Video: BlackBerry PlayBook vs Apple iPad in browser tests

Matthew from RIM's Web Browser Group walks us through a comparison of web browser tests between the as of yet unreleased BlackBerry PlayBook and Apple's iPad. They compare loading regular HTML pages, Flash enabled pages and some of the rendering aspects of both tablets. The PlayBook is faster in the tests but we also need to consider that the iPad's screen is larger. 

Beatles for Sale on iTunes

It has been a long time coming and a rumour that's hung around Apple and iTunes for years. The Beatles have allowed their entire discography is available on iTunes today. From individual albums to a monster box set costing $149.00 that features every studio album, every a-side and b-side plus the Past Masters collection and video material from iTunes plus. Hit jump for Apple Canada's official word on the release.

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iPad owns 95.5 % of tablet market, new competition to face uphill climb

Its no surprise, really, that Apple's iPad dominates 95% of the tablet computing market as per a report from Strategy Analytics. The iPad, after all, is the only commercially available tablet in the market right now. As we head into the highly competitive holiday buying season, can Apple's iPad sustain its popularity and build on its ecosystem?

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Google breaches Canadian privacy laws,RIM's Balsillie deflects Jobs' reality distortion field

It's happened before and it is likely to happen again. While gathering photos and information for Google's Street View feature in its Google Maps application, the search giant has breached Canada's privacy laws by snagging people's emails and other private information. Canada's privacy commissioner has called Google out while revealing the findings of their investigation.

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