Archive for September 27th, 2010

RIM announce the BlackBerry PlayBook – Tablet

A short while ago at RIM’s DevCon event in the USA they unveiled the PlayBook tablet that has been rumored for some time now.

We will bring you more on the tablet over the next day or so but in the meantime here are some juicy bits including a video. I am sure our friends over the pond will get some hands on time later.

Specifications:

• 7-inch hi-res widescreen display, is 9.7 mm thick.
• Flash 10.1 with hardware accelerated video, HTML 5
• Supports 1080p video
• Connects direct to BlackBerry Enterprise Server
• Non-proprietary HDMI and USB connections
• Full-HD front and rear-facing camera
• 1 GHz dual-core (with symmetrical multiprocessing capabilities) processor
• 1 GB RAM

See the PlayBook preview video here!

Posted by: James

3 Named Best UK Carrier

Broadband Expert took a survey of over 11,000 people from January to August 2010 of the UK carriers. It turns out that Vodafone has the fastest network with an average download speed of 1.78 Mbps. 3 comes in next with 1.76 Mbps then Orange with 1.46 Mbps, O2 with 1.42 Mbps, and T-Mobile bringing up the rear with 1.07 Mbps. However, when it comes to customer satisfaction, T-Mobile comes in first with a rating of 71%. Then 3 with 69%, Vodafone with 68%, O2 with 65% and in last place Orange with 64%. T-Mobile also gets the fairest pricing award because they don’t charge extra if you go over the download limit, while O2 has the best pay as you go prices. But where it gets good is with coverage. Usually the winner is Vodafone, yet the it turns out it is actually 3.

Which means that because 3 also won the mobile dongle category, 3 has been named as the best overall mobile broadband provider in the by Broadband Expert in the 2010 Mobile Broadband Awards.

Posted by Patrick

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BlackBerry DEVCON 2010

Today sees the start of BlackBerry DEVCON 2010 taking place is San Francisco. The BlackBerry Developer Conference is the developer community event that everyone talks about. It’s a premier showcase for what can be done with BlackBerry apps, attended by thousands of the world’s most enthusiastic developers, BlackBerry experts, and Research In Motion (RIM) partners.

A little too technical for me but if you are a BlackBerry developer the Conference is the place to learn about creating the most compelling applications for the avid consumer audience. The conference gives developers a look into what the future holds for the BlackBerry development platform, and what the new BlackBerry 6 and all of it features and APIs mean for the mobile community and for you as a consumer application developer.

What I want to know is will we get any new device news. It is rumored that the forthcoming BlackBerry tablet may be showcased at the event. I will be keeping an eye on the conference news so if RIM give us anything good I will be sure to share with you.

Posted by: James