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By now, you’ve seen all that RIM’s 2.0 software update for the PlayBook is prepared to give — just not in your own hands. But that could all very well change if news of a February 21st release date, supposedly confirmed by the lips of Waterloo’s own during an early morning webcast, prove true
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RIM to release BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 on February 21st?
By now, you’ve seen all that RIM’s 2.0 software update for the PlayBook is prepared to give — just not in your own hands.
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RIM to release BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 on February 21st? (updated)
This is the end, dear PlayBook -admiring friends. That is to say, it’s the end-of-life for RIM’s first unsuccessful stab at tablet computing. Unsurprisingly, the marketing blitzkrieg that saw J.Lo and the Flash Gordon theme awkwardly peddle the flailing tab hasn’t done much to elevate sales or consumer interest, forcing its Canadian overlords to issue Telus an EOL notice.
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All PlayBooks go to heaven: Telus leak points to end-of-life status
Still wary of dropping $200 on a BlackBerry Playbook ? How does “free” sound? That’s what RIM is offering to Android developers today, as part of an overt attempt to spur interest in its App World platform .
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Develop an Android app, get a free Blackberry PlayBook
Mini will show off the Clubvan concept at the 2012 Geneva auto show in early March. (Credit: Mini) There was a time when Mini’s designers did crazy things to its standard models, then presented them as concepts at auto shows. Witness the Rocketman concept , which started out as a standard Cooper model, then added weirdly hinged doors and a big glass bubble at the rear.
If you’re looking for more content to watch on Netflix’s Watch Instantly streaming service — especially since all those Starz movies are exiting stage left at month’s end — we have good news, as it just announced a multi-year exclusive deal with The Weinstein Company . The agreement covers foreign language, documentary and “certain other movies” that will be watchable in their pay-TV window only on Netflix, and not HBO or Showtime. That includes such high profile selections as The Artist , which is nominated for 17 Academy Awards this weekend and Best Documentary nominated Undefeated , as well as other flicks like Coriolanus and The Intouchables .
We’ve lived vicariously through Google Maps a few times in the past, including an excursion down the Amazon River . Today, those plans for a trip to Russia can get a lot more detailed as Street View is now virtually pacing the streets of Moscow and St
(Credit: Video screenshot by Bonnie Cha/CNET) Fans (present company included) flipped out when Mattel announced that it would release a 1:1 replica of the hoverboard from “Back to the Future II” and “Back to the Future III.” However, the replica doesn’t actually float, and it’s not even clear how it glides over surfaces, which is perhaps why one enterprising individual took matters into his own hands. Inspired by an art exhibition by Nils Guadagnin , YouTube user dondula7 created a floating hoverboard using an electromagnetic kit
