RIM (Research In Motion) has started rolling out the PlayBook OS 2.1 update for its PlayBook tablet.

Initially, the Playbook received a great deal of internet buzz only to be criticized industry publications. While some of the criticism is valid, such as the small and nondescript power button in the original models, much of the critiques have been unfair.

RIM has announced via its developer blog, all the necessary changes which developers need to make so that their Android app works flawlessly on the PlayBook, and gets listed on the BlackBerry world.

Since the Kindle Fire was first announced, it has constantly been compared to the Blackberry Playbook. The hardware and design of both devices make it seem like its counterpart is just a different model of the same device. They are very different though.

RIM states February 2012 time-frame for OS2.0 update to their PlayBook. Integrated email, calendar and contacts, but no BBM.

Apparently, RIM has stopped the production of the Blackberry Playbook and is planning to discontinue its sales.

Here’s a list of all the limitations of the Android emulator on the Blackberry Playbook, which make the Playbook suck even more.

Research in Motion just announced Q2 results for the quarter ended August 27, 2011. The results are dismal with a drop in revenues and net income. It also revealed that it shipped only 200k Playbook units in this quarter.

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet now available. For $499 and running Android 3.1, even the business professional can play Angry Birds.

Android ‘app player’ for PlayBook leaked. Old version, very buggy, but works as described.

RIM’s PlayBook Senior Product Manager to leave the company, headed to Samsung as Directory for Product Marketing.

The iPad has been the king of tablets. Windows 8 and Amazon tablets, rather than Android, RIM Playbook and HP TouchPad tablets are viable competitors.

RIM has started rolling out a new software update for the Playbook, which adds some nifty features.

The Blackberry Playbook has finally been launched by RIM. It is priced at $499 for the 16 GB version. It has a 7 inch display, a 1 GHz dual core processor and 1 GB RAM.

Today, RIM announced that its upcoming tablet, the PlayBook, will be capable of running Android apps. However, users should not get too excited about it.