Blackberry OS 5.0.0.586 for the 9700 Made Official by Cosmote
Just days after leaking online, 5.0.0.586 has been made official by Cosmote, the first carrier to do so. Not sure when Rogers will wake up jump on the bandwagon and release an update for the device, but then again it IS Rogers and they are notorious for being last with things like this. Anywho, for those of you who haven’t updated with the leaked version, feel free to update and comment on your findings if any new are found.
Download 5.0.0.586 for the Blackberry 9700 via Cosmote here
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