Discover the BlackBerry OS 5.0

Software — July 18, 2009 at 7:49

The BlackBerry is coming with the BlackBerry OS 5.0 And it is coming with really nice  new extra features such as the information it displays for your BlackBerry Messenger contacts. The minor change is that collapsible menuswhich helps easy to check the free memory on the device, a simple way of producing emoticons in IM chat and more intuitive photo browsing. BB shows the more information in your Music Folder and it’s also added a built in File Manager to name just a few.

RIM has described the Windows Mobile BlackBerry Application Suite as:

“Once installed, the software will provide users with a virtual BlackBerry application experience, including support for BlackBerry email, phone, calendar, address book, tasks, memos, browser, instant messaging and other applications developed for the BlackBerry platform. Devices running the BlackBerry application suite will be able to connect to BlackBerry services via BlackBerry® Enterprise Server as well as BlackBerry® Internet Service.”

The main features of BB OS 5.0 as follows

• Flag massage and set reminder times on your BlackBerry.
• View personal contact subfolders and edit contacts! Until now BES used to put all of your contacts into the Contacts application even if they were in different folders.
• You will have a file browser to access shared network locations to open, add, or save documents. You will be able to see document information from there such as file type, size, and date.
• Ability to add, delete, move, or rename personal folders.
• Forward meeting invitations and calendar entries from your BlackBerry.
• Ability to view personal distribution lists that you have in your Outlook contacts and send email to them.
• You will be able to view and use contacts that are in public folders and copy them to your local contact list if you have permissions.
• RIM is working on a solution to make emails that come from your BlackBerry look exactly like they would if they came from Outlook.

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