RIM Announced BlackBerry PlayBook

RIM finally unveiled their latest gadget to compete with the emerging popularity of Apple Ipad. RIM announced the BlackBerry PlayBook their first tablet, equipped with Dual HD cameras (3MP front facing and 5MP rear facing) and run in BlackBerry Tablet OS. See below specs:

RIM BlackBerry Playbook

7″ capacitive display @ 1024×600 pixel

BlackBerry Tablet OS

Cortex A9 1GHz dual-core CPU

1GB RAM

Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing)

1080p Full HD video recording

HDMI port

WiFi 802.11n

Bluetooth 2.1

Upcoming BlackBerry OS 6.0

After the announcement of Iphone OS 4, RIM is also releasing their latest BlackBerry OS 6.0. Screenshots of BlackBerry OS 6.0 are now being posted in different tech sites. It has a good looking interface, pinch zooming and some extended functions.


BGR obtain some screenshots of the said upcoming BlackBerry OS. Well, based on the screenshots, it show some friendly interface, good looking homescreen, browser and a music player.