Cyclone”, which is scheduled to launch this coming Fall. The rumored media hub is said to be similar to Apple’s iOS-based Apple [...]

Following yesterday’s publication of a stinging open letter to RIM by one of its high-level employees, two more open letters have been posted by BGR. One is from a current employee, while the other is from a former employee. They’re every bit as interesting as the first letter, and we highly recommend that you check [...]

Well that didn’t take too long. RIM has just published a response to the scathing open letter written by one of its employees and published today by BGR. Click on through to read RIM’s response, and then let us know your thoughts on the matter.