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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
2011: the year Smartphones supplanted computers, at least according to the bundle of spreadsheets that just arrived from Canalys Research . Vendors shipped ( shipped , not sold) 488 million of the devices, compared to 414.6 million “PCs,” which erroneously includes Tablet PCs of all shapes and sizes. Looking at Smartphones exclusively ( IDC’s numbers from yesterday concerned all mobile handsets), Apple remains king of the hill having shipped 93.1million iPhones.
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Canalys: More smartphones than PCs shipped in 2011
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
To many’s disappointment, superheroes weren’t exactly on RIM’s list to be the face of its latest advertising crusade. Simply dubbed “Be Bold,” the ad campaign focuses boldly on the famed BlackBerry Messenger , as well as the productivity aspects found in the 9900 .
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RIM launches BlackBerry ‘Be Bold’ ad campaign, superheroes nowhere to be seen (video)
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Joseph (he’s from Atlanta) who needs a camera bag for his semi-professional photography enterprise. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com .
3D printing . Sure, that’s pretty neat, but there are other ways to make three dimensional objects at home. Roland’s new iModela, for example, is an “affordable” ($899) digital hobby mill that can carve 3D shapes, jewelry, textures and prototypes out of balsa wood, foam, modelling wax and plastics
Sony Ericsson is looking to start a bromance with the McTwist-loving, Double-Cork-landing, A-Frame-riding masses jonesing for a new Android device. The handset maker has announced a “global strategic alliance” with Billabong to launch the Xperia Active Billabong Edition smartphone in select markets. The handset will come preloaded with exclusive content, including Billabong screen savers, and bundle several Billabong-branded games and applications
(Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) What do you desire most right now? A drink?
