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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.
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BlackBerry Traffic is finally out of beta and is now officially available to all in BlackBerry App World. For those of you unfamiliar with BlackBerry Traffic, it is a location aware application that allows you to plug in your destination and get your estimated time of arrival, plot out faster alternate routes, and even email your ETA to your friends. BlackBerry Travel is a free BlackBerry download and you can pick it up in BlackBerry App World.
I am still not 100% sure how RIM managed to create such an aesthetically pleasing application, however, that being said, BlackBerry Traffic Beta is now available to all in BlackBerry App World Test Center.
With lots of places to go, and people to see, planning to be where you need to be on time can be a challenge. Thanks to BlackBerry Traffic, you can easily plan to be where you need to be—on time.1 Get your estimated time of arrival (ETA), find out if a road is closed, or decide to take an alternate route, all ahead of time. Heading to a friend’s place? Simply grab their address from your BlackBerry contact list, get your ETA, then email or text it along with a preset message to avoid keeping them waiting and wondering when you’re going to arrive. Making – and keeping – plans just got a whole lot easier.
BlackBerry Traffic Beta is a free BlackBerry download and you can pick it up here. If you decide to try it out, come back, leave us a comment, and tell us what you think.