Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/19/rim_playbook_release_schedule/
Rim PlayBook to hit UK in Q2 2011
Yanks get $500 tablet in Q1
Posted in Tablets, 19th November 2010 10:21 GMT
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Waiting for Rim's PlayBook BlackBerry tablet? Don't hold your breath - it's not out over here until April 2011 at the earliest.
So says Gregory Wade, head of Rim's Asia operation, by way of local newssite DigiTimes [1]. Wade said the PlayBook will debut in the US and Rim's native Canada in Q1 2011, with a broader roll-out following in Q2.
Despite the name, the 7in PlayBook [2] will be aimed at corporate users, Wade said, and it'll cost $500 (£311).
Seaparately, Rim released a video comparing the PlayBook's Flash-enabled browser with the Apple iPad's Flash-less one: