BlackBerry Reveals Their iPad Competition – BlackBerry Playbook

It looks as though the Apple Ipad has another competitor and that is the BlackBerry Playbook.  RIM, the makers of the smartphone, have announced that they will release their 7 inch touch tablet called the BlackBerry Playbook sometime in 2011. They are still keeping quite a few things secret, but it will be roughly 0.9 pounds and 0.4 inches thick, with rumored features such as a 5 megapixel camera, 1Ghz dual-core processor, 1GB of Ram (iPad only has 256 MB), and a 3MP lens that will be capable of recording HD Video, it is certain to give the iPad a run for it’s money.  The only downfall at this time to the first generation BlackBerry…

Comeback of Juan Martin del Porto ends with defeat

He put in the effort, but he is not there yet. The 2009 U.S. Open men’s singles champion Juan Martin del Potro lost his first match after a long injury break in two straight sets to Olivier Rochus of Belgium with 7-6 and 6-4 at the 2010 Thailand Open on Tuesday. The Argentine started the tournament as the fifth-seed, but he did not move well and looked a little rusty whereas his opponent had the obvious control over the match. Del Porto has had surgery in May and because he couldn’t play tournaments, his rating slipped to 36. He signed up for the Thailand Open to get a little bit of match-practice before the Shanghai…

Kimiko Date Krumm advances at 2010 Pan Pacific Open

The top-seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced to the third round of the 2010 Pan Pacific Open, alongside Japanese player Kimiko Date Krumm who celebrated her 40th birthday on Tuesday. Date Krumm defeated Daniela Hantuchova, leading comfortably with 2-6, 6-0 and 4-0 before Hantuchova had to retire due to a right shoulder injury. One day after Date Krumm managed to upset the defending champion Maria Sharapova, she told the press that she might have been lucky because of her birthday. The Japanese became a professional player in 1989 and won the Tokyo tournament in 1995. One year later she decided to retire, but came back to the tour 12 years later.  This year she defeated…

2010 Malaysian Open Results

Marcos Baghdatis of Chile had a good start in the 2010 Malaysian Open. He cruised to a two set straight victory over Kei Nishikori winning 6-1 and 6-1 on Tuesday to advance to the next round. Baghdatis lost his first round match at the 2010 U.S. Open unexpectedly a few weeks ago. He will meet with Santiago Giraldo. After the match he told the press that it wasn’t easy for him to stay focused on his game as he hasn’t been playing for the past four weeks. Baghdatis stated that he was happy about the fact that he managed to keep his opponent off balance which prevented him from finding a way into the match….

LeBron James and his first practice with Miami

The countdown is running and the NBA teams are getting ready for the next season. And so is LeBron James. James just completed his first practice with the Miami Heat on Tuesday. The time MVP was engaged on the court, shouting out commands to his teammates and moving well with and without the ball. However, after the drill, James admitted that it still doesn’t feel normal to play in the colors of another team. ”His” Cleveland Cavaliers, the team that had drafted him, turned him into a star and saw him leave to take on new challenges in South Beach. But James also said that other than the fact that he has new players surrounding him,…