RIM's Bets on next generation OS to initiate turnaround

Announced today was a unified platform for tablets and for smartphones that is hinged on the QNX OS used in the BlackBerry PlayBook, which was RIM's answer to Apple's iPad.

"We’re absolutely committed to the PlayBook, there’s no doubt,” Mr. Lazaridis said. “Now, let’s talk more about how you, the developer, can make money. BlackBerry is a very profitable platform to develop for.” RIM is trying to reassure its app developers to remain with the company and focus their efforts on the PlayBook which we found to be a promising device in terms of hardware but which suffers from a lack of compelling consumer applications.

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Review: Acer Iconia Tab A100 7-inch 8GB Honeycomb tablet

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Acer Iconia Tab A100 is a unique device in a sea of Android tablets. Designed for users on a strict budget or perhaps techies looking for an affordable tablet that runs Honeycomb in a 7-inch form factor, it combines a solid feature set with no frills aesthetics geared towards functionality.

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Review: HTC Jetstream 10.1 inch Android tablet with LTE

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Aside from having one of the coolest names of any device we've tested, the HTC Jetstream 10.1 Android tablet is a product of many firsts. It is HTC's first attempt at a 10.1 inch Android tablet, it is also Rogers' first bona fide LTE tablet running on the new superfast network. We took a ride on the Jetstream and this is what we think.

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Video: Adobe MAX Sneaks Part 2. - NFC

Adobe MAX 2011 - Adobe demos an AIR extension for NFC on the Android Nexus S,. Near Field Communications can be used to quickly link up devices or read information on tags within a proximity.