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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (2) Technology Google misses Street profit expectations RIM's PlayBook gets tough reviews ahead of launch Apple suppliers begin making white iPhones: sources Best Buy to open more online, mobile stores Special report: China seen having cyberspy edge Video game developers group slams Amazon pricing Amazon, labels to meet for locker talks: sources U.S. shuts down massive cyber theft ring Video: Wall Street reading Google CEO Page Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Aviation official quits over sleeping controllers 1:57pm EDT U.S., allies see Libyan rebels in hopeless disarray 4:51pm EDT Senate panel slams Goldman in scathing crisis report 13 Apr 2011 Special report: In cyberspy vs. cyberspy, China has the edge 3:52pm EDT UPDATE 1-US aviation official quits over sleeping controllers 1:15pm EDT Discussed 166 China tells U.S. to quit as human rights judge 143 Reid says Republicans want shutdown to close clinics 117 Obama, Congress struggle to find budget deal Watched South Korean "super gun" packs hi-tech killing power Mon, Feb 14 2011 X-47B - the future of autonomous aerial warfare Fri, Feb 11 2011 Brazil builds largest Lego tower Tue, Apr 12 2011 SMALL BUSINESS Do fries go with that app? Worried about how many calories you are going to consume in a serving of fries? A new iPhone application may help. After taking a picture of the meal with the phone, the app gives a calorie read-out almost instantly Full Article Caribbean rum maker looks to tap U.S. market Startup targets online vacation rentals RIM's PlayBook gets tough reviews ahead of launch Tweet Share this By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - The PlayBook tablet computer, Research In Motion's pocket-sized challenger to the iPad, feels rushed into service and limited by its reliance on a BlackBerry smartphone, according to early reviews before it hits... Email Print Related News Zoom to make 3G phones with Qualcomm chips Wed, Apr 13 2011 HTC overshadows Nokia at smartphone launches Tue, Apr 12 2011 HTC to launch new video service phone on Vodafone Tue, Apr 12 2011 Intel introduces new chip aimed at tablets Mon, Apr 11 2011 Apple to stay ahead in tablet boom: Gartner Mon, Apr 11 2011 Analysis & Opinion Tech wrap: HTC trumps Nokia Cisco takes first small step to focusing on core Related Topics Technology » Media » iPad » Stocks A new Blackberry tablet, the PlayBook tablet computer, is displayed at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 16, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Gustau Nacarino By Alastair Sharp TORONTO | Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:24pm EDT TORONTO (Reuters) - The PlayBook tablet computer, Research In Motion's pocket-sized challenger to the iPad, feels rushed into service and limited by its reliance on a BlackBerry smartphone, according to early reviews before it hits North American shelves on Tuesday. The pessimism of the reviews seemed to hit RIM shares, which were trading down 3.7 percent on Thursday afternoon, at $52.79 on the Nasdaq and C$50.81 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The 7-inch WiFi-only device is priced identically to Apple's 10-inch market leader and faces tough me-too competition from a slew of devices running Google's Android software. It is a first step in a major product overhaul intended to reinvigorate RIM fortunes. But the lukewarm initial reception, coupled with an angry outburst from co-Chief Executive Mike Lazaridis, threaten to overshadow the coming-out party. Most reviewers have been impressed by the PlayBook's much-vaunted capability to handle Flash websites and by its ability to show one high-definition image -- a movie, for instance -- on a connected TV, while doing something else on its own screen. Those are two things the iPad cannot do. But more attention, however, was focused on what the PlayBook can't do. The PlayBook will rely on a BlackBerry smartphone to access a cellular network or tap into RIM's popular BlackBerry Messenger chat platform. If you don't have a BlackBerry, it can grab a mobile connection via any smartphone or use the Web. "RIM has just shipped a BlackBerry product that cannot do email. It must be skating season in hell," wrote the New York Times' David Pogue. On the other hand, the PlayBook's secure Bluetooth link does magnify a user's existing BlackBerry applications, negating corporate worries about leaking confidential information. It was a question on the BlackBerry's vaunted security, and Indian government demands for access to the information that the BlackBerry protects, that co-founder and co-chief executive Lazaridis took umbrage with during a BBC interview this week. "That's not fair, this is a national security issue," he said before ordering the camera off. RIM says the PlayBook and its brand-new QNX-based platform will be launched with around 3,000 apps, the third-party tools that have helped make Apple's iPhone and iPad so successful. That number will grow in coming months as RIM adds support for Android apps and those available on its own smartphones, but is dwarfed today by the iPad's 65,000-strong library. "I got the strong impression RIM is scrambling to get the product to market," the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg said. RIM plans to add a video-chat app to make use of its front and back cameras soon after launch and key email and personal organizer features plus cellular connection later in the year. 1 2 Next Technology Media iPad Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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