The BlackBerry Playbook offers a wide range of features to make your job easier, especially if you are constantly on the go. Wi-Fi capabilities, excellent multitasking, video calling and Adobe Flash support are just a few of the features that enhance this tablet.

The BlackBerry Playbook offers 16; 32 or 64GB of memory and a powerful 1GHz dual core processor

Connection to mobile broadband requires tethering with a cell phone

The BlackBerry PlayBook looks like an alien at first glance. While Android is becoming very fashionable at the moment and the apps for it are emerging fast, RIM's tablet is on the shelves with the proprietary operating system, BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0 .

Handy size, Stable case, Brilliant colors / good contrast, Bright TFT for outdoors, HDMI video out, Long battery life, Operating concept, The control concept with swiping over the lateral edges; The super bright screen is a knockout

Only 12 month manufacturer warranty; Time Out can't be disabled; No virtual environment for Android apps; No email client; No SD card slot; A timeout of more than five minutes

Research in Motion used to sit at the top of the heap when it came to the smartphone market. But over the years both Apple, and Google have nibbled away at their lead, eventually knocking them into third place.

Stylish design; Great new OS; High end cameras; Web browsing with Flash

Power button placement; Lack of Apps; No native email

While many of the initial reviews of the BlackBerry PlayBook are correct in that the tablet has a ways to go before it truly rivals other tablets, there are glimpses into features that will help distinctly set this model apart from its competition.

Research In Motion released the much-anticipated PlayBook OS 2.0 this week. The update infuses the BlackBerry tablet with additional functionality, including e-mail, calendar and contacts functions, and the ability to run some Google Android apps.

Will the new and improved 32GB BlackBerry PlayBook 4G-LTE keep the fires burning for RIM or is it too little too late for the QNX and future BlackBerry 10 tablet? We get a hands on at the newer, faster and 4G-er PlayBook.

You might not recall, but when the BlackBerry PlayBook came out last year it was close - oh, so close - to being a respectable iPad competitor . But the omission of native email, calendars and contacts was a fatal flaw , both for reviewers and the buying public .

Tweet Very famous for their smartphones and recently voted as the number one brand in SA for young people, BlackBerry has also, like much of the competition, taken to tablets. Its Wi-Fi only 7" PlayBook is the result and we must say that we've taken a liking to it.

Easy to use; excellent multi-tasking; great video playing abilities

Have to use Bridge to connect to BB services; email integration lacking; apps lacking

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only works to its full potential with a BlackBerry email account; App-free zone, lack of browser choices