This is unfortunate news. Netflix made it known today via Twitter that they have no plans of supporting BlackBerry and will not even develop a Netflix client for the PlayBook tablet.
“We don’t have any current plans to support Blackberry devices, including Playbook,” said a tweet from Netflix's service account, shooting down the hopes of PlayBook owners everywhere who already subscribe to Netflix or may be toying with the idea.
iSkin today announced its latest fashion focused designs for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The claro Glam is full of glamour, featuring a glittered look that stands out while showcasing the beauty of your iPhone 4/4S.
Canadians will finally get their hands on Sony's next generation handheld gaming console the PS Vita. The successor to the PlayStation Portable, the PS Vita is a chock-full of new technology and innovative features. Dual cameras, a multi-touch OLED screen, rear trackpad, dual analog sticks, a quad core processor plus the ability to pick up on PS3 games and continue them on the move.
Sony is going back to the cartridge (or disc) paradigm it abandoned with the PSP Go (which was a download-only device), so while these games are all downloadable titles for the PS Vita, they can also be purchased ones in shrinkwrapped discs costing $30-$50 apiece.....Expensive!
The PS Vita itself retails for $249 and will offer various content streaming and access features such as Netflix and Sony's vast movie rental and music offerings.
I had a few opportunities to try the PS Vita during Sony events as well as at CES 2012. Having owned all the PSP variants through the years, the PS Vita offers a lot of improvements over its predecessors. The large 5-inch OLED screen is simply sublime and we found the graphics quality to be 'near' PlayStation 3 levels on some games. I liked the rear trackpad controller, the dual control sticks and the sixaxis motion control as well as the touchscreen. There's definitely a lot of potential here, not just for games but for other forms of entertainment like Netflix.
We had a chance to speak to some PS Vita developers last year as they demoed their innovative musical platformer Sound Shapes, see the video below.
Just in time for Mardi Gras! RIM released BlackBerry 2.0, the long awaited OS update for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now available for download, PlayBook 2.0 brings native email, improved BlackBerry Bridge functionality for connecting with BlackBerry smartphones, an Android Player that allows apps designed for Google devices to work on the PlayBook and 'thousands of new apps.' We've installed the update on our PlayBook and so far the email and calendar apps do not dissapoint. The PlayBook also feels substantially faster in screen to screen navigation, looks like the update was worth the wait.
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 12:04AM 
