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A trio of software developers said Wednesday they have cracked BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer software and promised to reveal the secret within a week.
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Jailbreaking refers to altering
"If it is determined that the claim is accurate, RIM will follow its standard response process to develop and release a software update that is designed to minimize adverse impact to our customers or carrier partners."
PlayBook tablets run on a QNX operating system that is different from the software that powers BlackBerry smartphones, which are popular with businesses because of security provided by RIM.
"BlackBerry smartphone users are not affected," RIM said.
The developers vowed to release a PlayBook jailbreaking tool by this time next week.
"If such a tool is released, RIM will investigate it," the company said.
"RIM is committed to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and to working with researchers to continue to protect our customers," it said.
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