Almost a year after it first hit the stores, the Blackberry Playbook may finally be a tablet that is worth considering – if you can still get your hands on one.

In Singapore, electronics retailer Courts is selling the 7-inch tablet from S$498 for a 32GB version and an attractive S$528 for a 64GB model, having slashed prices by S$300 to S$400.

But unlike the fire sale of HP’s doomed tablet last year, price is not the only attraction for the Playbook. Just this week, the tablet got its much-delayed 2.0 software update, which finally gives it e-mail access and other features that, if included at launch, could have given the otherwise attractive iPad alternative a chance. …

Bought a new iPod/iPhone/iPad and looking forward to buying music for your new device? Local users have always been out of luck in that respect, as despite being the market leader for years, Apple has failed to bring its music download service to Singapore.

Now, a new software update to Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will certainly be discord to Apple’s ears. The former has stuck a partnership with online music store 7digital to bring more than 9 million high quality MP3 tracks for Singapore residents to purchase.

The new Music Store app will allow users to search for songs, albums, and artists, as well as receive recommendations through a music discovery feature. Not sure whether a particular artist suits your tastes? The music store lets you preview tracks before plunking down the cash.

The cost of full albums on this new music store will range from S$8 to S$12, although users can also download just one or a few tracks if they don’t want the whole album.

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