(YouTube link for easy mobile viewing)

In one of the most anticipated demos of BlackBerry World™ 2011, keynote attendees got a sneak peek of the upcoming Native email and PIM (Personal Information Management) for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. These PIM applications (including Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, MemoPad and, of course, Email) will come to BlackBerry PlayBook tablets via an update to the BlackBerry Tablet OS later this summer.

Yesterday, at BlackBerry World 2011, I had the chance to catch up with Andrew Bocking, VP Handheld Software Product Management, after the General Session for a Q&A. And Andrew was kind enough to give us a video demo of the Email and Contacts applications to share here. Be sure to take a look and post a comment and let us know what you think!