The Play Book tablet can finally access corporate e-mail.
No, don't expect the legion of BlackBerry faithful to flock to the PlayBook, now that it has the one key feature everybody said Research In Motion should have included in its tablet in the first place. At this point, even the most ardent fan has to admit that this product has been nothing but a disappointment.
RIM is hoping that the release of its PlayBook 2.0 software will spark demand for its troubled tablet. The updated operating system includes an integrated e-mail in-box, a calendar and contacts that work with social networks, and an updated BlackBerry Bridge app that enables your BlackBerry smartphone to work as a remote for the PlayBook.
I've spent a bit of time with PlayBook 2.0, and the upgrades are neat. But the changes all represent minor improvements to a tablet that needed to take massive steps forward to compete with its ever-progressing competitors.
The PlayBook launched nearly a year ago in April, and although it has new software, the hardware remains the same. Since its launch last year, we've seen the launch of less expensive, but still competitive, tablets, such as Amazon.com's Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet. And, of course, there's Apple's next iPad, which is expected to make an appearance in early March. It's a safe bet that the next iPad will turn some heads.
With so many new tablets either on the market or a few months away from being introduced, is there any reason to buy the PlayBook? The few upgrades it offers doesn't compare to the wide variety of capabilities enabled on the iPad and, to a lesser extent, on Android tablets. Despite incremental tweaks, the PlayBook's core problem remains the same
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