BlackBerry PlayBook to get 4G on Sprint,in summer

Blackberry Playbook. RIM reasserted that it would have got a 4G-aware Edition of the BlackBerry PlayBook by Sprint. A version of the seven-inch tablet might be ship on built-in WiMAX to better the download accelerates of the dual-core tablet. The upgraded ticket would not ship until the summer, however.

The delay is a possible hit to RIM's competitiveness in the tablet space. Most of its competitors, letting in Apple's iPad, and Android tablets like the Motorola Xoom, already include 3G built-in to at least a few models. Despite the lower cost of Wi-Fi only versions, 3G tablets have often been the most popular with a mix for iPads bruited to be as eminent as two thirds in favour of the 3G variant.

In its current form, the Blackberry PlayBook is partialy depending on a BlackBerry, both to get a cellular online connection and to get accomplished approach to contacts and e-mail.