So here's a neat little observation/tip that we didn't previously notice or mention here on the blogs about the BlackBerry PlayBook. It turns out that when you connect a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to a BlackBerry Smartphone via the BlackBerry Bridge, that the Saved WiFi networks stored on the smartphone automatically transfer over to the PlayBook's saved WiFi NetWorks.
You can easily view the PlayBook's saved WiFi Networks by heading to Settings > Wi-Fi and changing the Select a network menu option to Saved Networks.
While the BlackBerry Tablet OS does have some filling out to do, it's nice to come across a little surprise like this. It's a good example of how RIM is showing that devices like smartphones and tablets can play nice together.
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