BlackBerry OS

Press Release: RIM officially unveils BlackBerry OS 7.1

by Robb Dunewood on January 9, 2012 · 5 comments

Research in Motion today, at CES 2012, has officially unveiled BlackBerry OS 7.1 which brings a familiar look and feel to existing BlackBeryr 7 devices, but, ads Mobile HotSpot support, NFC Tag support, and FM radio support to select BlackBerry Curve models.

Along with the BlackBerry 7.1 update, BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry Travel, and BlackBerry Traffic have been updated as well.

[Press Release]

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OS 7.1 for the Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 starts rolling out Jan. 10th

by Robb Dunewood on January 9, 2012 · 2 comments

Word on the street is that BlackBerry OS 7.1 for the Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry Torch 9850 will start rolling out tomorrow, Jan. 10th. The big to do in the RIM’s latest version of the BlackBerry 7 operating system is Mobile HotSpot which will allow up to 5 devices to share your device’s Read more...

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BlackBerry 7, BlackBerry Bold 9930, BlackBerry OS 7.1, BlackBerry Torch 9850, Mobile Hotspot

The first BBX BlackBerry will support BES after all…

by Robb Dunewood on November 10, 2011 · 0 comments

Soon after we heard the first rumors of the the BlackBerry Colt, the device believed to be the first BBX BlackBerry, we heard that it would not support BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). If it weren’t for the fact that I have an 8 month old BlackBerry PlayBook sitting on my desk that still doesn’t have Read more...

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Oh No! BBX will not support legacy Java BlackBerry Apps…

by Robb Dunewood on October 19, 2011 · 6 comments

As I watched the BlackBerry DevCon keynote yesterday one of the things that I noticed was that the BlackBerry that we know and love today really wasn’t mentioned all that much. Presenter after presenter talked about what they were doing in BBX and almost every demonstration was of some app or gaming engine that would Read more...

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Research in Motion officially announces BBX – The next-generation BlackBerry platform

by Robb Dunewood on October 18, 2011 · 0 comments

This morning at the BlackBerry DevCon kickoff, Research in Motion founder and co-CEO, Mike Lazaridus, officially announced BlackBerry BBX, the next generation mobile platform for both BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry tablets. Development environments supported by the BBX platform include HTML5 with BlackBerry® WebWorks™, Adobe® AIR®, Native C/C++, and the BlackBerry® Runtime for Android™ Apps. Apps built Read more...

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RIM Co-CEO makes bold claims regarding the upcoming QNX based BlackBerry OS

by Robb Dunewood on October 17, 2011 · 3 comments

BlackBerry DevCon 2011 kicks of tomorrow and it is expected the Research in Motion will officially unveil BBX, the QNX based next-generation BlackBerry operating system that Research in Motion’s future hinges on. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie made a bold statement regarding BBX claiming that RIM has “leapfrogged” the competition… Read more...

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Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 Officially Updated To OS 6.0.0.600

by Robb Dunewood on July 7, 2011 · 0 comments

Sprint has officially updated their branded version of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 to OS 6.0.0.600. If you haven’t been installing unofficial versions of BlackBerry 6 on your device, you may want to check out OS 6.0.0.600, as, it is a fairly significant bump beyond OS 6.0.0.415, Sprint’s last official update. OS 6.0.0.600, of course is a Read more...

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Verizon Releases BlackBerry OS 6.0.0.524 For The Bold 9650 And Curve 3G 9330

by Robb Dunewood on May 17, 2011 · 0 comments

Verizon has released BlackBerry OS 6.0.0.524 for both the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330. OS 6.0.0.524 is Verizon’s first update to BlackBerry 6 since releasing in January of this year. You can pick up BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.524 from the link below, or, download it OTA to your device simply by checking Read more...

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BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry Bold 9650, BlackBerry Curve 3G, BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, OS 6.0.0.524, Verizon