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RIM could be planning to allow Android applications to run on its BlackBerry Playbook and implementing this in the latter half of the year,according to Bloomberg. The news outlet, which cites three people familiar with the matter, says that RIM plans to piggyback Android’s 130,000+ apps using software it is developing internally, lending credence to [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook to get Android app support this year?
img srchttpcdn.mos.techradar.comReview20imagesTechRadarGadgetsCES20201120reviewsBlackberry20PlaybookBlackberry20PlaybookDSCF3939200200.jpgpRIM could be planning to allow Android applications to run on its BlackBerry Playbook and implementing this in the latter half of the year,according to Bloomberg. ppThe news outlet, which cites three people familiar with the matter, says that RIM plans to piggyback Androids 130,000 apps using software it is developing internally, lending credence to previous rumours.ppThe PlayBook itself runs BlackBerrys proprietary QNXbased OS, but if the rumours are to be believed, support for Android applications could be ready as early as the second half of this year, possibly using the Dalvik Java virtual machine.ppstrongClever RIMstrongppAlthough its not clear how the Android Marketplace would integrate with BlackBerrys own App World, if at all, it certainly would be a quick and easy route to a successful app store for the new tablet, particularly as BlackBerry has fallen behind in the apps arms race. ppGoogle has yet to comment on the rumours, making it unclear whether or not this is a move thats been sanctioned by the Android owner.ppThe sources also say we could see Android apps running on the RIM tablet as early as the second half of 2011.ppThe BlackBerry Playbook should be available in the UK in late Spring, something were pretty excited about after our glowing hands on BlackBerry PlayBook review.pimg width1 height1 srchttprss.feedsportal.comc669f415081s12a43951mf.gif border0div classmfrelatedpRelated StoriespulliGary Marshall HP TouchPad is another nail in Windows coffinliliIn Depth iOS 4.3 news and rumours what you need to knowliliViewSonic unveils ViewPad 10Pro dualboot tabletliliGary Marshall Nokia and Microsoft a partnership made in heavenliliSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 what you need to knowliuldivdiv classmfviraltable border0trtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesemailthis2.gif border0 tdtd valignmiddleimg srchttpres3.feedsportal.comimagesbookmark.gif border0 tdtrtabledivbrbrimg srchttpda.feedsportal.comr94603458330u49f415081c669s12a43951kg40656768189a2.img border0img srchttpfeeds.feedburner.comrtechradarmobilecomputingnews4AE4TwL4kXV8 height1 width1a targetblank relnofollow hrefhttpfeedproxy.google.comrtechradarmobilecomputingnews3AE4TwL4kXV8story01.htmTechRadar Mobile computing newsa
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