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AT&T approves PlayBook Bridge app — $20 if you want to tether

AT&T has finally approved the BlackBerry Bridge app which will allow PlayBook owners to wirelessly connect their tablet to their BlackBerry smartphone. The carrier “has thoroughly reviewed the application” an AT&T representative told AllThingsD, “and at noon today it will be made available via BlackBerry App World.”
Would-be PlayBook buyers with AT&T devices were disappointed to find that the carrier had differentiated itself from its US rivals by not offering Bridge support at the PlayBook’s launch. Without it – or a quickly cooked-up hack – the PlayBook could not access email, calendar and other information on a BlackBerry phone; since the tablet currently lacks a standalone email app, that means key functionality has been absent for a number of months. Now, AT&T has confirmed that users will be able to access their phone’s content free of charge from the PlayBook, though a $20 per month tethering plan will be required if they also want to use the handset’s wireless connection to go online on the slate