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BlackBerry keeps the door open for another tablet (but maybe don’t hold your breath)

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Over the years, we’ve seen many a smartphone manufacturer move into tablets. Some, like Samsung, take to the form factor like a fish to water, and tablets become an established part of their mobile lineups. Some, like LG, saw their tablet efforts go dormant for years, only to recently rekindle things. Then there are companies like HTC, which had some early dalliances with tablets, but seem to have moved on altogether. Where does BlackBerry fall in all of this? We had the ...

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More BlackBerry tidbits: BBM update, bad news for PlayBook

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

The BlackBerry quarterly earnings call to investors is giving us more than just raw numbers on how the BB10 launch has been going, and we also get a few updates on other aspects of BlackBerry news. Unfortunately, just like those sales figures themselves, there are some more upsets in store here. The PlayBook’s QNX-based OS made it the forerunner of the BlackBerry 10 devices we know today. When full-on BB10 launched back in January, we heard from the company that

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Buttonless unlock on everything: it is time

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Michael Fisher

In the past six months, I’ve handled some of the world’s most advanced mobile technology, including BlackBerry’s new Z10 flagship, Nokia’s one-of-a-kind N9 smartphone, and Sony’s super-portable Xperia Tablet Z. And the thing I value most from these experiences isn’t the Z10′s unified messaging ...

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iOS 7 Design Rumors, Nokia going Lytro for Lumias, BlackBerry Tablet Plans & More – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about AT&T’s current trade-in program to make your 2013-smartphone purchase more compelling. We later go through BlackBerry’s CEO statement regarding tablets, and why this is both ironic and revealing at the same time. Later it’s Nokia’s turn as we discuss their probable plans to bring Lytro-Camera technology to future smartphones. Microsoft is next as we go through their new Windows Phone Facebook app in beta. We end today’s show talking about iOS 7 and all the rumors regarding Jony Ive’s influence over ...

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BlackBerry’s Thorsten Heins Calls Tablets “Not a Good Business Model”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

One of the big unanswered questions regarding BlackBerry 10 and the direction the company’s heading has been what role tablets will play. We’ve heard conflicting comments from various company execs that have made it hard to get a solid read on what might some day arrive as the follow-up to the PlayBook. Today we get a little insight into why this might be such a contentious issue, after hearing some very anti-tablet comments from CEO Thorsten Heins. In a recent ...

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Microsoft Cash-For-Apps Issues, Amazon $100 Tablet, Nokia Solar Charging & More – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft’s Cash-For-Apps program and how this is being complained about by the community. Then we turn the page to Amazon, as a $100 tablet seems to be in the works. Later we talk about a new BlackBerry Playbook in the works, even though we doubt it’ll be big either. Later it’s all about Motorola as Guy Kawasaki begins teasing about the X Phone customization capabilities. We end today’s show talking about Nokia’s Solar Charging smartphones in the works. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

BlackBerry Execs Clash Over Possibility of New PlayBook

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

The BlackBerry PlayBook ultimately got the ball rolling for BB10, and while it’s still running its pre-BB10 QNX-based OS, we’ve heard that a full-on BB10 update is in its future. What about a new, BB10-from-the-ground-up tablet? Last we heard, BlackBerry was still iffy about the idea of a new tablet, but some recent comments from company executives have us reconsidering what it’s really up to. CEO Thorsten Heins makes it sound like a new tablet is very far ...

BlackBerry CEO Talks PlayBook BlackBerry 10 Updates, Future Tablet Plans

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Anton D. Nagy

If you have a BlackBerry PlayBook by Research in Motion, the company which since yesterday will be know as simply, BlackBerry, you will be able to update to the latest BlackBerry 10 operating system. The company’s CEO, Thorsten Heins, dropped the information yesterday at a Q&A session following the BlackBerry 10 event. All existing seven-inch flavors of the PlayBook tablet will be updated to BlackBerry 10. However, plans on future tablets are not yet crystallized, as the CEO acknowledged that it takes more than selling hardware: “We are looking for specific value added ...