If star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds Tippi Hedren has a mobile device, she must be freaking out right now, because there’s no escaping from Angry Birds! The omnipresent game from Rovio is now even available on the RIM PlayBook, with the original game as well as the Rio and Seasons variations going for $4.99 each. That means […]
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Is RIM The Next Palm?
Everyone knows the saying “those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” Everyone, it seems, except Research in Motion (RIM). I know I’ve been harsh on the makers of the BlackBerry before, but that’s because I’m honestly baffled by the recent decisions the once-huge handset maker has been making. They recently announced that they’d […]
Is This the End Of The Blackberry?
Blackberry maker RIM has had a rough year with an evaporating market share, a plummeting stock price, the failure of their first tablet, and a nearly unending stream of media criticism. Blackberry fans have been holding out hope that Blackberry OS 7 will tide them over until the first BBX phones arrive next year, but […]
The High Price Of Cheap Tablets
We’ve seen some impressive price drops on tablets this year. I’m not just talking about the explosive launch of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, $300 cheaper than the industry-leading iPad. Some of the biggest splashes have been made by tablets that foolishly set their retail prices in iPad territory, when they didn’t have the hardware, software, or […]
Techcitement Holiday Gift Guide: Tablets
This year was absolutely the year of the tablet. As such, expect family wish lists to be full of the things. Here’s a selection of tablets covering two pages that we think your loved ones (or blog writers hint hint) may like. The 10” Tablet They All Want Let’s be honest, when the average […]
Tablet Thursday Digest: Android And iOS And WebOS, Oh My!
Another busy week for tablets, as the market segment just keeps heating up. From the industry leader at the moment, we have some great news. Apple’s iCloud and iWork with Cloud Support have gone into Beta for developers. No news on how magical it might be just yet. Then there was Monday’s release, pull, […]
Research In Motion To Cut Workforce — Insert Tasteless Rimjob Joke Here
RIM is cutting 11 percent of their existing workforce, a drastic move.
Tablet Thursday News Digest: A New Challenger!
Lots of drips and drabs in the world of tablets this week. RIM’s updates, Toshiba bugs, iPads sales, big news from Lenovo, and an amazing tablet deal at Staples.
Windows Phone 7 Pulls Ahead of Blackberry OS in Most Important Way Ever
It’s official. If you’re one of the few but proud Windows Phone 7 users, you can now download and play the current game du jour, Angry Birds. Sure, this doesn’t seem like news but as I note in the headline, this now leaves only one mobile OS that doesn’t run Angry Birds. For goodness sake, […]
Wherein We Pontificate About the Blackberry Playbook and Go Hands On
Techcitement recently questioned the relevance of RIM these days, and we’re not the only ones. RIM’s last quarterly earnings were quite lower than expected, and their stock dipped significantly. Although it appears to be climbing slowly now (but still not anywhere near past prices), maybe because the lower stock is a good deal – I’m […]