BlackBerry Tablet OS is an operating system from

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based on the QNX Neutrino

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designed to run

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and BlackBerry WebWorks applications, currently available for the

BlackBerry PlayBook The BlackBerry PlayBook is a mini tablet computer developed by BlackBerry and made by Quanta Computer, an original design manufacturer (ODM).

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. The BlackBerry Tablet OS is the first tablet running an operating system from

QNX QNX ( or ) is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded systems market. QNX was one of the first commercially successful microkernel operating systems. The product was originally developed in the early 19 ...

(now a subsidiary of RIM). BlackBerry Tablet OS supports standard BlackBerry

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applications. Support for Android apps has also been announced, through sandbox "app players" which can be ported by developers or installed through sideloading by users. A BlackBerry Tablet OS Native Development Kit, to develop native applications with the

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is currently in closed beta testing. The first device to run BlackBerry Tablet OS was the

BlackBerry PlayBook The BlackBerry PlayBook is a mini tablet computer developed by BlackBerry and made by Quanta Computer, an original design manufacturer (ODM).

. A similar QNX-based operating system, known as

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, replaced the long-standing

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on handsets after version 7.RIM VP reconfirms QNX phones
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Meet the Power Behind the BlackBerry Tablet OS
official announcement, QNX website
Blackberry - Playbook development Overview
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