Blackberry PlayBook Price Unveiled

The Blackberry Playbook was announced late last year and now it has finally appeared in UK stores for pre-order. The new tablet is now available to pre-order from Dixons, Currys and PC World in the UK and will launch on June 16th.

 

The Blackberry Playbook 16GB is priced at £399 , while the 32GB version costs £479.  This is the same price that an Apple iPad 16GB WiFi and 3G currently retails at so it's a competitive price. The Playbook is slightly cheaper than the HTC Flyer, while it is around the same price as the Motorola Xoom.

The specification of the Playbook is pretty good when compared to its rivals. However, one area that is fails to compete is screen-size because it only has a 7 inch touch-screen whereas most of it's rivals have a screen around 10 inches. However, some users might see this as a good thing because it is more compact and easier to carry , which will be important to business users.

The processor is a 1 GHz dual-core offering which is highly competitive while its 1GB of RAM is also the industry standard . The Playbook is available in a choice of 16GB , 32GB and 64GB onboard memory which is the same as most of its rivals.

The rear camera is a 5 mega-pixel offering which is one of the best tablet cameras, while the front-facing 3 mega-pixel camera is the highest available. The Playbook also supports both WiFi , 3G and can act as a tethering device to share the connection with other devices.

Overall, we think the Playbook is a fantastic tablet for business users because it is compact, has a great specification ,  comes with Blackberry's excellent operating system and has top business features. The price is highly competitive and the tablet should continue to achieve the success it's seen in the US.

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Japanese still locked out of PlayStation Network

Sony has restored its PlayStation network in most of the world following a high profile hack last month, but gamers in its native Japan remain locked out of the system.
The government is blocking a relaunch until Sony satisfies regulators that it has had applied improved security controls.

Gamers enthusiast and security expert Chris Boyd confirmed that the PlayStation Network remains offline in Japan.

"There are two ways to log into the PSN network - your web based account on the regional portal, and the console itself to play games online,".
"The Japanese PSN website doesn't appear to have a working login anywhere, and I've checked with friends in Japan who say they cannot currently access the network through their consoles."
Gamers in the rest of the world were greeted with a "Welcome Back" package on rejoining the network, designed to provide compensation for the four weeks without the service. Gamers will be offered a choice of two complimentary titles from a selection of four when the PlayStation Store reopens at the end of May.
The entertainment giant is also offering 30 days' free membership of its PlayStation Plus scheme, or 60 days to existing subscribers. Plus membership offers discounts for game purchase and the ability to save gaming positions to cloud-based servers.
Sony suffered a hack on its PlayStation Network and Online Entertainment service last month that exposed the personal details of 77 million PlayStation Network gamers and (separately) 25 million customers of its Online Entertainment services. The entertainment giant pulled the plug on both services following the incident, which exposed the names, email addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers of PlayStation Network gamers.


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