On the investor call that followed today’s financial results, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced that the company would not release a BlackBerry 10 upgrade for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Back in January, Heins had indicated during an interview with CNBC that the company would in fact provide a BlackBerry 10 upgrade for the PlayBook. By means of explanation, he said […]
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BlackBerry CEO confirms PlayBook BlackBerry 10 upgrades
Research In Motion (now known as BlackBerry) confirmed back last May that PlayBook tablets would be upgraded to BlackBerry 10 shortly after the launch of its first BlackBerry 10 smartphone. No mention was made of this at yesterday’s launch though. Fortunately for those looking for an update, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins yesterday reconfirmed this in an interview with CNBC. We […]
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 now available
Good news today for BlackBerry PlayBook owners. Research In Motion today announced the release of the much anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. “Building on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet’s proven web browsing, multimedia and multitasking strengths, the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 introduces a range of new communications and productivity enhancements as well as expanded app and content support,” said David […]
RIM to launch BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 on February 21st?
While a number of past rumours have suggested that Research In Motion would launch its much anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 on February 17th, users may have to wait a bit longer if the latest rumour turns out to be true. According to N4BB‘s sources, RIM will release the update on February 21th. For its part, RIM has only officially […]
Rumour: February 17th release for PlayBook OS 2.0.0.7473 release
A report earlier this month indicated that Research In Motion would release its much anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update on February 17th. A new report adds its support for this date and adds new version number details. While RIM was showing off PlayBook OS v2.0.0.7116 at CES, it has made further updates and is now testing updated versions. It […]
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 to launch February 17th?
Research In Motion is expected to launch its oft-delayed and much anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 in February. The exact launch date has not been announced but BerryReview has learned from a “very solid source” that RIM plans to make the PlayBook update available on February 17th. BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will come with new features and enhancements that include: […]
RIM to showcase BlackBerry 7.1 OS and PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES 2012
While we will have to wait until February’s Mobile World Congress to catch a glimpse of BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion will showcase both BlackBerry 7.1 OS and PlayBook OS 2.0 at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. Also shown off will be updated versions of RIM’s BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel apps. BlackBerry 7.1 includes a number […]
Latest BlackBerry PlayBook OS update closes DingleBerry exploit
Research In Motion today announced a new BlackBerry PlayBook OS update. The OS v1.0.8.6067 update is not a big one (weighing in at 5MB) but does address a few issues: Support for Flash 10.3 and updates to Adobe AIR Daylight savings time updates Security updates namely to close the DingleBerry exploit The update is available via OTA directly from your […]