Pairing a PlayBook with a compatible BlackBerry smartphone allows you access to all of the e-mail, contacts, calendar, and other information stored on the phone and also permits use of the phone as a modem to reach out to the Internet.

Can I update my BlackBerry Playbook?

From the home screen on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, touch the Gear icon in the upper right corner. Touch Software Updates. Touch Check for Updates. If a software update is available, touch Download to start downloading the update.

Can I install a different OS on BlackBerry PlayBook?

The BlackBerry PlayBook is a tablet like no other. The powerful QNX Real Time Operating System embedded within allows it run an entirely different operating system as another application on top of the standard PlayBook OS. This is how the PlayBook will run repackaged Android applications.

What kind of operating system does BlackBerry PlayBook use?

The PlayBook is the first device to run BlackBerry Tablet OS, based on QNX Neutrino, and runs apps developed using Adobe AIR. It was later announced that the BlackBerry Tablet OS would be merged with the existing BlackBerry OS to produce a new operating system, BlackBerry 10, that would be used universally across BlackBerry’s product line.

Should you buy the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet?

The Blackberry Playbook Tablet isn’t for those hardcore iPad and Android people. In fact, I would not recommend you buy this tablet if that is the kind of person you are. This tablet is almost like a beginning step into the world of tablets.

Does the BlackBerry PlayBook support 1080p video playback?

The BlackBerry PlayBook supports up to 1080p video playback. PlayBook Features a 3 MP front-facing camera for video chatting over Wi-Fi and a rear-facing 5 MP camera, both of which can record 1080p video.

Does the BlackBerry PlayBook have native apps?

However, BlackBerry has made these native applications available in an update to the system software. The Playbook OS 2.0 was released on February 21, 2012. The software update added integrated native email, calendar, and contact apps.