RIM announces BBX, the next-generation platform to bring together their smartphones, tablets and embedded devices.

Research in Motion just announced Q2 results for the quarter ended August 27, 2011. The results are dismal with a drop in revenues and net income. It also revealed that it shipped only 200k Playbook units in this quarter.

RIM has started rolling out a new software update for the Playbook, which adds some nifty features.

The Blackberry Playbook has finally been launched by RIM. It is priced at $499 for the 16 GB version. It has a 7 inch display, a 1 GHz dual core processor and 1 GB RAM.

Apple will continue to be the dominant tablet manufacturer for years to come. It is expected to have a 47% share in 2015, compared to Android’s 37%. QNX (Blackberry) and webOS are expected to have a 10% and 3% share respectively.

Today, RIM announced that its upcoming tablet, the PlayBook, will be capable of running Android apps. However, users should not get too excited about it.