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!

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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.

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