BlackBerry shows more of new OS
RIM shows off some screenshots of the its new operating system,BlackBerry 6, on the BlackBerry blog. The first phone that comes with the new OS will probably be launched on August 3rd.
BlackBarry enters the battle against Apple, Android and Microsoft with a new homescreen, that has some features that were borrowed from Android and iPhone. One of these is the option to add any action to the homescreen, another the possibility to search through your phone and the internet in one search box.
Homescreen design
The developers of the new system separated the homescreen in five parts: frequent, favourites, media, downloads and all. The current homescreen is similar to the all-category. Frequent gives an automated overview of the most used apps. Favourites are user-configurable. Media and downloads display, as the name suggests, media and downloads.
RIM added two new options to the homescreen. These options have been baptised 'quick access areas'. The first gives quick access to networking options and the alarm clock, while the second gives access to messages, calls and your calendar.
Browser video removed
Last week, a video that demonstrated the browser of the new video leaked. The phone in de movie was the new Bold 9800 Slider. The video now has been removed from YouTube. RIM seems to keep as much information as possible hidden.
Bold 9800 on August 3rd?
RIM recently sent an invitation for a meeting on August 3rd to the American press. It's most probable that BlackBerry 6 and Bold 9800 Slider will be launched during this event. We'll keep you updated.
Source: Blogs.blackberry.com
