Comments on: CES 2011: BlackBerry PlayBook PM Ryan Bidan (VIDEO)

By: BlackBerry PlayBook PM Ryan Bidan MWC 2011 Catch-up (VIDEO) | Inside BlackBerry

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:08:57 +0000

[...] interviewed Ryan Bidan at CES 2011 in January to answer questions Inside BlackBerry readers had about the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. [...]

By: Yanshelton

Yanshelton — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:19:00 +0000

By: Mmscm

Mmscm — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:25:00 +0000

Does anyone know if there is ever going to be playbook,IPAD or whatever that can be used as a phone also,so 2 costs don’t need to be incurred

By: Redewaan America

Redewaan America — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:44:00 +0000

When will the Playbook be available in South Africa….

By: Jbsteam

Jbsteam — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:51:00 +0000

so tired of waiting!!!!! quite talking and strat producing

By: Roc383

Roc383 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:50:00 +0000

Adios amigo!!!

By: Eric Ragle

Eric Ragle — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:54:00 +0000

As someone who plans on buying a tablet this year, and a current BB owner, I’m excited to learn more about the BB Bridge feature. If I understand it correctly, as long as my phone is within range, I’ll be able to use my tablet’s Bridge feature. As I was thinking about that, I realized that there is never a time during my day that my BB isn’t within arm’s reach. I really hope that the Playbook has an affordable price.

By: RIM Says PlayBook is Still Great Without a BlackBerry

RIM Says PlayBook is Still Great Without a BlackBerry — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:38:28 +0000

[...] In one of RIM’s recent videos demoing their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, product manager Ryan Bidan asserted that even without a smartphone to Bridge it to (thus enabling [...]

By: Caspan

Caspan — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:38:00 +0000

“The functionality of having the devices auto pair in range means that BT must be enabled on both devices all the time” This is incorrect to an extent. Yes Bluetooth must be turned on but does not have to be discoverable which is a big difference. Bluetooth security 101 never make your device discoverable unless your about to pair it then turn off discoverability. Just like wifi If you want to use it well then yes it has to be turned on but that is not why it is insecure. Listen to the podcast this is not just kiddie stuff you have to know what you are doing to hack this.

By: Caspan

Caspan — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:06:00 +0000

Just so everyone knows there is also a second podcast up about this hacking Bluetooth. Again this is not to show how weak a BlackBerry is for using it but that the world around us is not as secure as we would hope it to be. From Ryan’s answer below it matters nothing because RIM encrypts the data so even it if was over heard its encrypted. It just goes to show RIM puts security first when they use a medium. Awesome RIM!!!

http://twit.tv/sn283 Hacking Bluetooth