Thread: BlackBerryOS.com Weekly Recap 6/19 - 6/25

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 6/19 - 6/25, 2011. Check out the official BBOS BlackBerry PlayBook Review, and don't forget to enter our PlayBook Giveaway Contest ending July 1! The links below are the "in a nutshell" of what happened in everything BlackBerry last week. Enjoy!

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• Leaked: OS 7.0.0.187 for BlackBerry Bold 9900/30, Torch 2 9850/60, & Curve 9350/70
• RIM Announces Severe Battery Draining Issue on 9800 Torch
• Video: Blackberry Bold 9900 Hands-On in NYC
• Register now for BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 and save $250
• Editorial: RIM's Future Part II: Apple-BlackBerry Pie
• Jim Jones ft. Hardluck, Lady H & HIM - What's Your BBM?
• Android Smartphones 4x More Likely To Break Than BlackBerry Smartphones
• Editorial: RIM's Future Part I: DroidBerry?
• Apple Patents Multi-Touch Technology
• Travel Better with BlackBerry and win a trip to Australia!
• RIM starts handing out layoff notices, report says
• Joy of Tech takes another shot at RIM in latest comic
• Entertainment Tonight Week #1 Urbanspoon
• Verizon Takes a Turn in a Negative Direction and Launches new Data Plans
• BlackBerry Beta Zone Launched BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac v2.1.0.24
• RIM's stock raises 9% with News of Possible Takeover
• CommunicAsia 2011: BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry 7 OS Preview
• More 9900 Pictures and Quick Video
• Video: BlackBerry Bridge – David Heit Interview
• BlackBerry PlayBook Wins 2011 Stevie Award for New Product or Service of the Year- Computer Hardware
• Video: Augmented Reality with Wikitude
• New Best Buy BlackBerry PlayBook Commercial
• Leaked: OS 7.0.0.176 for BlackBerry Bold 9900
• Official: OS 5.0.0.1082 for BlackBerry Storm2 9550 via Appalachian Wireless
• Leaked: OS 6.0.0.600 for the BlackBerry Torch 9800
• Simulators for BlackBerry 9360, 9810 and 9850 Appear Online
• BlackBerry PlayBook OS updated to 1.0.6.2390
• Seesmic Drops Support for BlackBerry
• Official: OS 5.0.0.866 for BlackBerry Storm 9530 via SaskTel
• JJ Money ft. Reema Major "Swaggberry" Official Video
• Rumor: RIM Pushing Carriers To Get OS Approved
• RIM Outs New Devices Via BlackBerry Developers Blog
• Hammerdown Monday: Plantronics BackBeat 903+
• Video: Blackberry Bold 9900 in Vietnam
• Will.I.Am spotted with a WhiteBerry Torch in hand
• Happy Father's Day from BlackBerryOS!
• Virgin Mobile Canada launches $30 BlackBerry plan

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• BlackBerry Communicasia2011 theme available in App World
• 4G iBlue - iPhone 4 Style Theme
• Gramilos (7) Theme
• Review - OS7Like by Hedone Design
• Blitz Theme
• Theme - BST (7)

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• Leaked: Email Setup Application v7.11.0619.1924 (OS6+)
• FlipSilent for BlackBerry by S4BB Limited Launched
• HootSuite For BlackBerry Updated: Facebook Events & Twitter Lists
• BBVA Compass developing a native application for the BlackBerry PlayBook
• RIM Releases Updated BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for Tablet OS
• Blink - Customize Your LED Alert v7.08 - 50% off today!
• Twitter for BlackBerry 2.0 Hotfix Now Available In BlackBerry Beta Zone
• How to get Skype on your BlackBerry PlayBook
• Foursquare for BlackBerry updates to v1.9.97 - Now link your AmEx card to your account and save big!
• Google Mobile App updates to v3.9.8
• New BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing Beta Download Available in Beta Zone
• TweetCaster for BlackBerry Beta Goes Live
• Banking Apps Get Updated
• UberSocial for BlackBerry updates to v1.20
• BerryPopup - E-Mail and SMS Notifications with Preview
• Dropbox for BlackBerry updated to v1.0.39.34
• Leaked: Native BlackBerry IM clients (v2.5.85)
• BlackBerry Messenger 6.0.0.88 Leaked
• MessageForward for BlackBerry

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• BBOS 50K Members Giveaway: Win a BlackBerry PlayBook from BlackBerryOS.com!
• Win a BlackBerry Torch with your Fancy Widgets app!
• Hammerdown Monday GPS Foxhunt Giveaway Update
• Tether - Summer Special 50% off & Win a Playbook
• Slacker offering one month free of premium radio!