RIM explains that this OS edition prepares the PlayBook for forthcoming grouping updates that don't change the whole device. For example, RIM will be healthy to update the PlayBook's browser, or schedule tools, or media contestant without forcing users to download the whole operative system. This effectuation apps, services, and features crapper be updated severally kinda than en masse.
Apple and Google hit apiece condemned kindred steps so that autochthonous iOS and Android applications and services crapper be updated severally kinda than exclusive in a flooded grouping update. The intent is to hold turn the turn of accumulation needed to update the devices and applications, as substantially as pace the update process.
In constituent to the figuring update feature, the newborn edition of PlayBook OS improves the tablet's Wi-Fi action on WEP networks. PlayBook OS edition v1.0.7.2942 also makes it faster to unify with a BlackBerry smartphone and unstoppered attachments via the BlackBerry Bridge application. RIM says that users will be notified most the grouping update, or crapper analyse for it manually. It is acquirable for establish over-the-air.
RIM said that it has also prefabricated an update acquirable to the Bridge application for BlackBerry smartphones. This newborn edition of the Bridge app makes improvements to the action between BlackBerries and the PlayBook. RIM suggests that every users update to edition 1.0.5.6. The download is 2.1 MB from BlackBerry App World. The Bridge covering is needed to intend email, contacts, and calendar accumulation on the PlayBook.
Speaking of telecommunicate on the PlayBook...
Bloomberg reported Wednesday that RIM will wage a grouping update to the PlayBook after this assemblage that adds a autochthonous telecommunicate covering and a autochthonous BlackBerry Messenger covering to the tablet. Bloomberg's maker was not an authorised RIM spokesperson, kinda it was someone old with RIM's plans. RIM said early this assemblage that autochthonous email, calendar, and occurrence hold would become to the PlayBook eventually. Bloomberg's maker didn't wage some info on what features the autochthonous PlayBook telecommunicate covering will have.
Last up in PlayBook news, RIM has prefabricated the Native SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS available to developers play Wednesday. This is momentous because it gives PlayBook developers admittance to more APIs and the knowledge to create applications that bear same autochthonous PlayBook applications do.
RIM explained in a journal post, "The Native SDK includes the playing directive QNX Momentics Tool Suite, which is an Eclipse-based desegrated utilization environment. QNX Momentics provides unparalleled module profiling, covering debugging, and module practice statistics, gift you the tools you requirement to debug worldly programs, including element expedited OpenGL applications. QNX Momentics is fashioned to wage you with a safe, secure, and coercive surround to apace and expeditiously physique applications for the BlackBerry Tablet OS."
Right now, the Native SDK is acquirable in a winking beta program. Those developers fascinated in connexion the beta will requirement to fill discover a form and administer for entry. RIM said expanse is limited.
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