BlackBerry World 2011: 9900 and 9930 launched, Facebook and video chat coming to PlayBook in May

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

More BlackBerry news is coming from BlackBerry World 2011, the RIM-focused developer conference being held this week in Orlando, Florida. Among the more notable announcements were a Facebook app and a video conferencing app native to the PlayBook which are coming in May. RIM also announced the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones and BlackBerry OS 7. Hit jump for a full list of early annuncements from the event.

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HP launches new tilting TouchSmart all-in-one desktops

HP has pioneered the touch-enabled all-in-one form factor and as a number of competitors are following suit can only innovate the line further. Released today are the new TouchSmart 610 and TouchSmart 9300 desktops. The finger-friendly 23-inch all-in-one desktops have 920 x 1080-resolution touchscreens, that can be  positioned upright or reclined up to 60 degrees or swiveled as needed for better touch interaction. Running on a variety of Intel (possibly not Sandy Bridge until supply issues are remedied) or AMD processors, the new TouchSmart 610 are selling in the US starting February 9 beginning at $900 while the TouchSmart 9300 is expected in May.

Canadian pricing and availability information has not yet been released.