RIM Playbook has it all !

The BlackBerry PlayBook makes its debut in the company of RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis.

(Credit: James Martin/CNET)


From the San Fransisco ~ rim says here we go ! let get the attention from the whole world when we are going to launch something special , something precious and smarter !!


Lets get into it ! !


RIM did unveil its first non-smartphone device today at the opening keynote event at its DevCon developer conference here. RIM is calling it the PlayBook.





PlayBook is aimed at people who do more work than play -so that RIM's calling it "the first professional tablet"--but the company is certainly not ignoring the world outside of the work place .  even though RIM is playing very heavily to its reliable, core audience of enterprise users, it's still making some heavy bold moves with a new OS that enables all sorts of fun, some silly apps (in addition to productivity apps), as well as adding a few features that even the iPad doesn't have.


This playbook going to buzz the market in early of 2011 for USA ! Internationally it will come out at second quarter of 2011 ! 


With Spectacular Features ! !


It has a 7-inch touch screen, is just under 10 millimeters thick, has a front and back-facing camera for videoconferencing, a 1GHz dual-core chip, and 1GB RAM, 1080p high-definition video playback, Wi-Fi, and supports HTML5 and Flash-based video.


it's not clear about how much internal memory will be integrated with that ! but the prototype shown in event that it can come in 16 gb and 32 gb varieties .


 RIM shows the ability to flush out other competitors because this playbook has more than required ! all the features are going to rock at this 2011 !


RIM also showed that its strategy is not limited to just offering new hardware. Even though it only recently announced its new BlackBerry OS 6, the company has also created a brand-new tablet OS for the PlayBook. It's called BlackBerry Tablet OS, and it's designed by QNX Software, a company purchased by RIM earlier this year






Know it better with indication ~ RIM PLAYBOOK ! here im !

CEOs take on White House initiative to drive tech education

Change the Equation is looking to spur education in science, technology, engineering, and math.

(Credit: Change the Equation)

A new organization led by major CEOs is hoping to make the U.S. more competitive around the world by putting the focus on education.

Announced by President Obama yesterday as part of his "Educate to Innovate" campaign, Change the Equation is a nonprofit group whose goal is to improve education in the key areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Founded by former Intel Chairman Craig Barrett and Xerox CEO Ursula Burns among other chief executives, and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Carnegie Corporation, the group's membership includes 100 key industry CEOs.

The general goals of Change the Equation are three-fold, according to the White House:

• Great teaching: Improve STEM teaching at all grade levels;
• Inspired Learners: Inspire student appreciation and excitement for STEM, especially among women and under-represented minorities
• A Committed Nation: Achieve a sustained commitment to improve STEM education.

More specifically, the group is looking to launch several privately funded programs across 100 schools and communities where the need is the greatest. The programs would help students enroll in and pass more advanced science and math courses and encourage them to compete in robotics contests. They would also try to increase the number of teachers with STEM undergraduate degrees and enhance professional training and development for math and science teachers.

The group also wants to create state-by-state "scorecards" to highlight areas for improvement and help private companies get more involved in STEM education. 

Several companies and organizations have already committed time and resources to the cause. A group of science museums will offer 2 million hours of science training to students across the country. Hewlett-Packard will launch a nationwide volunteer program, providing matching donations for employees who donate their time to the STEM effort. A group of other companies, including Microsoft and AMD, will start two annual competitions focused on playing and designing video games to increase STEM learning, with $50,000 in prize money available for student designers.

Noting that the U.S. has fallen behind other countries in STEM subjects, Obama said that a good foundation in these areas is needed for the country to compete in the global economy.

"We know how important this is for our health," said the president in launching Change the Equation. "It's important for our security. It's important for our environment. And we know how important it is for our economy."

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