BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 available today

Research In Motion (RIM) announced that the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will be released for download today. BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 is said to deliver an enhanced tablet experience and allows users to interface with the BlackBerry PlayBook in new ways.

“Building on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet’s proven web browsing, multimedia and multitasking strengths, the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 introduces a range of new communications and productivity enhancements as well as expanded app and content support,” said David J. Smith, SVP mobile computing, Research In Motion.

New BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 features include:

• Updated BlackBerry Bridge app
• Improved mobile productivity
• New apps and content
• Integrated email client with a powerful unified inbox
• Social integration with calendar and contacts apps

In conjunction with the release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, RIM is making available an initial release of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion that will include support for managing BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and BlackBerry smartphones in an enterprise. The full release of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion (with mobile device management capabilities for iOS and Android devices) is planned for general availability in late March 2012.