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RIM blew it: No BlackBerry PlayBook, phones today

RIM blew a chance to re-energize developers and BlackBerry consumers by announcing new smartphones and tablets at its annual BlackBerry Developers Conference today in San Francisco. RIM’s founder, president, and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis proudly unveiled BBX–the next-generation marriage of its QNX-plus-BlackBerry OS operating system for future devices–but failed to connect vague descriptions of the forthcoming platform with real-life devices. There …

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Amazon Kindle 2011: Unboxing

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon Kindle 2011: Unboxing 1:52 I spy with my little eye, something beginning with K … Yep, it’s the new Kindle. Not the touchscreen one — the more budget model, retailing for US$109 on Amazon.com. This model of the Kindle is smaller and lighter than the previous one, coming in at 166x114x8.7mm and just 170 grams. …

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