BlackBerry PlayBook getting updated this week; bringing video chat, BBM, and more
We are here at BlackBerry World, sitting by the open bar, waiting for the BlackBerry PlayBook update to hit our device. Unfortunately, we have not gotten it pushed to our tablet yet. But we did get to demo the update on a BlackBerry PlayBook on display. BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.3 update brings a plethora of new features including Video Chat and Blackberry Messenger support via BlackBerry Bridge.
The biggest new feature is the Video Chat app which was announced earlier today.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY7o-5yofYg
This app allows for:
Another feature coming to the PlayBook with v1.0.3 is the BBM support via BlackBerry Bridge. While we are still awaiting native support for these BBM among other things, this will do for now. BBM for the PlayBook includes:
Document editing via Blackberry Bridge is another feature being added. This will now allow you to access documents on your BlackBerry using a secure Bluetooth connection. Features for this include: