BlackBerry OS 7.1

Press Release: RIM officially unveils BlackBerry OS 7.1

January 9, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 6 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.

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

January 9, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 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 mobile broadband connection to gain internet access.

[Via CrackBerry]