RIM releases list of Android-on-PlayBook no-nos
News Mobile & Telco
Details have started to appear regarding Research In Motion's BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps, the compatibility layer which - it hopes - will breathe new life into its ailing PlayBook by introducing compatibility with Android software.Sadly, the news is rather more negative than positive. Presenting at Droidcon, part of the Eastern European Mobile Monday Developer Summit being held in Romania today, RIM engineers explained that there are several features which will...
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