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Proof That the BlackBerry Bold 9650 Can Run OS 6

Joe — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:14:14 +0000

We keep hearing that 512MB of RAM is the minimum requirement for OS 6 and while this hasn’t been confirmed by RIM, it’s good to know that devices such as the BlackBerry Bold 9650 will also be getting BlackBerry 6 . It’s very possible that the OS 6 rollout could be like when OS 5 was released. We could probably expect a similar lineup of devices and backwards compatibility.

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More Pics of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with Non-Touchscreen OS 6

Joe — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:27:50 +0000

The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is out again and it’s good to see a non-touchscreen BlackBerry running 6 . The About screen in these pictures shows the device running OS 6.0.0.79 and platform 6.5.0.9

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OpenGL Updated to Version 4.1 with More Features for Developers

Joe — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:58:59 +0000

The Khronos Group has announced the release of the OpenGL 4.1 specification. The OpenGL standard allows developers to create rich 2D and 3D graphics that makes BlackBerry games look especially good

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More BlackBerry 9800 parts go on sale from Truesupplier as launch seems close

Joe — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:22:39 +0000

If you are among the folks out there who like to modify your BlackBerry devices with custom bezels, housings, trackpads and more then Truesupplier is looking to gail your love. They have most recently pumping out parts for the BlackBerry 9800 in a fashion not really seen with any other device

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BBC Confirms Native BlackBerry Apps Coming Later This Year

Joe — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:08:10 +0000

It seems like forever that users have been waiting for BBC content to be made available for their BlackBerry. Not too long ago, BBC announced an iPlayer app for BlackBerry that turned out to be a weblink to their online content, not a native app. Today, the BBC announced that they are continuing with the development of native smartphone apps that should be available “later in the year.” The first app to launch won’t be anything too spectacular and will probably just be their news app which is already available for the iPhone.

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BlackBerry Desktop Software 6.0 Limited Beta Invites Going Out Today

Joe — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:36:00 +0000

RIM is moving at a really great pace lately when it comes to updating their software.

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BlackBerry 9800 Set up video shown off, check out the boot animation! [video]

Joe — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:32:49 +0000

[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ] Wow, check this out.

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Foursquare for BlackBerry Version 1.9 Now Available

Joe — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:30:46 +0000

Foursquare for BlackBerry version 1.9.0 is now available and there are some pretty cool new features. One particularly great feature is the photo upload option.

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RIM Introduces Cell Tower Geolocation Feature for BlackBerry Developers

Joe — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:10:26 +0000

We have heard cell tower APIs were coming to BlackBerry for some time now and RIM has made good on the promise. RIM has introduced a new geolocation feature of the Locate Service which should really come in handy for developers making LBS apps

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Blackberry 6 Overview (6.0.0.100) running on BlackBerry 9800 [video]

Joe — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:18:20 +0000

Last one for this round. So far, we’ve all been getting to see early release versions of BlackBerry 6 running on the BlackBerry 9800 and the BlackBerry 9670. This release is seemingly no exception to that

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