Andre Yoskowitz
28 Jul 2010 19:42
RIM's still unconfirmed BlackBerry tablet may possibly have a name now, after the smartphone company registered BlackPad.com.
The domain was purchased by CSC, a company that specializes in corporate branding, on behalf of RIM.
BlackPad.com had been owned by others since 2002, but the domain had been completely unused in that period.
While a domain registration doesn't necessarily confirm a future product plan, many companies will do so to avoid having to purchase a license in the future at a much higher price. Apple registered iPhone.org years before the product was introduced.
That being said, RIM is not often that subtle, with most of their registered domains purchased for products that have since been revealed.
There is nothing known about the still unconfirmed device, but many expect it to have a 1GHz processor, dual-cameras and run BlackBerry OS 6.