During this morning's keynote at DevCon Europe, Vivek Bhardwaj, Head of Software Portfolio EMEA at RIM, attempted to show off the "open on" feature of BlackBerry Bridge 2.0 and unfortunately the "demo gremlins" did not allow it to work fully. After the keynote, BlackBerryDevCon's official YouTube channel uploaded the above video showing off the feature and how it's suppose to work. Honestly, it's one of my favorite new features of 2.0 since it is one of those "wow" features. Make sure you check out the video above for a demo of this new aspect of BlackBerry Bridge 2.0.

With DevCon Europe set to kick off tomorrow, February 7th, the BlackBerry community is buzzing with what we could be coming in the next few days. First up, is the keynote given by new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins which is set for 10:30am CET/4:30am EST. We will be live blogging starting at 4am EST to keep you guys in the loop with any breaking news. RIM has also set up a live webcast which will start at 4:30am EST. It's definitely early but if you're up make sure you join us and let us know your thoughts on the keynote.

A new OS has been released by T-Mobile for Bold 9900 users. This update is available via the OTA Software Updates on the phone. Bold users that are not using a leaked OS, simply go to Options > Device > Software Updates in order to be prompted to download and install this new OS. If the update is not there yet, give it a little bit of time as it makes it way to all Bold devices on the T-Mobile network.

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Recap for the week of 1/29 - 2/4, 2012. The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry last week. Leave us a comment on what you thought was the most memorable moment of the BlackBerry Weekly Recap!

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[UPDATE 2/3/2012 4:00PM] Apparently the BlackBerry community's response to this original offer was huge. So huge in fact that RIM is now extending this offer to "any app – WebWorks, Native, AIR, and Android. Same deadline of February 13 applies."

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There is huge buzz surrounding the release of OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook. With the possible release date a little over two weeks away, RIM is doing everything it can to get as many Android apps as possible ready for the new OS launch. Today, the Inside BlackBerry Blog posted a new promotion for Android app developers:

More details about the promotion will be posted on the Inside BlackBerry Blog as soon as possible but for now that stands to be a pretty awesome promotion for Android app developers. We're hopeful this creates a nice wave of developers that if, for no other reason, will port their apps over to App World to get a free tablet.

This is a pretty smart idea on RIM's part. With the recent low prices of the PlayBook, odds are most people are opting to go for a higher capacity tablet (32GB and 64GB), leaving RIM with a lot of 16GB tablets lying around. Giving these away in exchange for something, like Android apps in App World, will only help the momentum of the OS 2.0 launch. Smart move RIM, smart move indeed.

• Download BlackBerry Music Store via App World
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• Discuss BlackBerry Social Media Solutions for Business in our Forums

One of my favorites apps, ScoreMobile, was updated today. The extremely popular score-tracking app has released version v1.8.6 in App World for everyone to download. Nothing new in terms of features but when a new version comes around it's always a good idea to upgrade.

Research In Motion has released two new "Be Bold" commercials that continues their 2012 campaign for the Bold 9900. They are again taking the almost-interview approach with these new ads as they highlight a pair of musicians and a food buyer for celebrity chefs.

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Peter Cheong is the selfless individual behind the Shelter Home for Children, a home for abused and neglected children. Peter is an avid BlackBerry user and currently owns a BlackBerry Bold 9900. With his Bold 9900 smartphone, Peter connects with like-minded individuals and volunteers who share his passion to serve the community.

Interested to lend a helping hand for the Shelter Home for Children? Visit www.shelterhome.org for more info.

Coming into her second week of work at her new position, Barbara Stymiest, is already facing investor heat about her appointment. On Sunday, January 29th, RIM had a shake up at some key management positions; one of those being Stymiest as new Chair of the Board. Change seems to the message she hopes to spread in her role as Chair and she believes that it can be done.

“Driving change in an organization means a high-performing board and a high-quality management team,” Stymiest said in an interview with Bloomberg yesterday. “You get those two right and you can drive change quickly and effectively.”

Not everyone seems to effectively agree though. Jaguar CEO Vic Alboini said “she’s been part of the problem. I don’t think she’s going to be strong enough to make the changes necessary. We would say to her, ‘Prove us wrong.’” Another critic of the changes, Charlie Wolf of Needham & Co., believes previous management changed “as little change as possible” with these moves.

Stymiest remains positive amid all this. “We can improve on product execution and Thorsten is well- positioned to do that.” One way to be able to accomplish this according to Stymiest is the acquisition of more patents. “You’ll continue to see RIM make strategic acquisitions of patents to give it the degrees of freedom to have the most competitive, compelling device going forward,” she said.

At the end of the day, it's all about delivering a high quality product, correctly and on time. Barbara Stymiest believes her experience will allow her to provide “flawless oversight” of the management team which will get this done. Let's hope she's right.