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If you are wondering of how good the new Blackberry 6 OS really is, then you should read this Blackberry 6 OS review. It has some great pros, and also several cons. Hopefully after reading the Blackberry 6 OS review you will be able to judge how good the Blackberry 6 really is.

Here is the Blackberry 6 OS video review and walkthrough:

Below is the Blackberry 6 OS review conclusion courtesy of our good friends at the Crackberry:

It’s clear that RIM put a LOT of work into BlackBerry 6 OS, both from a research perspective of deciding what changes to make to the user experience and from an development and execution standpoint of getting the most end-user performance out of the device. It shows. As a longtime BlackBerry user, trying to go back to OS 5 on my Bold 9700 after using BlackBerry 6 on the Torch for a week just isn’t possible. BlackBerry 6 OS is THAT much better (not to mention in that with the Torch, having a big screen and full keyboard is a killer combo I love). You can’t really take issue with anything RIM did in BlackBerry 6 OS. It’s all good things and it’s honestly made me fall in love with my BlackBerry all over again.

The only issue I really have is with what I didn’t see happen in BlackBerry 6 OS. I still can’t run apps from a MicroSD card. Upgrading the OS via Desktop Manager still results in losing all your application settings. When installing an application you really have to just let it finish installing before you go back to using the device (I’d like to be able to start installing five apps at once and keep using the device fully while they install). None of these issues are that big of a deal, but they show that there are some cracks in the foundation you just can’t fix with filler and reinforcements – otherwise they would have been repaired already – be it in BlackBerry 6 or sooner. RIM has fixed what they could and added a lot to the user experience beyond what I expected was even possible. But what this tells me is that no matter how many renovations RIM does to the existing BlackBerry operating system, we’ll continue to see some of these platform annoyances continue until RIM finally decides to build a new house. My hunch is that decision has been made and the blueprints have already been drawn up.
In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy living with BlackBerry 6 OS. The new homescreen experience, the “Just Start Typing” philosophy of Universal Search, the many refinements to the UI (especially in the media-centric apps), and the Social Feeds app have me hooked. BlackBerry 6 OS is an evolutionary improvement rather than revolutionary, but they’ve evolved the OS in so many different ways that the sum of the experience is more than its parts. In many ways the OS feels like an overachiever, doing more that you’d expect on hardware that is less powerful than what we see in the iPhone and Android camps. BlackBerry 6 is far and away the best BlackBerry OS to date. Period.

So with the Blackberry 6 OS review above there is no doubt that it is the best Blackberry OS available to date. Although it still lacks several things we would like to see such as running apps from MicroSD card etc, but the Blackberry 6 OS has certainly improve the overall Blackberry OS experience, especially with that WebKit browser.

I just got an exciting news today. Just recently I heard that the Blackberry Desktop Manager 6.0 Beta have been made available for download, thanks to our friends at the Driphter. This is a quick move from Driphter, since RIM opened the private beta of the Blackberry Desktop Manager not so long ago. You can download the Blackberry Desktop Manager 6 via the download links provided below this post.

blackberry freeware - Blackberry Desktop Manager 6

blackberry freeware - Blackberry Desktop Manager 6

Driphter have released the instruction on installing the new Blackberry Desktop Manager 6.0; so make sure you read it and follow the instruction below, if you want to try the Blackberry Desktop Manager 6.0.

Instructions from Driphter: All you have to do is scroll down to the bottom of the folder after you unRAR and run setup.exe. It’s pretty simple. When you first run it may seem like it’s hanging at the load screen, but it IS NOT. Just let it do its thing and you will be good to go.

You can download the (Leaked) Blackberry Desktop Manager 6.0 via these links:

  • Blackberry Desktop Manager Mirror 1: Rapidshare
  • Blackberry Desktop Manager Mirror 2: Megaupload
  • Blackberry Desktop Manager Mirror 3: HotFile
  • Blackberry Desktop Manager Mirror 4: MultiUpload

Remember, this is a leaked Beta software, so you are on your own. You might also want to download it as fast as you can, since those sharing site could erase those leaked Blackberry Desktop Manager 6.0 files soon.

If you are one of those people who likes to give presentation or demonstration by showing your blackberry screenshot; then this is the best Blackberry app for you. The freeware’s name is BBScreenStream, and it is a small tools that allows you to capture, record and create pictures and video from your Blackberry Screen on a PC.Remember, you need to connect your Blackberry to your PC with USB cable.

Several features of the best blackberry app are:

  • takes a screen capture with a click
  • copies the screenshot to clipboard
  • adds a shaded frame around the picture
  • save the picture in BMP, JPG or PNG
  • Resize picture (up to 200%)
  • built in picture viewer,

There are several requirements to use this app. Your Blackberry OS should be upper than OS 4.2; and you must have the Blackberry Desktop Manager or Device Manager installed on the PC.

You can download the best blackberry presentation app: BBScreenStream here

The common way to update your device may be by downloading OS to PC then using Application Loader. But now there are several official OS updates so you get the option to select Wireless Update for updating. This option can be found in Options > Advanced Options > Wireless Update.

Once the latest update is available, an icon of Wireless Update will be shown in your device’s homescreen, alerts you to upgrade. When this happens, you can download the update then install it OTA (Over the Air) to your phone. But dont be shock if the process can be time consuming, but simple.

There are 2 parts of this updating:

* Download the update to the device
In this process, your device still can be used.
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As you might know, iPhone (3G, 3GS) has so many fans out there, and some of those fans are Blackberry phone users. I bet there are people out there who love the appearance of the iPhone 3G/3GS but prefer the performance of their Blackberry. Well, to find a win-win solution of this problem, here is an option for you, MyPhone v1.0 for Blackberry. An App that can bring iPhone feel to your Blackberry, whether it is the Pearl, Bold, Curve, and Storm. The creator told me that in the near future the MyPhone 1.0 for Blackberry will also support Tour and perhaps (I hope) Onyx

Here’s a quote from the official site:

MyPhone V1.0 turns BB os phone into ‘i’Phone UI. You can have a smart phone enhanced with TWO user interfaces. The best launcher ever on Blackberry! It is enhanced with cool world weather forecast, memory clean tool, radio tool, system testing and mobile torch 3rd part apps.

Anyway, this is a paid app so you have to spend some bucks to get it. However, you can trial the app here. And if you like the app, you can buy the full app here for US$ 12.99. As always, before buying a paid app, we recommend you to try the app first.
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You can install the app by downloading it to your PC, connect your Blackberry and use the Blackberry Device Manager. Click on Application Loader, choose the MyPhone.alx and Install. Reboot and then you can find MyPhone icon in Download.

So please do try it and tell me how’s it going :)

Recently I found this free game for Blackberry Storm series (9500 and 9530); and the game is pretty cool :) This Blackberry Storm free game’s name is Pirate Ship Battles, and as you may predict, the game is all about pirates and ships :)

You’ll find many interesting stuffs in this game’s features, such as the three different game modes, 12 fleets, 14 characters, and special weapons. Moreover, you can customize your own game :D Isn’t that great? Continue reading ‘Blackberry Storm 9500 and 9530 Free Game: Pirate Ship Battles’ »