RIM Confirmed Blackberry 10 Tablets

We’ve been hearing a remarkable amount of BlackBerry 10 rumors ever since RIM announced its major press event taking place on January 30. We’ve seen a number of BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry X10 articles, but we haven’t heard much in regards any BlackBerry 10 tablets. RIM manufactured its PlayBook tablet, so we should expect a BlackBerry 10 tablet, right?

Earlier today, RIM announced it would be running promotions for BlackBerry 10 during the Super Bowl, which by February 3, they’ll already have announced all of their BlackBerry 10 devices during their New York City press event. But within the press release, RIM used specific wording in its press release that confirms BlackBerry 10 tablets are planned.

The section of RIM’s press release that stood out the most follows:

“RIM confirms that BlackBerry 10, its new mobile computing platform that will power the next generation of smartphones and tablets, will be featured in a commercial during Super Bowl XLVII.”

RIM’s PlayBook did not receive exceptional sales, but the tablet was well-received by BlackBerry enthusiasts, especially for its ability to pair with BlackBerry smartphones. Judging by how much RIM is betting on its BlackBerry 10 devices, we’re sure they also plan to release a BlackBerry 10 tablet that the company believes will change the mobile landscape as much as their smartphones will.

BlackBerry 10 is a version of RIM's operating system (OS) for its smartphones. Also called BB10, the OS is completely new, and RIM (Research in Motion) claims that there is not a single line of code from previous BlackBerry OS in this version, which is based on code from QNX, an operating system that is mainly used for embedded systems like cars etc... The launch date for BlackBerry 10 is January 30 2013 and the first smartphones should arrive in the first quarter of 2013 as well. BB10 comes with a host of new features and a speedy user interface. Here is a demo of the BB10 touch keyboard, the BlackBerry 10 camera and an overall demo of BB10 

RIM is the acronym for Research In Motion, the Canadian company behind the BlackBerrybrand. RIM was founded in the mid 90s by Mike Lazaridis and with Jim Balsillie and went IPO (Initial Public Offering) in 1998. Its claim to fame was to make mobile email really effective and enterprises quickly adopted its devices and associated software and services which were highly lucrative. With the rise of iOS and Android devices, the BlackBerry franchise bumped into trouble and its decline prompted RIM to take a radical step by overhauling its BlackBerry operating system (OS) completely with QNX. The first version of the QNX BlackBerry OS is BlackBerry 10 or BB10. 

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