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Well, it's not quite our typical hands-on video, but I do put my hands on the device through a piece of glass. It'll have to do for now. Leaving the keynote session at BlackBerry DevCon, RIM had the BlackBerry PlayBook displays for onlookers to drool over. Check out the video above for a quick look at it.
I also compare the the BlackBerry PlayBook to the Apple iPad and my BlackBerry Bold 9700 in the video to give you an impression of where
Monday, September 27, 2010
Amazon to launch Kindle App for new BlackBerry PlayBook
The BlackBerry PlayBook is just out the gates and already, many folks are laying out there plans to bring applications to the device. One of the first, with a press release is Amazon. Kindle services will be brought to the BlackBerry Playbook and I'm sure this is just the beginning of developers who will be stepping up. As the press release states:
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will launch a Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will launch a Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Ingram's late TD lifts No. 1 Tide to 24-20 win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Trailing on the road against one of the best quarterbacks in the nation, No. 1 Alabama escaped by doing what it does best: making big plays on defense and giving the ball to Mark Ingram.
The Heisman Trophy winner ran for 157 yards and scored on a 1-yard run with 3:18 to play, and two first-year starters in the 'Bama secondary made late interceptions to help the top-ranked Crimson Tide rally from a 13-point deficit and beat No. 10 Arkansas 24-20 on Saturday.
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The Heisman Trophy winner ran for 157 yards and scored on a 1-yard run with 3:18 to play, and two first-year starters in the 'Bama secondary made late interceptions to help the top-ranked Crimson Tide rally from a 13-point deficit and beat No. 10 Arkansas 24-20 on Saturday.
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At Virgin Mobile FreeFest, it's marketplace of music
At Virgin Mobile FreeFest, the dust doesn't even have time to settle before it's time to move on.
Just as Texan band Neon Indian finished their set in the dance tent, Joan Jett was getting on stage at the main pavilion. At night, rapper M.I.A. went head-to-head with dance gods LCD Soundsystem.
With 21 artists playing at this one-day event, there was more shuttling here than in Middle East diplomacy if you wanted to catch them all.
At least 30,000 music fans came to Columbia Saturday to watch t
Just as Texan band Neon Indian finished their set in the dance tent, Joan Jett was getting on stage at the main pavilion. At night, rapper M.I.A. went head-to-head with dance gods LCD Soundsystem.
With 21 artists playing at this one-day event, there was more shuttling here than in Middle East diplomacy if you wanted to catch them all.
At least 30,000 music fans came to Columbia Saturday to watch t
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Rah Digga Talks New Album, New Label, Nottz, Nicki Minaj
Rah Digga Talks New Album, New Label, Nottz, Nicki Minaj
Things just aint the same for female MCs. Once pushed as hard as their male counterparts to producer powerful content, today gal gamespitters are more often merely talking bodies cloaked in alluring looks and promiscuous banter.
Read more on Hip-Hop Wired
Things just aint the same for female MCs. Once pushed as hard as their male counterparts to producer powerful content, today gal gamespitters are more often merely talking bodies cloaked in alluring looks and promiscuous banter.
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Champs get past Viking golfers again
Champs get past Viking golfers again
Cascade and Community faced one another in a rematch back at Blackberry Ridge on Wednesday afternoon. The Champions edged their neighbors for the second straight afternoon, winning 168-178. Cascade's...
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Cascade and Community faced one another in a rematch back at Blackberry Ridge on Wednesday afternoon. The Champions edged their neighbors for the second straight afternoon, winning 168-178. Cascade's...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Dual-superintendent has goal for ISVI, ISD
Dual-superintendent has goal for ISVI, ISD
Marybeth Lauderdale knows that her new role as an interim dual superintendent for Illinois School for the Deaf and Illinois School for the Visually Impaired will be a difficult one, but she wants to take on the challenge to shift the focus on the...
Read more on Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Marybeth Lauderdale knows that her new role as an interim dual superintendent for Illinois School for the Deaf and Illinois School for the Visually Impaired will be a difficult one, but she wants to take on the challenge to shift the focus on the...
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Big crowd means sell-out traffic at Sunday's Jaguars-Broncos game
Big crowd means sell-out traffic at Sunday's Jaguars-Broncos game
When the Jaguars play the Denver Broncos on Sunday, there will be more than just the fervor of a new football season for motorists to deal with around EverBank Field. More than 60,000 fans are expected to attend. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is warning drivers to come early but expect the worst. Traffic will be extremely heavy on Interstates 10 and 95, plus Bay, Forsyth and Union streets ...
