BlackBerry Tablet May Appear Next Week, Report Says

From PC World: Research in Motion may introduce a tablet computer next week, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Persistent rumors over the past few months have pointed to a BlackBerry tablet that would aim to compete with Apple's popular iPad.

The Journal, citing unnamed "RIM insiders," provides some details of what such a tablet might look like. The device will have a 7-inch touchscreen and one or two built-in cameras, the report says.

It will not connect directly to cellular networks; users will have to connect through their BlackBerry devices instead. But the tablet will come with a "broadband connection," the Journal says, presumably Wi-Fi.

Apple's iPad comes in two configurations: one with cellular and Wi-Fi, the other with just Wi-Fi.

Instead of the new BlackBerry 6 operating system, the tablet will run new software developed by QNX Software Systems, a company RIM purchased earlier this year, the Journal says.

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