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February 22, 2012 5:31 AM EST
Research In Motion Ltd has launched the much-awaited and the most-expected software upgrade of BlackBerry PlayBook Tuesday. The launch of PlayBook 2.0 OS will be able to silence its critics, believes the company.
PlayBook, which already faces tough competition from Amazon and Apple, finally features an OS that gives one-click access to all of a user's email accounts.
The previous version of the OS gave users limited access to their email through the tablet's built-in Web browser, a major drawback that many critics labeled as the device's ultimate Achilles' heel.
Almost a year after the release of BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, RIM has now introduced a new OS that should have been in the first iteration of the tablet.
But the OS, which was launched only a day ago, has already come under fierce criticisms as the experts are already skeptical about the success of the new software. They believe RIM has incorporated only a few minor changes, which will fail to give BlackBerry PlayBook the great boost in the sale as it was needed to compete with its ever-progressing competitors.
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Check out the five most important features of RIM's new PlayBook 2.0 OS.
1. E-mail Client: A must-have feature that was absent in the previous PlayBook OS, has been introduced this time with version 2.0.
RIM has introduced a native email client by launching a unified inbox, which allows users to access email accounts, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter messages.
Check out the video on email and messaging below:
2. Built-in Calendar Client and Contacts Client Apps: Along with the Email Client app, RIM has also launched Calendar function on the PlayBook 2.0.
Although the calendar client is elegantly designed, experts find the functionality of the app very basic.
The app, however, combines an attractive and intuitive user interface. Both the Calendar and Contact client apps gather and store information from social networks and make it available for the users.
The Contact cards also get automatically updated information from Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn and create a consolidated view of contacts.
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