Blackberry PlayBook update delay

26 October 2011 Last updated at 20:38 GMT RIM had hoped the update would help drive sales of the PlayBook over the holiday season The maker of the Blackberry PlayBook has delayed an update to the tablet computer's operating system until next year.

Research In Motion said it expects to deliver the software in February. It had been due this month.

RIM has admitted that sales of the device are lower than it anticipated. It acknowledged customers want native email, calendar and contacts applications.

The update aims to add the features.

A company blog described the decision as "difficult", but promised the revision will allow the firm's phones and PlayBooks "to work together even better".

RIM's shares closed down 7.5% on the news.

Instant messaging

At present users cannot access their Blackberry email through the tablet computers unless the devices are linked to one of the firm's smartphones using its Bridge software.

The Canadian firm also said it had taken the decision to defer the inclusion of a BBM instant messaging application until a later release.

However, RIM said it was still planning to offer businesses the ability to manage their employees' tablets from a centralised computer server and to offer workers custom-built applications through the Blackberry App World store in its OS 2.0 download.

Analysts said the news may prove damaging to sales over the holiday season.

"It is a big setback for them. When they launched the tablet they tried to walk the line between a consumer device and an enterprise device," said Jon Erensen, research director at the technology specialists Gartner.

"People were hoping the initial limitations would be corrected with the update by now. The delay means they fall even further behind."

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National TV Ratings Update: ‘Eat Bulaga’ Rules Daytime, ’100 Days to Heaven’ Tops Primetime

Kantar Media National TV Ratings for September 19 to 22, 2011 – “Eat Bulaga” and “100 Days to Heaven” are undisputed leaders.

Here are the Top 20 programs and comparative TV ratings nationwide for Sept. 19 to 22, 2011 according to Kantar Media:

September 19, 2011 (Monday)

Daytime:

Gising Pilipinas (1.5%) / Kape’t Pandasal (2.6%) vs. Tunay Na Buhay (Replay) (1.5%)
Umagang Kay Ganda (7.4%) vs. Unang Hirit (6.2%)
Eyeshield 21 (5.7%) vs. Detective Conan (8.8%)
The Avenger Earth’s Mightest Heroes (4.5%) vs. Hunter X Hunter (10.5%)/ One Piece (10.7%).
Kris TV (7.8%) vs. Dragon Ball Z Kai (11.3%) / Slamdunk (11.8%)
Showtime (11.8%) vs. Kapuso Movie Festival (12.2%)
Happy Yipee Yehey! (10.1%) vs. Eat… Bulaga! (22.7%)
Banana split Lafternoon Delight (10.4%) vs. Pahiram Ng Isang Ina (13.7%)
I Dare You (10.1%) / The Fierce Wife (12.9%) vs Sinner or Saint (14.8%)
My Fair Lady (12.6%) vs Kung Aagawin Mo ang Langit (13.8%)
Reputasyon (14.7) vs. Gourmet (10.5%)

Primetime:

Maria La Del Barrio (22.5%) vs. Futbolilits (13.5%)
TV Patrol (29.5%) vs. 24 Oras (18.9%)
100 Days To Heaven (32.9%) vs. Iglot (18.1%)
My Binondo Girl (27.7%) vs. Amaya (20.2%)
Nasaan Ka Elisa? (26.0%) vs. Munting Heredera (17.9%)
Guns and Roses (21.9%) vs. Time Of My Life (12.4%)
The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition (14.1%) vs. Inside Protege The Battle For The Big Break (9.7%)
Pure Love (10%) vs Big Thing (7.9%)
Bandila (4.1%) vs. Saksi Liga Ng Katotohanan (4.8%)
XXX (Exklusibong Explosibong Expose) (1.9%) vs. I-Witness The GMA Documentaries (2.0%)

September 20, 2011 (Tuesday)

Daytime:

Gising Pilipinas (1.3%) / Kape’t Pandasal (2.3%) vs. I-Witness (Replay) (1.3%)
Umagang Kay Ganda (5.6%) vs. Unang Hirit (5.2%)
Eyeshield 21 (4.6%) vs. Detective Conan (6.9%)
The Avenger Earth’s Mightest Heroes (4.9%) vs. Hunter X Hunter (9.1%)/ One Piece (11.3%)
Kris TV (7.7%) vs. Dragon Ball Z Kai (11.3%) / Slamdunk (11.6%)
Showtime (10.4%) vs. Kapuso Movie Festival (12.6%)
Happy Yipee Yehey! (9.4%) vs. Eat… Bulaga! (22.1%)
Banana Split Lafternoon Delight (8.8%) vs. Pahiram Ng Isang Ina (14.4%)
I Dare You (8.7%) / The Fierce Wife (11.9%) vs Sinner or Saint (14.0%)
My Fair Lady (13.9%) vs Kung Aagawin Mo ang Langit (12.2%)
Reputasyon (15.1%) vs. Gourmet (9.0%)

Primetime:

