-lrb- cnet -rrb- -- the much-discussed blackberry tablet may finally come to fruition as soon as next week . it 's been talked about for months , but research in motion has yet to acknowledge that such a device exists . but today the wall street journal reported that the canadian smartphone maker may reveal its own ipad-like tablet at its developer conference in san francisco , which starts monday . the journal 's unnamed sources say the device is not ready for shipping to customers , but will by sometime during the fourth quarter of this year . police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from a top breeder have not ruled out - a rival competitor . heartbroken owner tony tancock believes only an expert could have targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs stolen leaving more ordinary rodents behind . tony , 56 , has won accolades for his specially-bred cavies and has shown them off at events around the country . but he was devastated after a thief snuck into an outbuilding at his home in crediton , devon , to steal his prized pets leaving eight behind . robbed : police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from top breeder tony tancock -lrb- pictured -rrb- have not ruled out - a rival competitor . the blackberry tablet -- sometimes referred to as the `` blackpad '' since rim bought the domain blackpad.com -- is said to have a 7-inch touchscreen and at least one camera , maybe two , according to the journal . previous reports have said the blackpad would have a screen closer to the size of the 9.7-inch ipad . in line with previous reports , the tablet will not have its own cellular service but will be a companion device to a blackberry smartphone , the newspaper reported . that means the tablet will have wi-fi access but will need to be tethered to a blackberry for a 3g connection . perhaps most interesting is what rim apparently has planned on the software front . it 's been reported before , but the journal 's story reiterates that the tablet wo n't use rim 's new blackberry 6 mobile os . instead it will use a new os from qnx software , a company rim purchased earlier this year . the report says the qnx software could eventually replace the software on all rim smartphones . how much the device will cost is still unknown . since it 's not being sold with wireless service , it seems unlikely it would be sold through a carrier the way blackberrys are , and that would mean no carrier subsidy like newer tablets from dell and samsung have . sabotage : heartbroken owner tancock -lrb- pictured -rrb- believes only an expert could have targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs . he said : ` they knew exactly what they were looking for . they took two tortoiseshells , two black and two brown , all short-haired guinea pigs that besides being show-quality , were also beloved family pets . ` they left six which were not show quality , plus two other show ones . ' tony yesterday issued a desperate plea to the thief to return the treasured pets to him . he said : ` please bring them back . i miss them dearly and am really worried about them . i would like to know they did n't just get bumped off . they were priceless to me . ' guinea pig fancying took off in the 1890s but a fascination for the furry animals began when they were introduced to britain from south america in the 1500s . they are still bred for their meat in several countries on the south american continent and are a particular delicacy in the andes . the biggest event in a guinea pig fanciers calendar - the bradford championship show - draws hundreds of participating critters , competing in categories separated according to breeds . but tony said that unless his guinea pigs are returned he will not be able to appear at any shows this year . a cavy expert has warned the thefts could be a hate crime from someone with a score to settle . but bryan mayoh , chairman of the british cavy council , expressed shock at the suggestion a fellow competitor could have deliberately targeted tony . heart-broken : mr tancock was devastated after a thief snuck into an outbuilding at his home in crediton , devon , to steal his prized pets leaving eight behind . he said : ' i would suggest that a personal dispute is a far more likely explanation than that some person was envious of his cavies . ` real fanciers know how important cavies are to other fanciers and would not dream of trying to steal animals from them . ` in addition , it is very likely that someone attempting to remove cavies at a show would be noticed by other fanciers . by . rachel o'donoghue for the daily mail . some britons may feel chronically overworked -- but our employers offer more paid holidays than almost anywhere else in the world . analysis shows that our guaranteed leave of 28 days a year is beaten only by france 's 30 . and we are streets ahead of the us -- where workers are not actually legally entitled to a single day of paid holiday . © 2010 cbs interactive inc. . all rights reserved . cnet , cnet.com and the cnet logo are registered trademarks of cbs interactive inc. . used by permission . take a break : brazil , bolivia , the uk and parts of europe lead the world in paid leave as this graphic shows . but while it may look like cause for celebration , there is a catch -- for when paid public holidays are added to the equation , we slip to tenth , behind the likes of austria , spain and italy . the figures were collated by the center for economic and policy research in washington dc . its report compared the holiday entitlement in the us with the 20 other richest countries in the world -- members of the organisation for economic co-operation and development -lrb- oecd -rrb- . the analysis was based on working an average five-day week ; a definitive comparison between nations was not possible because some have different entitlements for different types of worker . on the whole , the uk was found to come second with 28 days of statutory annual leave . before 2009 there was just a 20-day holiday entitlement , but this was raised to incorporate eight bank holidays to tackle firms ' failure to pay staff for these days . hot spot : us workers have some of the world 's iconic attractions on their doorstep , including the grand canyon and las vegas , but have to work their socks off to enjoy them . ` in 25 years of showing i never had a cavy stolen , nor have any of my fancier friends . ' ` but my advice would be to be vigilant of anyone behaving suspiciously at a show and ensure that garden sheds in which cavies are kept at home are padlocked when the owner is absent . ' police say they are investigating the thefts and asked anyone with information to contact them on 101 . although the total of 28 is lower than other countries when their respective public holidays are included , the uk figure is still considered favourably because workers can choose to work on public holidays , and take the days off in lieu later on . this means they can ` bank ' them together and use them to go away on holiday , which workers in several other countries can not do . once public holidays are included , france is overtaken by austria and portugal , which have 13 public holidays to add to 22 days of statutory annual leave , giving a total of 35 days . spain is next with 12 public holidays on top of 22 days ' leave . italy , belgium , germany , new zealand and ireland also overtake the uk once paid public holidays are included . however , pity the poor scandinavians . the nations of denmark , finland and sweden have no guaranteed paid public holidays on top of their 25 days of statutory annual leave . the law in the us offers no guarantees of paid leave at all , but workers are given ten days for holidays such as christmas and thanksgiving -- although there is no guarantee they will be paid on these occasions . mercifully , most employers do offer their staff paid annual leave -- although this is typically limited to just two weeks .
research in motion may unveil a tablet device at its conference next week , a report says . the device is sometimes called a `` blackpad '' since rim bought the domain blackpad.com . wall street reports that tablet will use a new os from qnx software .
-lrb- cnet -rrb- -- the much-discussed blackberry tablet may finally come to fruition as soon as next week . it 's been talked about for months , but research in motion has yet to acknowledge that such a device exists . but today the wall street journal reported that the canadian smartphone maker may reveal its own ipad-like tablet at its developer conference in san francisco , which starts monday . the journal 's unnamed sources say the device is not ready for shipping to customers , but will by sometime during the fourth quarter of this year . police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from a top breeder have not ruled out - a rival competitor . heartbroken owner tony tancock believes only an expert could have targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs stolen leaving more ordinary rodents behind . tony , 56 , has won accolades for his specially-bred cavies and has shown them off at events around the country . but he was devastated after a thief snuck into an outbuilding at his home in crediton , devon , to steal his prized pets leaving eight behind . robbed : police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from top breeder tony tancock -lrb- pictured -rrb- have not ruled out - a rival competitor . the blackberry tablet -- sometimes referred to as the `` blackpad '' since rim bought the domain blackpad.com -- is said to have a 7-inch touchscreen and at least one camera , maybe two pets leaving eight behind . he said : ' i would suggest that a personal dispute is a far more likely explanation than that some person was envious of his cavies . ` real fanciers know how important cavies are to other fanciers and would not dream of trying to steal animals from them . ` in addition , it is very likely that someone attempting to remove cavies at a show would be noticed by other fanciers . by . rachel o'donoghue for the daily mail . some britons may feel chronically overworked -- but our employers offer more paid holidays than almost anywhere else in the world . analysis shows that our guaranteed leave of 28 days a year is beaten only by france 's 30 . and we are streets ahead of the us -- where workers are not actually legally entitled to a single day of paid holiday . © 2010 cbs interactive inc. . all rights reserved . cnet , cnet.com and the cnet logo are registered trademarks of cbs interactive inc. . used by permission . take a break : brazil , bolivia , the uk and parts of europe lead the world in paid leave as this graphic shows . but while it may look like cause for celebration , there is a catch -- for when paid public holidays are added to the equation , we slip to tenth , behind the likes of austria , spain and italy . the figures were collated by the center for economic and policy research in washington dc . its report compared the holiday entitlement in the us with the 20 other richest countries in the world -- members of the organisation for economic co-operation and development -lrb- oecd -rrb- . the analysis was based on working an average five-day week ; a definitive comparison between nations was not possible because some have different entitlements for different types of worker . on the whole , the uk was found to come second with 28 days of statutory annual leave . before 2009 there was just a 20-day holiday entitlement , but this was raised to incorporate eight bank holidays to tackle firms ' failure to pay staff for these days . hot spot : us workers have some of the world 's iconic attractions on their doorstep , including the grand canyon and las vegas , but have to work their socks off to enjoy them . ` in 25 years of showing i never had a cavy stolen , nor have any of my fancier friends . ' ` but my advice would be to be vigilant of anyone behaving suspiciously at a show and ensure that garden sheds in which cavies are kept at home are padlocked when the owner is absent . ' police say they are investigating the thefts and asked anyone with information to contact them on 101 . although the total of 28 is lower than other countries when their respective public holidays are included , the uk figure is still considered favourably because workers can choose to work on public holidays , and take the days off in lieu later on . this means they can ` bank ' them together and use them to go away on holiday , which workers in several other countries can not do . once public holidays are included , france is overtaken by austria and portugal , which have 13 public holidays to add to 22 days of statutory annual leave , giving a total of 35 days . spain is next with 12 public holidays on top of 22 days ' leave . italy , belgium , germany , new zealand and ireland also overtake the uk once paid public holidays are included . however , pity the poor scandinavians . the nations of denmark , finland and sweden have no guaranteed paid public holidays on top of their 25 days of statutory annual leave . the law in the us offers no guarantees of paid leave at all , but workers are given ten days for holidays such as christmas and thanksgiving -- although there is no guarantee they will be paid on these occasions . mercifully , most employers do offer their staff paid annual leave -- although this is typically limited to just two weeks .
