Blackberry maker planning iPad rival

Waterloo: Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple’s iPad, according to two people familiar with the company’s plans.

The device will have roughly the same dimensions as the iPad, which is a 9.7-inch diagonal screen.

The “Blackpad” device will include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology that will allow people to use their BlackBerry smartphones to connect to the internet.