RIM outlines next chapter for PlayBook tablet

[Simon]

Research in Motion is adding a pair of new tablets to its PlayBook portfolio - and is rumoured to be working on supporting Android apps.

Announced at Mobile World Congress, the two new tablet versions will offer connectivity over LTE and HSPA+. The pair join a fleet that already included Wi-Fi and Wimax only connectivity.

LTE and HSPA+ are far more widely used technologies in the wireless mobile market than Wimax. Although LTE won't arrive in the UK until next year at the very earliest, HSPDA+ is already making progress as a stepping stone towards 4G services here.

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[Lance]

It seems every manufacturer wants a bit of the tablet market at the moment.

What would be interesting is if RIM did start to support android apps. It would certainly make their products more appealing.

[Simon]

I can't actually see it myself, as RIM have their own quite capable apps.  I'd be surprised, anyway. 

[Lance]

I just think the android marketplace is significantly bigger.

[Simon]

It is, but there's a lot of rubbish on it.  Hopefully, they'd be selective. 

[Lance]

In that respect its like apple's. It is amazing the cr*p some people will put the effort into coding.

[Simon]

Indeed. 

[Rik]

Take Microsoft for example...

[Simon]