RIM's tablet confirmed to be real?
0. phoneArena posted on 01 May 2010, 16:30
According to a BBLeaks connection, they're confirming that RIM is in the process of working on their very own tablet device that is rumored to be more compact than the iPad...
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1. Jeradiah3 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:46 0 0
SERIOUSLY????? SERIOUSLY????? Im shaking my head looking at this. i dont know what to expect from this and this doesnt seem to have a disk drive either so theres no point to have this either
2. bbatts22 posted on 01 May 2010, 16:45 0 0
what are you continually doing that you still need a disk drive everyday on a tablet? just curious..... I never seem to see people NEEDING a disk much anymore
15. AZNphoneGeek posted on 02 May 2010, 11:58 0 0
hjahgahahahj a DISK DRIVE?!?!?!?! when was the last time you bought a new anything with a disk drive. Jeradiah3, did you mean a cd rom drive or an sd slot?
4. jrcrow79 posted on 01 May 2010, 17:18 0 0
yes..8.9"..seriousely!..those screens are like $200 on ebay..with linux in em
7. iHateCrapple posted on 01 May 2010, 17:49 0 0
I LOVE RIM. I've been using their phones for years. But this is not cool! They don't make tablets, or computers. They specialize in corporate and consumer email and PHONES! I'll be willing to give it a shot but i'm not expecting anything spectacular or new. I may be wrong it could end up being better in some ways than its competitors, but in order to do so they will need to make some big time changes to the App World and get more developers on board and offering more free apps, because, thats what we all really want right? And it had better NOT have a sure-press screen. Capacitive with multi-touch support or it'll be an instant FAIL!
9. remixfa posted on 01 May 2010, 18:22 0 0
yea, apple didnt make tablets... untill they did... android wasnt on tablets... until it was.. whats your point? Obivously phone OS's lend themselves well to tablets for a myriad of good reasons. I dont see any reason why RIM cant make a fantastic corperate tablet. The only thing theyve ever been missing is a lil flash and flare and a good web browser. Do those things on top of RIMs solid email and message management, and u got a winner in my eyes. Id still take an Android based one over RIM or Apple, but id sure chose RIM over apple any day of the week.
20. CRICKETownz posted on 03 May 2010, 10:22 0 0
I think his point was is that Apple has a background in computers the iPad is just another variation...but RIM has only been in the mobile phone circuit til now. The prototype looks coo...as long as the browser isn't plagued by the "running scripts" while loading I think it will be a nice competitor to the iPad and whatever other type is on the market. When I carried a Blackberry it was always reliable so I could see this device makin some noise...esp. in the business channel. Pop that new webkit browser on it and push these things out RIM. Interestin...to see the VZW logo on it. I see you PA...way to slide that one in there...keep the fanboys chirpin
23. iHateCrapple posted on 04 May 2010, 15:40 0 0
CRICKETownz got it right on point....crApple makes computers, thats what they do besides various other things. This is RIMs first shot at a tablet computer, a computer of any sort really. I never bashed the OS. But they NEED more apps, IMO, for this to take off. And NO sure-press please!
6. wade1968 posted on 01 May 2010, 17:37 0 0
lol this from the company where just a couple weeks ago the CEO of rim said touchscreen devices would not be very popular. this would have been better running android then blackberry OS. we'll have to see if this is a good move for blackberry
8. pingpong posted on 01 May 2010, 18:13 0 0
Does anybody see another BB Storm catastrophy in the works?
10. matt1q2aw3 (unregistered) posted on 01 May 2010, 18:39 0 0
I hope it has flash.... it will be better the the ipad
11. WnnaFghtAboutIt posted on 01 May 2010, 19:40 0 0
tablets are pointless....get a phone, get a netbook or notebook...you're done
12. Doakie posted on 02 May 2010, 02:33 0 0
Yar. Tablets are pointless. I love my Pre, and I love my Cliq XT. But honestly, what am I going to do with a giant device that isn't a full on computer? The only people using stupid tablets are Apple fanbois cus they would use anything Apple makes. My smartphones are phones, and i'll use my netbook for anything my phones can't do.
14. matistight posted on 02 May 2010, 11:18 0 0
Am I the only one who sees an ipad fancily, in some ways, photoshopped to say blackberry and that gay sign that says verizon???? Maybe I'm just crazy...
21. CRICKETownz posted on 03 May 2010, 10:25 0 0
Maybe you are the gay one...usin words like "fancily". Cancel your account...please.
