BlackBerry Co-CEO Confirms 64GB Playbook, Possible 8 Hour Battery Life

Humberto Saabedra

imageDuring the Gulf Information Technology Expo held in Dubai this week, RIM co-CEO Mike Balsillie has confirmed a 64GB version of the forthcoming RIM Playbook 7 inch tablet, following confirmation of the 16 and 32GB versions at the initial unveiling during RIMs DevCon last month.  Along with confirmation of another version with even more storage space, the battery capacity on the tablet has been confirmed to be a capacious six cell 5300mAh battery good for up to eight hours of continuous use using rough estimations.

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