We already knew that RIM’s PlayBook was on its thanks to the united kingdom on June 16th, but antsy BlackBerry fans can now get their hands at the tab someday early. Phones 4u has just announced that it’s stocking the 7-inch slate in two brick-and-mortar stores today — in the future before the official release. In case you just can’t wait another second, and happen to be within the vicinity of either the retailer’s Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Street locations in London, you may have a PlayBook in-hand in moments. Full PR after the break.
From today, Phones 4u the leading mobile retailer for the youth market, can be stocking the highly anticipated BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet from Research In Motion (RIM) in two London stores, an afternoon sooner than the nationwide launch on 16th June.
To celebrate the early availability Phones 4u Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street might be showcasing the BlackBerry PlayBook within the instore BlackBerry zones where visitors gets the danger to be some of the first to take a look at out the brand new device and get a feel for the world’s first professional grade tablet.
Scott Hooton, Trading Director at Phones 4u commented “BlackBerry is very strong within the 16-25 market, 3 of the highest 5 retail contract sales in April were BlackBerry devices. Their popularity stems from the brands fashionable nature and its offering of tools, similar to BlackBerry Messenger, that permits people to simply stay in contact with friends. The advent of the BlackBerry PlayBook and unique BlackBerry Bridge feature allows us to present a high quality tablet with uncompromised mobile browsing ability, which really sets the device in addition to other tablets. We’re delighted to offer the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet an afternoon early in two of our London stores. The BlackBerry PlayBook is about to be THE launch of the summer and we’re taking this chance to point out our customers exactly what your complete fuss is set!”
The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with 16 GB and built-in Wi-Fi® connectivity would be available from all Phones 4u stores and online for £399 or with a BlackBerry 9300 bundle on O2 £37 tariff. The 64 GB model with Wi-Fi would be available online only and priced at £549. The tablet features an ultra-portable design and delivers industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing with support for Adobe® Flash® Player, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced safety features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a powerful development environment.
You’ll find out more concerning the high performance BlackBerry® PlayBook™ and order yours today via the Phones 4u website.
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