PlayBook OS 2.0 finally arrives

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Just in time for Mardi Gras! RIM released BlackBerry 2.0, the long awaited OS update for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now available for download, PlayBook 2.0 brings native email, improved BlackBerry Bridge functionality for connecting with BlackBerry smartphones, an Android Player that allows apps designed for Google devices to work on the PlayBook and 'thousands of new apps.' We've installed the update on our PlayBook and so far the email and calendar apps do not dissapoint. The PlayBook also feels substantially faster in screen to screen navigation, looks like the update was worth the wait.