BlackBerry Playbook Update 1.05

Good news for all the BlackBerry playbook users as the New update brings in a lot of upgrades and some much needed improvements.

Research In Motion has announced yet another update for its BlackBerry Playbook devices, named as V1.05.

Aimed at adding more functionality to the devices apart from fixing some bugs, the update comes as a welcome summer gift for the BlackBerry Playbook users. With this update, the Playbook also takes a giant step towards social networking. The Facebook app, for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, has been updated to include video uploading, message deletion, Search enhancements and more.

iPad2 camera not popular, says Flickr

It could be due to the fact that tablets are not convenient while taking pictures, and probably Flickr numbers reflect that.

The iPad 2 camera is the most unused one, Flickr has said. The photo sharing website, which tracks the camera usage by users by detecting the devices used in clicking the photos, said the iPad2 camera is way too low on its list behind iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. 

The iPad2 comes with low resolution, and the pictures are especially bad when taken in low light conditions. Just after the launch, the iPad2 cameras quickly became famous for all the wrong reasons. 

Its picture quality was panned by several websites in the past as well.

RIM recalls 1,000 PlayBooks

It was reported there were 935 PlayBook tablets with the flaw in their operating system. Some users reported they couldn't complete the user agreement screen also, which meant they couldn't operate the device also.

About 1000 PlayBook tablets have been recalled by Research In Motion (RIM) due to a flaw in the operating system. The flaws had the potential to pose problems to users during the initial set up, reported the technology blog Engadget.

The affected devices had not even reached customers as they were still with the distributors. 

The news may affect RIM negatively and comes close on the heels of less than expected sales of BlackBerry handsets. The company believes the new products will lead to a turnaround in its sales. 

RIM extends Playbook tablets warranty to two years

RIM launches special warranty plans for Blackberry playbook users that includes protection against accidents and user mishandling also.

Research In Motion, the makers of BlackBerry, has announced newer warranty plans for its Playbook tablet computer, extending it to two years from the current one year term. 

Earlier, Playbook buyers were given only 90 days of technical support and one year of limited hardware support.

With this new plan, they can have two years of technical support and hardware warranty, which not only provides additional protection against manufacturing defects but also covers accidental damages such as screen breaks too. 

The plan, however, is optional and is available only for the United States and Canada users, who are required to pay $129 (Rs 6,000 approximately) to avail this service.

With the tentative launch of the BlackBerry Playbook in India scheduled in the month of June sometime, it is highly expected that RIM will also extend the warranty plans for the Indian users as well.

Twitter mobile web app gets makeover

Users of those devices, which haven't received their official Twitter app yet, can use this application. It will be rolled out gradually to iPod Touch, iPhone and Android users but more devices will soon get the new version of this app.

Those, who haven't been through the Twitter mobile web application, recently, are in for a treat. The micro blogging service has decided to launch a new web app for mobile devices for better user experience. 

The new app borrows some aspects from its iOS and Android counterparts. The navigation bar can be found at the top of the window. The new design also allows the users to read their feed and messages at the top, where they can also search and access profiles. 

The web app uses the HTML5 extensively and scales up easily for tablets too.