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BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac on September 25th?
Even though the iPhone, in its several iterations, is most likely the smartphone of choice for the discerning Mac user, that doesn't mean Mac users choose the iPhone exclusively. In fact, RIM's BlackBerry device still commands a sizable share of the smartphone market. So, if you happen to be one of those people who use a Mac and a BlackBerry, wouldn't it be nice if both of your devices could work together by synchronizing files, music, video and more seamlessly via an application supplied by RIM themselves to maximize compatibility?Well, that dream may become a reality according to a tipster who gave the scoop to the folks at the Boy Genius Report. According the the Boy himself, RIM is poised to give Mac and BlackBerry users something they've sorely needed: a brand new, updated and super cool BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac on September 25th.
This information isn't 100% confirmed, but Boy Genius does let it slip that he's using a previous build of the software and that it is "running beautifully." So, I guess that's a good sign this is probably one dream that will, in fact, come true -- and very soon.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Scott said 11:50AM on 9-18-2009
I have tried the leaked beta of this application, and its really buggy, It bricked my BB Pearl, I had to reset it, lost all my settings etc...
beware of the beta going around.
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Illmatic291 said 9:59PM on 9-19-2009
Are you complaining about a *LEAKED*, BETA??
Joe said 11:57AM on 9-18-2009
this isn't so much a rumor. Its mentioned on the balckberry website and has been for a long time http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop/mac.jsp
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Scott said 12:46PM on 9-18-2009
@Speida, The beta is not stable, I have a typical setup nothing out of the ordinary and I bricked my BB, definitely not worth recommending.
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Ben said 12:48PM on 9-18-2009
I've gotten the beta and installed it on SL. It bricked my pearl, and I had to go and try it again on my MacBook that's still running Leopard. It's up and running right now, but I'll wait to see that the actual release runs well on SL before actually messing with it again.
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John.B said 1:10PM on 9-18-2009
Paging Jon Rubinstein, Jon Rubinstein to the white courtesy phone...
LOL!!!!
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bioadam said 1:12PM on 9-18-2009
The beta works fine for me too, but I'm not syncing calendars, contacts, notes, and tasks. Of course, that makes the the beta almost no better than the media connect software.
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Andrew T. said 1:18PM on 9-18-2009
The latest beta Desktop Manager is very stable. I'm guessing most with problems are using the initial beta? I've used the initial beta and it was horrible, making it work was 50/50. The latest beta is much more better.
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jake said 1:42PM on 9-18-2009
The beta that I downloaded on Sept 4 is really really rough. No way to import photos, doubling contacts, duplicating calendar entries etc. I hope that the possible Sept 25 release improves these issues. I can't win when it comes to syncing my BBerry with my Mac!
www.jakenjake.com
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Sam said 2:24PM on 9-18-2009
I just want to say that it is really disrespectful to the developers and risky to your machine to install a non publicly available beta from a file sharing site.
Don't do it. I will not repair your machine, or your phone. Nor should anybody else
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clint Johnson said 12:15AM on 9-19-2009
simmer down, you. nobody asked for your help in the first place.
Denton said 3:35PM on 9-18-2009
I tried out the supposedly stable beta that's been leaked for a while. Now, my wife's Blackberry Pearl won't let her add/edit contact or calendar events. The final version better actually work.
Thank GOD I have an iPhone.
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Stephen Lang said 4:28PM on 9-18-2009
I installed that beta on my MBP with Leopard, and had no problems syncing with my Pearl. Of course YMMV, I'm just happy I sync'ed all my contacts and now will wait for the official release before syncing again.
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Marcus said 6:51AM on 9-19-2009
I had to take a short cut to get my contacts on my BB from my Macbook.. I downloaded google sync to my BB. And imported my contacts from my Macbook to Google then synced them up... It worked perfect AFTER i took out my custom fields and made them standard
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iBearTouch said 8:50PM on 9-19-2009
All I can say is (1) I have stuck with Bell Mobility in Canada (perhaps the better of 3 evils?) and alas they don't carry iPhone, and (2) The last version of the Missing Sync was just getting me pissed off. It is a fine name for that program because it does everything EXCEPT sync properly.
So I am looking toward to the proper version of the BB desktop manager.
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mrcubes2u said 2:02AM on 9-26-2009
Any word on the official release?
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