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RIM shows off a BlackBerry PlayBook running Android apps

Android apps on a PlayBook? What next, Siri on a calculator?

Dan Grabham Dan Grabham

A developer has released footage of a BlackBerry PlayBook – running RIM’s new BBX OS – playing nice with a host of Android apps.

Performance looks snappy, which is good news for the BlackBerry faithful who must be chomping at the bit to get their hands on some Android app goodness.

Android apps will show up in App World like any other BlackBerry offering – and frankly we can’t wait to see an influx of extra apps to populate the scarce shelves of RIM’s current app store.

There’s still no word on when this long-awaited functionality will hit PlayBook devices, but we’ll keep our eager ears to the ground for the latest information as always.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home