Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 6/5 - 6/11, 2011. Check out the official BBOS BlackBerry PlayBook Review, and get caught up on the news if you missed it! The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry. Enjoy!

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• Torch 2 9810 and Torch 9850, 9860
• BlackBerry Torch 9860 OEM Parts Appear Online
• PlayBook to receive update version 1.0.5.2342 - Includes fix for Adobe Flash
• Video: BlackBerry Messenger vs iMessage - Side by Side Comparison
• Angry Birds in real life!
• Leaked: OS 6.0.0.600 for BlackBerry Bold 9700
• Leaked: OS 6.0.0.600 for the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
• Press Release: BlackBerry PlayBook Launching In 16 Additional Markets Over Next 30 Days
• BlackBerry PlayBook Review
• Accesory Review: OtterBox Commuter Series Case for Bold 9700/9780
• Apple and Google continue to gain on RIM's loss
• Social gaming company Scoreloop joins RIM
• BlackBery Desktop Manager updates to v6.1.0.35
• Data outages in your area?
• Video: Vodafone posts new BlackBerry Bold 9900 sneak peek
• BlackBerry PlayBook OS v1.0.5.2304 Update: Facebook Improvements, Language Support and More!
• Apple to challenge BBM with iMessage

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• HedoneDesign OS6Like Theme
• Bbt's TINT - Fast and flexible, with color - Supports OS6 devices!
• Theme - Bbt's SLATE - Fast, functional and flexible
• Review - Ocean by MMMOOO - 10 copies to give away!
• Bbt's Metro Black Theme - New features, faster than ever - Now supporting OS6!
• Bbt's Gloss Theme - Transform your BlackBerry device - Supports OS6 devices!
• Bbt's Aura v2.0 | New dock, more intuitive than ever

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• Univision Deportes App Now Available For BlackBerry PlayBook
• PrivacyStar for BlackBerry (1 Month Subscription)
• OneKeyMessage for BlackBerry
• Boxeemote app available for the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Ringtone Shuffler for BlackBerry
• Need For Speed: Undercover for PlayBook updates to v2.0
• BlackBerry PlayBook gets BlackBerry News app
• RepliGo Reader for BlackBerry - PDF viewer and more!
• LiveProfile updated to v1.0.22 beta
• Poynt for PlayBook updates to v1.1
• SugarSync for BlackBerry v2.0 now available!
• BlackBerry Bridge updated to v1.0.0.93
• Currency Exchange Rates for BlackBerry
• i-Phrase Chinese BlackBerry Edition (Visual & Talking Chinese Phrasebook)

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• Review - Ocean by MMMOOO - 10 copies to give away!
• Win a BlackBerry Torch with your Fancy Widgets app!
• Fancy Widgets for BlackBerry updates to v1.2 - 25 copies to giveaway!

RIM announced today plans to launch the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an additional 16 markets around the world over the next 30 days. This comes as a great announcement just after I posted my BBOS PlayBook Review. Hooray world!!!

The BlackBerry PlayBook is scheduled to launch in:

• UK
• Netherlands
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Hong Kong
• Australia
• Venezuela
• Spain
• Germany
• UAE
• Singapore
• Mexico
• France
• Italy
• India
• Indonesia
• Colombia

Are you on the list? Let us know in the Forum whether you'll be getting the PlayBook!

Last Friday comScore released its latest mobile subscriber market share report, showing the continued trend of Google and Apple gaining on the falling numbers of RIM. To many of us BlackBerry fans out there, this comes as no surprise as patience begins to wear thin with the new BlackBerry OS 7 devices still far out of reach. Google's Android U.S. market share jumped 5.2 percentage points to a 34.6% grip of the industry. Meanwhile, Apple’s iOS market share grew a marginal 1.3 percentage points to a 26% share. RIM’s BlackBerry OS share fell from 30.4% in January to 25.7%, for a loss of 4.7% - a telling number to say the least. I don't have to beat a dead horse here, we all know why the number trends have continued the way they have. I think a nice surprise from RIM right now would be ideal to gain consumer confidence and boost RIM back on top in US smartphone subscribers. Leave us a comment on the recent comScore numbers. Any predictions?

• See the comScore chart for all the numbers and discuss in the Forum

Scoreloop has just joined Research In Motion to bring their expertise in creating social and collaborative gaming toolkits for mobile developers to the BlackBerry platform. Scoreloop is a pioneer in mobile social gaming and offers a customizable and cross-platform social mobile gaming developer tool kit. One has to wonder if RIM has plans to go cross platform in some way with this new acquisition?

Tyler Lessard, VP Global Alliances & Developer Relations at RIM, announces:

If you are not already familiar with Scoreloop, you can find out more about them at Scoreloop.

• Discuss Scoreloop joining RIM in the BBOS Forum

BlackBerry Desktop Manager pushes out an update to version 6.1.0.35 beta with a few new features:

• You can use the new Files feature to manage your files between your smartphone and computer.
• If encryption is turned on for your smartphone, you can also synchronize encrypted media files or copy encrypted files between your smartphone and computer.
• If your smartphone is associated with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you can also synchronize security certificates
• Support for BlackBerry OS 7

Get updated and leave us some feedback on how the update works for you!

