Category: BlackBerry OS
RIM officially unveils BlackBerry OS 7.1 at CES 2012
RIM has kicked off CES 2012 with the announcement of BlackBerry 7.1 OS. BlackBerry 7.1 brings the same look and feel of BlackBerry 7, but bring NFC via BlackBerry Tags, Mobile Hotspot, and an FM Radio for the new Curve models. It is expected OS will begin rolling out over the next little bit from [...]
OS 7.1.0.190 Leaked for Bold 9900, Torch 9810, Torch 9860
A new round of BlackBerry OS 7.1 has been leaked for the Bold 9900, Torch 9810, and Torch 9860 smartphones. This latest version brings bug fixes and should enable the Mobile Hotspot feature on the Bold 9900 and possibily the other models, although we have not confirmed that yet. We’ve heard that .190 is running [...]
Official: OS 7.1.0.163 for BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 from Sprint
Right before the weekend, Sprint launched a nice little surprise for their Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 customers. Customers with the new Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 now have access to OS 7.1 which brings several upgrades, including the much-anticipated Portable Hotspot feature. We should also point out that this can be installed on ANY CDMA [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook OS Updated to v1.0.8.6067 – Patches DingleBerry Jailbreak
It certainly didn’t take long for RIM to patch the DingleBerry jailbreak. RIM has launched the PlayBook OS update v1.0.8.6067 which is only 5MB in size. The update just fixes a minor Daylight savings time bug and patches the DingleBerry jailbreak. The OS update is free of charge and can be downloaded over-the-air by going into the settings [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 Screenshots Show BBM, Video Store, and What Else?
We all know the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update will bring much needed native apps like email, address book, and calendar. The folks at BB.in spotted a couple really interesting things during the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion webcast. If you look really closely at the Tablet OS 2.0 demo, you will notice a native BBM client [...]
Leaked: BlackBerry Bold 9900 OS 7.1.0.45 with Wi-Fi Hotspot and NFC
For those of you who have been waiting for RIM to launch OS 7.1 we have some semi-good news, it’s not officially available yet, but it has been leaked online. This is the first leak for OS 7.1 and it seems to be an early build from RIM. This leak (OS 7.1.0.45) for the Bold [...]
RIM CEO Talks BBX: “We’ve leapfrogged everyone with what we’re announcing…”
We first heard about the BBX Platform name a couple weeks ago. Since then there has been lots of whispers of RIM’s next-generation QNX based smartphone OS. Today during an interview with RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie, Balsillie “accidentally” confirmed the name BBX. Here is what he had to say about the new Platform: We’ve leapfrogged [...]
BBX Platform Name Leaked in QNX Auto Summit Japan Presentation
We are only about 8 days away from the BlackBerry Developers Conference, and it’s expected that RIM will unwrap their new QNX smartphone platform, which was rumored to be called BBX. Well it seems the BBX name might be a go. During the QNX Auto Summit in Japan, it seems the presentator left BBX, along [...]
Leaked: OS 7.0.0.440 for Bold 9900 and Torch 9860
Over the weekend OS 7.0.0.440 was leaked for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9860. While we don’t know exactly what’s new in these versions, I can tell you it runs pretty smooth on the Bold 9900. There was talk of better battery life as well, which always comes in handy with the new BlackBerry [...]
Important BlackBerry PlayBook OS Update: v1.07.3312 With Updated Adobe Flash Player
Inside BlackBerry posted up the new update to the BlackBerry PlayBook that is available for all BlackBerry PlayBook users. While it’s not the v2.0 we are all waiting on, it’s an important update nonetheless which fixes a vulnerability found in the Adobe Flash Player. Check it out…
QNX-Powered Smartphone OS to be branded BBX (BlackBerry X)?
As the BlackBerry Developer’s Conference approches later this month, it is expected we will get a look at RIM’s upcoming QNX-powered Smartphone operating system. The QNX OS will be similar to the “Tablet OS” which is currently found on their PlayBook tablet. The latest rumor of the block is that RIM plans to introduce the QNX-powered OS [...]
Screenshots of PlayBook OS 2.0 Leaked – Email, BBM & more!
There has been rumors of the PlayBook getting a pretty big software update this fall. A chinese site, MAXPDA has posted pictures of what appears to be a BlackBerry PlayBook running Tablet OS 2.0.0.2992. This OS update is said to be the one that we are all waiting for, it will include native apps like [...]
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