You know, I just kind of assumed that the upcoming tablet by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion — which the company is reportedly calling a BlackPad — might actually, you know, run some version of the BlackBerry OS. But according to Bloomberg that’s not the case. Earlier this year RIM acquired a company called QNX […]
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Rumor: BlackBerry tablet powered by a 1GHz Marvell CPU?
Research In Motion is expected to launch a BlackBerry tablet later this year or early next year. That much is pretty certain at this point. But we’ve been hearing rumors about what kind of specs the tablet will have for months, and until RIM actually gets around to announcing the device, I’m going to keep […]
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Will the BlackBerry Tablet have a slide-out keyboard?
We’ve been hearing rumors about a BlackBerry tablet for a few months now, without any actual confirmation from Research in Motion that the project is real. The latest rumor suggests that the tablet will have a touchscreen display and an on-screen virtual keyboard similar to the ones found on the Blackberry Storm, iPhone, and Android […]
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BlackBerry Tablet rumor: A companion device for a BlackBerry phone
We’ve been hearing rumors that Research in Motion is working on a tablet for a while now. But Boy Genius Report has the first details/rumors about how exactly you’re supposed to use the thing. If you were hoping for an oversized BlackBerry Storm which you could use as a standalone device, it sounds like you […]
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Would you buy a BlackBerry tablet?
There’s a rumor going around that the company behind the BlackBerry smartphone might be getting into the tablet game. The evidence is a bit weak at this point. All we know is that a few sources are claiming Research in Motion placed orders for 8.9 inch displays from a Taiwanese component maker. That could mean […]
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Introducing mobiputing: Smartphone apps, tips, and news
I wanted to take a moment to let you know about a new web site I’ve just launched, called mobiputing. As you can probably guess from the name, mobiputing is and will continue to be a sister site to Liliputing. But while Liliputing is focused on netbooks and mobile computing hardware and software generally, my […]
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RIM CEO: Don’t expect a netbook from us
While it may seem like everyone and their kid brother is coming out with a netbook these days, there are a few companies that continue to insist that they’d rather focus on the areas where they’re most competent. Case in point: Research in Motion, makers of the popular BlackBerry smartphones. While BlackBerry devices have been […]