Read more on The Florida Tim
When the Jaguars play the Denver Broncos on Sunday, there will be more than just the fervor of a new football season for motorists to deal with around EverBank Field. More than 60,000 fans are expected to attend. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is warning drivers to come early but expect the worst. Traffic will be extremely heavy on Interstates 10 and 95, plus Bay, Forsyth and Union streets ...
Read more on The Florida Tim
Friday, September 10, 2010
GM Ventures invests in battery start-up Sakti3
GM Ventures invests in battery start-up Sakti3
General Motors' venture capital arm takes a stake in next-generation lithium-ion battery company Sakti3, which is developing solid-state rechargeable batteries.
Read more on CNET
General Motors' venture capital arm takes a stake in next-generation lithium-ion battery company Sakti3, which is developing solid-state rechargeable batteries.
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Salesforce.com Chatter Goes Mobile with New Apps
Salesforce.com Chatter Goes Mobile with New Apps
Salesforce.com is expanding the value of its Chatter social productivity platform by providing apps for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android to enable Chatter access on the go. iPhone - BlackBerry - Handhelds - Salesforce.com - Smartphones
Read more on PC World
Salesforce.com is expanding the value of its Chatter social productivity platform by providing apps for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Android to enable Chatter access on the go. iPhone - BlackBerry - Handhelds - Salesforce.com - Smartphones
Read more on PC World
Thursday, September 9, 2010
iPad takes place of real instruments in orchestra
iPad takes place of real instruments in orchestra
Seline HD app lets users substitute iPads for orchestra
Read more on ZDNet
Seline HD app lets users substitute iPads for orchestra
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Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Tab Tablet
Hands on with Samsung's Galaxy Tab Tablet
Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is an interesting piece of hardware crippled by the fact it mostly runs blown-out smartphone applications. Samsung Group - Smartphone - tablet - Android - Samsung i7500
Read more on PC World
Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is an interesting piece of hardware crippled by the fact it mostly runs blown-out smartphone applications. Samsung Group - Smartphone - tablet - Android - Samsung i7500
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
RETAIL: Prepaid phones gain in popularity
RETAIL: Prepaid phones gain in popularity
MIAMI ---- Sales have never been better for MetroPCS. Theprepaid cell phone retailer broke records in the first and secondquarter of 2010 with new subscribers to its no-contract, monthlyflat-rate mobile service.
Read more on North County Times
MIAMI ---- Sales have never been better for MetroPCS. Theprepaid cell phone retailer broke records in the first and secondquarter of 2010 with new subscribers to its no-contract, monthlyflat-rate mobile service.
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Imam: We Are Proceeding with NYC Islamic Center
Imam: We Are Proceeding with NYC Islamic Center
NEW YORK, 8 SEPTEMBER, 2010 : The imam at the center of an ugly controversy over an Islamic center near New York's ground zero broke his silence Tuesday, just hours after a broad coalition of Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders denounced what they described as a rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry across the United States, CNN reported and published on it's website.
Read more on Malaysian Digest
NEW YORK, 8 SEPTEMBER, 2010 : The imam at the center of an ugly controversy over an Islamic center near New York's ground zero broke his silence Tuesday, just hours after a broad coalition of Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders denounced what they described as a rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry across the United States, CNN reported and published on it's website.
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Metro Finishes Red Line Track Work
Metro Finishes Red Line Track Work
Metro says five red line stations have reopened after holiday weekend track work, but trains will run at reduced speeds through the area this week.
Read more on FOX 5 Washington D.C.
Metro says five red line stations have reopened after holiday weekend track work, but trains will run at reduced speeds through the area this week.
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MWC targets Apple developers
MWC targets Apple developers
The world's biggest mobile fair will host its first event for Apple developers next year in a sign of Apple's huge influence over the industry, even though the company itself has never participated in the show.
Read more on Stuff
The world's biggest mobile fair will host its first event for Apple developers next year in a sign of Apple's huge influence over the industry, even though the company itself has never participated in the show.
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BBQ Beef Tenderloin, Super Fried Chicken
BBQ Beef Tenderloin, Super Fried Chicken
Mark Labor Day Using Great Recipes From Leading Grilling Expert Elizabeth Karmel
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Mark Labor Day Using Great Recipes From Leading Grilling Expert Elizabeth Karmel
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