BARCELONA - Research In Motion (RIM) launched two new variants BlackBerry Playbook, Art (2/14/2011) in the event of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. The four tablets of first product will be released to the market in the second half of this year. When it was launched later, there are four alternatives for consumers to choose products based on network availability.
Two new variants are tablet with WiFi and WiMax and WiFi and HSPA +. Previously, RIM had confirmed earlier in the event the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Las Vegas, U.S. early this year, that the BlackBerry Playbook is available in versions only WiFi or WiFi and LTE.
"We now add the benefits of BlackBerry Playbook by supporting various 4G network thereby increasing business opportunities for network providers and developers as well as extensive experience for users."
BlackBerry Playbook is the first product applying RIM's BlackBerry platform based Tablet OS QNX, a software company recently acquired. The device is seeded ability to access web-based services with perfect because it supports an open platform and Flash. Its features also support the IT needs of enterprise and a rich multimedia experience. Each product variant is now also confirmed support Bluetooth tethering, mobile hotspot, and BlackBerry Bridge which can integrate the service on a BlackBerry smartphone users as RIM promises.