Maria La Del Barrio (21.6%) vs. Futbolilits (11.1%)
TV Patrol (28.6%) vs. 24 Oras (17.1%)
100 Days To Heaven (31.6%) vs. Iglot (17.0%)
My Binondo Girl (26.8%) vs. Amaya (18.3%)
Nasaan Ka Elisa? (26.7%) vs. Munting Heredera (16.6%)
Guns and Roses (24.9%) vs. Time Of My Life (15.1%)
The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition (17.5%) vs. Inside Protege The Battle For The Big Break (11.8%)
Pure Love (12.3%) vs Big Thing (8.7%)
Bandila (5.1%) vs. Saksi Liga Ng Katotohanan (5.3%)
Patrol ng Pilipino (2.2%) vs. Reporter’s Notebook (2.8%)

September 21, 2011 (Wednesday)

Daytime:

Gising Pilipinas (1.1%) / vs. Reporter’s Notebook (Replay) (0.9%)
Kape’t Pandasal (2.0%) / Umagang Kay Ganda (5.2%) vs. Unang Hirit (4.5%)
Eyeshield 21 (4.5%) vs. Detective Conan (7.1%)
The Avenger Earth’s Mightest Heroes (5.3%) vs. Hunter X Hunter (10.3%)/ One Piece (11.5%)
Kris TV (6.5%) vs. Dragon Ball Z Kai (11.5%) / Slamdunk (12.0%)
Showtime (11.4%) vs. Kapuso Movie Festival (13.1%)
Happy Yipee Yehey! (9.4%) vs. Eat… Bulaga! (21.5%)
Banana Split Lafternoon Delight (9.7%) vs. Pahiram Ng Isang Ina (12.8%)
I Dare You (9.9%) / The Fierce Wife (11.9%) vs Sinner or Saint (13.2%)
My Fair Lady (12.4%) vs Kung Aagawin Mo ang Langit (10.5%)
Reputasyon (14.4%) vs. Gourmet (8.8%)

Primetime:

Maria La Del Barrio (21.2%) vs. Futbolilits (12.1%)
TV Patrol (27.3%) vs. 24 Oras (16.6%)
100 Days To Heaven (31.5%) vs. Iglot (17.2%)
My Binondo Girl (27.5%) vs. Amaya (20.0%)
Nasaan Ka Elisa? (26.0%) vs. Munting Heredera (18.0%)
Guns and Roses (22.9%) vs. Time Of My Life (15.6%)
The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition (14.5%) vs. Inside Protege The Battle For The Big Break (11.9%)
Pure Love (10.1%) vs Big Thing (9.8%)
Bandila (4.7%) vs. Saksi Liga Ng Katotohanan (5.7%)
Storyline (1.7%) vs. Born To Be Wild (4.4%)

September 22, 2011 (Thursday)

Daytime:

Gising Pilipinas (0.7%) / Kape’t Pandasal (1.4%) vs. Born To Be Wild (Replay) (1.3%)
Umagang Kay Ganda (5.1%) vs. Unang Hirit (5.0%)
Eyeshield 21 (3.6%) vs. Detective Conan (8.4%)
The Avenger Earth’s Mightest Heroes! (4.6%) vs. Hunter X Hunter (11.2%) / One Piece (12.2%)
Kris Tv (7.4%) vs. Dragon Ball Z Kai (12.6%) / Slamdunk (12.8%)
Showtime (11.4%) vs. Kapuso Movie Festival (13.5%)
Happy Yipee Yehey! (9.5%) vs. Eat… Bulaga! (22.4%)
Banana Split Lafternoon Delight (7.7%) vs. Pahiram Ng Isang Ina (13.6%)
I Dare You (9.2%) vs. Sinner Or Saint (14.8%)
The Fierce Wife (12.0%) vs. Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit (12.6%)
My Fair Lady (13.9%) / Reputasyon (13.6%) vs. Gourmet (11.3%)

Primetime:

Maria La Del Barrio (21.2%) vs. Futbolilits (13.3%)
TV Patrol (26.8%) vs. 24 Oras (17.7%)
100 Days To Heaven (33.0%) vs. Iglot (19.3%)
My Binondo Girl (28.0%) vs. Amaya (20.7%)
Nasaan Ka Elisa? (26.9%) vs. Munting Heredera (19.4%)
Guns and Roses (25.3%) vs. Time of My Life (15.1%)
The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition (15.3%) vs. Inside Protege The Battle For The Big Break (11.4%)
Pure Love (10.8%) vs. Big Thing (9.6%)
Bandila (4.5%) vs. Saksi Liga Ng Katotohanan (5.9%)
Krusada (1.8%) vs. Rescue (3.9%)

Source: Kantar Media

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Hurricane Greg Weather Update

Hurricane Greg strengthens a little in the Pacific on Thursday as the center passed south of the Socorro Islands off Mexico’s west coast.

According to a report released by the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Hurricane Greg had a maximum sustained winds near 75 mph which qualifies it under category 1. It’s expected to increase its speed to 85 mph on Thursday.

No coastal watches or warnings were in effect.

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Windows Phone to add slick speech-to-text update

Windows Phone will add more sophisticated speech-to-text features that will let you do all your commands for calls, text messages and instant messages using your Bluetooth headset when you're driving.

