According to the rumors from an unnamed source, BlackBerry is working on a tablet similar to the iPad. The rumor says that BlackBerry tablet would be named ‘BlackPad’ or ‘Cobalt’. The BlackPad would be smaller and thinner than the iPad and would have “full BlackBerry OS compatibility and functionality”.
If your love for BlackBerry makes you think of waiting for its tablet instead of buying an iPad, a rumored 2011 launch may disappoint you. According to the source of the rumor, the BlackBerry tablet may not be announced until the WES 2011. As for the specifications, all we know is that RIM was ordering 8.9″ displays (again rumored).
The Apple’s iPad has recreated the new tablet market and a BlackBerry tablet would not really come as a surprise, but then the idea of having BlackBerry OS on a tablet disappoints us. We have already seen big players like HP jumping in the tablet market with HP Slate (and hopes of a WebOS tablet aswell), along with rumors of many others like Google. Will RIM manage to get a super tablet for enterprise customers? or just another failed attempt to encash on Apple’s hype?
via [BBLeaks]
Note: The image above ofcourse is an iPad painted black for a BlackBerry. The rumor about the RIM BlackBerry tablet comes without any leaked shots for now.
