Playbook On or Shortly After March 15 and other RIM News

As you probably have realized by now, we here at DelectablyChic! are pretty obsessed with Playbook updates.  A while ago, RIM announced that people looking to develop apps for the upcoming Playbook will be eligible to get a free Playbook from them.  The deadline to enter their app, which must meet Blackberry App World’s guidelines, […]

Still No Official Playbook Release Date? What’s with that, RIM?

Cynthia Cheng Mintz Since last year, Research in Motion has been teasing us with their impending launch of their tablet, Playbook.  The device has been on their website as a “coming soon” and has also made its trips in various tradeshows, including CES 2011 over the past few months.  What RIM HASN’T announced is the […]

Non-News Regarding iPad 2 at The Daily Launch

Apparently, a Reuters reporter is “confirming” that iPad 2 (the above picture is of the current iPad) will have a front-facing camera according to SlashGear, as they saw a “working model” with “with a front-facing camera” at an event launching The Daily, Apple iOS’s “newspaper” on Wednesday. Skeptics, however, are wondering if this was even true, as there are no […]

Tablet-Laptop Hybrids: What do you think?

No, we are not time-travelling back to 2005 when we last saw these machines.  Newer, sleaker versions were seen at CES 2011 a few weeks ago, including those that operate on two different systems (the Lenovo IdeaPad Hybrid U1, for example, runs Windows Home Premium while docked and Android when used as a tablet (last year, it […]

Some Playbook Questions Answered and Preview of its Apps

So it looks like RIM fans are getting some of their questions answered. Since the announcement of the Playbook, RIM has said very little about its apps, concentrating more on the Playbook’s multitasking ability and its use of Flash. However, just the other day, Inside Blackberry posted a video where one of its staff answers […]

The Atrix: Motorola’s Big Comeback?

Other than their Droid phone, Motorola‘s been relatively quiet these past few years, especially after their Razr2 failed to sell. However, they are set to launch another Android powered smartphone that has generated quite a bit of buzz at the CES. Video from Phonearena.com The phone has 1G RAM (yes, like a netbook!) and even has […]

Blackberry Playbook at the CES and Reactions

RIM has released a new video with CES (Consumer Electronics Show) attendees’ reactions to the Playbook: Again, people seem to like the Playbook, especially its ability to multitask, but one thing I really hope RIM would address soon is:  What about the apps?  What kind of apps would the Playbook run (besides the obviously important ones […]

From the Blackberry Blog: Features of the Playbook!

I don’t know about you, but I am definitely looking forward to Research in Motion‘s launch of their tablet (smablet?  gablet?), Playbook, which is set to make its debut some time this year.  For one thing, it will definitely lighten my Fashion Week kit, which currently includes a camera and netbook.  Also, it has features that the iPad, […]

Facebook’s ‘Messaging’ Service – Not Serious and Nothing Really New Here

If it looks like email, feels like email and works like email, it’s email.  Sorry, but whatever Mark Zuckerberg calls it, the new @facebook.com service announced today is a form of email, even if it integrates instant messaging, texting and so forth.  Having seen the screenshots of what this service is going to look like, […]