To say RIM has a lot riding on
BlackBerry 6 is an understatement. With new kids on the block like
Android and
iOS stepping in with lustworthy apps and attractive UIs, the BlackBerrys have been sitting in a corner BBMing everyone else at the party trying to convince them of its sustained utility. Regardless, the latest tease on the
BlackBerry Blogs shows off some of the "fresh, but familiar" elements that are getting polished in the jump from OS 5 to OS 6. While some features do have us intrigued -- its implementation of universal search, for example -- other headlining changes to the otherwise staid homescreen have us begging for more. New "views," toggled from a space right under the notification bar, are essentially glorified folders, and the "quick access area" is much like the functionality offered by years-old "Today"-style themes for the handset. Don't get us wrong, the refinements definitely help, but at the end of the day we just hope it isn't RIM trying to put lipstick on a pig -- guess we'll find out when we get a commercial release to really bite into.
[Thanks, Jason K]
posted July 27th 2010 3:20PM
I'd rather charge my Android phone nightly than carry one of those things around. Although I favor function over form, I just can't get over how ugly they are. Not to insinuate their function is superior anyhow...
c'mon Engadget... at least use it for a week before slamming the crap out of it... there's some great functions - social integration, universal search, and built in podcast app... all very well done, better than the competition in fact...
all the blogs are focusing on the negative aspects of BB 6, chosing to ignore the positives... sad really...
most blogs (sadly now this one too) are really just tabloids at this point... only trying to spread trash