Research In Motion has signed on as a part of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA). If you're not exactly sure what the DLNA is, it's simple. In essence it's a capability that allows you to connect to other devices and share different types of content between them. This capability does not need new hardware and can be simply "turned on," per say, by upgrading the OS.

It seems that this will play a key part in RIM's future since we know they're working a wireless media server. This could be one of the reasons why RIM is setting up the DLNA right now. Hopefully this feature will come to the PlayBook soon as well.

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A survey of 1,000 Canadians was completed by Toronto-based, Solutions Research Group (SRG) showing tablet ownership of the Blackberry PlayBook market share has risen from about 5 per cent of the total tablet market last fall, from 10% to 15%, a major jump that coincides with the company’s decision to slash its price by hundreds of dollars due to widespread discounting by Research In Motion Ltd.

Even though the iPad held the top spot with a 68% market share - though down from 86% before.

As it stands, the BlackBerry Playbook with all the sales and the promise of OS2 coming soon, even though the PlayBook was being sold at a loss, renewed sales of the device may be keeping consumers within the RIM fold.

With all the negativity of RIM, and the often-criticized BlackBerry PlayBook, this is definitely a very good sign that the PlayBook is going in the right direction, and now with a new PlayBook 3G and the much-anticipated OS2.0 software update on the horizon, this couldn't come at a better time.

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After a good six months in Beta Zone, BlackBerry Desktop Manager v7.0 has officially released today.

We are currently not seeing any changelog, but we've heard that it does improve syncing capabilities. I've personally used the version found it Beta Zone since August & i've noticed that a full backup of my 9900 takes half the time it would take on Desktop Manager v6.0

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As you celebrate that special day with that special someone, we at BlackBerryOS.com wish you a Happy Valentine's Day 2012! Make sure you check out our Valentine's Day guides if you are still on the fence about what you can do to make this a special day.

• RIM's Guide To A Last Minute Valentine's Day - Part 1
• RIM's Guide To A Last Minute Valentine's Day - Part 2
• The Final Countdown: RIM's Guide To A Last Minute Valentine's Day - Part 3

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Vendors do have to be registered by the 15th of February though in order to take advantage of this offer. So if you're a developer that was thinking about submitting an app not totally complete in order to make the deadline, you know have a couple of more weeks to get that app polished and ready to go.

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BlackBerry Messenger has been updated to version 6.1.0.68. Nothing fancy with this release, but it did address some issues that certain users were experiencing. This is good news if you were among those that were having problems.

The following issues are addressed with this hotfix:

• You couldn't open locations in BlackBerry Maps that you sent or recieved - FIXED.
• The Group Updates section didn't show a red star on new items - FIXED.
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• Download/Upgrade Slacker Radio for the BlackBerry PlayBook from App World
  
• Let us know how this new version is working out for you in the forums

• More information in the BlackBerry Zone
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You've always wondered just how much of a stress test your BlackBerry device could take, but were always too scared to try? RIM has posted some videos online of their in-house durability testing.

Be warned, these videos may make you cringe & hug your device feverously!

When I'm not navigating the interwebs looking for technology news, you'll typically find me at home watching a movie. I'll admit it, I am a movie buff in my spare time. My two worlds collided recently when I learnt that an upcoming thriller movie, 7500, will feature a cameo from not only a BlackBerry PlayBook, but also a BlackBerry Torch 9860 (It could be a 9850, but I'll assume it's a GSM-variant because he is flying overseas). You can see the RIM product placement start at the 0:41 mark.

Warning: This movie isn't for the faint of heart. It's from the same director as "The Grudge"

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