Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 5/15 - 5/21. We are also currently looking for outgoing Writers and Moderators to join the BBOS team - Click here for more information on how to join. Also, make sure you get entered to Win a PlayBook from EA Mobile!

Get caught up on the news if you missed it! The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry. Also, you can discuss the Weekly Recap with us in the BBOS Forum.


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• Leaked OS 6.0.0.570 for the BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100/9105
• Leaked: OS 6.0.0.576 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Curve 3G 9300
• Leaked: OS 6.0.0.570 for the BlackBerry Bold 9780 & Curve 9300
• Become a Writer for BlackBerryOS.com!
• BlackBerry PlayBook Power Button Criticism Exposed
• BlackBerry Theme Studio 6 'Gold' Now Available!
• Verizon to implement family data plans; kill unlimited option this summer
• Verizon adds 4G LTE to nine more cities
• Official: OS 6.0.0.461 for BlackBerry Pearl 9100 via Cincinnati Bell
• T-Mobile launches new Trade-In program - Get rid of that Droid or iPhone for a new BlackBerry
• RBC reports that 250,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets sold so far
• T-Mobile’s 2011 roadmaps leaks out - BlackBerry Monza, Bold Touch & Apollo on the list!
• Official: OS 6.0.0.546 for BlackBerry 9800, 9780, 9700, 9300 & 9100 via Vodafone UK
• British rapper joins BlackBerry haters with crappy music video
• Adam Lambert makes his CBS debut with a BlackBerry
• The BlackBerry PlayBook makes an appearance in Pitbull’s new video - Give Me Everything
• Official: OS 6.0.0.524 for BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 via Verizon
• Official: OS 6.0.0.524 for the Blackberry Bold 9650 from Verizon
• BlackBerry PlayBook coming to the UK on June 16th!
• Press Release: China Telecom and Research In Motion Launch BlackBerry Services for Small Businesses
• BlackBerry Balance - What is it?
• BlackBerry PlayBook commercial shows off Adobe Flash integration
• Official: OS 6.0.0.546 for BlackBerry Curve 9300, Bold 9780 & Torch 9800 via Vodafone Spain
• BIS to be updated to v4.0, RIM announces details
• 5 BlackBerry Bridge Tips you can use to enhance your BlackBerry PlayBook experience
• Locating the PIN and serial number on the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Lady Gaga BlackBerry self shot at the Graham Norton show
• How to set up BlackBerry Bridge

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• PinkBerry - Today Plus [OS 6 Ready]
• BlackBerry Theme Studio 6 'Gold' Now Available!
• Theme Review - Wakai by Hedone Design
• HedoneDesign Se7en Theme

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• Deal of the Day - SmrtGuard Pro - The Unlimited Edition - Save $50!
• Twitter for BlackBerry 2.0 now available in App World
• Pandora updated to v1.1.9
• Photo Booth for BlackBerry - 60% Off Sale!
• SmartWiFi for BlackBerry

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• Win a PlayBook from EA Mobile!
• Review - De-Lexion by Walker Themes - 10 copies to give away!
• Fancy Characters for BlackBerry - 20 copies to giveaway!

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 5/8 - 5/14. We are also currently looking for outgoing Writers and Moderators to join the BBOS team - Click here for more information on how to join. Also, make sure you get entered to Win a PlayBook from EA Mobile!

Make sure you 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

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• How to set up BlackBerry Bridge
• Alert: RIM recalls at least 900 faulty BlackBerry PlayBooks, see the serial numbers
• BlackBerry DEVCON Americas – Register Now!
• Official: OS 5.0.0.1077 for Storm 2 9520 via Vodafone Netherlands
• Rumor: Is this what App World v3 will look like?
• Official: OS 6.0.0.546 for BlackBerry Pearl 9100 & Pearl 9105 via Vodafone DE
• Leaked: OS 6.1.0.50 for BlackBerry 9810, 9860 & 9900
• BlackBerry Feedback Tool available in App World
• Leaked: OS 6.0.0.570 for the BlackBerry Torch 9800
• Video: AC/DC meets the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Become a Writer or Moderator for BlackBerryOS.com!
• Official: OS 6.0.0.546 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via DU
• New leaked photos of BlackBerry 9860 Touch Monza show different buttons
• Official: OS 6.0.0.546 for BlackBerry Bold 9700 & Bold 9780 via Taiwan Mobile
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Pearl 9100 via Bell Mobility
• Official: OS 6.0.0.448 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Cincinnati Bell
• Official: OS v6.0.0.546 for BlackBerry Torch 9800 via BT Mobile
• RIM loses the lead to Google in US smartphone market - still ahead of Apple

