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Critical BlackBerry PlayBook Update FINALLY Arrives: See What's New

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.21.2012

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Despite rather persistent death rumors, Research-In-Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is still alive and kicking. Now, RIM has delivered a software ...

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iPad Rival Price Slashed

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 02.03.2012

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RIM just announced two new ways to save big on the BlackBerry PlayBook. First, the company once again slashed the price of the PlayBook. Until Feb...

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Obama Administration's Challenge To Schools: Embrace Digital Textbooks Within 5 Years

AP | By KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communicat...

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iPad Rival Gets Huge Discount Again

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 01.04.2012

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On Tuesday, BlackBerry-maker RIM posted a juicy offer that will be available only for a limited time. According to the sale page, all BlackBerry Pl...

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The Worst Product Flops of 2011

Posted 12.29.2011

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A number of incredible new products were launched this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 4S — a phone with voice command — and Boei...

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BlackBerry-Maker Takes Hit After Deep Discount On iPad Rival

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 02.01.2012

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NEW YORK — Research In Motion Ltd., the struggling maker of the BlackBerry phones, is writing off much of its inventory of PlayBook tablets, sin...

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iPad Rival Price Slash Leads To Shortage

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 11.28.2011

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On November 21, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion announced huge holiday price cuts on the 7-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Though the device debu...

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iPad Rival Gets Staggering Price Reduction

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 11.22.2011

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On Monday, Research In Motion announced that it is slashing the price of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. For a limited time the device will be availab...

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A Farewell to BlackBerry: The End of the Affair

Richard Laermer | Posted 01.11.2012

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BlackBerry Inc. has sadly morphed into one more in a long list of corporate doofuses whose right hand and left hand refuse to communicate.

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Bad News For BlackBerry's iPad Rival

AP | By ROB GILLIES | Posted 12.26.2011

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TORONTO -- Research In Motion said it is delaying the launch of an upgraded operating system for its struggling PlayBook computer tablet until Februar...

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RIM Exec Addresses BlackBerry Tablet Missteps

AP | By ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 12.10.2011

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Research in Motion Ltd. is "absolutely confident" in its PlayBook tablet despite disappointing sales and aims to appeal...

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Is The BlackBerry PlayBook History?

Posted 11.29.2011

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(Reuters) - An analyst said on Thursday that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion may have halted production of its PlayBook tablet computer and canc...

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RIM In Crisis?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 08.17.2011

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Research In Motion, the maker of the once-dominant BlackBerry line, finds itself hurtling closer and closer to crisis, as consumers increasingly choos...

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RIM's PlayBook 2 Features Could Include 10-Inch Screen, White Exterior

ZDNet | Posted 08.01.2011

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High up on the lengthy list of complaints about RIM's ill-fated BlackBerry Playbook is the device's relatively paltry size. That the PlayBook's 7-inch...

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RIM Announces BlackBerry PlayBook Recall

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 07.16.2011

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Customers who've purchased a BlackBerry PlayBook recently may have gotten a flawed model. According to Crackberry, about 1,000 PlayBook tablets hav...

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RUMOR: BlackBerry PlayBook 2 On The Horizon

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.05.2011

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RIM just launched its 7-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in April, and already rumors are swirling about a successor. Boy Genius Report writes tha...

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Angry Birds Confirmed For BlackBerry PlayBook

The Huffington Post | Thomas Houston | Posted 07.03.2011

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Really, can anyone be surprised by a new Angry Birds release these days? While we're patiently waiting for it to come to the Kindle and our old school...

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BlackBerry PlayBook Hits Shelves

Posted 06.19.2011

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By Alastair Sharp (TORONTO) - Research In Motion's PlayBook, the long-awaited response to Apple's iPad, goes on sale in the United States and Cana...

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Critics Take On The New BlackBerry Tablet

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.14.2011

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Unveiled last September, the BlackBerry PlayBook has tablet fans waiting to see whether it was worth the wait. With a 7-inch screen and a 0.9-poun...

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Review: The BlackBerry PlayBook Is A Contender

AP | By RACHEL METZ | Posted 06.14.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- You need three things to compete with Apple's iPad tablet computer: A gorgeous, easy-to-use device that people will love, a bustling ...

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BlackBerry Tablet Will Support Android Apps

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.01.2011

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In a move to compete with Google's popular mobile platform, RIM has announced that its forthcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will support Android app...

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RIM PlayBook 4G Coming To Sprint

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. will offer a version of BlackBerry smart phone maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s PlayBook tablet ...

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PlayBook, BlackBerry Tablet, Unveiled

The Huffington Post/AP | By ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 06.01.2011

*See photos and video of the PlayBook below* NEW YORK -- The company that gave us the BlackBerry - still the dominant phone in corporate circles - th...

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Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

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