BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM) unveiled a tabletcomputer and the new operating system that will power it on Monday, part of a bid to quickly roll out new products and services to win more consumers to its brand.
黑莓生产商Research in Motion Ltd.（简称RIM）周一发布了一款平板电脑和一套适用于它的新操作系统，这是它为迅速推出新产品和服务以为该品牌争取到更多用户而付出的努力之一。
The device, dubbed the PlayBook, will connect to the company's BlackBerry server as well as sync with BlackBerry smartphones, RIM Co-Chief Executive Mike Lazaridis told a developer conference in San Francisco. The 7-inch device features two high-definition cameras.
RIM联系首席执行长拉扎里迪斯(Mike Lazaridis)在旧金山的研发者大会上说，这款名为PlayBook的产品能连接到该公司的黑莓服务器上，也可以与黑莓智能手机同步。7英寸的PlayBook带有两个高像素摄像头。
The PlayBook, which won't hit stores in the U.S. until after the year-end holiday season, will run on an all-new operating system built by QNX Software Systems, which makes software used to run everything from cars to nuclear reactors. RIM bought QNX earlier this year, and has been working to adapt the software for mobile phones.
PlayBook在今年年底的假日季过后才会在美国上市发售。它将运行一种全新的操作系统，由QNX Software Systems开发，该公司研发各类软件，从汽车到核反应堆所运用的软件，无所不包。RIM今年早些时候收购了QNX，前者一直以来都在努力开发适用于手机的软件。
RIM didn't mention a specificrelease date or provide details on pricing. The device won't connect directly to wireless networks, but the company said in a press release it would offer models in the future with 3G and next-generation 4G wireless in the future.
RIM没有公布具体的发售日期，也未提供定价方面的细节。这款产品不能直接实现无线上网，但该公司在一份新闻稿中说，将来会提供具有3G及下一代4G无线上网功能的机型。
Unlike Apple's device, the PlayBook supports Adobe Systems Inc.'s (ADBE) Flash technology for the Web. Flash is used to power many videos and applications on the Internet.
与苹果公司(Apple)的产品不同，PlayBook支持奥多比公司(Adobe Systems Inc.)的网络Flash技术。Flash用于播放许多网络视频，此外也还有其他网络应用。
Research firm Gartner Inc. forecasts BlackBerry's share of worldwide smartphone sales will fall to 12% in 2014 versus an estimated 20% last year--to be surpassed by the share of Android-based and Apple devices.
研究公司Gartner Inc.预计黑莓在全球智能手机销售领域的市场份额到2014年时将降至12%，去年这一比例估计为20%──被基于Android的产品及苹果的产品所赶超。
RIM also announced enhancements to its platform designed to help developers profit more from the software they write for the company's BlackBerry devices. The software, known as 'apps,' are part of a strategy to entice consumers to buy the BlackBerry handsets.
RIM还宣布对其平台进行了改善，这个平台旨在帮助研发人员更多的受益于他们为该公司黑莓产品编写的软件。这款软件，或者被称为应用程序，是吸引消费者购买黑莓手机的策略之一。
The enhancements include a new Web-based development platform aimed at speeding up the time it takes to write an app as well as make money from advertising.
改进内容包括一部基于网络的新的研发平台，目的是缩短编写应用程序所需的时间，以及缩短依靠宣传来获利的时间。
Phred Dvorak / Ian Sherr
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