BlackBerry

Users looking to turn their Playbook into a semi-serious business device for use with e-mail will be glad to know that Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has released an official Playbook Mini Keyboard.  

Doubling as a case and surprise surprise - a keyboard, the device communicates using 128 bit encryption (most likely over Bluetooth) but the only "problem" is the price - At $119 it's almost $100 cheaper than the 16 GB Playbook itself!  

Thousands of Android Apps Available on PlayBook, Says RIMRIM PlayBookResearch In Motion said that "thousands" of Android apps are already in the Android player launched one week ago as part of the PlayBook OS 2.0 update.

Research In Motion spent the early years of their development focussing on the demands of the corporate business user, while continually refining their products and services, along with evolving them all. In the beginning, the rise of popularity within the BlackBerry society was purely down to the availability and access to email away from the computer.

Research In Motion showed off a major update to the QNX-based software running its poor-selling PlayBook tablet and unveiled minor improvements to its legacy BlackBerry phone software at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday.