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Analyst Sees BlackBerry PlayBook Buzz Building Ahead of Rumored April Launch

John Paczkowski in News on March 18, 2011 at 11:05 am PT

RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook doesn’t yet have a firm price or launch date–though new rumors suggest it may arrive at market by mid-April–but already there is developing demand for it. According to some analysts, anyway.

BlackBerry PlayBook: Looks Good on Paper, But…

John Paczkowski in News on February 2, 2011 at 3:50 am PT

The PlayBook’s hardware specs might beat anything on the market, its QNX OS might be rock solid and its “Web fidelity” might outshine that of the iPad, but Research in Motion’s forthcoming “professional tablet” will be poorly received when it finally ships. This according to Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair, who believes the device to be signifigantly flawed and claims it will be “dead on arrival.”

"Hulu for Magazines" Launching Early 2011–But Only for Android

Peter Kafka in Media on November 11, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Next Issue Media, the “Hulu for Magazines” joint venture, plans to have its digital storefront open early next year. But you won’t be able to shop there if you’ve got an iPad.

Amazon’s Android App Store May Open Before Month’s End

John Paczkowski in News on October 8, 2010 at 10:30 am PT

Not that there was ever much doubt about this after the leak of its App Store Distribution Agreement, but Amazon’s rumored app store is evidently the real deal. And may open soon….

Apple Coaxes Publishers to Join It on iPad Subscriptions

Shira Ovide and Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 20, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Apple Inc. in recent weeks has accelerated its efforts to persuade publishers to join the company’s first foray into selling newspaper and magazine subscriptions for the iPad tablet computer, according to people familiar with the matter.

Palm's Developer Program Not Nearly So Annoying as Apple's

John Paczkowski in News on October 6, 2009 at 5:05 am PT

Development for Palm’s new webOS platform will begin in earnest come winter with the official opening of the company’s developer program. At a small gathering in San Francisco Monday night, Palm said its developer program will open in December and when it does, it will be a different beast entirely from rival programs by Apple, Google et al.

Palm’s Developer Program Not Nearly So Annoying as Apple’s

John Paczkowski in News on October 6, 2009 at 5:05 am PT

Development for Palm’s new webOS platform will begin in earnest come winter with the official opening of the company’s developer program. At a small gathering in San Francisco Monday night, Palm said its developer program will open in December and when it does, it will be a different beast entirely from rival programs by Apple, Google et al.

Web Shoppers Refuse to Bail Out Economy: Holiday Sales Down One Percent

Peter Kafka in Media on December 22, 2008 at 5:03 am PT

ComScore, the Web analytics company which has been bringing us a weekly installment of grim news about Christmas sales since November, weighs in with its newest update. You may have heard this one before.