BlackBerry PlayBook browser performance

Posted by on Nov 16, 2010 in devices | 2 comments

I am really excited about the BlackBerry PlayBook! I was able to play around with it at MAX a few weeks ago but sadly only for a little while. I loved the fact that it was incredibly light and yet seemed to be extremely powerful. RIM just posted a video of the BlackBerry PlayBook’s browser performance compared to Apple’s iPad. It’s amazing how fast it is… even when loading much richer content (it supports Flash!).

Oh… BTW… You can start developing applications for the PlayBook today! For more info, check out our Labs page about the BlackBerry Tablet OS and/or visit the BlackBerry developer website. The BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK just plugs right in to Flash Builder Burrito so you’ll be building PlayBook apps in no time!

2 Comments

  1. TimothyP
    November 16, 2010

    The only reason I got an iPad is because it was the only device of decent size with a good battery life.
    (And I tried many alternatives). I’ve been a BlackBerry user for the last few years so this device appeals to me, however… I feel it’s size might (I’m not sure) be a tad to small and I’m wondering… any details on the battery life?

    Of course… this device is so much better, just because it doesn’t belong to Apple and as a result
    is not limited to the ignorance of Mr Jobs who thinks the only way is his way.

    I’m not a Flash developer, but I’d take Flash over Objective-C + Cocoa any day.

  2. Quentin
    November 18, 2010

    I’m afraid you can’t plug the BlackBerry PlayBook AIR SDK into Flash Builder “Burrito” that easily yet! But
    this article will help those who are not afraid of command-lines!