RIM Officially Announces the PlayBook Tablet, Due in 2011


Updated 09/29/10 10:53 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

RIM PlayBook Tablet

Sketchy details first emerged about iPad competitor over the Summer, and now RIM has released official details. The tablet, dubbed the PlayBook — not the Blackpad — features a seven-inch screen (smaller than the previously reported 9.7-inch) with a 1024 x 600 pixel display. It will also feature a GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, dual HD cameras, and support for HTML 5 and Flash. It's 9.7 Read more

RIM Launching iPad Competitor This November


Updated 07/30/10 7:00 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

RIM iPad Competitor Called the BlackPad

The iPad is a bestseller, but that's not preventing RIM from releasing its own "iPad killah" this November called the BlackPad (yes, the BlackPad). This tablet will be checking in with similar specs as the iPad — like a 9.7-inch screen alongside WiFi and Bluetooth technology — but will feature some additional goodies that the iPad is lacking. Find out what those are, along with rumored Read more