Why the Vodafone logo? Reports coming in, primarily from Vodafone UK users, say they have been experiencing data outages up to the last 24 hours or so. No official update on what the exact issue is, but hopefully this won't take long to resolve. A member reported back in late Feb that Vodafone UK had undergone some vandalism, but they were able to resolve any network issues very quickly. Let us hope that this is not the case again. If you are also experiencing data outages please leave a comment on where and who your carrier is.

• Report any data outages in the BBOS Forum

Vodafone has posted a video on their YouTube channel featuring the sexy new BlackBerry Bold 9000. When should you expect to see this gem? We reported last month that Vodafone would be carrying the Bold 9900 but there has been some debate as to a certain launch date. Rumors have stated from mid August to sometime in the month of September. Either way, both rumors are still a ways off for those who are dying to get their hands on this new Bold device. Now for a few details from Vodafone:

• Discuss the upcoming Bold 9900 and Vodafone in the BBOS Forum

Today at Apple's WWDC 2011 keynote event, Apple has announced the upcoming additions for iOS 5. One of these features is a native messenger app called iMessage, which is basically a copycat of BlackBerry Messenger. iMessage touts an all-inclusive (text, photos, videos, meta-info like contacts) messaging platform by which any two iOS 5 users can chat and trade files securely, over WiFi or 3G. Advanced features like read receipts, live typing indicators, etc. Tight integration with notifications, and non-invasive pop-in of incoming messages. Multi-tasking friendly. We knew this was bound to happen, but will it be enough to catch the eye of those users sticking to BlackBerry mainly for the use of BBM?

Will this new messaging platform send you off into the abyss of Apple?, or, is a Apple messaging platform not enough to pull you from your RIM podium?

• Discuss this and vote in our poll in the BBOS Forum

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 5/29 - 6/4. Get caught up on the news if you missed it! The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry. Enjoy!

• Discuss the Weekly Recap with us in the BBOS Forum

NOTICE: We are also currently looking for outgoing Writers and Moderators to join the BBOS team - Click here for more information on how to join.


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• How to change app icon positions on the PlayBook
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 not launching until September?
• Video: Torch 2 demoed (again)
• Sprint Market Director Say WiFi PlayBook Coming June 5th
• Become a Writer or Moderator for BlackBerryOS.com!
• BlackBerry dominates Canada with 42% market share
• Leaked: OS 7.0.0.115 for BlackBerry Touch 9850 'Monaco'
• Leaked: OS 7.0.0.115 for BlackBerry Bold 9930
• Leaked: OS 6.0.0.576 for the BlackBerry Torch 9800
• BlackBerry seeing competition within US government
• BlackBerry PlayBook 2 Details and Specs Leaked?
• First images of the BlackBerry Bold 9790 leaked!
• Video: BlackBerry Curve 9360 (Apollo) Demoed
• India telecom company to take on BlackBerry with Bharat Berry
• Memorial Day - Thank You to American Heroes
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 Simulator Leaked Online!

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• BlackBerry Theme - 789 v2.0
• BlackBerry Theme - Dream Of Kitty
• Botanical Flower Theme v3.0
• BlackBerry 7 Wallpaper Pack

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• Anatomy Quiz for BlackBerry
• BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing app now available in App World
• Show Me the Images - Take control of the images in your inbox!
• Foursquare for BlackBerry Updated to Alpha v1.9.94
• BerrySlider - Slide to Unlock for BlackBerry
• Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook
• BlackBerry Java SDK v7.0 Beta Now Available!
• Video: BlackBerry Protect v1.1 from BlackBerry OS 7
• Ringtone Creator - A Must-Have App For BlackBerry Fanatics
• Super Color LED - Change the color of your blinking LED alert light

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• Fancy Widgets for BlackBerry - 10 copies to giveaway!

Reports from comScore show that a 42% percent of Canadians are BlackBerry Smartphone owners. That's a pretty impressive lead to say the least. Coming in second behind BlackBerry is Apple, sitting at 31%. I think it's great to see Canadians supporting RIM, a home grown company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. Now only if RIM can pull ahead in the US Market in the same way with the release of the PlayBook and a great lineup of upcoming devices. Are you a Canadian BlackBerry user? Let us know in the Forum!

Reports coming in that the US Government is taking a shift away from BlackBerry devices. According to a Washington Post article published yesterday, agencies within the federal government are moving away from BlackBerry devices, and allowing government employees to use their own preferred methods of communication. Also, BlackBerrys at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has dropped from 1,000 to 700 in the past year.

We should have seen this coming when Barak Obama became a traitor to BlackBerry when he started using the iPad. It's a conspiracy against RIM to wipe out all BlackBerry devices by the end of his term in office.

What is the solution? Vote for Presidential candidate Herman Cain in the 2012 election. He is not only a huge BlackBerry fan, he sports an old school Bold 9000 - how cool is that!?

• Discuss BlackBerry in the US Government in the Forums

Have a look, fresh images of the Bold 9790 have hit your screen today! There have been a lot of rumors of a Onyx device and whether RIM would market this smaller Bold touchscreen. It now looks as though that may become reality as these images show a rather recent prototype of the device running OS 7. What do you think about the 9790 (Onyx?)?

• Discuss this with us in the BBOS Forum