Thread: BlackBerryOS.com Weekly Recap 11/13 - 11/19

Hello BBOS members and guests, it's time for our Weekly Recap for 11/13 - 11/19, 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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• RIM invests $1.4 billion on R&D in 2010
  
• BlackBerryOS.com Weekly Recap 11/6 - 11/12
  
• BlackBerry Bold 9900 available from Videotron
  
• BlackBerry OS 7 Awarded Common Criteria EAL4+ Certification
  
• Official OS: 7.0.0.503 BlackBerry Bold 9900 From A1
  
• BlackBerry Curve 9380 Specifications
  
• BlackBerry Bold 9790 Specifications
  
• RIM Unveils Bold 9790 And Curve 9380
  
• Leaked: OS 7.0.0.540 for BlackBerry Bold 9900
  
• Leonardo DiCaprio Has Updated His BlackBerry Status
  
• Walmart Jumping On The PlayBook Price-Slashing Train
  
• Official OS: 7.0.0.474 For BlackBerry Torch 9860 Via Indosat
  
• Is this the first BBX smartphone?
  
• Magmic Looking To Bring Themes Sooner To BlackBerry 7 Devices
  
• New BlackBerry PlayBook OS Update Coming Soon
  
• T-Mobile Dropping BlackBerry Bold 9900 Price For "Magenta Saturday"
  
• Research In Motion Introduces the New BlackBerry Bold 9790 Smartphone in Indonesia
  
• TELUS Jumping The Gun On Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 Prices
  
• BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Coming to the Beta Zone in January?
  
• BlackBerry App World 3.1 With WiFi Support Coming Soon
  
• Official: OS v6.0.0.666 for BlackBerry Bold 9700 via Rogers Wireless Inc
  
• Official: OS 6.0.0.668 for BlackBerry Bold 9780 & Torch 9800 via O2 UK
  
• BlackBerry Innovation Forum 2011, Washington DC Recap
  
• PlayBook OS 2.0 Upgrade "Free" for Business Users?
  
• Official: BlackBerry Bold 9900 OS 7.0.0.540 from Vodafone UK
  
• Official: BlackBerry Torch 9860 OS 7.0.0.540 From Vodafone UK
  
• Official: BlackBerry Torch 9810 OS 7.0.0.540 from Vodafone Ireland
  
• Verizon 4G LTE Announcement - Services Added In More Cities
  
• RIM Confirms Issues With New BlackBerry Models
  
• BlackBerry Java SDK v7.1 - Now in Beta!
  
• Transferring Files Via NFC Using BlackBerry Tag
  
• Kelly Rowland Spotted Rocking A White BlackBerry
  
• PlayBook sales at Future Shops and Best Buy attracting a large crowd

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• Updated imo.im v1.1.1 still can't make it into App World
  
• BlackBerry Traffic v3.0 now available in BlackBerry BetaZone!
  
• SocialScope Lite Updated to v0.9.6.34
  
• Slacker Radio for BlackBerry PlayBook Updated to v1.1.13
  
• ScoreMobile Tablet updated to v1.3
  
• Facebook for BlackBerry v2.0.0.58 released in App World officially
  
• BeepUs brings Push-To-Talk on BBM to a whole new level
  
• DriveSafe.ly Updated To v2.103 - Brings Bug Fixes
  
• PatternLock Updated To v2.1 - Now Supports OS 7 Touchscreen Devices
  
• Easy Smiley Pack for BBM updated to v2.0.13
  
• BlackBerry Desktop Software v6.1.0 Updated, Adds Support For Curve 9350 And 9370
  
• SimCity Deluxe, and The Sims 3, Now Free In App World
  
• Exodus Theme By Raypho
  
• Restart Me 2.0 For BlackBerry Released – The Ultimate Reboot App For Free!
  
• BlackBerry Messenger 6.1.0.25 Available in Beta Zone
  
• Cineplex Mobile Released For PlayBook/Updated For BlackBerry Smartphones
  
• BeepUs - Push To Talk On BBM - Updates To v1.0.1

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• Accessory Giveaway: Otterbox Commuter Series Case for BlackBerry Torch 9800/Torch 2 9810
  
• Giveaway: Case-Mate Barely There Case for Bold 9900/9930 - Winner Announced

I think the news about the fact that they are identifying problems with OS 7 is the best news I've heard all week. I think that would help many people without them having to go to an older operating system or to an older phone.