BlackBerry Playbook Review: First Impressions - TMCnet's Gadgets eNews

If you have trouble viewing this email, click here to view online.

»Gadgets Home »Free Premium Content 4/28/2011

Featured Articles » Consumer Confidence in Technology, Economy on the Rise » PSN Still Down as the Company Rebuilds for Security » Nook Color Software Update Includes Apps and Web Browsing Capabilities » Newer MacBook Air Faster Than Last Version   Sponsor: 4GWE Conference 4GWE will explore the critical issues of how best to enable and exploit the mobile Internet. 4GWE will explore the trends driving a shift towards an anywhere, anytime, broadband mobile network. As part of ITEXPO, 4GWE has become the industry's premier gathering place for Mobile Network Operators, fixed carriers, handset manufacturers, mobile internet device manufacturers, application providers, and venture capitalists.   Top Stories » Case-Mate unveils accessories for new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet » Mutual Mobile's Google Boutiques iPad App Honored with Two Webby Awards » Cypress TrueTouch Touchscreen Debuts on Android 3.0 Platform » Unleash Your Creativity with Photo Movie Creator and Frame Grabber   From The Expert Corner April 28, 2011 BlackBerry Playbook Review: My First Impressions By Stefanie Mosca TMCnet Web Editor I was lucky enough to get my hands on BlackBerry’s (News - Alert) first tablet, the Playbook, and while I haven’t been using it for more than a couple of days, I wanted to get my first impressions out, assuming they will change as my experience with the device progresses. For starters, let it be known that I have been a faithful BlackBerry user for the past six years, and while I have dabbled with the iPad here and there, I do not use a tablet on an everyday basis. The tablet itself is aesthetically pleasing. All black and with a squared shape, it is very reminiscent of BlackBerry’s newest smartphones, including a durable rubber backing for protection. The smaller, seven inch tablet, which most critics assumed would be insignificant compared to the almost 10 inch iPad, didn’t seem like a disadvantage at all, surprisingly. I found the tablet to be smaller in comparison, but after using it for a couple of hours I got accustomed to it and found myself content with the size of the screen... Read More     From The Blogs A Revealing Bite of the Apple April 22, 2011 9:48 AM By: David Byrd Apple faces new scrutiny over the hidden application that stores information about where its phones go every day. Perhaps, I am the only one that gets it but Apple was not trying to track the user, rather some genius in the company wanted to know the whereabouts of the phone, the user was just incidental. The real question is why develop an application that keeps an eye on the iPhone but then doesn’t transfer the information back to, well, that genius. Moreover, while Apple users, politicians, and Apple are paying attention to all of the hoopla now, where was the indignation when this was first reported? I suspect it was because the first person to publish information about this iPhone tracking application was a Frenchman... Read More    Featured Videos The Flip Retires    Featured Resources » A Comparison of PowerVM and x86-Based Virtualization Performance » The Rise of Diameter Signaling » Warehouse Management: Embedded or Best of Breed?   Featured Channels » Mobile Communications » Gadgets » Mobile Device Management   gadgets.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest gadgets News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

This email was distributed by: Technology Marketing Corporation, 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854 As a valued reader or attendee of TMC's publications and events, you will occasionally receive carefully-screened offers and free product information via email. If you no longer wish to receive this type of email, please go to http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/subs.aspx?eml=ipat39@gmail.com to adjust your preferences.