-lrb- cnet -rrb- -- the much-discussed blackberry tablet may finally come to fruition as soon as next week . it 's been talked about for months , but research in motion has yet to acknowledge that such a device exists . but today the wall street journal reported that the canadian smartphone maker may reveal its own ipad-like tablet at its developer conference in san francisco , which starts monday . the journal 's unnamed sources say the device is not ready for shipping to customers , but will by sometime during the fourth quarter of this year . police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from a top breeder have not ruled out - a rival competitor . heartbroken owner tony tancock believes only an expert could have targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs stolen leaving more ordinary rodents behind . tony , 56 , has won accolades for his specially-bred cavies and has shown them off at events around the country . but he was devastated after a thief snuck into an outbuilding at his home in crediton , devon , to steal his prized pets leaving eight behind . robbed : police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from top breeder tony tancock -lrb- pictured -rrb- have not ruled out - a rival competitor . the blackberry tablet -- sometimes referred to as the `` blackpad '' since rim bought the domain blackpad.com -- is said to have a 7-inch touchscreen and at least one camera , maybe two a company rim purchased earlier this year . the report says the qnx software could eventually replace the software on all rim smartphones . how much the device will cost is still unknown . since it 's not being sold with wireless service , it seems unlikely it would be sold through a carrier the way blackberrys are , and that would mean no carrier subsidy like newer tablets from dell and samsung have . sabotage : heartbroken owner tancock -lrb- pictured -rrb- believes only an expert could have targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs . he said : ` they knew exactly what they were looking for . they took two tortoiseshells , two black and two brown , all short-haired guinea pigs that besides being show-quality particular delicacy in the andes . the biggest event in a guinea pig fanciers calendar - the bradford championship show - draws hundreds of participating critters , competing in categories separated according to breeds . but tony said that unless his guinea pigs are returned he will not be able to appear at any shows this year . a cavy expert has warned the thefts could be a hate crime from someone with a score to settle . but bryan mayoh , chairman of the british cavy council , expressed shock at the suggestion a fellow competitor could have deliberately targeted tony . heart-broken : mr tancock was devastated after a thief snuck into an outbuilding at his home in crediton , devon , to steal his prized pets leaving eight behind . he said : ' i would suggest that a personal dispute is a far more likely explanation than that some person was envious of his cavies . ` real fanciers know how important cavies are to other fanciers and would not dream of trying to steal animals from them . ` in addition , it is very likely that someone attempting to remove cavies at a show would be noticed by other fanciers . by . rachel o'donoghue for the daily mail . some britons may feel chronically overworked -- but our employers offer more paid holidays than almost anywhere else in the world . analysis shows that our guaranteed leave of 28 days a year is beaten only by france 's 30 economic and policy research in washington dc . its report compared the holiday entitlement in the us with the 20 other richest countries in the world -- members of the organisation for economic co-operation and development -lrb- oecd -rrb- . the analysis was based on working an average five-day week ; a definitive comparison between nations was not possible because some have different entitlements for different types of worker . on the whole , the uk was found to come second with 28 days of statutory annual leave . before 2009 there was just a 20-day holiday entitlement , but this was raised to incorporate eight bank holidays to tackle firms ' failure to pay staff for these days . hot spot : us workers have some of the world 's iconic attractions on their doorstep , including the grand canyon and las vegas , but have to work their socks off to enjoy them . ` in 25 years of showing i never had a cavy stolen , nor have any of my fancier friends . ' ` but my advice would be to be vigilant of anyone behaving suspiciously at a show and ensure that garden sheds in which cavies are kept at home are padlocked when the owner is absent . ' police say they are investigating the thefts and asked anyone with information to contact them on 101 . although the total of 28 is lower than other countries when their respective public holidays are included , the uk figure is still . the nations of denmark , finland and sweden have no guaranteed paid public holidays on top of their 25 days of statutory annual leave . the law in the us offers no guarantees of paid leave at all , but workers are given ten days for holidays such as christmas and thanksgiving -- although there is no guarantee they will be paid on these occasions . mercifully , most employers do offer their staff paid annual leave -- although this is typically limited to just two weeks .
