BlackBerry Playbook

With investors and customers losing faith, its fate may rest in a promised ‘superphone’

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. has finally lost its crown as the biggest smartphone platform in the United States, according to new data by research firm ComScore. The research shows that phones running Google’s Android software now command just over 31 per cent of the U.S. smartphone market, up from about 24 per cent last October. RIM, by contrast, has dropped to a 30 per cent share from nearly 36 per cent over the same period. Apple, meanwhile, is holding steady around 25 per cent.

RIM has finally unveiled a working demo of its rival to the iPad—the BlackBerry Playbook