July 12th in Developers, PlayBook OS Update by . no comment .

Dev Alpha Device to get update next week.

Good news Devolpers! Wayne over in the BlackBerry Beta Zone forums just let us know that an update for the BB10 Developer Alpha devices should be available next week. Wayne said: The good news is that the new Desktop Software 7.1 build should be ready anytime now and developers have …

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February 21st in News, Playbook, PlayBook OS Update, Releases by . 3 comments .

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.0.7971 Released!

This has been the moment all BlackBerry PlayBook users have been waiting for! FINALLY! We have PlayBook OS2.0 in our hands. Quickly hit that “Check for updates” button and start downloading. For those who are upgrading from OS 1.0.8, here are the list of some of the features you will …

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February 15th in News, Playbook, PlayBook OS Update by . no comment .

PlayBook OS 2.0 advertised in latest Best Buy flyer!

The folks over at MobileSyrup spotted PlayBook OS 2.0 in the latest Best Buy weekly flyer! This is more evidence that the much anticipated OS update will drop very soon. Most sources are now reporting the OS will be available to the masses on Feb 21st, so we will see! …

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January 19th in News, OSBB Community, Playbook, PlayBook OS Update, Software by . no comment .

Download ANY Playbook OS courtesy of OpenSourceBB

Presenting! from OpenSourceBB! Drum roll please! *brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrmmmmmmm….* The BlackBerry Playbook Full OS Section! Check it out at http://opensourcebb.com/playbook-oses/ Ok, maybe it’s not really all that cool, but it’s pretty darn useful. For the first time since the release of Dingleberry and RIM’s removal of all it’s OSes (at least first to my …

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January 13th in Playbook Apps, PlayBook OS Update, Rumor by . 5 comments .

Will PlayBook OS 2.0 feature an improved App World app?

Recently at CES in Las Vegas, RIM showed off lots of awesome PlayBook goodies that will be baked into OS 2.0, but one (rather important) core app was not shown.  We saw the new Messages/Email app, the new Bridge capabilities, and even a demonstration of the improved Video Chat app, but we …

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December 29th in Desktop Software, News, OSBB Community, Playbook, PlayBook OS Update by . 61 comments .

How to downgrade your Playbook OS using a local copy

PLEASE NOTE! This method DOES NOT work to downgrade your PlayBook OS down from the Official OS2 2.0.0.7971!!! People following the rooting of the Playbook probably know that the two latest OS releases block Dingleberry and prevent a root. Chris Wade (one of the creators of Dingleberry) gave instructions on …

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November 30th in News, Playbook, PlayBook OS Update by . no comment .

RIM answers questions regarding OS 2.0 and PIM apps for Playbook

The folks over at BlackberryCool have managed to get some answers pertaining to OS 2.0 and PIM apps for the Playbook/BBX devices. Most of the answers are pretty revealing and (at the very least) thought provoking. There are some interesting tidbits in this Q&A, so hit the break to see the …

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November 16th in PlayBook OS Update by . 2 comments .

(Updated) BlackBerry PlayBook OS Update Coming Soon

*UPDATE: John has confirmed that the Tablet OS update will be a version 1.0.8 and also told readers not to expect any additional Bluetooth profiles or autocorrect to be included in this update. Also, when asked if the February date was still correct for OS 2.0 launch, John emphatically and …

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