BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 coming on February, 2012

Those of you itching to get your hands on the upcoming PlayBook OS update will have to wait until 2012, RIM says, and even then, it will be without stand-alone BlackBerry Messenger support. The first glimpse of OS 2.0 for RIM tablet is offering up an Android App Player, but there is still a lot more to add, like stand-alone e-mail, and other native productivity apps like calendar, contacts, and memopad.

Beyond that, a recent customer survey indicates that RIM looking at DLNA support, using a BlackBerry smartphone as a mouse/keyboard, more use of the LED indicator, and the addition of two-way Stereo Bluetooth in future PlayBook updates. The next batch of BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 betas are going out to businesses registered with RIM Early Adopter Program, so they can presumably test enterprise management software.