"It’s handy even when you’re not driving since it can slash the time you spend typing," wrote Bill Pardi on Windows Phone Blog. The improved speech-to-text features will be added as part of Windows Phone's update this fall. The update, known as Mango, reportedly will add more than 500 new features to the mobile operating system. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft Corp. and NBC Universal.)

Right now, Windows Phone lets you use Bluetooth to make calls via the headset, but the advanced features will also let users do these things, according to Pardi:

Make a phone call by name or nicknameRedial a numberCall voicemailSearch BingTurn on the speakerphoneStart an app while in a callNavigate Maps

Alex Perez Avila, a Windows Phone program manager, said on the blog he believes these features will help set Windows Phone "apart" from the crowd. Windows Phone uses Microsoft's Tellme cloud service for voice recognition and transcription: "No one else has it," he said, "and we think customers are really going to like it."

Others who have previewed the Mango update agree. "???Watch out Apple, Google: Windows Phone's Next Big Update Is An Absolute Home Run," said Business Insider.

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Box-Office Update: ‘Pureza’ Grosses P17.89-M in 3 Weeks, ‘Temptation Island’ Hits P60-M in 4 Weeks

“Captain America: The Last Avenger” opened in the Philippines at no. 1 with a 5 days box-office gross of P88.45 million.

“Captain America” captured one of the biggest opening in the Philippines for this year for raking in P88.45 million for the period of July 27 to 31, 2011.

After ruling the local box-office for two consecutive weeks, “Harry Potter” settled for second place followed by “Transformers 3? in third place.

Local movies “The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles” (on its 3rd week) and “Temptation Island” (on its 4th week) captured 4th and 6th places respectively.

Here’s the Philippine box office tally (Top eight) for the opening weekend of July 27 to 31, 2011 according to Box Office Mojo (premiering movies are highlighted in yellow):

Captain America: The First AvengerHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1Transformers: Dark of the MoonThe Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles

HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2011
(As of July 31, 2011)

1. Transformers: Dark of Moon – P396.84-M *
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – P269.84-M *
3. Kung Fu Panda 2 – P198.24M
4. Thor – P173.98M
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – P155.32M
6. X-Men: First Class – P154.92M
7. Green Lantern – P132.3M
8. Fast Five – P126.8M
9. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M
10. In the Name of Love – P117.2M

TOP-GROSSING PINOY FILMS FOR 2011 SO FAR
(As of July 31, 2011)

1. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M
2. In the Name of Love – P117.2M
3. Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! – P72.31M
4. Bulong – P67.27M
5. Temptation Island – P60-M
6. Who’s That Girl? – P58.31M
7. Forever and a Day – P44.73M
8. My Valentine Girls – P44.26M
9. Tumbok – P10.53M
10. The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles – P17.89-M
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11. Tum: My Pledge of Love – P5.16M

Note: All movies marked with an asterisk (*) are still showing in theaters

Figures are estimates from third party tabulator Box Office Mojo

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Skype for iPad Makes Its Debut [UPDATE]

Update: Skype has pulled its iPad app from the App Store. The company says that the app went live prematurely.

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Skype has released its official iPad app to the iOS App Store, bringing its live video service to both 3G and Wi-Fi data connections.

Skype for iPad, which has begun rolling out in app stores across the world, expands upon the iPhone app’s features, thanks to the iPad’s larger screen real estate. The iPad app includes all of the features you’d expect: video chat, instant messaging, phone calls and quick access to your contacts. Unlike the iPhone app, instant messaging can be used during video calls.

The Skype app works with both the iPad 1 and the iPad 2, although the iPad 1 only can receive video, as one might expect. The Skype iPad app can call anybody using Skype, whether it’s on the desktop or an iOS device. It requires iOS 4.0 or above.

We’re playing around with the app now, and we’ll have know more updates once we’ve had a chance to make a few calls.

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Apple releases another security update for iPhone, iPad

 Apple

Not even two weeks have passed since Apple issued a security fix for iOS devices and we're already being prompted to update our gadgets again. The latest software download, iOS 4.3.5, is a minor update which fixes yet another rather pesky security vulnerability.

While Apple's description of the security update is a bit vague — it simply explains that if you don't download iOS 4.3.5, "an attacker with a privileged network position may capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS" — the folks at Kaspersky Labs were able to clarify things a bit:

[T]he description implies that an attacker who has already compromised a machine on a given network and has the ability to see and identify SSL sessions might be able to decrypt the traffic and modify it. This kind of man-in-the-middle attack is quite common and would require the attacker to already have a foothold on the network in order to execute it.

In plainer words: Someone could intercept your web-surfing session and steal data — but only if he or she already has access to the network you're using.

You can get the update which will foil any plots to compromise your security in such a manner by plugging your iOS device into your computer and hitting the "check for updates" button in iTunes.

Do note that the 4.3.5 version is intended for the AT&T iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, the iPad 2, the iPad as well as third and fourth generation iPod Touch devices. Folks who own a Verizon iPhone 4 will find an update labeled 4.2.10instead — but it'll offer the same fix.

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