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Among the smart electronic products ruling the world these days, the tablet is the forerunner. Of these tablets, one of the most popular is the one manufactured by Research In Motion (RIM), more famously the Blackberry manufacturer. RIM has recently released a beta version of the operating system of its next tablet, which has the ability to run Android applications. There is an online tool that allows developers to convert their Android APK files into BAR files or PlayBook, which can then be loaded onto the device manually. After this OS is out of beta, it would be possible for developers to upload these files to RIM’s Blackberry AppWorld. This will add diversity to the range of applications available to PlayBook users.

The Android player has been tested with a popular Android app, the NewsRob RSS reader. Once the APK files had been downloaded, an online tool was used to upload the file and convert it into a PlayBook BAR file. Although it wasn’t possible to upload this to the AppWorld, it was possible to manually install the file on a PlayBook and it worked well. The functioning of the app was unhindered although there were glitches regarding the placement of menus, text sizes and the spacing of the news stories. With this app, you can log onto your Google Reader account and import all your feeds and read articles.

In recent news, RIM had announced that it will merge its Smartphone, which is the Blackberry, and tablet operating systems. This merger will result in the features and usability of the Blackberry OS incorporated with the speed and reliability of the QNX OS. This new OS, named as BBX-OS will include the ability to run Android applications.