RIM has announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook will go on sale on April 19 in North America. In an attempt to compete with the iPad 2, prices will range from $500 to $700.

The PlayBook will have a 7-inch LCD screen with 1024×600 resolution, a dual-core 1GHz processor, a 5MP standard camera and a 3MP front-facing camera. It will run on a new QNX-based operating system.

Source: After Dawn