Playbook OS 2.0 - Blackberry still has hopes

CES is not generally a place where you will find the Canadian manufacturer go all in, yet as they say desperate times call for desperate or at-least strong measures. RIM was here in the full force and showcased the much awaited Playbook OS 2.0. Finally as I would say playbook will have the features which it should have had from the start. RIM is finally bringing email to the PlayBook. PlayBook 2.0 will bring a host of new email management tools to the tablet: unified inbox with social network integration, tabbed email, rich-text email editing, multi-account search. The unified inbox sounds like a souped-up version of the loved BlackBerry version. It supports multiple accounts from personal and enterprise sources. It also brings in feeds from Twitter, LinkedIn and other sources. Thankfully, with that much info in one place, the interface supports tabs. The next PlayBook OS version will also introduce al new calendar features that, like the new inbox, pull info from social networking sites i.e facebook , twitter and linked meaning you can check the social media status of the people you would have a meeting with. The contacts app works that way as well, pulling in info from email and social channels and collating the information into each contact. Another feature which catches the eye is the new 'blackberry bridge' app will let you use your blackberry phone as an all essential remote control for the playbook. What it means is you can soon use it as keyboard or even mouse pointer for the tablet that I say is really cool. So when my tablet is connected with TV I will not have to get up to switch to next movie. Also add a all new browser and a better app ecosystem. So is Playbook still dead, I beg to differ. With the recent price cuts and new OS 2.0 you suddenly have a device which will do all it promises and more that too at a very affordable price. I do understand RIM had a terrible 2011 but company seems to be working hard to get its ecosystem right and with Android market integration Playbook suddenly seems to be good bet as finally it’s screaming hardware specs will have the software to match and perform upto the mark and beyond