Finally RIM Unveils the most awaited BlackBerry PlayBook:
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion unveiled the long-rumoured 7-inch tablet overnight, plus a new operating system, at its developer conference, DevCon, in San Francisco. Telstra will be one of the first local telcos to trial the machine when it becomes available in Australia but the telco has set its sights on the 3G version.
RIM has only released a WiFi version of PlayBook. It has Bluetooth but needs to connect to a BlackBerry smartphone to access a mobile network.
RIM said it intends to offer 3G and 4G models "in future".
RIM emphasized the PlayBook's "uncompromised" Web browsing experience -- which, unlike the iPad, supports Adobe's widely-used Flash multimedia software -- as well as the tablet's security.
RIM expects to ship the device to corporate customers and developers in October, and to consumers starting early in 2011, meaning it will miss a crucial sales window in the holiday buying season. In the meantime, many competing tablets are expected to hit the market.
The company also did not reveal how much it would charge for the PlayBook, and pricing could be an important factor in its adoption.
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