RIM releases Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook app

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

RIM made good on its promise to start offering 'essential' apps for the two week old BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet by releasing the first official Facebook app designed for a tablet. The FaceBook for BlackBerry PlayBook is the only tablet-specific application (Android and iOS are using ill-fitting blown-up versions of their smartphone counterparts). The Facebook app was built by RIM using Adobe Air and Adobe Flash technology.

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Acer Iconia Android tablet now available for pre-order at Future Shop for $499

The deluge of $499 10"1 tablets continues with Acer's Iconia WiFi tablet on pre-order from Future Shop. The Iconia has the same specs as the Motorla XOOM but is slightly heavier and only features 1GB of memory (you can expand this yourself up to 32GB via a microSD card).

SourceCode: PlayBook Predictions

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The BlackBerry PlayBook is RIM's diminuitive yet dynamic 7" inch tablet that's a make or break product for the BlackBerry maker  shipping on April 19. This is a much awaited tablet not just for BlackBerry fans but for new tablet buyers looking into a non Apple and Android tablet option. We discuss our thoughts on the much awaited, incessantly hyped PlayBook.

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Preview: Samsung Galaxy Tab

It is finally here. Samsung's Galaxy Tab which is coming soon to Bell. Here are a few pictures taken earlier and comparing it to its competition, the Apple iPad.

More on the Galaxy Tab.