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• Airy Theme by BerryGlowDesigns
• Review - De-Lexion by Walker Themes - 10 copies to give away!

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• Aerize Email Alerts - Email / SMS Popup Notifications
• Miso for the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Tungle.me for BlackBerry PlayBook
• Orb - Stream Media to the BlackBerry Playbook
• Video: ScoreMobile and the BBM Social Platform
• Video: AccuWeather BlackBerry Super App Demo
• Blue Box - Drop Box for BlackBerry Playbook
• SpeakerOn Car Kit for BlackBerry - 50% off!
• Leaked: Native BlackBerry IM clients
• MP3 Ringtone Creator for BlackBerry
• App Tuesday: YouTube Player for BlackBerry
• Video: BlackBerry Messenger and foursquare Demo
• Video: Poynt PlayBook Integration Demoed

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• Review - De-Lexion by Walker Themes - 10 copies to give away!
• Win a PlayBook from EA Mobile!

So, we've seen that App World for BlackBerry devices will be updated to version 3 in July or August, but have we seen what it will look like? The answer is, now, yes. The guys over at BBnews have just showed us a screenshot of what looks to be App World v3, and I gotta say, it looks much better than the existing App World User Interface.

If you do not know what App World is, it is an application portal where almost every BlackBerry application can be accessed and downloaded.

BBnews claims that App World v3 will have the following features:

• The latest online store with applications that integrates with BlackBerry Messenger to a large extent, allowing instant and much more powerful "sharing" of valuable items.
• You can pay for paid applications using your Carrier's phone bill, which is for consumers who do not have an existing PayPal, or whom do not want to register for one.
• A 'special' section for corporate consumers

All in all, this looks like a great update for App World. I can't wait to see it on my BlackBerry!

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 5/1 - 5/7! A lot happened during the week with the BlackBerry World 2011 event, so 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 Forums

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• BBOS wallpaper - Available for all devices!
• RIM loses the lead to Google in US smartphone market - still ahead of Apple
• Official: OS 6.0.0.448 for BlackBerry Bold 9780 via Telcel
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 & Bold 9780 via Trigcom
• Official: OS 6.0.0.526 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Fido
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for Torch 9800, Bold 9780, Bold 9700, Curve 9300, Pearl 9100 via SaskTel
• Vodafone UK to carry the BlackBerry Bold 9900
• RIM to launch 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook this fall - OS 7 devices delayed?
• Angry Birds for PlayBook announced!
• Video: BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones Full Touch Demo
• BlackBerry to integrate Bing services at the OS level
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Bold 9780 via Bell Mobility
• Official: OS v6.0.0.546 for BlackBerry Torch 9800 via Vodafone
• Official: OS 5.0.0.1036 for BlackBerry Bold 9000 via Telcel
• Official: OS 5.0.0.1036 for BlackBerry Curve 8520 via Telcel
• BlackBerry Partners Fund Launches the BlackBerry Developer Challenges for 2011
• Update: PlayBook v1.0.3.1868 now available - Now with video chat and BBM!
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Bold 9780 & Torch 9800 via PCCW Mobile
• Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet App Now Available - Details and Photos!
• BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet OS v1.0.3 Update Brings Video Chat, BBM, and More!
• Press Release: BlackBerry Bold Touchscreen officially announced
• Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook announced!
• Press Release: Multi-Platform BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for Smartphones and Tablets
• Press Release: RIM Launches BlackBerry Balance for Work-Life Balance on BlackBerry
• BlackBerry PlayBook heading to Verizon?
• First Credible Reports Of Bin Laden’s Death Tweeted from a BlackBerry

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• Review - Ciel by Raypho - 10 copies to give away!

