BlackBerry CEO Claims Tablet PCs will be Obsolete after Five Years

BlackBerry CEO

Tablet PCs has been quite aggressive today along with the smartphones. Some think that this technology will continue for a longer time but with during the interview of Bloomberg with BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, he said that tablets will be obsolete in five years. This indicates that he is not a fan of this technology in spite of releasing their own PlayBook Tablet

This is a bold statement from the CEO of a mobile technology manufacturer which also makes tablet PCs. In BlackBerry’s history, they also joined the tablet PC market and introduced their PlayBook. It . . . → Read More: BlackBerry CEO Claims Tablet PCs will be Obsolete after Five Years

Apple will Regain Profit and Share in the Coming Years According to Analyst

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Android reportedly caused the drop of shares of Apple Inc. According to analysts and income reports of both companies, though Apple sold many iPads in the first quarter, their share in the tablet PC market decreased slightly and might continue this year. While Android platform together with Samsung, Apple’s greatest rival, is enjoying a huge leap of profit and increased market share.

But one analysts, Carl Howe, concluded that Apple might also cause a drop of profit and share of Android smartphones in the coming years.

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US Department of Defense Orders 650,000 Devices from Apple

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The United States Department of Defense will be ordering 650,000 units of devices from Apple to replace BlackBerry devices that they are currently using. The reason for this is that the old devices that they have now is not compatible with the latest BlackBerry 10 OS after the sequester is done.

The details of the orders that the US Department of Defense is going to order are 120,000 units of iPads, 100,000 units of iPad mini, 200,000 units of iPod Touch, and 210,000 units of iPhones. In an interview with Electronista, they said that half of . . . → Read More: US Department of Defense Orders 650,000 Devices from Apple

Blackberry Z10 Preorder Commences; Company Receives 1 Million Unit Order

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Following the unveiled Blackberry Z10, carrier rivals Verizon and AT&T announced that the preorders of the new Blackberry units has began. On the other hand, Blackberry announced that they received a 1-million-unit preorder of the Z10.

The phone maker just revealed that an established partner just ordered 1 million units of the Blackberry 10 phones. In a phone call interview with CNET, the spokeswoman refused to give a name of the said “established partner”. This transaction is said to be the largest single purchase in Blackberry’s history.

The announcements from the phone maker came in just when the . . . → Read More: Blackberry Z10 Preorder Commences; Company Receives 1 Million Unit Order

BlackBerry Z10 to launch in U.S.

BlackBerry Z10 to launch in U.S.

BlackBerry Z10 to be released by mid-March.

Fans and users of BlackBerry in U.S. may be seeing the newest smartphone by mid or late in March. According to sources familiar with the event, BB Z10 will be on sale in U.S. on the 22nd of March with AT&T network.

AT&T declined to give a comment on this note.

The latest smartphone of BlackBerry is already on sale in the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and U.K. On the website of the company, Z10 will be available within March with most of U.S. carriers, but the release date is not yet confirmed.

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BlackBerry Z10 sales high in Britain and Canada

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After the big reveal of Research In Motion, the BlackBerry maker, BB Z10 is reported to be selling in high records for the first week that it’s out in the market in both Canada and Britain.

BlackBerry Z10′s biggest test will be on March when it will be released on sale in the U.S.

The new smartphone for RIM is a touch-screen phone which is already gotten a good start in Britain. This is the biggest compared to the other models of BlackBerry.

The company noted that BlackBerry’s Z10 is making it three times more than the prior models. . . . → Read More: BlackBerry Z10 sales high in Britain and Canada

T-Mobile 4G LTE launch on March 27

T-Mobile 4G LTE launch on March 27

Early on this week, there was an uncovered product listing or road-map chart released by an operator familiar with the proceedings inside T-Mobile USA.

The particular list is said to show not only the set of newest handsets that will be carried by the company, but also the releasing date that its 4G LTE network will be available. Included in this list is the Samsung Galaxy Exhibit with the Galaxy S3 upgraded to 4G LTE abilities, as well as the newly launched BlackBerry Z10 for the unique network bands of T-Mobile.

According to TMO News, the listing leaked indicated that the key . . . → Read More: T-Mobile 4G LTE launch on March 27