Comments on: RIM’s PlayBook starts its second life today

By: Vinay Noah

Vinay Noah — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:04:34 +0000

:) Still no BBM, Skype. where is android apps are ported ?

By: Ty W.

Ty W. — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:25:16 +0000

Hi @Georges,

Ty from RIM here. Happy to hear you’re enjoying your PlayBook! It’s portable 7-inch size and ability to handle true multitasking, which allows several apps to run simultaneously at full-speed – not suspended – in the background, really makes me more productive. PlayBook 2.0 also delivers an enhanced messaging experience that gives you tight email and social integration for any email account, combining your email and social messages together in a unified inbox for easy viewing.

If you haven’t already downloaded the OS 2.0 update, stop by our Inside BlackBerry Blog and learn how to today: http://bbry.lv/yqiDz2.

Cheers,

Ty, RIM Social Media Team

By: Harry Minhas

Harry Minhas — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +0000

BlackBerry OS 2.0 is good but OS 3.0 coming later this year will be even better. BBM support will be added. RIM can gain tablet share if it work on its tablet marketing right now and show all these new features. Looking forward to PlayBook 3G and PlayBook 2 (http://harryminhas.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/blackberry-playbook-2/) coming later this year (LTE support and 10-inch screen).

By: Dawzon

Dawzon — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:42:16 +0000

Great update. At $199/- for 16gb, it’s the best tablet in the market. It’s worth much more. Its the media and the ignorance of a regular consumer. This update will definitely boost playbook sales.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:27:54 +0000

My biggest disappointment when reviewing the original PlayBook, other than lack of PIM support, was the limited BT tethering with only BlackBerry equipment. It would have been nice being able to move files between the slate and a PC without having to use a silly cable. I don’t suppose you could check, Kevin, if that has improved?

By: Georges

Georges — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:22:31 +0000

I don’t know why the Playbook gets bad reviews. I love it’s Size! I love Flash working on it. I LVOE it’s User Experience based on multitasking, i love flicking the app upwards to close, I love moving from opened App to another by flicking from the side.

Often when I go back to my iPad (previously for the email), I wish it had some of those features.

By: James Be Grahame

James Be Grahame — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:05:35 +0000

I bought the Playbook before xmas because this update was coming. Downloaded it this morning (took about 15 minutes plus reboot time) and got my email, calendar and social media accounts running in short order.

The unified email seems really slick – it defaults to showing all accounts, but you can easily filter to a single account if desired. Nice to finally have a predictive keyboard, too.

I think this update will make existing users very happy, and it positions the Playbook as the bargain tablet of early 2012. Of course, we’ll have to wait and see how things play out from now on. *If* the company gains a bit of traction and can get the top hundred or so Android apps (the ones that everyone really uses) into App World, the platform could have a good run.

By: itmg

itmg — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:04:27 +0000

Hopefully Rim will be more successful with its tablet as it hasn’t been doing well