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BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet to Support Upgrades Via Module Cavity

During the Web 2.0 Summit taking place this week, RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that the impressive BlackBerry PlayBook slate will be supporting hardware upgrades via a module cavity. It’ll most likely host the 3G or 4G modules required to make the device compatible with these types of connectivity. NFC is also an option. With [...]

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RIM’s Co-CEO Responds to Steve Jobs Irony on 7 Inch Slates

Jim Balsillie, RIM co-CEO replied to Steve Jobs’ critique concerning 7 inch slates, saying that the Apple CEO’s remarks make no sense outside the Cupertino giant’s “distortion field”. We remind you that Jobs said that 7 inch tablets are tweeners and nobody wants a bigger smartphone or a slate that’s smaller than 10 inches. Also, [...]

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64GB PlayBook Tablet Making Up for Lack of Memory Card Slot (Video)

While Samsung’s popular Galaxy Tab slate sports a microSD card slot, Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Playbook disappointed a bit when we found out that it was going to launch with only 16GB or 32GB on board and without extra storage. Luckily, we’ve just found out that a 64GB version will also pop up and it [...]

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