I would be willing to bet that most of us have been looking for a specific type of app for an Android device at some point and not been able to find exactly what we wanted. This typically leads the user to the notion that if they knew how to program, they could make a large profit off whatever their app idea is. If you are this sort of armchair developer, you might want to check out the MIT App Inventor. [...] Continue Reading…
New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins will jump straight into finessing the reworked BlackBerry PlayBook for a launch early this year, ex-CEO Jim Balsillie has confirmed, though the prospect of a refreshed tablet hasn’t helped the company’s diving share price. Described as “a revamp of the poorly selling PlayBook tablet expected early this year” by the WSJ , the new PlayBook is believed to be the replacement 7-inch “3G+” model tipped in a leaked RIM roadmap earlier this month. The new PlayBook won’t pack LTE – like RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 smartphones, there’s said to be a chipset limitation that is preventing the company from including true 4G connectivity – which will instead be saved for another new PlayBook, this time a 10-inch model, expected toward the end of the year. Previous leaks have suggested RIM is preparing PlayBook OS 2.0, the updated software for the tablet that will arrive next month, with 1280 x 800 screen support, indicating one or both of the new slates will have a higher-resolution display. [...] Continue Reading…
