Following a great BlackBerry 10 launch, we end this week with a surprise update v2.1.0.1282 for the 4G BlackBerry PlayBook. No change log posted, so be sure to let us know in the comments on what you may notice new.

Note: To update your PlayBook. Go to, Options... Software ...

Ever need to look up a word you didn’t know what it meant or find the right word to convey what you’re feeling? With their new app from Xlabz, Dictionary + for the BlackBerry PlayBook, you’ll be able to find your words and the meaning behind them.

With Dictionary + you’ll ...

In some markets the nearly 2-year-old PlayBook may be forgotten, but it appears that it is leading a charge in the UK of alternative tablets to Apple's iPad.

The Channel has reported that total tablet sales in the last 2 months of 2012 saw RIM's tablet come out on top with ...

Are you an amateur ornithologist? Ever wanted to spend a day looking at the local bird wildlife in your backyard or park? Ever see a bird and wonder what the type of bird it was? The fine group of people at Xlabz have developed an app for your Playbook, named Bird Calls, that will help ...

Final week: Enter to win a 32 GB BlackBerry PlayBook.

We continue to countdown the weeks in our 6 weeks of device giveaways. This final week we are giving away the last of our 32 GB BlackBerry PlayBooks...

How to enter this week? It's easy...
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I'd like to thank all of you who entered in this fifth of our six device giveaways. However, the time has come in which one lucky winner gets the 32GB BlackBerry PlayBook prize. And that winner is...


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2 Weeks: Enter to win a 32 GB BlackBerry PlayBook.

We continue to countdown the weeks in our 6 weeks of device giveaways. This week we are giving away the second of our 32 GB BlackBerry PlayBooks...

How to enter this week? It's easy...

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I'd like to thank all of you who entered in this fourth of of six device giveaways. However, the time has come in which one lucky winner gets the 32GB BlackBerry PlayBook prize. And that winner is...


If you didn't come away as a winner this time, ...

If you are like me, you depend on knowing what the weather conditions are going to be for the day and the days ahead. And also, if you're like me, you carry your playbook everywhere you go. I depend on my PlayBook for keeping me informed of my weather forecasts and I've come across one ...

Week 3: Enter to win a 32 GB BlackBerry PlayBook.

We continue to countdown the weeks in our 6 weeks of device giveaways. This week we are giving away the first of our 32 GB BlackBerry PlayBooks...

How to enter this week? It's easy...

Simply ...

App description: StereoTube - YouTube+MP3 Music Player is the best way to listen music on YouTube and personal mp3s. It supports all the features you would expect to find in a music player, with the difference that you don't need to store anything on your device, you have access ...

Xlabz, the makers of some high quality apps for the PlayBook, have announced that they're holding a holiday sale. They're putting 11 of their apps on sale, starting today until January 10th, 2013.

Their sale list includes:

1. Groovy Notes

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Looking for a deal on a PlayBook? If you don't mind a refurbished one, you can snag a 16GB PlayBook for $89 plus shipping and taxes. Cowboom.com, Best Buy's offshoot clearance site, has refurbished ones (not in pristine condition of course..) on sale until supplies last.

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One of my biggest gripes with RIM over the past two years is how incomplete the PlayBook still feels without BBM. Yes, I know we can bridge our BlackBerry smartphones to it and BBM to our hearts content, but at this juncture, it really should have BBM natively. True, RIM has been putting ...