BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0

Android Apps Showing Up In BlackBerry App World Without Developers Permission

February 27, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

One of the cool features of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is its Android App Player which allows you to run select Android Apps that have been submitted to BlackBerry App World.

It looks like, however, some Android Apps have been submitted to BlackBerry App World without actual developer knowledge or permission.

Popular third party Android web browser, Dolphin HD, by developer MoboTap, was submitted to BlackBerry App World by white lable mobile app store Handster (a subsidary of Opera), without MoboTap’s knowledge or permission.

I Really Like BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, But…

February 27, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 6 Comments

After a week of playing around with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 I have to admit that I really like it.

The OS is smooth, intuitive and easy the use and the implementation of multitasking is the best I’ve seen on a tablet. RIM has added basic applications like calendar, contacts, and email, and, although they should have been on the PlayBook when it was released, they are there now.

When comparing BlackBerry PlayBook OS to highly modified version of Android on my Kindle Fire, PlayBook OS 2.0 wins hands down.

When it comes, however, to the 7-inch table that you will find in my breast jacket pocket at almost all times, it will be the Kindle Fire… At least for now.

What do you think of these new BlackBerry PlayBook commercials?

February 23, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

The big goings on for Research in Motion this week was the release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, and, with that release, came a couple of new BlackBerry PlayBook commercials.

If you haven’t seen them yet, head after the jump, take a look, and, tell us what you think…

Will Android App Support Hinder Native BlackBerry App Development?

February 9, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 9 Comments

Rumor has it that PlayBook OS 2.0 will be released within the next few weeks.

In addition to native email support, the big to do in Research in Motion’s second edition QNX powered tablet operating system is Android App support.

Although BlackBerry App World is fairly profitable for BlackBerry developers, BlackBerry application support, when compared to iOS and Android development, is kind of a joke.

Research in Motion Previews BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES 2012

January 9, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

Research in Motion is at CES 2012, and, although the company has delayed BlackBerry 10 smartphones until late this year, plans for the BlackBerry PlayBook seem to be on track.

RIM has recently issued a press release stating that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will be previewed at CES 2012 and that it is still on track for a February release…

Where does RIM go now with tablets?

October 28, 2011 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

This is a guest post from by Joe Pawlikowski from BBGeeks.

Can you convince someone to pay full price for a year-old tablet? It doesn’t sound like an appetizing proposition, yet it’s what RIM might have to do come February. As Robb noted earlier, the PlayBook will not get native email, contacts, calendars, or BBM until February. That’s not only disappointing because it’s four months from now, but because RIM was supposed to unleash the update right around now. It’s left me weeping into my PlayBook.

Research in Motion releases statement on delay of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 until February

October 26, 2011 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

It turns out that the rumor that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 was delayed until February true, and, as has been the case lately with RIM, the reality for RIM turns out to be worse than the rumor. Not only is BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 not coming out until Feb., it will not include native BBM support.