RIM Finally Updates BlackBerry PlayBook OS To OS 2.0
Well we’ve all been waiting for this for a while, but as we mentioned in our CES preview, RIM stuck to their word and released OS 2.0 today. If you’ve got your PlayBook in your hands, just head to Settings, then Software Updates and finally Check for Updates. Your PlayBook will note the OS 2.0, so just follow the instructions to install.
So what do you get? Well this is no small update for a starters, this is a big overhaul in fact and brings with it a gorgeous revamped homescreen, email, calendar and contacts and of course, social integration by way of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Check out the new features in more detail below, and get downloading…
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Messaging The Way You Want It
Unified inbox for work and play
inbox for work and play
Access and manage all your work and personal emails in one place, along with your social networking feeds.
Tabbed email for multi-tasking
Switch between multiple messages as you compose and edit in tabbed email – no need to keep saving and closing drafts.
Rich text to personalise your email
Style and personalise your email and get your message across with rich text formatting. Switch fonts, add colour – it’s up to you!
Features That Work For You
Auto-suggestion and correction
Say goodbye to typos. Compose and edit with speed and ease with the help of auto-suggesstion and correction.
Powerful inbox search
Access that elusive message quickly and effectively with a powerful inbox search across all your email accounts.
Folders for organisation
Now you decide where you access your apps and content. Group work tools together or keep games and entertainment apps in one folder.
Apps With A Personal Touch
Integrated Calendar
A social twist on a classic – with the people-centric BlackBerry PlayBook Calendar you can view events by the contacts you’re meeting.
Fully connected Contacts
Integrated with your Calendar, the Contacts app pulls in info from the Internet and social networking sites to create full profiles featuring status updates, mutual contacts and more.
So many social apps
With key social apps built in and so many more to explore on App World, you’re always in touch with BlackBerry PlayBook.
Intelligent integration with BlackBerry® Bridge™
BlackBerry® smartphone remote control
Transform your smartphone into a keyboard and mouse, and control your BlackBerry PlayBook remotely. Pause a movie or use your QWERTY keyboard to write a message on your tablet.
Smartphone content on your tablet
Open documents, messages, media files and web pages from your smartphone quickly and easily on your BlackBerry PlayBook for enhanced viewing.
Work and Productivity Tools
Comprehensive documents suite
With even more formatting and editing options, enhanced virtual keyboard support and an advanced formula wizard, Documents To Go® is your perfect partner in business.
Streamlined filing with Print To Go
Wirelessly ‘print’ documents from your PC to your BlackBerry PlayBook in seconds so essential info is always at hand.
Enhanced tablet managability and data security
Now you can manage personal and work information with ease. Secure and control your confidential data with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
