BB10 OS not coming to BlackBerry PlayBook

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Despite earlier reports that the BlackBerry 10 OS, now running on the Z10 and Q10 smrtphones, would breathe new life into the PlayBook tablet, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed that the company will not pursue porting BB10 for the PlayBook. 

This is bad news for users of the 7-inch tablet who have been holding out for a feature refresh as well as a more unified experience across BlackBerry devices. The writing has been on the wall for the PlayBook after Heins said there was no future in tablets. The PlayBook was also a remant of RIM's 'old regime', brought to market in the dark days before Heins took over the reins of the troubled company.

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NoteSuite: Not your typical productivity/note-taking app

Cloud-based note-taking tools are great places to store all of those to-do lists, clipped Web pages, random notes, and the like. But what if the server is down, you lost your subscription, or worse, the service shuts down? That is where Theory.io’s NoteSuite for the iPad and Mac OS X comes in.

It is a Jack of all trades note-taking tool that can take on the aforementioned tasks as well as read, annotate, and search PDF and MS Office files. What makes it better is it doesn’t need a subscription and all the data is saved on the iPad or the computer and using the cloud is mostly for syncing and back up instead of it being the primary storage. This means you will always have your files with you. Normally priced at $4.99, NoteSuite for iPad comes at a special introductory price of $1.99 until July 15; while NoteSuite for Mac comes at an introductory price of $4.99 until July 15 as well but is normally priced at $9.99

Video: Sony VAIO Pro and Sony Duo Hybrid demoed

Sony is going back to its roots as a make of ultra-light notebooks as well as unique form factors. The carbon fibre clad Sony VAIO Pro is the lightest and thinnest Ultrabook in the market right now, while the 13-inch Sony Duo Hybrid touch notebook aims for the sweet spot between notebook and tablet. These guys both sport the latest Intel Haswell architecture for extended battery life and they also feature full-HD Triluminous screen technology that Sony debuted on their high-end BRAVIA HDTVS. The VAIO Pro starts at $1149.99 while the Duo Hybrid Touch starts at $1299.99 for the 11-inch model.

Review: Apple 27-inch iMac (Late 2012)

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple's iMac is one of the most enduring products in the PC industry. After bringing Apple back from the brik of bankruptcy, the iMac redefined the all-in-one genre, ushered in a series of innovative features while chucking a lot of old technology. The latest iMac is similarly future-facing, a testament to Apple's innovative design, fit and finish as well as a nod to the the company's iPad and MacBook Air look and feel.

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