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Visual Tour of BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

Summary: The BlackBerry PlayBook was panned for missing functionality when it was released last year. RIM hopes this major software update addresses that. Let's take a tour and see how it fares.

James Kendrick

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The PlayBook uses Bing from Microsoft, and the Maps app is a useful tool in the PlayBook arsenal. It smoothly zooms in and out as expected, and searching is well done in the interface.

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Topics: BlackBerry, Mobile OS, Mobility, Security

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  • RE: Visual Tour of BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

    Looks pretty slick to me. I don't really need an ecosystem for music or videos, just some apps. I really like real multitasking without glitches. In many ways, this looks like WebOS.
    mstrsfty
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  • Downloading it right now

    80%.
    happyharry_z
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  • RE: Visual Tour of BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

    very WebOS, no?
    John Palumbo
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  • RE: Visual Tour of BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0

    I like it.
    alawishis
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