BlackBerry tablet to launch on April 10

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BlackBerry tablet to launch on April 10

With Apple unveiling its leaner, sleeker and faster iPad2 on Wednesday, there is now speculation that Canada’s BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) will launch its PlayBook tablet April 10.Quoting its sources, Boy Scout Report in an exclusive on its web site said Wednesday that the BlackBerry tablet will hit retail stores April 10.

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