At a conference last week in San Francisco, RIM provided developers with
PlayBook tablets powered by test versions of the new operating software so they could provide feedback.
Not exact matches
Gartner also assumes that no other
tablet competitors will really matter in the coming years, aside from RIM's QNX -
powered BlackBerry
PlayBook.
BlackBerry announced its QNX -
powered tablet, the BlackBerry
PlayBook, last fall to much fanfare.
RIM bundles the
PlayBook with a nice form - fitting neoprene sleeve to protect the
tablet, plus a folding
power adapter, a microUSB cable, and a polishing cloth.
The BlackBerry
PlayBook has finally gone on sale in the UK, 57 days after it hit shops in the US and a mammoth 9 months after Pocket - lint was first treated to a glimpse of the 7 - inch
tablet at the official launch event.The QNX OS
powered device's initial... Read more
The
PlayBook goes on sale in Canada just days after the launch of the Motorola android
powered Xoom
tablet and three weeks after the launch of the Apple iPad 2
tablet.
The BlackBerry
PlayBook is BlackBerry's first
tablet and their first device using a brand new QNX -
powered operating system.
Research In Motion Ltd. may have found a new ally in its quest to establish the BlackBerry
PlayBook as the default
tablet within the corridors of
power around the world: the Russian government.
In a blog post published Tuesday, Forrester analyst JP Gownder predicted that Microsoft -
powered Windows
tablets would be a «fifth - mover» behind
tablets from Apple, Google's Android partners, HP's WebOS, and the BlackBerry
PlayBook.
RIM's senior marketing VP Jeff McDowell has gone on record claiming their BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet will have «equal or greater» battery life than the Apple iPad while still having a battery pack that is smaller than the one that
powers the Apple
tablet.
It's difficult to compare
power consumption of these two gadgets since they feature completely different hardware and software, but the fact that the
PlayBook's battery has more than three times the capacity of its longest - performing smartphone bodes well for BlackBerry
tablet life.
The BlackBerry
PlayBook won't run the same mobile OS that
powers RIM's current crop of smartphones; rather, the
PlayBook will get its own, brand new RIM software called the «BlackBerry
Tablet OS.»
RIM has confirmed the pricing and release date for its QNX -
powered BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet device in the UK
Abramsky says this would make the
Playbook a bigger seller than Motorola's Google Android -
powered Xoom
tablet but still pale in comparison to the iPad which sold 4.7 million units is its last quarter.
PlayBook's 1 GHz dual - core processor and 1 GB RAM gives it comparable
power to other
tablets either currently on the market or slated to appear in the near future.
Research In Motion took another hit Wednesday as the BlackBerry maker delayed until February the release of a new version of the software
powering its
PlayBook tablet computers.
Less than a month before its first
tablet computer goes on sale, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion announced that its
PlayBook tablet will support applications written for Android, the operating system that
powers many smartphones that compete with the BlackBerry.
Android steals 20 % of
tablet market from iPad over past year Android
tablets now 30 % of the market, Windows
tablets outsold
PlayBook in Q2 Android users buy the iPad over Google -
powered tablets
It said that it will release an SDK enabling application development on
Tablet OS, the micro-kernel based operating system that
powers the
PlayBook.
Among them is the fabled PalmPad, a webOS -
powered tablet that will compete with the Apple iPad, the BlackBerry
PlayBook and the flurry of Android
tablets currently bombarding the market.
When it comes to
tablets with unbridled
power, few can match the BlackBerry
PlayBook.
RIM's firsr ever
tablet, the
PlayBook is running on QNX based BBOS, A9 dual - core 1 GHz chipset, 7» LCD touch display, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions, 3 Megapixels front facing camera, 5 Megapixels rear facing cameras, supports 1080p HD video recording / playback, Wi - Fi — 802.11 a / b / g / n, support for WebKit / HTML -5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, HDMI - out port and is
powered by 5300mAh battery.
RIM's BlackBerry
PlayBook built with QNX based BlackBerry
tablet OS, sporting a 7 inch LCD display, 5MP rear camera, 3MP front - facing camera, Wi - Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n + WiMax (4G), Wi - Fi + LTE, Wi - Fi + HSPA + capabilities, 1080p HD Video Playback Capability, 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB memory storage and
powered by a dual - core 1 GHz Cortex A9 - based processor.
RIM's first BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet comes with BlackBerry OS with QNX technology, running on a A9 dual - core 1 GHz chipset, sporting 7» LCD touch display, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions, 3 Megapixels front facing camera, 5 Megapixels rear facing camera, with support for 1080p HD video recording, Wi - Fi — 802.11 a / b / g / n, support for WebKit / HTML -5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, 1080p HD video playback with an HDMI - out port, a 3.5 mm headset jack, inbuilt microphone and is
powered by a 5300mAh battery.
Amazon's Coyote 7 - inch entry level
tablet will be
powered by a dual - core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, just like other
tablets that are available in the markets such as T - Mobile LG G - Slate, Motorola Xoom, BB
PlayBook and the upcoming
tablets like Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Coming out of CES, we were impressed with the
PlayBook's speed,
power and multi-tasking capabilities, and following today's meeting, we have a clearer understanding of how RIM's
tablet will work, both for consumers and the enterprise.
The iGRIP windshield mount for the BlackBerry
PlayBook provides easy access to your
tablet and all the controls, like volume + / - and
power on and off.