Web 2.0 Summit

Jim Balsillie Gives “In The Field” Hands On Demo Of BlackBerry PlayBook

November 17, 2010 by Robb Dunewood 1 Comment

Although he didn’t show it while on stage at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Jim Balsille did give Engdaget a hands on demo of the BlackBerry PlayBook in the hotel hallway…

We only got to heft the one-pound slate for a few seconds, but we got the basic feel of the device in the hand — warm to the touch, solid if a little plasticky, with a responsive glass touchscreen up top and a bottom that’s mildly rubberized.

The BlackBerry PlayBook looks great, its the right size, and, I want one…

[Via Engadget]

RIM CEO Jim Balsillie To Steve Jobs: ” You Don’t Need An App For The Web”

November 17, 2010 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie isn’t holding his tongue when it comes to his thoughts on Apple and it’s head man, Steve Jobs. When asked yesterday what at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco what he would say to Jobs if he were present, he shot back with, “You finally showed up.”

Balsillie went on to contrast the Blackberry approach to Apple’s when it comes to web apps. There may be 300,000 apps for the iPhone and iPad, but the only app you really need is the browser. “You don’t need an app for the Web,” he says, and that is equally true for the mobile Web. The debate over mobile apps versus the mobile Web.

[Via TechCrunch]