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• Facebook For BlackBerry v2.0 updated! Now supports OS 5!
• New BlackBerry Game - Humans vs Aliens!
• Twitter for BlackBerry v2.0 available in Beta Zone!
• Video: BlackBerry PlayBook Native Email App Demo
• BlackBerry App World to be updated to v3.0
• Video: Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet App Demo
• Video: BlackBerry Messenger on PlayBook
• Video: See Android apps run on a PlayBook
• Twitter for BlackBerry v1.1.0.24 OTA Download
• LiveProfile for BlackBerry Updated to v1.0.10
• BlackBerry Messenger v5.0.3.22 available in App World
• RIM officially announces Video Chat application for the PlayBook
• BlackBerry Playbook finally gets BlackBerry Messenger!
• BlackBerry App - IM+ Talk - 50% Off!
• Social Feeds updated to v2.0-First Look!
• SmrtAlerts - AWARD WINNING Email and SMS Alert - 50% Off!

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• Review - Ciel by Raypho - 10 copies to give away! (contest still going)
  

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 4/24 - 4/30! A lot happened, so get caught up on the news if you missed it! The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry for the week. Enjoy!

• Discuss the Weekly Recap with us in the Forums

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• The BlackBerry Bold Touch shows face on the BlackBerry website - for a moment
• How to change the BlackBerry ID on a BlackBerry PlayBook
• Become a Writer or Moderator for BlackBerryOS.com!
• BlackBerry PlayBook - Power Button Explained
• Official workaround for using Bridge with your PlayBook on AT&T!
• Bell to deploy LTE network before end of 2011
• OtterBox Joins Built for BlackBerry Program
• Press Release: Research In Motion Provides Updated Q1 Guidance
• Official: OS 6.0.0.526 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Orange France
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Curve 9300, Bold 9780 & Torch 9800 via O2 UK
• RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Confirms OS 6.1 to be called BlackBerry OS 7
• How to pair the BlackBerry PlayBook with a Bluetooth device
• BlackBerry Desktop Manager updates to v6.0.2.44
• Official: OS 6.0.0.526 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via AT&T
• Official OS 6.0.0.526 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 from AT&T
• Rumor: BlackBerry 6.1 will be known as BlackBerry 7
• Rogers to launch LTE service
• How to backup data on a BlackBerry PlayBook
• How to Use the BlackBerry PlayBook Gestures
• RIM aquires Tungle, a cloud-based scheduling application
• BlackBerry PlayBook drop test - will it survive?
• Official: OS 6.0.0.448 for BlackBerry Bold 9700 via Cincinnati Bell Inc.
• BlackBerry Touch available by T-Mobile in June?
• Official: OS 6.0.0.526 for BlackBerry Pearl 9100 via Rogers Wireless
• Official: OS 6.0.0.526 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Rogers Wireless
• How to Set Up the BlackBerry PlayBook
• PlayBook commercial featuring music from 'The Pretenders' officially hits your TV
• How to Scan a QR Code with BlackBerry App World
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Bell Mobility
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Curve 9300, Bold 9780 & Torch 9800 via MTS Mobility
• RIM pushes for Hulu access on the Blackberry PlayBook
• Three reasons why the PlayBook will succeed

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• BlackBerry Theme !Aspire - OS6 Compatible on Multiple Devices!
• Theme Review: Buuf Deuce by Guzzl3r - 25 copies to give away!

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• SmrtAlerts - AWARD WINNING Email and SMS Alert - 50% Off!
• Telmap becomes first BlackBerry app to integrate BlackBerry Messenger
• BlackBerry PlayBook may soon have a native Email app called 'aMail' - See the Video!
• Pandora for BlackBerry updates to v1.1.8
• Tether for BlackBerry 50% Off! - Save $25!!
• Download the BlackBerryOS Google Chrome app!
• BlackBerry Messenger v6.0.0.73 available in Beta Zone!
• BlackBerry Podcast v1.5 available!
• Games - Sid Meier's Civilization IV: War of Two Cities
• Hot Download! I.C.E. A Popular App Among BlackBerry Users

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• Contest Reminder-25 copies of Buuf Deuce up for grabs!

