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.

CES 2012 Video: PlayBook OS 2.0 Running Android

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Jonathan Wong, Senior Product Manager for  RIM, demonstrated how Android apps will be able to run on the PlayBook on OS 2.0 shown at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.