4G BlackBerry PlayBook coming to Sprint this summer

By Molly McHugh Published March 21, 2011

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RIM keeps touting all the impressive bells and whistles of the PlayBook, but we’ve yet to hear a release date — until today. The BlackBerry 4G PlayBook is now live on Sprint’s website, and it will launch this summer. Last we heard, the tablet would cost $499.99 and be here by late April. There’s now some speculation the PlayBook will try to steal some of the iPhone 5’s thunder with a launch in June, giving you a few reasons to make your calendars. Of course, this could just be when the PlayBook debuts with Sprint, and (fingers crossed) its’ initial launch could be a mere month away. But if you’re a Sprint customer and anxiously awaiting the PlayBook’s premiere, the carrier’s site has an option for you to sign up and receive breaking news on the tablet.

With a launch looming in the foreseeable future, we still have a slew of PlayBook questions that require answers. Will it feature access to Android apps? Will we get a preview peek at its iTunes rival? Have the battery issue rumors finally been put to rest?

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BlackBerry will also show off the tablet at CTIA this week. Check back to see if we get a look at it and see if anything’s been enhanced since CES.

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