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BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 delayed to February 2012, won't include BBM

BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 delayed to February 2012, won't include BBM

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BlackBerry PlayBook light
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There might be a light at the end of the tunnel for RIM, but the BlackBerry PlayBook won't see so much as a shadow this year. The company just announced that the new BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 won't arrive until February 2012, much less the firm's high-flying next-gen operating system, BBX. What's more, this revision of the Tablet OS — currently in developer betastill won't have native BBM messaging on board, leaving the slate somewhat crippled without a paired BlackBerry smartphone connected via BlackBerry Bridge. It will finally bring integrated email, calendar and contact apps, though, a scant eight months after they were originally promised. You can digest the official (lengthy) statement at your leisure by following our source link.