Tech reviewers of the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 have noticed that BlackBerry OS 6 is a great improvement and some present BlackBerry owners will be able to update to the new BlackBerry OS. The BlackBerry 9800 Torch was announced today along with the new BlackBerry Operating System BlackBerry OS 6.
In RIM's news release for the Torch they wrote,"BlackBerry 6 ... is also
designed to run on select BlackBerry smartphones already in market.
Subject to carrier certifications in the months ahead, the new BlackBerry OS is
expected to be available for the BlackBerry Bold 9700, BlackBerry
Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Pearl 3G, as well as future BlackBerry
smartphones."
The new OS offers new ways to switch using the Navigation Bar, quick access areas, and Universal Search. BlackBerry OS 6 also offers new media experiences(with iTunes and Win media syncing), a WebKit browser social networking and new combined messaging. They call the interface clean and easy.
BlackBerry 6 offers multiple views that help users better organize
their applications and content. Icons are arranged on the Home Screen in
5 customizable views (All, Favorites, Media, Downloads and Frequent)
that are navigable with simple swipes. Users can organize where they
want their icons to appear, and can add contacts or web page shortcuts
directly to the Home Screen.
Also new to BlackBerry 6 are visually-rich, context-sensitive Action
Menus. Within a given application, by clicking and holding the trackpad
or through an extended touch of the display, users can bring the most
common actions or tasks of an application to the surface. In addition,
users can seamlessly multitask by holding down the Menu key, which pops
up a visual grid of all the applications currently running, so users can
instantly switch between applications.
A powerful Universal Search tool is also accessible from the Home
Screen. By simply clicking or tapping the Universal Search icon, users
can search for any content on their handset, the web or in the new
BlackBerry App World™, which is also integral to BlackBerry 6.
BlackBerry 6 integrates a new and efficient WebKit-based browser that
renders web pages (as well as email) quickly and beautifully for a great
browsing experience. It features tabs for accessing multiple sites
simultaneously, an auto-wrap text zoom feature that can intelligently
wrap text in a column while maintaining the placement of a page's key
elements, and pinch to zoom.
The new Social Feeds application simplifies the management of social
networking and RSS feeds and provides integrated access to the native
BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™), Facebook®, Twitter™, MySpace™, AOL®
Instant Messenger™, Google Talk™, Windows Live™ Messenger and Yahoo!®
Messenger applications for BlackBerry smartphones. Social Feeds
streamlines the user experience, provides an integrated view of friends'
activities across multiple social networks, and let's users post
updates across multiple networks simultaneously. Users can also easily
add their favorite RSS Feeds from the Social Feeds application or
directly from a website while browsing.
RIM's new Text Messages application also adds exciting new features
for users who communicate mostly via SMS and MMS, including the ability
for users to now view a conversation in one threaded 'chat' as well as
share photos, videos and other rich content.
The multimedia experience in BlackBerry 6 is designed to give users a
more engaging and streamlined experience with album art everywhere in
the new music and video players. The new BlackBerry® Desktop Software 6
integrates media sync for easily syncing photos and videos as well as
iTunes® and Windows Media® Player music with the smartphone*. It also
includes Wi-Fi Music Sync, a unique feature that allows users to view
their entire iTunes® or Windows Media® Player music libraries from their
BlackBerry smartphone, create and edit playlists, as well as select
music for download. When in range of their home Wi-Fi network (or via
USB), the changes are synced with iTunes® or Windows Media® Player and
the songs are automatically downloaded to the smartphone.
BlackBerry 6 also gives users access to a range of camera modes that
can help them capture better images. Editing, organizing and sharing
shots is amazingly simple, with intuitive options for grouping pictures.
The new Podcasts application makes it easy for users to find and
manage audio and video podcasts. Users can view all the podcasts saved
on their smartphone, browse a catalogue of podcasts available for
download, subscribe to them, and wirelessly download the content
directly onto their smartphone. There is also a dedicated YouTube®
application, so viewing and sharing videos is easier than ever and users
can also easily search for videos using the new Universal Search tool
in BlackBerry 6.