BlackBerry 6 Now Available to Vodafone Users
Sydney,
Australia, 29 April 2011 – Research In Motion today announced that BlackBerry 6,
the newest operating system for BlackBerry smartphones, is now available as a
free software update for Vodafone's BlackBerry smartphone users in Australia.
The software update is available for the BlackBerry Bold™ 9700, BlackBerry
Curve™ 3G and BlackBerry Pearl™ 3G smartphones.
Users can get the update for their handset by connecting their BlackBerry
smartphone to their computer through a USB connection, then visit www.blackberry.com/update
from their computer, click “check for updates” and simply follow the on-screen
instructions.
BlackBerry
6 retains the trusted connectivity features that distinguish the BlackBerry
brand while delivering a fresh, approachable and engaging experience that is
both powerful and easy to use. The new operating system features a redesigned
interface that seamlessly works with a trackpad and a touch screen, expanded
messaging capabilities that simplify managing social media and RSS feeds, an
advanced multimedia experience that rivals the best in the industry, a
convenient new Universal Search tool and a new and efficient WebKit-based
browser that renders web pages quickly and beautifully for a great browsing
experience.
“We believe that BlackBerry smartphone users will love the fantastic
communication, browsing and multimedia enhancements that BlackBerry 6 offers.
The new operating system includes great features such as the Universal Search
tool and expanded messaging capabilities that enrich a user's overall
experience, so we are excited to offer the update to BlackBerry Bold 9700,
BlackBerry Curve 3G and BlackBerry Pearl 3G users,” said Adele Beachley,
Managing Director Australia and New Zealand for Research In Motion.
Visual, Fluid Interface
BlackBerry 6 has been redesigned making it easier and more intuitive, with
clean, sleek visuals and natural, fluid navigation. Designed to be both fresh
and familiar, the new interface enables a productive, fun and highly satisfying
user experience whether using a trackpad and keyboard or a touch screen.
BlackBerry 6 offers multiple views that help users better organise their
applications and content. Icons are arranged on the Home Screen in five
customisable views (All, Favorites, Media, Downloads and Frequent) that are
navigable with simple swipes. Users can organise 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 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 BlackBerry App World™.
Fast Rich Web Browsing
BlackBerry 6 integrates a new and efficient WebKit-based browser that renders
web pages quickly and beautifully for a great browsing experience. It features
tabs for accessing multiple sites simultaneously, and a zoom feature that can
intelligently wrap text in a column while maintaining the placement of a page's
key elements.
Social Feeds and Text Messaging
The new Social Feeds application simplifies the management of social networking
and RSS feeds and provides integrated access to the native BBM™ (BlackBerry
Messenger), 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
lets 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.
Engaging Multimedia Experience
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, organising and sharing shots are amazingly
simple, with intuitive options for grouping pictures.
For more information on BlackBerry 6, visit www.blackberry.com/6.
To view screen shots, visit the Inside
BlackBerry Blog.
Media Contacts:
Antoinette Trovato - Research In Motion
0437 763 316
atrovato@rim.com
Spectrum Communications
02 9954 3299
blackberry@spectrumcomms.com.au
