Blackberry Playbook

I’m sure most of you have heard about the new tablet. Yes! The brand new blackberry playbook. At RIM’s annual BlackBerry Developer Conference, CEO Mike Lazaridis announced the company's new tablet -- the PlayBook.  Lazaridis was joined on stage by the company's founder, Dan Dodge, who said that the PlayBook would be "an incredible gaming platform for publishers and the players." RIM also displayed the PlayBook's ability to handle Flash content via Flash 10.1, as well as Adobe AIR apps. The new slate -- which Lazaridis described as "the first professional tablet" -- will sport a 7-inch, 1024 x 600, capacitive multitouch display, a Cortex A9-based, dual-core 1GHz CPU (the company calls it the "fastest tablet ever"), 1GB of RAM, and a 3 megapixel front-facing camera along with a 5 megapixel rear lens (and yes, there will be video conferencing). There was no mention of onboard storage capacity during the keynote, though the devices we just spied is labeled 16GB and 32GB on their back panels. The PlayBook will be capable of 1080p HD video, and comes equipped with an HDMI port as well as a microUSB jack, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooth 2.1. The best part about this device is that its only 0.4-inches thick, and weighs just 400g (or about 0.9 pounds). While the PlayBook doesn't seem to rely on phone content alone, the press release from the company says that users can "use their tablet and smartphone interchangeably without worrying about syncing or duplicating data." RIM didn't hand out any solid launch dates beyond "early 2011," and of course, there was no mention of retail price.

FACEBOOK PLACES!!

What is Facebook Places?

I’ve been wondering for the past few days what this facebook place is, and how everyone’s status’s updates when they arrive somewhere. So it got me thinking...WHAT IS THIS THING!? Therefore, I decided to do some research and figure it out.

With Facebook Places, you can use your BlackBerry smartphone to conveniently share where you are, what you’re doing, and who you’re with. While you are checking in, you can tag a friend and include a comment to let your friends know what you’re up to. You can also see where your friends are and what they’re doing.

Facebook Places uses cell tower triangulation and the GPS technology on your BlackBerry smartphone to find places of interest close to your location. You can view the location of a Facebook Place on a map to see exactly where it is and check out the surrounding area. You can also get directions to and from a Facebook Place simply by clicking on the map image, which will seamlessly launch the BlackBerry Maps application.

To start using Places, click on the Places icon on the navigation bar. You can check in to Facebook Places within a 2-kilometer radius of your location and see where your friends are checking in around you.  It’s a pretty neat application; get it if you already don’t have it!

Syncing Blackberry’s systems together

How many of us have always wanted a software that can sync everything together? May it be our personal, business, or social life?

 Well say no more, now there is such a thing, BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Software was released for IBM Lotus Domino. This means that if your business is using Lotus email, you can now use this free server software to synchronize email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks between BlackBerry Smartphone’s and IBM Lotus Domino without compromising security.

With BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express connected to IBM Lotus Domino, BlackBerry Smartphone users will be able to:

·         Wirelessly synchronize email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks

·         Manage email folders and search email on the mail server remotely

·         Book meetings and appointments, accept meeting requests, check availability and forward calendar attachments

·         Set an out-of-office reply

·         Access files stored on the company network

·         Use mobile applications to access business systems behind the firewall

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express works with Domino Enterprise Server and Domino Messaging Server. It can support multiple Lotus Domino domain environments from a single Web-based administration interface and can be run in parallel with the premium BlackBerry Enterprise Server software for the same instance of IBM Lotus Domino.


WAIT....

We have an amazing announcment to make! is it a new PDA? nope...Is there somethinghappening with the company? nope...It's something fun and exciting! In a few days we will tell you about the newest and the most exciting gadget that RIM has come up with till date. Since we know most of you cant wait to see what it is were going to give you an idea. It's kind of like the ipad and its kind of like the iphone but its called a Blackberry Playbook! stay tuned till next week when we will tell you more about this fabulous new product.