BlackBerry PlayBook battery issues could delay launch, says analyst

According to Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu, RIM may be forced to delay the release of its first tablet computer, the BlackBerry PlayBook. Wu claims he is hearing that the PlayBook ?needs to improve its relatively poor�battery life of a few hours compared to 6 hours for the�Samsung Galaxy Tab and 10 hours for [Apple's] iPad.? As a result, Wu writes, the launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook may be delayed until May, 2011.�Wu notes that the cause of the battery issues may stem from the fact that QNX, the PlayBook’s operating system, was designed for use in scenarios where battery life is not an issue ? such as in automobiles. RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie�stated last month that the PlayBook would

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