Research in Motion (or RIM) is allowing their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to run Android applications. This is quite surprising, seeing how Blackberry OS and Android OS are competitors. Isn't much to ...

With the release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, RIM made it possible to run thousands of Android apps on the company’s 7 inch tablet. That dramatically increases the number of apps available for the ...

Bad luck if you bought a Playbook tablet on the basis of running Android apps on it—according to someone who spoke to Engadget, the support has been pushed back to late fall. [Engadget] The BlackBerry ...

We’ve been hearing about Android apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook for months, but there hasn’t been much word about what they’ll look like. RIM engineers at Droidcon gave a list of Android features ...

One of the USPs of the BlackBerry PlayBook, before it went on sale, was its compatibility with Android apps. RIM had promised the compatibility would be in place by summer and the PlayBook will be ...

There was a rumor floating around that the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would support Android's vast selection apps. Of course, this was taken with a grain of salt because, well, why would RIM ...

As the first major update to PlayBook OS nears launch, so RIM is ramping up its efforts to court Android developers. It's almost a year since RIM first announced its intention to support Android apps ...

The BlackBerry Playbook is finally on its way. Hurrah! We’ve been lucky enough to have a play around with one prior to its UK release date and we’re rather taken with it. Maybe its the high definition ...

Research in Motion (RIM) is offering a free BlackBerry PlayBook to developers willing to port Android apps to the device. The manufacturer launched the initiative to help boost the tablet's app share ...

A leaked version of the Android App Player for the BlackBerry PlayBook foreshadows an official version due out later this summer—a move that could help boost sales. I'm not putting a lot of stock into ...

Ahead of the Apr. 19 launch of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook, the first reviews have appeared, with reviewers recommending that consumers hold off on purchasing the 7-inch tablet due to the ...

If you can't beat them, join them. Or, at least, borrow from their ecosystem. That's the underlying message from RIM that its forthcoming tablet BlackBerry PlayBook is set to support Android apps a ...