-lrb- cnet -- the much-discussed blackberry tablet may finally come as. it 's been talked, research in motion yet acknowledge such a device but today the wall street journal reported the canadian smartphone maker may reveal its own ipad-like tablet at san francisco, which starts monday the journal 's unnamed sources the device not ready shipping to, by sometime during police investigating the theft 12 prize-winning guinea pigs a top breeder have not - a rival competitor. heartbroken owner tony tancock believes only an expert targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs stolen leaving more ordinary rodents behind. tony, 56 has won accolades his specially-bred cavies shown them events. but he devastated after a thief snuck an outbuilding crediton, devon to his prized pets leaving eight behind. robbed : police investigating the theft 12 prize-winning guinea pigs top breeder tony tancock -lrb- pictured -rrb- have not ruled - a rival competitor. the blackberry tablet -- sometimes the `` blackpad '' since rim bought the domain -- said at least one camera, maybe, according the journal. previous reports the blackpad would a screen closer. in line previous reports, the tablet not its own cellular service but a companion device a blackberry smartphone the newspaper that means the tablet but need a blackberry for a 3g connection. perhaps most what rim apparently has planned the software front. it 's been reported before, the journal 's story reiterates the tablet wo n't use rim 's new blackberry 6 mobile os. instead it use new os from qnx software, a company rim purchased earlier. the report the qnx software could eventually the software all rim smartphones. how the device is. since it 's being sold with wireless service, seems unlikely through the blackberrys, no carrier subsidy like newer tablets from dell have sabotage : heartbroken owner tancock -lrb- pictured believes only an expert targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs. he said : ` they knew looking. they took, two black all short-haired guinea pigs that besides show-quality, beloved family pets ` they left six which not show quality, plus two other show ones. ' tony yesterday issued the thief return the treasured pets. he said : ` please bring them. i miss them dearly am really worried. i would know they did n't just get bumped. they priceless. ' guinea pig fancying took the 1890s but a fascination the furry animals began they britain from south america. they still bred in several countries on a particular delicacy the andes. the biggest event a guinea pig fanciers calendar - the bradford championship show draws hundreds participating critters, competing categories separated according breeds but tony said unless his guinea pigs returned he appear any shows this. a cavy expert has warned the thefts from someone a score to settle. but bryan mayoh, chairman the british cavy council expressed shock a fellow competitor deliberately tony. heartbroken : mr tancock was devastated a thief snuck an outbuilding crediton, devon to his prized pets leaving eight behind. he said : i would suggest a personal dispute a far more likely explanation that some person envious his cavies. ` real fanciers know how important cavies would not dream trying steal animals. ` in addition, it very someone attempting remove cavies at a show noticed other fanciers. by. rachel o'donoghue for the daily mail. some britons may feel chronically -- our employers offer more paid holidays almost. analysis shows our guaranteed leave 28 days beaten france 's 30. and we streets the us -- where workers actually legally a single day paid holiday. © 2010 cbs interactive inc . all rights. cnet, and cbs interactive inc . used permission. take : brazil, bolivia the uk and parts lead paid leave as this graphic. but while look cause, -- for when paid public holidays added we slip to tenth, behind austria spain italy the figures collated the center in washington dc. its report compared the holiday entitlement in the us with the 20 other richest countries -- members the organisation for economic co -lrb- oecd -rrb-. the analysis was working an average five-day week ; a definitive comparison nations some have different entitlements worker. on the whole, the uk was found come second with 28 days statutory annual leave. before 2009 there just a 20-day holiday entitlement, this raised incorporate eight bank holidays to tackle firms ' failure staff for these days. hot spot : us workers have some the world 's iconic attractions on, including the grand canyon las vegas have work their socks enjoy ` in 25 years showing i never cavy stolen, nor my fancier friends. ' ` but my advice be vigilant of anyone behaving at a show and ensure that garden sheds in which cavies at home padlocked when the owner absent. 