RIM Announces BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac

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Bryan Chaffin

5:09 PM, Jul. 20th ET, 2009

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Research In Motion (RIM) announced Monday that it would be releasing BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac in September. The software will allow users to sync your iTunes playlists to your BlackBerry device, as well as personal information like contacts, tasks and appointments. Users will also be able to install new software and games with the package.

The feature list as offered by RIM:

Sync your iTunes® playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks
Add/Remove applications
Update your device when new software becomes available
Backup and restore your device data with such features like automatically scheduled backups and optional encryption (security is #1 as always…)
Manage multiple devices

The company is offering a signup for Mac users wanting to be notified of the release.

A screenshot from BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac

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4 Observer Comments

rpaege

said on July 20th, 2009 at 5:22 PM:

Very nice!

Khaled

said on July 20th, 2009 at 5:42 PM (Edited: 12/08/2009 4:11 PM):

About time

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Lee Dronick

said on July 21st, 2009 at 9:10 AM (Edited: 10/18/2011 6:20 PM):

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Turkish, I think.

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