Touchscreen Tablet Compete Apple iPad with Blackpad
BlackBerry builder Research in Motion (RIM) would plan to counter a touchscreen tablet market as well as contest with Apple’s iPad this coming November, at the time it will launch a Blackpad. This hardware is pronounced to sport a 9.7-inch screen, matching to a iPad’s dimensions, will additionally be labelled likewise to Apple’s touchscreen tablet, that starts at $499. Include both Wi-Fi as well as Bluetooth, user also can be connect to the internet thru their BlackBerry. Currently, apple doesn’t permit iPad users to access 3G mobile data networks with their iPhone.
Sources said that RIM has no plans to undercut Apple’s iPad pricing, as the company hopes to make additional profit from its tablet rather than sell a huge number of devices at a lower price.
“RIM is stepping up its competition with Apple on multiple fronts,” author Hugo Miller wrote. “The company is hosting an event in New York Aug. 3 at which it will debut its BlackBerry 9800 slider phone, according to one person familiar with its plans. The device will feature a full touchscreen like Apple’s iPhone and a slideout Qwerty keyboard to allow for easy e-mail typing, the person said.”
RIM’s Blackpad will be one of a number of devices that aim to compete with Apple’s iPad, which sold 3.27 million units in its first quarter. On Thursday, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer indicated that his company intends to have a greater presence this year in the “slate PC” market, as his company has dubbed it.
Computer maker HP also hopes to leverage its $2 billion acquisition of Palm as it releases its own tablet later this year. HP’s offering will be based on the webOS mobile operating system, which is expected to hit version 2.0 later this year.
Also slated to arrive this year are tablets based on Google’s Android mobile operating system. In April, The New York Times reported that the search giant was exploring the idea of creating its own touchscreen tablet that would allow users to read books and browse the Internet.
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on Jul 30 2010. Filed under Featured Technologies, Mobile, Video.
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