Xfinity remote control via iPad today and tomorrow the world

If you've got Comcast service and an iOS device, there's no reason you can't download the brand spanking new Xfinity TV DVR remote app right now, but it won't have the software's spiffiest feature -- direct-to-device streaming video. That's set to roll out in either "a couple of weeks" or "by the end of the year," depending on which Comcast representative you ask, and we got to try it for ourselves (along with the rest of the app) at the Web 2.0 Summit this week. Right now the feature is fairly limited -- you just pick programs from a guide and either watch them, beam them to your TV, or tell your DVR to record -- but what is there was leagues more intuitive than a physical remote and about as responsive as we could hope for. Comcast tells us that Apple itself helped insure the user experience was polished, and it showed in every swipe and tap we made. Find out more and watch the app in action after the break!

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PlayBook faces off with iPad in a battle of the browsers

We haven't seen much of the BlackBerry PlayBook in action, but a new video posted today by RIM is sure to satiate your PlayBook thirst. During the the three minute browse-a-thon, you'll see the PlayBook go head-to-head against an iPad in page rendering, Flash compatibility, and an Acid3 test. The PlayBook comes out on top in just about every comparison, which is unsurprising since this is a video from RIM, and in one instance it even finishes loading up a page before the iPad renders any portion of it. You can check out the full demo below.

While I wouldn't say that this is a be-all, end-all comparison between the PlayBook and the iPad, it'd definitely nice to see RIM's tablet in use for a few minutes. Both the keyboard and browsing experience on the PlayBook look really nice, and we're still at least a couple of months away from seeing the device land on store shelves, so things could be even better when launch time finally rolls around. So now that we've all gotten a good look at the PlayBook's Web browser and Flash capabilities, are any of you sold on RIM's tablet?

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IPad Heading To Verizon!

Holy whack At&t network Batman! The iPad is going to Verizon! Or at least that was announced today by Verizon and Apple. They mentioned that the iPad will be available October 28th, which is only a few weeks away. This is great news for those that like the iPad but hate the At&t network that its on right now.

Verizon also stated that they will have three bundle packages starting at $629.99. What do you get you may ask? Well within the three bundles you get the iPad and a Verizon Mifi 2200 IMH Device (Intelligent Mobile Hotspot). Each bundle varies in GBs. $629.99 gets you 16gbs, $729.99 gets you 32gbs, and $829.99 gets you 64gbs. The IMH device is small enough to fit in your pocket and allows up to five wifi enabled devices to sync with it as well. Looks like its gonna be a wonderful Christmas for Verizon this year. I wonder what Steve Jobs has to say about all of this?

Source: Businesswire

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RiM announces specs for the BlackBerry PlayBook, for release early next year

Blackberry’s entry into the Tablet contest is here! Or, at least on it’s way. Research In Motion announced the “BlackBerry Playbook” at the 2010 DevCon, to be released in “early 2011”. The tablet measures 5.1 by 7.6 by 0.4 inches and will weigh less than a pound. It has a 7inch touch screen interface and sports a 1ghz dual-core processor (dual-core!!), 1gb of ram. Two high-definition cameras on the front (3 megapixels) and rear (5 megapixels). The Playbook will also support 1080p recording, mini USB and mini HDMI ports, 802.11 a/b/g/n wi-fi and Bluetooth 2.1. 3g and 4g models may be announced later. Although details were not mentioned as regards to storage, 16gb and 32gb models are speculated to be available on release, whenever that will be.

Instead of using BBOS6, RiM has decided to build new software optimized specifically for tablets. The new Blackberry Tablet OS looks like the love child of PalmOS and iOS on the iPad. This new software will support html5, Flash 10.1 and multitasking.

With specs this nice, it seems that RiM is really stepping into the modern generation of high powered mobile devices. Only problem is, the PlayBook won’t find it’s way to shelves until next year. In fact, with all the talk of tablets running mobile OS’es lately, the only one to have hit the market is the iPad. And many expect an upgrade to that product to be announced in January. So what do you think? Is the super-capable hardware enough to make you fork over the cash for a PlayBook? How about the Samsung Tab, or the iPad? Do you think the Playbook’s specs will be as impressive when it sees daylight, 4 to 7 months from now? And, as a side point, anyone wondering where all of this 1ghz greatness was when RiM released the Torch? Check out the video below.

Source Article: PC World