With the release of BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.1 for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, several new features have been added including the ability for BlackBerry® Bridge™ users to access text messages (aka SMS messages) on their tablet devices. In order to access your text messages on your tablet, you’ll need to ensure you have BlackBerry Bridge 2.1 installed on your BlackBerry® smartphone.

Here’s a quick overview of how to ensure you are running the latest version of BlackBerry Bridge on your smartphone and upgrade it if needed.

Read more at the Inside BlackBerry Help Blog »

Two campaigns are in full swing. Babies are kissed, hands are shaken, and it’s come down to a face-off. There can be only one winner. Who will emerge victorious, and who will not? It’s not about politics; it’s an official Inside BlackBerry® Blog Poll!

It’s time to vote for which technology you use the most to connect with friends and family: BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™) or the BlackBerry® smartphone’s text messaging application? Do you live for the BBM check-marked “R” or are you a text-a-holic? Do you use both equally? Cast your vote and let us know!

If you have any additional thoughts behind your vote, feel free to share them in the comments below!