Posts tagged Research In Motion
Hands-On Video Of The BlackBerry 9670 Running BlackBerry 6
May 8th
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We’ve got a nice little exclusive for you, today. A tipster has sent our way some juicy video showcasing the latest build of BlackBerry 6 running on the Bold 9670.
From the first leaked shot till now, the 9670 has increasingly become a point of contention amongst BlackBerry users: what is its purpose? What phone is it meant to replace? Why, oh why, did RIM choose this awkward form factor to further its gains into the mainstream smartphone market? Because, as you can see, the BlackBerry 9670 isn’t nearly as ugly as we once thought it to be. In fact, it seems kind of…cute.
But, more importantly, this is the first live look of BlackBerry 6 running on a non-touch device. While it looks incredibly polished, and, indeed, usable, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot differentiating itself from the latest OS5 builds. While that may change before release, the improvements seem largely aesthetic. It’s nice to see the home screen more customizable, and some graphics added to the Settings menu, but overall this is the BlackBerry OS we know and love. New users may find it more intuitive, but veterans will know exactly what to do.
What do you think? Is this the game changer RIM is hoping for? From the looks of it, probably not, but there is a lot more BlackBerry 6 to delve in to.
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RIM Launches BlackBerry Beta Zone
Mar 24th
Research In Motion today unveiled a new initiative for those out there who don’t mind being their guinea pigs. The BlackBerry Beta Zone is now open to residents in US, Canada as well as the UK. The offering itself is quite interesting to see come from RIM considering their past history of being very stand offish at the mere mention of the words “open beta”. This time around however, they are offering some cool incentives to those who sign up.
- BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.1 (Available April 1st)
- BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.2
- BlackBerry Device Software 5.0 Maintenance Releases for the 8520/8530 - (Open to members who live in Canada, will be capped at 1000 participants)
For those who do join the program, the requirements are rather to me. Fill out some surveys and offer up some feedback on what you tested. Kind of nice to see RIM inviting this sort of thing for the BlackBerry community. In all reality, if you have ever downloaded a leaked OS or leaked version of BlackBerry Messenger you’re already doing it. Just with this program, RIM will actually be able to track the feedback better and hopefully implement fixes for bugs faster than previously. You can sign up for BlackBerry Beta Zone here.
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