RIM’s PlayBook is still fighting a battle to remain relevant but that isn’t stopping developers and accessory manufacturers from searching for potential profit. And the one accessory that is actually quite important to PlayBook owners (and tablet owners as a whole) is a wireless keyboard attachment. The unit above, first seen many weeks back, will reportedly act as a case and rechargeable battery (~30 days). Shipping is listed as beginning on March 23rd. The...

Following the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration’s lead, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are abandoning their Blackberry devices for the sexier iPhone. After 10 years with RIM devices attached to their belts, the ATF has decided to move beyond Blackberry by replacing 2,400 devices with iPhones starting in March. Rick Holgate, ATF’s Chief Information Officer said; “We’re going to delete the BlackBerry from...

While RIM’s future is dependent on how well BlackBerry OS 10 does when it hits shelves later this year, RIM can’t immediately turn the page on their non-OS 10 customers and devices. At ~70 million users worldwide, that’s a lot of people to give the cold shoulder, and even larger number of revenue dollars to abandon. So it makes sense for RIM to at least provide some support, right? All is not lost, legacy users. A slide nabbed by BlackBerry Empire shows...

It’s no secret that RIM has been in a lot of trouble getting people to actually care about them as of late. The PlayBook, while featuring nice hardware and generally awesome software, has failed to catch the general public’s interest (firesale aside). But at MWC 2012 RIM took another step towards making the PlayBook and their entire ecosystem as a whole a more complete experience by unveiling their BlackBerry Video Service. The new service is powered by content...

Don’t expect to get your monthly Netflix fix from a BlackBerry device anytime soon. After months and months of waiting, repeated emails and constant tweets, Netflix responded today saying that they “currently don’t have any plans to release/support the BlackBerry platform, including the PlayBook”. While it could be a matter of not enough people to support BlackBerry and QNX on top of the other platforms, it’s more than likely Netflix...