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RIM to launch 'BlackPad' tablet in November?

Jos
By Jos ยท 6 replies
Jul 30, 2010
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  1. Rumors about an upcoming BlackBerry tablet continue to crop up. The latest tidbits of information come from a report published on Bloomberg News, which claims two people familiar with RIM's plans have confirmed the company plans to enter with touch screen tablet market this November with the 'Blackpad'. The hardware is said to sport a 9.7-inch screen, identical to the iPad's dimensions, and will come equipped with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology.

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    Jul 30, 2010
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  2. Guest

    Guest

    Wait...so I'll pay $500 for a tablet that requires my phone to be connected to it? Anyone else see the issue here? lol
     
    Jul 30, 2010
    #2
  3. casperinmd

    casperinmd TS Rookie

    @guest
    Yes, while the Blackberry tablet could do extremely well in business due to their heavy ability to control company assets like the penetration they have with Blackberry phones, they screwed up not having 3G...what a shame, damn, what a shame.
     
    Jul 30, 2010
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  4. Tekkaraiden

    Tekkaraiden TS Evangelist Posts: 997   +93

    Unless this has some serious power and a pretty impressive OS I can't see this doing all that well.
     
    Jul 30, 2010
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  5. treeski

    treeski TS Evangelist Posts: 982   +229

    I wish companies would drop this terrible *pad* naming convention for tablets...
     
    Jul 31, 2010
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  6. tengeta

    tengeta TS Enthusiast Posts: 612

    They need to make an entirely new OS before promising crap like this... but I guess we will see.
     
    Jul 31, 2010
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  7. tullriles

    tullriles TS Rookie Posts: 18

    The more competition that jumps in with these devices can only drive down the prices of the existing ones....not a bad thing for the consumer.
     
    Jul 31, 2010
    #7

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