BlackBerry makes research in motion is planning for its newer model of smart phones expected next year to run application design for Google Inc's Android operating system,a Bloomberg report said,citing people familiar with the plan.
Rim's ewer phone,expected to work on its yet-to-be launched Qnx - operating system,will be compatible with the android software,the report said ,citing unnamed sources.Rim may come out with play book upgrade for the android later this year.
The Canadian company plans to have the android player already in the Qnx-running phones when they go on sale rather than available as an upgrade,report said.
Rim and Google could not be reached immediately for a comment on the report.
Apple Inc's Iphone and devices powered by Google's android software have steadily eroded BlackBerry's u.s market share.
Android smart phones have surpassed iphones in popularity as the Google software powers the main handsets of manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, HTC Corp and Motrola mobility holding Inc.
The new offering come as the waterloo, ontario,company,which has long led the u.s market for smart -phones ,faces increased compititon from devices built by apple and those that run on the android operating system from Google inc. On June 24 ,apple will release the latest version of its smartphone ,the i phone 4.
Rim's still sell more smart phones globally than any company than any companies besides Nokia corp.....and last year grabbbed 19% of the world market for the do -everything devices ,according to the research firm strategy Analytics.
Consumers were activating more than half a million Android inclination each day,google pronounced in late june .
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