BlackPad, SurfBook: Could This Be RIM's Tablet?

According to the Wall Street Journal, BlackBerry manufacturer RIM could unveil a 7'' touchscreen tablet as early as next week, when it will hold its annual conference for developers.  That would be the perfect moment to encourage interest in apps for the platform ...

We already know that the last quarter of 2010 is going to see a lot of competing tablets.  Alongside the announcements from Samsung and Toshiba at the IFA trade show in Berlin, both RIM and HTC could also have news for us in the coming days.

According to the growing rumours, the Canadian firm's tablet, which has been baptised BlackPad or SurfBook, will have a 7'' screen, like the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and include an ARM processor, two cameras and WiFi.

For mobile internet, users will be able to tether their BlackBerry, which will act as a modem.  The OS will be something we haven't seen before, the QNX platform that RIM recently acquired.

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