After a seemingly very long waiting time RIM finally released the OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook.
The expectations were quite high and I think they have been greatly met. So far I haven’t heard of any problem with the new release.
While upgrading I kept an eye on different forums but the overall comments were about the same: “Downloading was a breeze and the setup itself went through without an issue.” Only the “waiting” time for the restart to happen was difficult. 😉
First thing I’ve noticed after the reboot was the full keyboard shown at the password prompt
and then the fun started, trying to figure out what all the new features were.. There are several posts and videos from RIM and specialized sites about this and in the next few days more and more will appear. The most requested item was a native messaging app and RIM delivered one where you can integrate feeds from different email accounts, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
I didn’t have time to really dig into the OS and “try” everything but there are small changes like the “lock” button which I think are quite nice. I will need to give the BlackBerry News app a try (RSS feeds), don’t think I will use the PressReader app but it looks like a nice addition as well.
The overall handling is better, the camera seems quicker taking pictures and of course the possibility to install and run Android apps! The App World now includes apps ported from Android and my first install was WordPress for Playbook.
As mentioned I didn’t have too much time to test it thoroughly but will certainly be using the PlayBook more now.
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