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Research In Motion (RIM) has announced their new festive offer in India. They had announced similar festive offer for Diwali. The BlackBerry Playbook was launched in India this June and it comes in 16 GB, 32GB and 64GB variants.

New prices for BlackBerry PlayBook in India

16 GB – Rs.13,490

32 GB – Rs. 15,990

64 GB – Rs.24,490

The offer is valid till December 31st 2011 and it is available at all BlackBerry retail outlets across the country. There was news about the price drops since evening and we just got confirmation from BlackBerry that such an offer exists.

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BlackBerry PlayBook gets a new software update to version v1.0.8.4985. This update includes the new versions of Adobe Flash Player 11.1 and Adobe AIR 3.1 that brings performance improvements and bug fixes related to security and stability that was available for Android recently. This update also include, Daylight savings time updates for time zones, better Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity and more.

This update includes

Updated version of Adobe Flash Player version 11.1 and Adobe AIR 3.1Daylight savings time updates for time zones in the regions of Latin America, Australia and Central AmericaUpdated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi software to help to improve connectivityFixed issues some users were experiencing with account payments in the BlackBerry App World storefrontImproved syncing when restoring applications with BlackBerry Desktop Software

Even though Adobe announced that they would stop developing flash for mobile devices and tablets. RIM has recently announced that they would continue to develop flash on their own for the BlackBerry PlayBook which is a good news.

New users who purchases new PlayBook would get this update automatically during the setup process. Other users would get the notification in the status ribbon or they could update it manually in the Settings Menu, under Software Updates.
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Looks like BlackBerry has a new celebrity to promote it’s products in India. The Dabang star Salman Khan launched the BlackBerry PlayBook in India recently. Watch the video below.

Also do check out our unboxing of the device.

Has anyone picked up a PlayBook in India ? It starts from Rs.26990 !

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The BlackBerry Playbook is one impressive tablet atleast from what we have seen so far. When RIM announced this tablet few months ago , it spoke only about WiFi versions but hinted at 3G/4G versions for the future. And today at CES Sprint and RIM announced the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook for the Sprint 4G ( WiMax) network. It is expected to be launched this summer.

Press Release

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Coming to the Sprint 4G Network

New 4G Tablet to Deliver Unmatched Power and Web Performance – Available Exclusively from Sprint this Summer

January 6, 2011 - CES 2011, Las Vegas, NV

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