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 free download, and you can pick it up from the link below.
Download OS 6.0.0.600 for the Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650
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A co-worker just walked into my office and said, “I just killed my phone at lunch. I left it on the roof of my car and pulled off. It got all busted up, so, I need to replace it immediately.” I asked them what phone did they just destroy and they said, ”a BlackBerry Bold”. I asked them if they were on Verizon and they said, “Yeah!”
It was then that my shoulders dropped and I let out a sigh before asking, “Do you want to stick with the BlackBerry?” My co-worker said, “I really don’t care. I just want something better than that phone I just busted up that can actually do some cool stuff like play Netflix and games and stuff. And I want to get one with a bigger screen like that one with the keyboard that slides out but not so big that it feels more like a TV than a phone.”
To make a long story short, I just recommended, for the first time to a co-worker, that they don’t even look at a BlackBerry and go straight to the iPhone 4, Droid 2, or Droid Pro. My co-worker said, “There is no new BlackBerry that I should check out?” I said, “Not unless you buy the same BlackBerry Bold 9650 that you’ve had for over a year and are OK with it not doing the cool stuff that you just said you wanted your new phone to do.”
This is pretty sad RIM. I would love to recommend the BlackBerry to colleagues and friends just as I have done for years. You, however, must put new phones out that do things that people want to be able to do on smartphones these days, something, unfortunately, you haven’t really done for years…
RIM, you’ve got to get new phones out. Give us a date. Give us some hope…
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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 for the update by heading to Options > Device > Software Updates.
Download BlackBerry OS 6.0.0.524 for the Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Curve 3G 9330
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BlackBerry 6 was officially released for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 just a few weeks ago, but, doesn’t seem to have stemmed the tide of leaked versions of the software from coming in. OS 6.0.0.466 for the Bold 9650 has been leaked out and you can download it from one of the links below…
As always with leaked versions of BlackBerry software, OS 6.0.0.466 is unsupported. Make sure you have a good backup of your device before you give this a go…
[ Via N4BB ]
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If you are a Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 or Curve 3G 9330 user that hasn’t already installed a leaked version of BlackBerry 6 for your device, your wait for the latest and greatest BlackBerry OS is now over. Verizon has officially released BlackBerry 6.
You can download and install BlackBerry 6 on your Verizon Bold 9650 or Curve 3G by heading over to www.BlackBerry.com/updates and connection your device to your computer via USB. You can also download the update OTA (over the air) by going to Options>Advanced Options>Wireless Update directly from your device.
You can get more information about BlackBerry 6 updates for both devices from the following Verizon Wireless links:
Software Update: BlackBerry® Bold™ 9650 smartphone
Software Update: BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G 9330 smartphone
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Skype and Verizon have had an exclusive relationship since the end of March 2010 so makes sense that Skype has announced official support for Verizon BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry 6. If only, however, Verizon officially sold devices that run BlackBerry 6… We know that RIM’s latest and and greatest BlackBerry operating system is coming to both the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, but, Verizon is sure taking their time when it comes to officially releasing it.
[Via Electronista]
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If you are the owner of a Sprint BlackBerry Bold 9650 or BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330, you can update your device to BlackBerry 6 by installing OS 6.0.0.415 OTA, or, manually by downloading it to your computer from here…
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It seems like over the passed couple of weeks there have been several signs and indications that BlackBerry 6 upgrades for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 could drop any time. More evidence indicating that the new OS could be coming soon are the BlackBerry 6 Upgrade Guides that have been showing up in Verizon Stores.
[Via CrackBerry]
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There is a pretty good chance that a Verizon Flyer, if it hasn’t already, will hit your mailbox over the next few days that touts the benefits of BlackBerry 6. Verizon doesn’t currently offer BlackBerry 6 on any of its devices, at least not officially, so, it is probably a pretty safe bet the the official release of BlackBerry 6 for the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 is imminent.
BlackBerry 6 Simulators for both the 9650 and the 9330 have already been released so I am betting that we will see the actual OS releases coming within days.
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