RIM confirms PlayBook OS 2.0 delays, shipping in February without BlackBerry Messenger

By on Oct 25, 2011 at 8:05 PM
Tablets October 25, 2011

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 in February

BGR exclusively reported earlier today that Research In Motion was facing serious challenges getting native apps such as email, BlackBerry Messenger and more working on the BlackBerry PlayBook. In a post blog a few minutes ago, the company has confirmed that the PlayBook OS 2.0 update won’t be released until February. Additionally, RIM also relayed issues with BlackBerry Messenger integration, noting that BlackBerry Messenger will not be included in the native apps bundle of PlayBook OS 2.0, instead coming at a later date.

“We are committed to developing a seamless BBM solution that fully delivers on the powerful, push based messaging capabilities recognized today by BlackBerry users around the world and we’re still working on it.”

The company confirmed that BlackBerry Messenger can still be used by connecting an existing BlackBerry smartphone with data plan over Bluetooth to the BlackBerry PlayBook using BlackBerry Bridge. Read on for a link to RIM’s full announcement.

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  • April Fool

     “We will have, if you want, a standalone non-web, non-paired email client on it within the next, I believe it was 60 days scheduled.” The Android app player will be coming “sometime this summer.”

    • Wang Redux

      ………….”cough cough mumble mumble……in Australia” :-)

  • Oh you know

    Media relations fail.

  • Anonymous

    “Amatuer hour has begun, and will continue in 2012.”. Lol.

  • Anonymous

    I find it funny these idiots only post on a RIM post never when crapple fcks up. By the way where’s that iphone5 that was going to put RIM out of business?

    • Anonymous

      They don’t need to put an iPhone 5 to put RIM OOB. RIM will do that all by themselves.

      Nice quick 2.0 update there QXN. Better get the first flight to Watertloo to kick then in gear. Then again, according to you RIM owns the www. Dumbf*cker.

      • Anonymous

        Now you don’t need the iphone5 funny when my droid x has features your 4s had 2 years ago oh wait my BlackBerry does to oh wait do your iphone have nfc? Oh hold up can you make a purchase with your iphone? Lol i’ll wait

      • Anonymous

        What do I need to buy with my phone? I know you need a bus pass, that makes sense you need a phone with NFC for that.

      • Anonymous

        Lol your so empty minded mastercard paypass certification ring any bells? Lol how’s those greeting cards going on that old azz 4S by the way?

    • Anonymous

      Ya its bullshit that Apple announced the next phone as the iphone 5 and gave us an iphone 4S instead. Or did they? I think RIM is doing a fine job of putting themselves out of business. You will be out of a job in 1 year and 363 days. 👊😜 true story™©®

      • Anonymous

        Long azz I’m fckn your mom fat azz I will always be employed

      • Applesucksfatties

        Scroat… what happened to your count down timer a year ago?  Shouldn’t it just be 363 days?   I can’t wait to see what your excuse will be in 1 year and 364 days when RIM is still around!!    My guess is that your countdown timer will just “magically disappear” a year from now when RIM is still in business and BBX phones have hit the market..

    • Anonymous

      What has Apple screwed up? Is RIM making more money than them? Is RIM selling more phones or tablets than Apple? Is RIM, all of a sudden, making more profits than Apple? Is RIM getting the same price for their components that Apple does? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, then I’ll shut up, but if you can’t, you need to do a bit more research in the “info-era”. Google, Yahoo, Bing will give you all of the info you need to make intelligent comments on a “public” forum! Talking out your a*%, without facts, is SO ’90′s! In an age of “instant” access to information, you need to stop believing your own lies & start living in a “factual” reality!! If QNX was SO good, RIM would be selling them by the truck-load, but they’re NOT, so get over it! They haven’t even sold a million units yet! FAIL!!! NO ONE’s interested!!!!

      • Anonymous

        So you actually happy because a company sells millions of 10 inch iphones that can’t sideload another OS, with no comparison to RTOS. Funny you brought up revenue… Apple has all this money but look at that trash azz 4S all they gave you was a old azz notification menu (BB had for years) a dam greeting card app and a dual core that clocked at (should I say a number?) all that revenue but they can’t meet all html5 standards in that dated azz safari browser oh yeah there champs. By the way QNX hasn’t gotten off the ground yet… But its in cars and car manufacturers is demanding it. Google,bing,yahoo that silly fool.

      • RIM-Jobbers are Whiners

        So the buffoons said that QNX phones are coming out in 2012? Since their promises are so fool-proof, I will take a stab and guess 4th quarter 2013.

        Sounds about right when basing it on RIM’s current timetable.

      • Anonymous

        Your post makes no sense at all my man. Continue playing with your barbies and lipstick.

      • Anonymous

        I don’t expect you to understand vertical-integration. Side-loading??! Why would you want to “jam” another OS onto the hardware of a “non” compatible system?? That’s what “Cydia’s” for! I get what you’re saying. RIM wastes ALL of their capital on CRAP, while Apple sells each & every device they make, for BIG money! I’d be a little upset too, if I’d invested in a LOSER! Let’s see: Apple’s the #1 tech-company in the WORLD, #2 company overall in the WORLD! They make more profits from iPhone 4, than RIM makes from their entire business. Add Google’s revenue, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, LG, Sony & Acer, Apple still makes more! While they stack their money, these “dead” companies are on the verge of collapse! I’ll be surprised if QNX even makes it to market in phones. Keep your fingers crossed! lol

      • Applesucksfatties

        Are you licking Tim Cook’s ball sack?  Are you giving handies to Apple execs?  Do you sleep with your iPhone?  Do you flirt with SIri and ask her to talk dirty to you in a man’s voice?   

      • Anonymous

        Let’s see what has apple screwed up… Every Mac OS that was released shall I shit on the lion cub they released with major bugs? And it was an official release. Mac OSX with those security problems. Apple delayed the iphone because of heating problems with a dual core processor, beta software burning up beta testers iphones, last but not least unable to innovate.

    • Wang Redux

      oh, that’s easy to explain. RIM simply provides so many opportunities rip the piss out of them these days it is the low hanging fruit of the message board industry ;-)

      come on …. deep down you know that’s true don’t ya?

      • Anonymous

        All this good news out there about RIM all iBGR post is negative news, Really dude you need to walk backwards down a flight of stairs.

  • Anonymous

    As a blackberry fan I finally I have to give in  that RIM will die or get bought out.  I already tried the HTC sensation and next month I will try out the Iphone 4S.  The sensation’s battery life is a horror so it is for sale. I still don’t get the love for the big screen 500000 app phones, because no companies are developing batteries to handle them efficiently.  Plugging in a phone every 2 hours is not fun, but dealing with RIM is now worse.  I will no longer defend RIM in the blogs.  The two lunatic leaders would have to go for me to buy another RIM product for sure.  

    • SniperSniper

      Its not just the Sensation, but almost a lot of the newer higher processor or faster Android phones have TERRIBLE battery life.

  • Anonymous

    I’m sure “AppleSucksFatties” will have a completely LOGICAL & reasonable explanation for RIM’s backwards behaviour. Anytime your ready smart guy! Through the eyes of a RIM-zealot, this news probably sounds like the announcing of a Christmas sale! lol

    • Applesucksfatties

      I have nothing to say to you.. Mr. “Self Proclaimed Tech Junkie”..   aka… Apple Troll Douche…

      ps. Did you finally take your meds? 

  • Anonymous

    one more step towards BB becoming irrelevant 

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