One trick RIM had up its sleeve when it announced the PlayBook was to provide support for Android apps, but we were sceptical of how the apps would actually perform.

[credit provider=”Asa Mathat | All Things Digital” url=”http://photos.allthingsd.com/Dive-Into-Mobile/”] Sprint has delayed the launch of the Wi-Fi Blackberry PlayBook and has provided no new release date, Electronista reports.The Wi-Fi PlayBook was originally set to launch on Sprint April 18th, but the launch was pushed back to May 8th. Now, there are […]

[credit provider=”Dan Frommer, Business Insider”] Here’s some interesting news to come out of the BlackBerry World conference.Sources are telling BGR that RIM is already hard at work on the next PlayBook, a 10-inch model that should be available in time for the holidays at the end of the year.

[credit provider=”Steve Kovach, Business Insider”] After disappointing reviews at the PlayBook’s launch, RIM promised we’d see what’s in store for its flagship tablet at this year’s BlackBerry World.Today was that day.

Blackberry Messenger (BBM), the incredibly popular messaging client for Blackberry smartphones, is now available for the Blackberry PlayBook tablet.

[credit provider=”Steve Kovach, Business Insider”] RIM announced that a Facebook app is coming to the PlayBook, and it will be showcased at the BlackBerry World conference later this week.This is a big win for PlayBook. The iPad has been out for over a year and is still missing a Facebook […]

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] Blackberry Playbook users may soon have their prayers answered by aMail, a third party email app that will soon be available through the Blackberry App World.The app supports IMAP, POP, and up to 10 accounts simultaneously.

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] Although Hulu.com blocks the BlackBerry PlayBook’s browser from accessing the site, our commenter Frank Castle has pointed out a clever workaround.It turns out Hulu videos themselves don’t block the PlayBook, so you can watch whatever you want if the clip happens to be embedded on a website.

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] Hulu wasted no time in blocking the PlayBook’s Flash-enabled browser from viewing videos on Hulu.com.While it wasn’t a huge surprise, it was a bummer for those of us who got a taste of how awesome Hulu looked on the PlayBook.

We’ve only had the PlayBook for eight days. In that short time span, we’ve received two massive (around 250 MB each) updates to the OS.

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] Within 48 hours of the PlayBook’s release, Hulu has already blocked the Flash-enabled browser from playing videos on its site.Hulu’s move isn’t unexpected, the company blocks all phone and tablet browsers from accessing its video library in favour of its Hulu Plus app that costs $7.99 per month.

[credit provider=”Steve Kovach, Business Insider”] A week after the PlayBook received poor reviews, Verizon says it is still evaluating whether or not it will sell the tablet.RIM has said it plans to make the PlayBook available on Verizon’s 4G network, but now it may not work out that way.

[credit provider=”Dan Frommer, Business Insider”] In almost every way possible, we still think the iPad outshines the BlackBerry PlayBook.There’s a reason why it’s dominating the market, and it’s not just because of a bunch of Apple fans rushing to scoop one up. No one has been able to best it.

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] This explains a lot.In our PlayBook review yesterday we noted how we had a hard time syncing files with our Mac. When you plug the PlayBook into the USB, it says it’s installing drivers, but nothing happens.

[credit provider=”iFixit” url=”http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/BlackBerry-PlayBook-Teardown/5265/1″] Within hours of the PlayBook’s launch yesterday, iFixit went to work on a teardown of the tablet.The guts didn’t reveal much we didn’t already know about the tablet, but it did finally confirm that there is in fact a gyroscope hidden in there. The battery is also […]

[credit provider=”CrackBerry” url=”http://software.crackberry.com/product.asp?id=561612″] One of our favourite things about the BlackBerry PlayBook is the set of touch gestures used for cycling through open apps and switching on the device.Now there’s a neat app called Tabphone for the BlackBerry Torch that will add those same gestures to your phone. You can […]

[credit provider=”Steve Kovach, Business Insider”] The much-hyped BlackBerry PlayBook is finally here. It’s the first tablet from RIM, and the first to be marketed directly to enterprise and business consumers who love the security and stability that go with the BlackBerry brand.Click here to see a photo review of the […]

[credit provider=”CrackBerry” url=”http://crackberry.com/blackberry-bridge-not-available-att”] This is horrible news for RIM.AT&T will not let BlackBerry owners tether their phones to the PlayBook using BlackBerry Bridge.

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] In our initial impressions of the PlayBook last week, we spent a lot of time criticising RIM for the apps it didn’t include with the tablet.We didn’t have time to thoroughly explore the AppWorld store until this weekend. Now that we have, we can see the selection there […]

[credit provider=”Asa Mathat | All Things Digital” url=”http://photos.allthingsd.com/Dive-Into-Mobile/”] Research In Motion’s co-CEO Mike Lazaridis had some questions for a New York Times reporter:”Why is it that people don’t appreciate our profits? Why is it that people don’t appreciate our growth? Why is it that people don’t appreciate the fact that […]

Research In Motion’s tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, has been delayed literally because demand for the Apple’s rival tablet, the iPad 2, is so high.

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Peter Bright from Ars Technica has an excellent rundown of the recent rumours that Microsoft is porting desktop Windows to the low-powered ARM processor for tablets.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a new Microsoft OS will support the ARM processors used in most smartphones and tablets. The report matches the rumours that Bloomberg dished up earlier today, with one new wrinkle: the Journal’s sources say the new OS won’t be out for at least […]

A new poll suggests that one in five Americans plan to buy a tablet computer within the next three years. That’s great news for Apple, RIM, HP Palm, and the hardware companies like Motorola who are building Android-based tablets.

Goldman Sachs analyst Sarah Friar continues to sound the alarm bells for Microsoft.

[credit provider=”Dell Vlog” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr78DvvYK6w&feature=player_embedded”] Chipmaker Intel has formed a special group devoted to tablets and netbooks, reports the New York Times. That makes a lot of sense: Intel CEO Paul Otellini acknowledged during the company’s last earnings call that tablets are going to affect Intel’s business, and he understands that […]

The iPad had it easy in 2010. There were virtually no viable competing tablets on the market until Samsung released the Galaxy Tab this month.But it’s only going to get more difficult for the iPad in 2011 as almost every major electronics manufacturer prepares to launch a new tablet.

Research in Motion just posted a side-by-side comparison video of the PlayBook tablet and the iPad. In the video (embedded below) you can see the PlayBook loads pages faster than the iPad, and has full flash capabilities.

[credit provider=”AP”] Update: Research In Motion is officially in the tablet market.Today it unveiled the BlackBerry PlayBook, a thin 7 inch screen tablet, which will be available at the start of 2011.