[CairnsRock]

This new 2.1 includes

Portrait Email, Calendar, and Contacts
App world Carrier Shelf
Bridge Texting and WiFi Transport Support
Android multi-tasking
Camera API and in app Payment for developers
Over the air activation with mobile fusion
Personal Encryption

Nothing exciting in here anyways. What's the big deal?

[lexluthorxx]

Nothing exciting in here anyways. What's the big deal?

now you know why they're in such a sad state!.An update that's 'no big deal' so why bother?

Makes you go hmmmmm...

[Creaulx]

Been using the 2.1 beta since it came out and it's no more glitchy than 2.0, with the benefit of some minor added features. Android runtime is much better/faster/reliable, and the native messages app shows IMAP folders, solving a longstanding problem for anyone with a Yahoo Mail account. It's not the fact that RIM is slow on delivering updates (they are); it's the stony silence months after making these promises that is killing their credibility. We've all seen the "roadmap", how about a "tour guide"?

[sportline]

did anyone tried galaxy tab 7.7 ..? looks pretty thin.

[JDukeOSBB]

Maybe you guys should start hitting your update buttons more, and typing sentences in here less I kid I kid, 2.1 is right around the corner. Don't fret. They haven't delayed anything.

[axllebeer]

Nothing exciting in here anyways. What's the big deal?

It is likely that there will also be USB on the go as well. That's something that I've been hoping for since day 1.

[sportline]

i just bought a 16GB wifi/3G samsung gtab 8.9 for 450$...it is definitely faster in almost every means(loading apps or using wifi) versus my 64gb playbook though i keep on swiping on the tab to wake up the screen (which doesn't work of course )

[howarmat]

USB support would be great but havent really seen that mentioned as a 2.1 upgrade. I was thinking that was OS10 upgrade material

[sf49ers]

i just bought a 16GB wifi/3G samsung gtab 8.9 for 450$...it is definitely faster in almost every means(loading apps or using wifi) versus my 64gb playbook though i keep on swiping on the tab to wake up the screen (which doesn't work of course )

except for the industrial design that 8.9" tab is a piece of crap - lags crazy, I have one and trying to offload it. No comparison what so ever with the playbook.