BlackBerryOS.com Weekly Recap 10/9 - 10/15

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 10/9 - 10/15, 2011. 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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• White BlackBerry Bold 9900 Coming Soon?
  
• RIM announces BlackBerry Tag - Coming Soon to a BlackBerry Smartphones near you
  
• Official: OS 6.0.0.668 for BlackBerry Bold 9700/9780 via Swisscom
• BlackBerryOS.com Weekly Recap 10/2 - 10/8
  
• RIM Releases BlackBerry Analytics Service 1.0
  
• BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) Outage Day 2
  
• RIM Launches O7 Devices In Taiwan
  
• RIM Responds To ElcomSoft Encryption Exploits
  
• Accessory Review: BodyGuardz BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 Armor Carbon Fiber
  
• BlackBerry Internet Service outage in EMEA [Update]
  
• Leaked: 6.0.0.668 OS for BlackBerry Bold 9780
  
• Official: OS 7.0.0.439 for BlackBerry Bold 9900 via Wind Mobile
  
• Official: OS 7.0.0.353 for BlackBerry Curve 9360 & Bold 9900 via Vidéotron
  
• Pearl 3G 9100 OS 6.0.0.666 Officially Released By SK Telecom
  
• Service Update from Research In Motion CIO Robin Bienfait
  
• Research In Motion hosts conference call in reference to outages
  
• The RIMpocalypse Outage of 2011 now affecting all of North America
  
• BBM Music v1.0.0.117 comes and gets pulled just as quickly
  
• BlackBerry Simulators for Curve 9380 and Bold 9790 Available
  
• Bell Mobility To Get White Curve 9360
  
• Research In Motion: "Global BlackBerry Internet Services are restored"
  
• A Message From RIM's Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis Regarding Outage
  
• Things Slowly Starting To Improve With BlackBerry Service
  
• Former Sr. Director of Global Developer Relations, Mike Kirkup, Talks "Lessons Learned" Leaving RIM
  
• Colin Farrell a BlackBerry User?
  

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• Groupon HD now available for PlayBook in BB App World
  
• A Deeper Look: BBM Connected Apps Access
  
• Foursquare for BlackBerry gets new icon and more with new alpha v3.2.8
• Tribute to Steve Jobs (Animated slideshow) Theme
  
• Gameloft Releases N.O.V.A 2 HD, Modern Combat 2, And More On PlayBook
  
• BeBuzz Beta updated to v4.0.87
  
• BlackBerry App World Updated To Version 3.0.1.20 In Beta Zone
  
• Ticketmaster For BlackBerry v2.0.0.42 Beta Update Now Available In Beta Zone
  
• Kik Messenger updated to 5.2.2
  
• Citrix Receiver For PlayBook Updated To Version 0.9.2
  
• BEJEWELED 2 Now Available for PlayBook
  
• E! News Now for BlackBerry PlayBook
  
• Digital Musician Theme
  
• FishLoader for BlackBerry - App Utility
  
• Camera Timer for BlackBerry – Let your phone take the pictures for you!
  

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• BBOS Gear Now Available - Win a BlackBerryOS.com T-Shirt! Winner Announced!
  
• Device Giveaway: Enter to Win a Unlocked BlackBerry Bold 9650!
  
• Enter to Win a Unlocked BlackBerry Storm 2 9550! Winner Announced!
  
• Enter to Win a BlackBerry PlayBook from Developer S4BB Limited