It can now, has been able to for a while. And you were still able to check your email, it just didn't have push email. Gmail still worked. I agree that it wasn't fantastic when it was first released, but it's pretty solid now.
IT just seems to fail too often when you swype across a letter that can make it a different word. I find that hitting each key individually is faster, and that's still nowhere near as fast as using a physical keyboard.
I've tried, I really can't use that thing. When it works it's nice, but it's not accurate nearly often enough, and then you have to stop what you're doing to go back, erase and try again.
The playbook is actually a very solid tablet. It just needs more apps, if that's what you want to use it for. For browsing and watching movies, it's awesome. Why is it "a farce"?
That's because the old OS was painful to develop apps for. Even seasoned developers at RIM had to struggle with it. The new OS is much better in that regard, if they would just finalize the SDK. Having the option to choose native C++/GL, adobe air, java through the JVM or html5 is pretty nice, and should definitely make developing apps far easier.
QNX is real time. Their old OS was a clusterfuck, and is what caused many of their problems. Changing to QNX is the right move.
It's actually a phenomenal OS, they just need to GET IT OUT ALREADY.
Which Bold? The ones with the Torch browser are pretty good, It's only very slightly slower than safari, and that's due to the data compression going on.
I still refuse to put my own Android device on my work network, mainly because doing so causes you to give up control of your own device. The Blackberry Balance stuff is pretty cool in that regard.
The patent and copyright system was meant to encourage innovation by allowing those who developed the idea to make some of their money back by having exclusive access to the idea for a limited period of time. It was never meant to grant perpetual monopolies or stifle innovation in the way it currently does in the United States (and other countries).
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Or..you know...I'm just used to having bills actually look different.
CNN is just incompetent, not partisan.
What if I have two strikes and then just keep fouling the ball? Does that mean you can just keep downloading pirated material?
Canadian bills were never all green. I hate using american money, I keep dropping $50's instead of $1's.
It can now, has been able to for a while. And you were still able to check your email, it just didn't have push email. Gmail still worked. I agree that it wasn't fantastic when it was first released, but it's pretty solid now.
IT just seems to fail too often when you swype across a letter that can make it a different word. I find that hitting each key individually is faster, and that's still nowhere near as fast as using a physical keyboard.
Yep, it's all about prioritizing tasks. It's also about soft-failing so the system never "Crashes".
I've tried, I really can't use that thing. When it works it's nice, but it's not accurate nearly often enough, and then you have to stop what you're doing to go back, erase and try again.
Eh, there's really no comparing a blackberry keyboard to an android keyboard. It's not even close to being as useable.
The playbook is actually a very solid tablet. It just needs more apps, if that's what you want to use it for. For browsing and watching movies, it's awesome. Why is it "a farce"?
Yeah, somehow I doubt that.
Numerous outages? There was one that lasted 1-2 days, yeah, and that was pretty much it? The rest of them were probably at the ISP level.
Yup, they announced too early and are delivering too late. The 9900 is a nice phone, but I'd rather have the new one.
That's because the old OS was painful to develop apps for. Even seasoned developers at RIM had to struggle with it. The new OS is much better in that regard, if they would just finalize the SDK. Having the option to choose native C++/GL, adobe air, java through the JVM or html5 is pretty nice, and should definitely make developing apps far easier.
That's not strictly true, it's just one implementation/part of a RTOS. What jbolden said is correct in regards to using a RTOS for a phone.
QNX is real time. Their old OS was a clusterfuck, and is what caused many of their problems. Changing to QNX is the right move. It's actually a phenomenal OS, they just need to GET IT OUT ALREADY.
Which Bold? The ones with the Torch browser are pretty good, It's only very slightly slower than safari, and that's due to the data compression going on.
Uuh, the 9700 can do html mail. Have you upgraded to the latest version of the OS that's available for it?
I still refuse to put my own Android device on my work network, mainly because doing so causes you to give up control of your own device. The Blackberry Balance stuff is pretty cool in that regard.
Don't forget to patent that.
You have to disable Adblock.
It was supposed to be for a limited period of time, but thanks to Disney and other lobby groups, these things keep getting longer and longer.
The patent and copyright system was meant to encourage innovation by allowing those who developed the idea to make some of their money back by having exclusive access to the idea for a limited period of time. It was never meant to grant perpetual monopolies or stifle innovation in the way it currently does in the United States (and other countries).
So can Java.
Sorry, I've already patented it when using Outlook. You could maybe patent it for thunderbird though?