BlackBerry 6

7 New BlackBerry Devices Running BlackBerry 7 On The Way!

by Robb Dunewood on July 13, 2011 · 6 comments

During Research in Motion’s annual shareholder’s meeting yesterday, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that 7 new BlackBerry devices running its next generation operating system would be out in the coming months. (For clarity, ‘next generation operating system’ actually means BlackBerry 7 which is still based on RIMs old BlackBerry OS. The real next generation QNX OS currently found running on the BlackBerry PlayBook won’t be out on the BlackBerry until early 2012.)

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BlackBerry News

BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry 7, BlackBerry PlayBook, Next Generation BlackBerry, QNX, QNX BlackBerry

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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...

BlackBerry OS

BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry Bold 9650, OS 6.0.0.600, Sprint

Nearly 1 of 5 BlackBerry users on BlackBerry 6, but, over 30% still pre BlackBerry OS 5

by Robb Dunewood on July 5, 2011 · 7 comments

Research in Motion has released OS breakdown information for BlackBerry users downloading applications from BlackBerry App World, and, nearly a year after the release of BlackBerry 6, almost 1 in 5 BlackBerry users, 18% to be exact, are using the latest and greatest RIM has to offer. The data also shows that 32% of BlackBerry Read more...

BlackBerry News

BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry 7, BlackBerry OS, QNX BlackBerry

Google Improves Search For BlackBerry 6 Devices

by Robb Dunewood on July 2, 2011 · 0 comments

Google recently announced via the Google Mobile Blog that they’ve updated the Google search experience for BlackBerry 6.0 WebKit enabled devices. To make a short story shorter, Google has added a number of enhanced search features that make searching Google via the WebKit browser in BlackBerry 6 much faster. New features include: Enter searches faster: Save Read more...

BlackBerry News

BlackBerry 6, Google Search, WebKit BlackBerry Browser

Will Enough BlackBerry Users Adopt BlackBerry 7 To Make It Worth Developing Apps For?

by Robb Dunewood on June 21, 2011 · 9 comments

I recently had a conversation with a friend who works for a company that does BlackBerry application development. One of the questions that I asked him was if his company had plans to come out with any new apps that take advantage of the new features coming in BlackBerry 7. I really wasn’t surprised by the fact that he said no, but, how emphatically he said no, and, what he said next, are not good news at all for RIM if what his company is doing is indicative of what other BlackBerry developers are doing… Read more...

Opinion

BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry 7, BlackBerry Development, BlackBerry OS, QNX

Discussion Piece: Yes! RIM Should Have Released New Hardware Running BlackBerry 6…

by Robb Dunewood on June 17, 2011 · 8 comments

In last week’s discussion piece we asked the question “Should RIM Have Skipped BlackBerry 7 And Released New Devices Running BlackBerry 6 Sooner?“ Skipping BlackBerry 7 all together is still being debated, but, based on RIM’s Q1 Fiscal 2012 earnings call, there is no question that RIM would have been better off if they had Read more...

Discussion Piece

BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry 7, Q1 Fiscal 2012, QNX, touch BlackBerry Bold

Discussion Piece: Should RIM Have Skipped BlackBerry 7 And Released New Devices Running BlackBerry 6 Sooner?

by Robb Dunewood on June 9, 2011 · 16 comments

When it comes to Research in Motion’s perception of how well the BlackBerry is doing in relation to the iPhone and Android it seems like the company may be oblivious to the fact that Apple and Google are eating its lunch. The BlackBerry is losing market share in the smartphone segment hand over fist in Read more...

Discussion Piece

BlackBerry 6, BlackBerry 7, BlackBerry World

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...

BlackBerry OS

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