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We will bring your more updates through out the day, so stay tuned right here at BBOS for the latest news of BlackBerry DevCon Americas.

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In an interview with the Financial Post RIMs Co-CEO Jim Balsillie, said a few interesting things. The first thing he said and probably the most important thing, was the name of BBX. According to the FP, BBX is what Balsillie said would bring RIM back in to the spot light. The second thing that Balsillie said that really got everyone excited was what he said regarding tomorrows DevCon.

Balsillie also commented on RIM's history.

These were actually two very profound statements. The first statement is the whole reason why BlackBerry is what it is today, because it was built such on a solid engine. The second statement is profound because it address the questions we as consumers have been asking for months, like why cant RIM move past the same old devices and software, and Why cant RIM's upper management get this. Well apparently they do as they have completely re-engineered themselves for the future. Things are looking better for RIM.
We are all really excited about what tomorrows DevCon has to offer. We will keep you posted through out the day so stay tuned for more new.

• a friend comments on one of your check-ins;
• there are new comments or photos on a check-in you’ve commented on;
• your friend does one of the Tips you’ve left;
• you and a friend both have the same place on your To-Do List;
• there’s a special deal at a place on your To-Do List;
• a place you’re at starts swarming;
• one of your Facebook friends joins foursquare (worlds colliding!); and,
• you’re ousted as Mayor (boo!).

In addition to the notification tray, a few other updates have come as well. Here is the list:

• You’ll find better setting and account management, so you’ll be able to manage your privacy settings, password, and 3rd party apps – (this one’s for BlackBerry OS 5 and up).
• We’ve made tons of improvements to GPS and location support.
• Lots of other small tweaks and fixes!

Happy updating! You can download it here:
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• Discuss this in the forums

We all know the past week was a nightmare for some people in regards to their BlackBerry service. I too was among the ones that experienced this disruption. I believe RIM was working very hard to fix the issues, as its not easy to fix a complex global network like the one RIM has. As you probably know by now RIM has some very angry customers right now, and many were wondering what RIM would do to compensate the users affected by the outage.

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