Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:31 AM PST

The latest OS 6.0.0.481 leak included a new update to BlackBerry Messenger bringing it to version 5.0.1.49. We have already seen version 6.0 of BlackBerry Messenger leak so this is nothing crazy new. It is also older than the version 5.0.2.11 being played around in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. Still this version is confirmed to fix the cursor bug in the BlackBerry Messenger app.

There was also a newer version of BlackBerry Maps in this latest .481 leak bringing BlackBerry Maps to v6.0.0.31.Both of the updates do not seem to add any features but may include some bug fixes. Kudos to the BBH-Plus team for extracting the links below:

NOTE: Both of these leaked versions are for OS 6.0 devices only! PLEASE Backup your device before installing since you never know what might happen with a leaked update. Proceed at your own RISK!

Download BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.1.49:

Download BlackBerry Maps 6.0.0.31:

BlackBerry Maps 6.0.0.31 [OTA]

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 28, 2011, 5:31 am. | BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.1.49 and Maps 6.0.0.31 Leaked for OS 6.0 | Leave a comment |

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 OS 6.0.0.481 Found Online

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 users just got another nice leaked OS courtesy of BBH-Plus. No word on what this new version brings but it is worth a shot. The BlackBerry Pearl 9100 leaks have been a bit far and in between so its nice to see it getting some love.

Download OS 6.0.0.481 for the BlackBerry Pearl 9100

Via BBH-Plus via NerdBerry – Thanks to everyone that sent this in!

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Warning: This OS will not install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above and is not an official release.If you do not know how to upgrade your BlackBerry OS please start by reading this step by step guide.Don't forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. Don't forget our usual warnings: do not download and install these updates if you don't know what you're doing. Incorrect procedure or just bad luck could render your BlackBerry inoperative or unstable

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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, February 27, 2011, 1:36 pm. | BlackBerry Pearl 9100 OS 6.0.0.481 Found Online | One comment |

BlackBerry Manners And the Rising Popularity of the Lack Thereof

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST

A friend of mine has terrible BlackBerry etiquette. When I'm talking to him and he gets a message, he checks it immediately without warning or excusing himself. He continues the nodding and the 'uh-huh's, and 'ok's, but I know he's not really listening. I know because I've tested him on many occasions. On one such occasion I threw a request for a large sum of money into what I was saying. He predictably answered with his usual ok. He settled for buying me lunch.

With the increasing popularity of smartphones, people are giving in to the urge to check email, Twitter, Facebook and sports scores, among other things at inappropriate times. But who decides what time is an inappropriate time?

Let's take meetings as an example. Traditionalists would tell you that any use of a BlackBerry in a meeting would be as tactless as dancing naked on the boardroom table. On the other hand, Techno-evangelists would argue that not answering important texts and emails instantly can be bad for business.

Some organizations have banned BlackBerrys in meetings altogether. Others encourage people to bring them for reasons like: reduced paper usage, increased in-meeting creativity and relaxed atmosphere. Most companies do not have rules on BlackBerrys in meetings. This means employees are left to figure out for themselves what is permitted. Dangerous territory if you ask me.

Alex Williams of the New York Times explains how some people have interpreted BlackBerry etiquette.

To Jason Chan, a digital-strategy consultant in Manhattan, different rules apply for in-house meetings (where checking BlackBerrys seems an expression of informal collegiality) and those with clients, where the habit is likely to offend. There is safety in numbers, he added in an e-mail message: "The acceptability of checking devices is proportional to the number of people attending the meeting. The more people there are, the less noticeable your typing will be."
Beyond practical considerations, there is also the issue of image. In many professional circles, where connections are power, making a show of reaching out to those connections even as co-workers are presenting a spreadsheet presentation seems to have become a kind of workplace boast.
Mr. Brotherton, the consultant, wrote in an e-mail message that it was customary now for professionals to lay BlackBerrys or iPhones on a conference table before a meeting — like gunfighters placing their Colt revolvers on the card tables in a saloon. "It's a not-so-subtle way of signaling 'I'm connected. I'm busy. I'm important. And if this meeting doesn't hold my interest, I've got 10 other things I can do instead.' "

So which side do you take? Traditionalist or Techno-evangelist?

Source: NY Times