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DOSBox DOS Emulator Free in App World for the BlackBerry PlayBook
RIM Publishes PlayBook OS 2.0 & Mobile Fusion Knowledge Base Articles!
RIM Answers A Few Questions About PlayBook OS 2.0
Mobile Fusion AND PlayBook OS 2.0 Launching Feb 21st According to Leaked Docs

DOSBox DOS Emulator Free in App World for the BlackBerry PlayBook

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:12 PM PST

Those of you who know what DOSBox is will be happy to learn that it has not only been ported to the PlayBook but it is now available in App World! Kudos to RIM for approving DOSBox on the PlayBook and allowing for DOS emulation on the device. If I am not mistaken DOSBox was already previously available for sideloading but now it is officially in App World thanks to A7omic Apps.

If you want some emulated DOS goodies with 286/386 CPU emulation definitely check it out in App World. Let us know what you get working!

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 18, 2012, 11:12 pm. | DOSBox DOS Emulator Free in App World for the BlackBerry PlayBook | Leave a comment |

RIM Publishes PlayBook OS 2.0 & Mobile Fusion Knowledge Base Articles!

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:45 PM PST

If you needed any more proof that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 and Mobile Fusion is going to launch any day now (February 21st) we now have another clincher. RIM has published a bunch of new Knowledge Base articles on their website that directly relate to PlayBook OS 2.0 and its enrollment into their Mobile Device Management server called Mobile Fusion. RIM only does this right before or during a launch which means we will be seeing them shortly…

Here are those knowledge base articles:

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 18, 2012, 10:45 pm. | RIM Publishes PlayBook OS 2.0 & Mobile Fusion Knowledge Base Articles! | Leave a comment |

RIM Answers A Few Questions About PlayBook OS 2.0

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:12 PM PST

Quite a few of you asked us follow up questions on our interview and walkthrough of PlayBook OS 2.0 with Jeff Gadway from RIM. I reached out to RIM with a few of those questions and even with the crazy build up to the launch soon they managed to get us responses. Some of this is good news and bad but we will all know for certain when it finally launches!

Q: Will there be a different upgrade process for developers currently running the PlayBook OS 2.0 Developers Preview?

A: No (Straight to the point!)

Q: Will there be support for new languages and right to left input like Arabic & Hebrew or languages like Chinese?

A: These languages are not supported (damn!)

Q: Is there universal search or any form of search for email, contacts, calendar on the PlayBook?

A: Apps have in-app search capabilities. Message allows flexible search such as recipients, received, sent, unread, etc. Contacts for favorites, video chat contacts and search by name.

Q: Does the contacts, calendar, and email apps update even when the apps are not open?

A: Yes

Well that more or less sums up what we have learned since our walkthrough with Jeff Gadway. Let us know what you think of the questions and RIM's responses. Sorry I did not get all your questions answered but Feb 21st is right around the corner…

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Mobile Fusion AND PlayBook OS 2.0 Launching Feb 21st According to Leaked Docs

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 05:36 PM PST

PlayBook Feb Launch

The team at Engadget got an interesting little leak this weekend. According to some documentation one of their anonymous tipsters sent out BOTH PlayBook OS 2.0 AND Mobile Fusion will be launching on February 21st at 4:01AM (No time zone specified). While we already told you that the PlayBook OS 2.0 was pretty much solid for the 21st it is new to see that the Mobile Fusion management server for the PlayBook will also launch on the 21st.

PlayBook Feb Launch Mobile Fusion

In case you don't know Mobile Fusion is the piece that allows enterprise IT departments to remotely manage BlackBerry PlayBooks and make use of the BlackBerry Balance functionality. RIM made no indication of this launching so soon. According to these leaked docs Mobile Fusion will be launching on Feb 21st for the PlayBook and will be able to manage other devices like iOS and Android devices in March.

Pretty cool deal. So anybody going to stay up until 4AM on Tuesday?