Sunday, August 1, 2010

A new rival tablet in November


Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry smartphones will introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Inc's iPad, according to Bloomberg News. Although there are rumours the company has established “BlackPad” domain name, there are still no precise details about the product itself.
Bloomberg report stated that the device from RIM will have 9.7” screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other features natural to slates. A surprise is that the report claims that in order to connect to the Internet the BlackPad will require a BlackBerry device.
The Blackpad is expected to have about the same dimensions as the iPad and cost about as much as the $499-plus Apple tablet, the report said.
Apple's iPad much popular and widely-used nowadays competition in tablet industry getting crowded when Microsoft may also  launch into the same market.

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