BlackBerry OS 6.0 Sneak-Peek: Finally, Some Non-iPhone News!
Hey, even we get tired of the non-stop iPhone/iPad parade. So, without further adieu, here's a taste of what's in store for BlackBerry OS 6.0, courtesy of Gizmodo (by way of Boy Genius Report):
RIM has finally implemented system-wide kinetic scrolling with rubberbanding. This makes the experience a bit more fluid when scrolling through lists, web pages, emails, and the like. There is also multitouch system-wide, from the web browser to the photos application, and yes, pinch to zoom is in there.
Something big for OS 6.0 is the homescreen. While we didn't see any sort of widget support, it appears RIM has made the homescreen completely customizable with pages. You can have your applications on the main page, then slide left or right to another page with different applications and browse that way. In the homescreen screenshot (right), you'll see a sliding field towards the bottom, and you can slide that up, and reveal the first page of applications, and you can then slide that to show the different groups which correspond to the different homescreen page.
Other highlights of the new OS include an overhauled browser with tab switching and multitouch support, a new media player, touchscreen-powered pop-up context menus, and universal search.
According to BGR, BlackBerry OS 6.0 will drop early this summer, most likely in the June/July timeframe. What do you think, 'Berry fans? Good stuff?
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