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PlayBook Video Store Will Support Other Countries Later This Year

International BlackBerry PlayBook users were sort of bummed to learn that the new Video Store powered by Rovi was only available in the US at launch. Thankfully RIM has followed up on their blog with a little one liner promising support for more countries. Hopefully they can get a much broader release soon! Here is…

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BlackBerry Video Store for PlayBook Launches in the US

  We knew that RIM was bringing a video store to the BlackBerry PlayBook and now it is finally here. PlayBook OS 2.0 introduced a new video store powered by Rovi through their acquired subsidiary Sonic Solutions. The only real catch is that it only works in the US currently but hopefully RIM can expand…

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PlayBook OS 2.0 Seems to Use SwiftKey X Keyboard & Fluency Engine

  When I first played with PlayBook OS 2.0 with Jeff Gadway I knew the predictive text engine looked familiar. It looks like there may be a reason for that according to an Easter Egg spotted by Kevin @CrackBerry. SwiftKey X is a very popular third party keyboard for Android and the new PlayBook OS…

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PlayBook OS 2.0 Desktop Demo Site Lets You Explore New Features

In case you don’t have a BlackBerry PlayBook and want to check out what the deal is with OS 2.0 RIM has you covered. My buddy let me know that RIM has posted up the demo site for PlayBook OS 2.0 that shows off the new features and lets you explore them from your browser…

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Native PlayBook OS 2.0 Email, Contacts, & Calendar Work Over BlackBerry Bridge Internet Connection

One of the things that I was very curious about when it came to native Email, Contacts, & Calendar on the PlayBook is if those apps would work over Bridge. I am happy to report that all three of them are working just fine over bridge and are just marginally slower than Wi-Fi which is…

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How to Add Yahoo Email, Contacts, & Calendar to Your PlayBook OS 2.0

If you happen to still be a Yahoo user and upgraded to PlayBook OS 2.0 you may have noticed that RIM does not have a menu option to add Yahoo accounts. It will easily add your Yahoo email account but contacts and calendar do not get setup easily. Turns out RIM has kindly put out…

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Tips & Tricks for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Email, Contacts, & Calendar (Help Us Build The List!)

In the last few hours I have had a chance to dig further into the latest released PlayBook OS 2.0. This is a huge step forward for RIM but a totally new interface even for current BlackBerry owners. I thought we could start by creating a tips and tricks list where we can all share…

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BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0.7971 now live

We knew it was coming and now the eagle has finally landed. PlayBook OS 2.0 is now rolling out fresh from RIM’s servers for you to enjoy and pick apart on your own PlayBook. Pick up your PlayBook and start mashing that “Check for Updates” button regularly. Let us know what you find!

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