RIM facing layoffs, expects lower profits as it sets to realign

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Research in Motion is going to need to innovate its way out of the corner. The BlackBerry maker held an earnings call today and said it expects lower profits and is looking at reducing headcount. During the same conference call, RIM confirmed it had shipped 500,000 units of its PlayBook tablet since the device launched in April, although it was not specified how many of these were actually sold to customers.

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Review: Scrapbook for BlackBerry PlayBook

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Today's tablets area all about consuming content. You have in tablets the best way to interact with websites, documents and online applications, but what happens when you want to save stuff for later? BlackBerry PlayBook users can now download Scrapbook, a deceptively simple but useful (and fun) application for getting bits of information sorted together.

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1000 Staples-bound RIM PlayBooks recalled

Research in Motion has issued a recall for 1000 BlackBerry PlayBooks that were are still in the distribution channel so none of these have reached customers. Below is a statement outlining the issue.

"RIM determined that approximately one thousand BlackBerry PlayBook tablets (16 GB) were shipped with an OS build that may result in the devices being unable to properly load software upon initial set-up.  

The majority of the affected devices are still in the distribution channel and haven’t reached customers. RIM is working to replace the affected devices.

In the small number of cases where a customer received a PlayBook that is unable to properly load software upon initial set-up, they can contact RIM for assistance."

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RIM releases Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook app

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM made good on its promise to start offering 'essential' apps for the two week old BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet by releasing the first official Facebook app designed for a tablet. The FaceBook for BlackBerry PlayBook is the only tablet-specific application (Android and iOS are using ill-fitting blown-up versions of their smartphone counterparts). The Facebook app was built by RIM using Adobe Air and Adobe Flash technology.

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