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Last week we learned how to convert Android APK's into files that can be used on the BlackBerry PlayBook, and folks have been hard at work converting and testing while keeping us updated in the forums. In the above video you can see that they have converted the Ice Cream Sandwich Launcher as well as the Honeycomb Launcher to work on the BlackBerry PlayBook, giving an ever closer to Android feeling while running all these great Android apps on the PlayBook. Check out the video above and be sure to hop in the forums to check out how to do it for yourself.
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