Your awesome BlackBerry PlayBook tablet-inspired entries inspired us, entertained us and downright impressed us, so we couldn’t help but share them. Check out some of the entries below and let us know in the comments which feature of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 you’re digging.

@BlackBerry The #PlayBook2 is the same size as 3 lotto tix but better than winning the lotto! yfrog.com/oca63wsj—
Danae Barrett (@DanaeCMB) March 05, 2012

@BlackBerry #playbook2 http://t.co/Bde8ygEO—
Olive Davis (@dsy79) March 05, 2012

@BlackBerry the first four sonogram pics of my twins are same size as the #PlayBook2 yfrog.com/oegkaoqdj—
Xim (@ximenavpm) March 06, 2012

@BlackBerry #Bold 9900 & #PlayBook2 go together as great as any kind of food and Bacon! #SoGood lockerz.com/s/190726912—
Ryan Reyes (@GRRyan_24) March 08, 2012

@BlackBerry #Playbook sized Red Vines covering my #Playbook #Playbook2 go #TeamBlackberry ! twitpic.com/8sg467—
Chuck Vaughn (@Chucklebutte) March 05, 2012

@BlackBerry "#PlayBook2 features #PrintToGo, getting your work done OnTheGo! Sit back, relax, GoodToGo, So good that you NeverLetGo!"—
Jeffrey Leung (@Maiev) March 06, 2012

@BlackBerry: "#PlayBook features #PrintToGo & so much more in OS 2.0! Quality, reliability & support that's never, ever slow!" #PlayBook2!—
Teresa Salvatore (@NeedNewSpace) March 06, 2012

@BlackBerry How would #PlayBook2 change my future? From communication, to occupying kids, to having fun4me, #PlayBook2 would rock my world!—
Kim Gaebel (@zabnee) March 09, 2012

@BlackBerry #PlayBook features #PrintToGo, how we lived without it I'll never know! #PlayBook2—
Cass Reed (@TheFix_ItLass) March 07, 2012

@BlackBerry My PlayBook gets the job done with Performance & Multitasking no need for laptop when u have the #PlayBook2 #PlayBook—
John R Stephens (@azjohnnych) March 09, 2012

I wanted to shed some light on a question I’ve been asked a few times by friends and family after upgrading to BlackBerry® Bridge™ 2.0. The question in particular: “After upgrading to BlackBerry Bridge 2.0 on my BlackBerry® smartphone, my BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet no longer shows the BlackBerry Bridge Browser icon. Where did it go?”

Here’s your answer:

When the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet was launched in April 2011, BlackBerry smartphone users had the ability to install BlackBerry Bridge 1.0, which allowed them to pair their smartphone and tablet together to get even more features. One of these features was the “Bridge Browser”, which allowed users to browse the web on their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet using their existing BlackBerry smartphone’s connection, if supported by their wireless service provider.

Read more at the Inside BlackBerry Help Blog »

Need a document to travel with you, but don’t have the time to transfer a file or wait for a printout? One of my favorite solutions is to “print” an electronic version of the file from my PC directly to my BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet using Print To Go®. I save time, I save paper, and I get my data transferred securely via end-to-end encryption.

Here’s how it works: If you have a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, Print To Go comes bundled with BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0. In order to use the Print To Go functionality, you’ll need to grab the Print to Go desktop driver (that can be downloaded for free) and install it on your PC. This combined solution allows you to hit “File” > “Print” from just about any program on your PC, choose “Print To Go” from the menu, and send whatever you’re looking at straight to the Print To Go app on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet over a local Wi-Fi® network.

Today, we’re excited to share that the Print To Go desktop PC driver has reached 125,000 downloads! This is great news for both your productivity and the environment; I figured that with Earth Day® coming up this weekend (Sunday the 22nd, to be exact), now is the perfect time to call on the BlackBerry community to check off the “Reduce” box on their “3 Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle) list by downloading this driver with the intent to print less.

The response from #TeamBlackBerry about the Print to Go app has been fantastic – I’ve had the chance to hear about a few ways that you’re putting Print To Go to good use both at home and at work. Check out what some of our friends on Twitter® and LinkedIn® had to say:

“I use Print To Go both at work and at home. I use it at work to print documents to my BlackBerry PlayBook tablet before I go to meetings, and at home for printing recipes to my PlayBook so that I have them handy in the kitchen. Being able to create folders to organize my printouts makes finding what I want easy.” – @jharm73

“The end of last minute print jobs heading out the door are over. I was in a meeting last week and the person who prepared our presentation forgot a chart. Luckily, I’d printed it to my PlayBook and rolled right on through my presentation.” – @kmcooley

The adoption of the Print To Go app represents a massive amount of paper saved, and a true shift to working on tablets to get things done, stay organized, and access the information that we need at any point. The Social Media team here at RIM especially loves the fact that this app allows you to lower your ecological footprint by helping to save trees.

Head over to www.blackberry.com/printtogo in order to view more information about the app, as well as to check out a great video demo that explains the concept and helps you to get up and running in no time. Print To Go is included in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.

Your turn, #TeamBlackBerry: Tell us how you’ve been using the Print To Go app, and where you see the future of virtual document management heading! Share in the comments below.

EARTH DAY® is a trade-mark of Earth Day Canada, used with the permission of Earth Day Canada.

The BlackBerry PlayBook OS v2.0.1.358 contains many updates including:

• Browser enhancements to address performance with some websites
• Improvements to support Android apps
• Optimizations to Video Chat, PIM and BlackBerry Bridge applications
• And much more!

