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AT&T = Dropped calls Heaven.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/When the FUCK are they going to release the damn upgrade? I thought they had already kind of announced OS 6. What, are they re-announcing the OS? Bastards.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/You're miles away from the current topic, my friend...]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
They're horrible for me. Some people love them. Your mileage will vary. No one is right or wrong.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/

*sigh* Do they not learn from the past? This basically means, no OS upgrades via your carrier.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Is it just the iPhone that is dropped call heaven then? Because I have a work owned phone (iPhone), and a personal phone (Sprint Touch Pro2). I can't even remember the last time I dropped a call on Sprint. I drop so many of my business calls though. Not that I'm complaining about not having to do work...]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Looks like RIM is playing catch-up to me.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
BB owners usually don't upgrade their OS through their own carrier anyway. They just take the latest from another carrier around the world.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Would you rather they NOT bring their OS up-to-date? Yes it would be nice if they brought all of these long awaited features and did something crazy innovative - but crawl, walk, run. Just happy to see them join this decade.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Better than Verizon. I HIGHLY doubt it...]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 4th 2010 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Looks like someone made Android and Palm OS have a child, then tried to hide it by giving it shiny BB icons.

Looks cool though. Can't wait to try it!]]>Aug 4th 2010 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Storm 2? I dont see it mentioned. Word on the street is VZW killed testing of OS6 because it ran poorly on the 9550]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
It's been changing a lot for quite a while now!]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
By the end of the year, when the dust settles on the new OS releases, I think it will fare down to the following:

1) Gingerbread
2) iOS4
3) WP7 (I love you, but you can't multitask)
4) BB OS 6

Next year, hopefully webOS and Maemo will make it into this list.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
I refuse to touch windows phones till I see that it has been greatly improved and the millions of bugs are removed as well... I hated previous windows devices.. ]]>Aug 3rd 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Let's not forget HP/Palm WebOS 2.0]]>Aug 4th 2010 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Blackberry already has an active community of developers and I assume that there will be backwards-compatibility, or at least easy migration tools. By the way, you mean "Its", not "It's".]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Abrakadabra OS has an "active community of developers". That doesn't say anything. If you can't realize the sad state of BB app development (in both absolute and relative terms), then I can't help you.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Blackberry app world has been around for a while. Even longer then the android market.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
I'm guessing not.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
It increases productivity and performance, you know.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Three years ago the iPhone didn't have MultiTasking or MMS and the App Store was just announced. BB has been doing that since before Apple even knew what a smartphone was. Look closer and you will see this is a much more powerful OS than iOS, just like Android, WM7 and Palm OS. Oh, and you can hold the phone anyway you want....imagine that.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
Let's talk about now rather than 3 years ago?

A dumbphone with email just won't cut it in 2010]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/
"Look closer and you will see this is a much more powerful OS than iOS"

You may need to be a bit more specific. I'm watching the video but nothing is exactly jumping out at me here. What am I missing?]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Exactly! I watched the video (2x) and there's nothing revolutionary about it. It may be revolutionary as far as BB is concerned, but to the rest of the smartphone world it's status quo. With iOS4, Froyo, WebOS (under HP) and soon WP7, BB6 looks very yesterday. And if they leave Storm2 users on the side of the road, they would've burned some seriously loyal fans. No wonder their customer loyalty numbers are so dismal.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/Aug 3rd 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/rim-launches-blackberry-6-platform/unfortunately not, blackberry bold 9000 only has 128 mb onbaord memory.
i believe os6 itself takes more than 128mb to run.

i think the bold 9700 barely squeeks it in with 256 mb of onboard memory]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:57AM