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-lrb- cnet -rrb- -- the much-discussed blackberry tablet may finally come to fruition as soon as next week . it 's been talked about for months , but research in motion has yet to acknowledge that such a device exists . but today the wall street journal reported that the canadian smartphone maker may reveal its own ipad-like tablet at its developer conference in san francisco , which starts monday . the journal 's unnamed sources say the device is not ready for shipping to customers , but will by sometime during the fourth quarter of this year . police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from a top breeder have not ruled out - a rival competitor . heartbroken owner tony tancock believes only an expert could have targetted the dozen show-quality guinea pigs stolen leaving more ordinary rodents behind . tony , 56 , has won accolades for his specially-bred cavies and has shown them off at events around the country . but he was devastated after a thief snuck into an outbuilding at his home in crediton , devon , to steal his prized pets leaving eight behind . robbed : police investigating the theft of 12 prize-winning guinea pigs from top breeder tony tancock -lrb- pictured -rrb- have not ruled out - a rival competitor . the blackberry tablet -- sometimes referred to as the `` blackpad '' since rim bought the domain blackpad.com -- is said to have a 7-inch touchscreen and at least one camera , maybe two pets leaving eight behind . he said : ' i would suggest that a personal dispute is a far more likely explanation than that some person was envious of his cavies . ` real fanciers know how important cavies are to other fanciers and would not dream of trying to steal animals from them . ` in addition , it is very likely that someone attempting to remove cavies at a show would be noticed by other fanciers . by . rachel o'donoghue for the daily mail . some britons may feel chronically overworked -- but our employers offer more paid holidays than almost anywhere else in the world . analysis shows that our guaranteed leave of 28 days a year is beaten only by france 's 30 . and we are streets ahead of the us -- where workers are not actually legally entitled to a single day of paid holiday . © 2010 cbs interactive inc. . all rights reserved . cnet , cnet.com and the cnet logo are registered trademarks of cbs interactive inc. . used by permission . take a break : brazil , bolivia , the uk and parts of europe lead the world in paid leave as this graphic shows . but while it may look like cause for celebration , there is a catch -- for when paid public holidays are added to the equation , we slip to tenth , behind the likes of austria , spain and italy . the figures were collated by the center for economic and policy research in washington dc . its report compared the holiday entitlement in the us with the 20 other richest countries in the world -- members of the organisation for economic co-operation and development -lrb- oecd -rrb- . the analysis was based on working an average five-day week ; a definitive comparison between nations was not possible because some have different entitlements for different types of worker . on the whole , the uk was found to come second with 28 days of statutory annual leave . before 2009 there was just a 20-day holiday entitlement , but this was raised to incorporate eight bank holidays to tackle firms ' failure to pay staff for these days . hot spot : us workers have some of the world 's iconic attractions on their doorstep , including the grand canyon and las vegas , but have to work their socks off to enjoy them . ` in 25 years of showing i never had a cavy stolen , nor have any of my fancier friends . ' ` but my advice would be to be vigilant of anyone behaving suspiciously at a show and ensure that garden sheds in which cavies are kept at home are padlocked when the owner is absent . ' police say they are investigating the thefts and asked anyone with information to contact them on 101 . although the total of 28 is lower than other countries when their respective public holidays are included , the uk figure is still
 The article discusses the development of a new tablet device by BlackBerry, which is expected to be released soon. The device is rumored to have a touchscreen interface and will run on the BlackBerry operating system. The company has not officially confirmed the release date or specifications of the device. However, it is believed that the device will have a 7-inch screen and will support Wi-Fi connectivity. The article also mentions that the device may have a physical keyboard, but this has not been confirmed. Additionally, the article notes that BlackBerry has filed a patent application for a "black pad" device, which suggests that the company may be working on a larger tablet device as well.