BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet launched in Philippines
Globe Telecom said it would be carrying the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet from Research In Motion (RIM).
The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with built-in Wi-Fi® connectivity will be available from Globe in 16 GB and 32 GB models.
It is available for pre-order by visiting the Globe portal www.globe.com.ph/blackberry until July 29, 2011. Preregistration will entitle customers to avail themselves of a special limited bundled offer of a BlackBerry PlayBook and a BlackBerry® smartphone starting with the My Super Surf Plan 2499.
Globe Postpaid head Martha Sazon said, “The BlackBerry PlayBook is a great new addition to Globe’s array of BlackBerry products and services to our customers. The tablet’s topnotch features and best-in-class performance, coupled with My Super Surf Plan’s customizable postpaid offers, are a perfect match for subscribers who want an awesome unlimited browsing experience. We are confident that the BlackBerry PlayBook packages from Globe are perfectly poised to meet the needs even of the most discerning users.”
BlackBerry PlayBook features an ultra-portable design and delivers industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing with support for Adobe® Flash®, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a robust development environment.
BlackBerry PlayBook, which is ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick, features a 7” 1024×600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen; GHz dual-core processor; BlackBerry® Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing; an MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback; support for high resolution video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV); 1080p HDMI output; dual 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture (3MP front and 5MP rear); 1 GB RAM memory; GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor (Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer); stereo speakers and stereo microphones; Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity, and Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support.
