Will Black Pad make its impact?

Industry experts believe that RIM app store has a very small fraction of the number of apps the iPhone/iPad app store already has and it is also less likely that they will be getting a lot more apps in the near future.

With Android devices already making their mark on the consumers worldwide, and iPad already found a way into corporates through innovative brand tie ups, and user friendly interfaces seeing a sea change in the GUI options available in the market.

On the other hand, according to Bloomberg, the device is expected to hit the market by November this year and will come in same 9.7-inch form factor as iPad. It is also expected to ship with both, front and rear facing cameras and Tethering capabilities with a BlackBerry smartphone. BlackBerry's OS 6 although, is still an untested platform and only time will tell what it has in store for the users.

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RIM's Black Pad

Research In Motion (RIM), the owners of the 'BlackBerry' brand everyone knows about, have been really oppressive about the ruling lately, which will stop Black Berry services in the middle east now.

However, they have come up with their own Black Pad, which industry experts say, is going to directly compete with iPad, which has got media's undivided attention in the past many weeks. Some media majors, like 'Product Review News', have also traced the links with RIM ordering 8.9 inch screens via Hon Lai. The image above is just a representation through bbleaks.com.

While Bloomberg commented that Black Pad is expected to have some iPad killer functions, ZDNET maintained that Blackberry had certain advantages in the smartphone market before Apple stepped in with their iPhone. The rest is history.
Bloomberg also mentioned that Black Pad would have a Tethering capability with a Black Berry smart phone and might have both, front and rear facing cameras, which might enhance its usability and practicality.

Do you feel RIM is going to succeed this time with their so called 'Secret Plans' ? Feel free to share your views.