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HTC Touch Pro Running BlackBerry OS!

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 at 7:26 AM
BlackBerry Application Suite

BlackBerry Application Suite

Now, most folks get excited when the iPhone or N95 is hacked to run Android, or Windows Mobile is ported to the iPhone, but it’s not every day that you see the same thing with BlackBerry.

To be fair, this isn’t quite the entire BlackBerry OS replacing Windows Mobile – rather, it’s a work-in-progress called the BlackBerry Application Suite, a little something designed to replace RIM’s aging BlackBerry Connect program. BlackBerry Connect would simply populate the Windows Mobile OS with apps adapted to the environment, but this here is a full virtualization of the BlackBerry OS in a single application, while WinMo still runs in the back. All of the features of OS 4.2 should be available on this particular version, but it may take awhile before this is ready to ship. BlackBerry Connect really could use the shot in the arm, that’s for sure.

I’ve always been a little boggled by the idea – if you’re going to go so far as to import this whole BlackBerry experience to another smartphone, why not just get a BlackBerry? Well, Windows Mobile has quite a bit more flexibility in terms of software, so being able to take care of business while still doing all of the cool things that WinMo is capable of really is the best of both worlds.

[via BerryReview]

About The Author

Simon Sage

Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.

  • silverbladef

    wow this is awesome,i was waiting for the BB 8900 to be released so i can have it on tmo,but now im gonna keep my ipaq914c and see whats gonna happen…

  • Ridouan Afellah

    I have bought HTC Touch pro, I have questions ask, therefore blackberry software on HTC that become mobile 6.1 remove? I need couple for RIM software for something programme where I am possible especially text tel. which software? Gr Ridouan