How to update your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

Users will automatically receive a software update notification on the BlackBerry® PlayBook tablet status ribbon, or they can check for the software update at any time by going to the settings menu under “Software Updates” and tapping “Check for Updates”. Users who purchase and activate a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet on or after April, 17 2012 will automatically be updated to v2.0.1 as part of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet setup process.

The consumer market is vast, so rather than trying to be all things to all people, RIM will focus its talent base and homegrown software and services on specific areas of the consumer market where BlackBerry® excels — which includes delivering a great mobile social and productivity experience – and we will look to existing and new partnerships to provide additional compelling apps and services that customers want and love.

We understand that buying patterns are rapidly changing for both consumers and enterprise customers. Smartphones are now just as likely to be purchased by consumers and taken into work to be used as their go-to work phone, as they are to be supplied by employers and used by employees on the weekend. We feel we are uniquely positioned to deliver a smartphone that consumers will be excited to use both personally and professionally that will also satisfy their employer’s needs for security and data management.

BlackBerry® 7 was a big step forward in this journey. BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 is another strong example of our commitment to delivering a powerful mobile computing experience. As part of the lead up to BlackBerry® 10, we will continue to seek partnerships with application and service providers to deliver consumer features and content that are central to the BlackBerry value proposition. We believe these partnerships, combined with our core product offerings, will provide an extremely attractive experience to both consumers and our enterprise customers.

We are excited about our renewed company focus and hope our partners and customers are excited as well.

If you have questions or comments, please share them with us. We promise to read them all and come back and answer as many as we can.

The private BlackBerry App World™ Enterprise app solution has officially arrived with BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0! This solution is designed to provide a streamlined framework for enterprises to deploy mobile applications for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users within their organization. The enterprise app catalog exists as a private channel within the BlackBerry App World storefront on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and offers a simple way for users to access approved and mandated apps that are managed by their internal IT department.

The growing trend in the enterprise space towards enabling a mobile workforce has meant the deployment of mobile apps, and the subsequent need and opportunity to streamline and organize the tools available to employees. Consistency and optimization in these apps can bring both efficiency and greater ROI to mobile investments. The Work app catalog in BlackBerry App World helps to make sure that your employees have easy access to enterprise apps managed by your organization – including updates to existing apps that are currently in use within your business.

Read more at the Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog »

• Is RIM getting rid of BlackBerry Enterprise Server?
• What does the inclusion of Microsoft® ActiveSync® protocols mean for security?
• Can iOS and Android devices (both tablets and smartphones) be managed with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion? Will the management be secure?
• How will BlackBerry® 10 devices be managed?

BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: BlackBerry Enterprise Server and More

BlackBerry Enterprise Server has a rich history and is recognized as the most secure enterprise mobility device management solution available. Since its inception, the solution has grown in functionality, scalability, and a wide variety of other feature sets, and is now on version 5.0.3.

In the meantime, things in the market have gotten a bit messy and more than a bit challenging for IT administrators, IT specialists, and CIOs. Organizations are under pressure to support a wide variety of devices from multiple manufacturers, as well as multiple form factors, with tablets gaining steam as business tools. As a longstanding pillar of MDM in the enterprise, we’ve worked to provide a clean, simple, and secure solution to help you manage whatever gets thrown your way. This is BlackBerry Mobile Fusion. It’s a huge leap forward for device management, and it’s built on the valued security model introduced with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The evolution of BlackBerry Enterprise Server is BlackBerry Mobile Fusion.

Read more at the Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog »

One of the new features available in BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 is the new Messages app, which is designed to allow you to manage communications on your BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. In addition to adding your email accounts, you also have the ability to add social networking accounts, which will then be displayed within a single unified inbox.

Today I’d like to provide an overview of the Messages app, as well answer some commonly-asked questions so you can get the most out of your BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 experience!

Read more at the Inside BlackBerry Help Blog »

For a chance to engage in conversation with the Senior Product Manager responsible for the development of the new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet operating system, don’t miss the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Community Insider Event on the BlackBerry Community Support Forums!

The event will take place this coming Wednesday, March 7th and Thursday, March 8th from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET. During this time, Michael Clewley, Senior Product Manager for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, will be on deck to answer support questions related to BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. If you have a question for Michael that you’d like to post on the board, make sure to register for the community event before Wednesday, March 7th. You can find the PlayBook OS 2.0 Community Insider Event registration page here. If you aren’t familiar with our Insider Event series, check out the board for the BlackBerry® 7 event hosted by Annu Dawar to see how these sessions work.

For those of you who participated in the #InsidePlayBook OS 2.0 Accessories Giveaway on @BlackBerryHelp, we appreciate all of your topic suggestions and can’t wait to delve further into BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 conversation on Wednesday and Thursday – see you there! Find out more info and register for the event here.

Happy Friday #TeamBlackBerry! Since BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 is now available for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet – including new apps for Messages, Calendar and Contacts – here are five tips I’ve been taking advantage of to help me stay organized.

1 – Link and Merge Contacts

When adding new accounts to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, you have the option to have contacts from your email account as well as Facebook®, LinkedIn® and Twitter® social networks consolidated within the Contacts app. By default, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will link these contacts, so if someone in your address book is on Facebook as well as Twitter, their information is displayed on a single contact card, which makes it easy to see everything you need in one place.

Read more at the Inside BlackBerry Help Blog »