HP’s MacBook Air competitor coming to market soon, says exec

HP’s MacBook Air competitor coming to market soon, says exec

HP will soon be manufacturing Ultrabooks, the super-light, super-slim computers that will compete with Apple’s MacBook Air.

In the wake of the joyous news that HP is not killing off its PC division, Todd Bradley, executive vice president of HP’s Personal Systems Group said in a conference call today, “We’re very focused on having a suite in that ultramobile space, and you’ll see that very soon.”

The Ultrabook space is heating up; HP is actually … Continue Reading

RIM demonstrates its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with Adobe (videos)

RIM demonstrates its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with Adobe (videos)

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion briefly demonstrated its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet today on stage at Adobe’s MAX conference.

We heard from Adobe earlier today that it had teamed up with RIM to bring its new AIR application platform to the PlayBook, and the company also revealed that parts of the PlayBook’s user interface were built with AIR.

Given that RIM couldn’t muster a live demonstration of the PlayBook at its own event in September, it’s surprising … Continue Reading

Adobe demonstrates Flash and Air on Android tablet

RIM demonstrates its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with Adobe (videos)

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion briefly demonstrated its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet today on stage at Adobe’s MAX conference.

We heard from Adobe earlier today that it had teamed up with RIM to bring its new AIR application platform to the PlayBook, and the company also revealed that parts of the PlayBook’s user interface were built with AIR.

Given that RIM couldn’t muster a live demonstration of the PlayBook at its own event in September, it’s surprising … Continue Reading

Accel's Rich Wong: Flash isn't relevant in mobile

RIM demonstrates its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with Adobe (videos)

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion briefly demonstrated its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet today on stage at Adobe’s MAX conference.

We heard from Adobe earlier today that it had teamed up with RIM to bring its new AIR application platform to the PlayBook, and the company also revealed that parts of the PlayBook’s user interface were built with AIR.

Given that RIM couldn’t muster a live demonstration of the PlayBook at its own event in September, it’s surprising … Continue Reading

Buzzword buzzes closer to Google Docs

RIM demonstrates its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with Adobe (videos)

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion briefly demonstrated its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet today on stage at Adobe’s MAX conference.

We heard from Adobe earlier today that it had teamed up with RIM to bring its new AIR application platform to the PlayBook, and the company also revealed that parts of the PlayBook’s user interface were built with AIR.

Given that RIM couldn’t muster a live demonstration of the PlayBook at its own event in September, it’s surprising … Continue Reading