Comments on: Video: PlayBook Multitasking (and Why Flash Works Well on It)

By: WebOS Phones Could Gain by Losing the Keyboard: Mobile Technology News «

WebOS Phones Could Gain by Losing the Keyboard: Mobile Technology News « — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:30:48 +0000

[...] think HP still has an advantage here because of that and only Research In Motion’s PlayBook, which uses a similar multitasking system we showed on video, rivals webOS in that [...]

By: Will Pricing, Flash Sell RIM’s PlayBook?: Mobile Technology News «

Will Pricing, Flash Sell RIM’s PlayBook?: Mobile Technology News « — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:30:53 +0000

[...] terms of the user experience, my limited hands-on time with an early version of RIM’s tablet shows an intuitive interface that’s effective to use. The device supports on-screen multitasking, so a video can be [...]

By: Will (or Can) RIM Take the Road IBM Once Travelled?: Mobile Technology News «

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:52:07 +0000

[...] tablet, and one part effort to explore cross-platform integration in the new mobile landscape. QNX still has plenty of promise, especially in the enterprise space, and RIM could easily continue its development even in a [...]

By: Android Ruled the Roost at Mobile World Congress: Mobile Technology News «

Android Ruled the Roost at Mobile World Congress: Mobile Technology News « — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:03:45 +0000

[...] webOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7, and Research In Motion’s QNX operating system, used for its upcoming PlayBook tablet. But these were already shown off at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show or at U.S. press [...]

By: Adobe Says Air And Flash Are Winning Over Developers: Tech News and Analysis «

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:07:53 +0000

[...] leverage their work. With an army of tablets running Android and credible iPad challengers in the BlackBerry Playbook and HP TouchPad, which will largely support Adobe runtimes, Adobe thinks it’s in a good place [...]

By: Android Wrests Smartphone OS Title From Symbian: Tech News and Analysis «

Android Wrests Smartphone OS Title From Symbian: Tech News and Analysis « — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:43:21 +0000

[...] a player. RIM, meanwhile, has struggled but is migrating its platform to its QNX-based OS, which looked promising in our PlayBook hands-on video and could give the company new life. Nokia is also pinning its hopes on newer versions of Symbian [...]

By: Why Tablets Are the Future For Distributed Teams: Online Collaboration «

Why Tablets Are the Future For Distributed Teams: Online Collaboration « — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:00:54 +0000

[...] be they Android or iOS-powered (I’ll reserve judgement on RIM’s offering until it actually hits the market) make tasks that are a chore on a smartphone — like [...]

By: Lalibela Nile

Lalibela Nile — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:08:55 +0000

It does somewhat seem unusual that there is currently no way to take advantage of BBIM, the BlackBerry Calendar, BlackBerry’s Mail, et al other service that were usually native to BlackBerry phones. BlackBerry’s press releases are intimating that this is due to security limitations. However, it could be due to fact that BlackBerry is yet to these services to work on the PlayBook independently of a BlackBerry phone. It could also be due to the fact that Blackberry did not want to invest in a 3G technology that will soon be supplanted by LTE and WiMax.
I have a 9700 Bold and I am pleased to know that I will be able to—by means of tethering—use my phone’s 3G data services as an Internet source for my PlayBook. This means that I will be able to save money that would otherwise be used to pay for a capped data service from AT&T. Yes the PlayBook is definitely geared toward individual who already own BlackBerry smartphones and I am sure that the necessary provision will be made to accommodate non-BlackBerry smartphones owners.
Focus on the many strengths of this device and you will find that based on its merits, this device will be a force to be reckoned with…

By: pepx

pepx — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:20:25 +0000

it´s a nice start first targets the BB market (currently about 50 million users), as the playbook gets deployed it´s likely that the OS will be upgraded to add such features, after all unlike Droid and more like Apple, this OS is for BB devices so upgrades should be easily available eventually, let´s see how it goes, so far as a BB user this tablet is a must.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:03:04 +0000

The browser will certainly work without a BlackBerry, as should most apps. But apps that depend on BlackBerry security, Mail, for example, won’t run without a BB handset as far as I know. That could change before launch, but that’s my understanding at this point.