Not exact matches
We have already come across news of RIM working on the next gen
PlayBook in both 7 and 10 inch versions, as well as the BlackBerry 10 OS that would serve as the single OS for both its BlackBerry
range of smartphones and the
PlayBook tablet.
RIM has said it will make the BlackBerry 10 OS available for the
PlayBook tablet, though that will happen only after the OS is already up and running on the new
range of BlackBerry smartphones.
With all of the latest BlackBerry smartphones and the
PlayBook tablet certified under the FIPS program, government and security - conscious customers can deploy our entire
range of products with confidence.»
With these factors in mind, within a couple of years, we expect Apple to maintain the lion's share of the growing
tablet market — at least somewhere in the 50 % to 60 %
range — with Android next, and the rest splitting the difference, including RIM's
PlayBook / QNX platform, Palm's WebOS, and whatever Microsoft eventually brings to the game.
While we all know the recently launched
tablet PC —
PlayBook — from RIM employs a version of the QNX software, what is all the more interesting is the recent revelation that the QNX operating system will eventually take over from all the legacy BlackBerry OS that, until now, can be seen running the show in the entire
range of BlackBerry smartphones.
With the large number of apps on offer combined with the proven RIM credentials of security and messaging as is evident in the BlackBerry
range of smartphones, the
PlayBook tablet will surely start off on the right note in comparison to the Apple iPad.
With these factors in mind, within a couple of years, we expect Apple to maintain the lion's share of the growing
tablet market — settling at least somewhere in the 50 % to 60 %
range — with Android next, and the rest splitting the difference, including RIM's
PlayBook / QNX platform, Palm's WebOS, and whatever Microsoft eventually brings to the game.
Its sole product, the BlackBerry brand — including the smartphone
range and the BlackBerry OS operating system, though not so much the BlackBerry
PlayBook tablet anymore — keeps the company afloat.
The initial
PlayBook will reportedly lack 3G connectivity and will have to tether with a BlackBerry smartphone to get Internet access when the user is out of Wi - Fi
range, but RIM has said that later versions of the
tablet will feature 3G / 4G connectivity.
Some of our best titles, including street racer Raging Thunder 2, fresh - off - the - presses 3D tank battle game Tank Riders, smash - hits Reckless Racing and Reckless Getaway, as well as a
range of titles from many different genres such as FPS, strategy and puzzles are now available for the BlackBerry
PlayBook Tablet on BlackBerry App World.
If you take the
tablet out of Bluetooth
range from the Blackberry, the confidential emails, open documents, and the intranet browser will «disappear» from the
Playbook.