Rumor is spreading fast from information that CrackBerry has received from "numerous sources" that RIM will be revealing, not OS 6.1, but rather OS 7 at the upcoming BlackBerry World conference. It seems that RIM has decided to re-brand the OS 6.1 update completely as BlackBerry 7 without adding any type of OS QNX to the design base. This sudden move may be a way to further separate the OS from the BlackBerry 6 name, and give the upcoming devices their own OS 7 flavor. However, rumor also has it that current phones running BB6 may not get any BB7 action right off the bat - which could make sense, given that new features like NFC are only present in upcoming devices. Keep in mind that all of this is as of now unconfirmed, but we hope to see that any changes won't affect the user in a difficult way. Will this affect you in how you see the upcoming OS?

• Head to the Forum and leave us your thoughts

One of the new devices for RIM's device timeline for 2011 is an update for the Storm - which will probably be called the BlackBerry Touch (a.k.a Moncao/Monza). According to T-Mo news, T-Mobile will have this device in their lineup by late June, more specifically the 29th of June. This device will feature a HUGE improvement in the Storm's hardware, with the full list of specs for you to view here. Thoughts? Will you be buying one?

• Leave us your thoughts in the Forum

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 4/17 - 4/23! The highlight of the week is the launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook, so get caught up on the news if you missed it! The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry last week. Enjoy!

• Discuss the Weekly Recap with us in the Forum

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• Three reasons why the PlayBook will succeed
• Official: OS 6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Virgin Mobile Canada
• Official: OS v6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Bold 9700 via Bell Mobility & Virgin Mobile Canada
• Official: OS v6.0.0.534 for BlackBerry Torch 9800 via Bell Mobility & Virgin Mobile Canada
• Official: OS 6.0.0.522 for Style 9670 & Curve 9330 via Sprint
• J.Lo Promotes the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Verizon expanding 4G LTE coverage
• Update: BlackBerry PlayBook OS 1.0.1.1746
• Update for BlackBerry PlayBook - OS 1.0.1.1710
• Last Chance to Register Online for BlackBerry World
• Official: OS 6.0.0.526 for BlackBerry Curve 9300 via Orange Spain
• How to force BlackBerry PlayBook OS update
• Official: OS 6.0.0.461 for BlackBerry Pearl 9100 via Vodafone New Zealand
• BlackBerry Playbook updated to OS 1.0.1.1705
• BlackBerry Management Center available in Beta Zone
• First day BlackBerry PlayBook sales exceed expectations
• BlackBerry Curve Touch to be revealed at BlackBerry World - June-July launch?
• RIM to bolster early sales - sending out PlayBook incentives via email
• BBM for PlayBook via BlackBerry Bridge, "coming within a few weeks"
• Official: OS 6.0.0.480 for BlackBerry Bold 9780 via AIS Thailand
• Video: iFixit's RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Teardown
• BlackBerry PlayBook OS updated to version 1.0.1.1696
• RIM gives help with BlackBerry PlayBook knowledge base entries
• Joy of Tech takes shot at PlayBook and CEO Mike Lazaridis - Kills two birds with one comic
• RIM to enforce new smartphone rules created by UAE
• OS 1.0.1.1690 for BlackBerry PlayBook released
• Official: OS 5.0.0.1077 for Storm 2 9520 via Vodafone
• Official: OS 6.0.0.448 for Bold 9780 & Curve 9300 via Bouygues Telecom

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• BlackBerry Themes - iVista 2

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• Games - Sid Meier's Civilization IV: War of Two Cities
• Hot Download! I.C.E. A Popular App Among BlackBerry Users
• BlackBerry Beta Zone updated with many changes!
• First Look: FaceBook for PlayBook Displayed On Demo
• BlackBerry Apps - Ace Email Viewer - Free App Trial
• BlackBerry Bridge app shows up in App World
• BlackBerry Games - BlockDrop - Tetris style game!
• Angry Birds for the Playbook!

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• Giveaway- 30 free copies of Tawkon! (Contest still running)