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BlackBerry operating system 5.0 has found its way onto the Bold, packing little more than a facelift. Similar to what we’ve heard regarding the BlackBerry 9630 “Niagara” interface, everything is changed to look a little more like the BlackBerry Storm (such as how you edit ringtone profiles) . Google Gears support announced at the BlackBerry Developer Conference is in, as is remote file access promised by BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0. Memory usage information is broken down a little more sanely, with a tiny pie chart and collapsible menus. Overall, it’s the moderate, evolutionary upgrade you would expect from RIM: nothing crazy, but a few new treats to keep things moving forward. It sounds like there are still a few bugs to work out, but it wouldn’t be crazy to expect OS 5.0 for the big BlackBerry show, WES, in May.
[via BGR]
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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.
