RIM Attacks Apple -- Puts PlayBook VS. iPad in Browser Test [VIDEO]

Today RIM (Research in Motion) posted a side-by-side video of their PlayBook vs. Apple’s iPad to show the browsing ability and speeds the PlayBook has to offer. There were three different tests, they tested both of them in raw web-site rendering, Acid3, and Java. The results are very exciting and unbelievable.

RIM's Playbook loads pages faster than the iPad and has full flash capabilities considerig you don't have Flash on iPad.

So, Apple, let's hope we see iPad 2nd generation versus this RIM's Playbook as the two devices will be in the same level of technician.

Oh, forgot to tell you that Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO of Research In Motion said in an interview at the Web 2 Summit in San Francisco that unlike Apple, “you don’t have to go through a closed platform of an SDK. You don’t need an app for the web.” What do you think? [via TiPB]

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RIM to Sell BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet for Under $500 to Take on iPad

Research In Motion, RIM, unveiled their would-be iPad killer Blackberry Playbook, back in September during their annual Developer Conference. The 7-inch tablet boasts lots of new features we already covered before.

Early this morning, a BusinessWeek report claims that Blackberry Playbook will be sold under $500 to take on iPad. Here's the official statement:

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, said it will begin selling a tablet computer in North America in the first quarter for "under" $500 as it takes on Apple Inc.'s iPad.

"The product will be very competitively priced," Co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie said in an interview in Seoul today, declining to be more specific. Sales of the BlackBerry Playbook, unveiled in September, will expand globally from the second quarter, he said.

So, will you get the Playbook when it hit the stores? I sure will!

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