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Research In Motion (RIM) reportedly is developing to compete with the iPad tablet computer. Since April 2010 the news has been broadcast, even now RIM has conducted tests on the tablets Blackberry.  According to Ashok Kumar, an analyst and managing director at Rodman & Renshaw consulting firm, Blackberry tablet computer will be eqipped with 1GHz processorby Marvell and have a camera.

“RIM is trying to accelerate the launch of seven-inch tablet computer from year 2011 to year 2010. The advantage of this Blackberry tablet computer lies in the dual camera which is located in front of and behind the tablet, the camera function is to enable users to do video conferencing,” Kumar said. Kumar added, Marvell is a supplier of processors for Blackberry Bold 9700 and also the iPad. The possibility to use the Marvell processor will be very high. One of the processor chip candidates which will use is Marvell 1GHz Armada 610. Processor can work to support full HD 1080p video.

Marvell has been well known as a supplier of processors for the tablet to the program One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). This Tablet is expected to launch in 2011.

RIM itself was reluctant to comment on the statement Kumar. The ‘war’ between RIM with Apple in touchscreen technology is already happening in mobile products. To compete with the iPhone, RIM issued a Blackberry Storm and the Storm 2. ”Demand for iPhone and iPads will continue to rise, the tablet computer such as iPad is expected to grow two-fold to reach 27 million units in 2011,” said Kumar.