RIM Releases BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0

Research in Motion has finally pushed out the long-awaited BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 this morning, bringing some welcome additions to the struggling tablet.

The over-the-air update can be found under settings on your PlayBook.

So what goodies does the update hold?

First and foremost the update brings built-in email. You no longer have to rely on using your BlackBerry as a “bridge” to get your email on your PlayBook. Native calendar and contacts will also show up which is great for those of you who don’t have a BlackBerry to pair up with your tablet.

For those of you who do have a BlackBerry you may be happy to know you can now use it as a remote keyboard or remote. That may not sound like a very cool feature but it does allow you to control video playback while using the hdmi out feature.

BlackBerry App World will also have a much better selection. Thousands of apps from the Android Marketplace will be incorporated seamlessly into the app portal.

And last but not least Documents To Go and Print To Go are now available to round out the business functions of the device.

We’ve heard a few people have problems with the upgrade including the loss of Wi-Fi connectivity. Have you downloaded the update? What do you think so far?