BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac Coming in September
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For BlackBerry-toting Mac users, BlackBerry Desktop for Mac Software will be available in September 2009. Screenshots on Research in Motion's BlackBerry blog hint that those with a foot in both the RIM and Apple camps will be able to sync the two sides with ease.
Research In Motion has good news for Mac users. BlackBerry Desktop Software
for Mac will be available in September and will support systems running Mac OS
10.5.5 and higher.
"We have all been hard at work here for a while now, and you may have
noticed some Mac support with the preview version of BlackBerry Media Sync for
Mac released back in December," stated a post on RIM's BlackBerry
blog July 20.
With BlackBerry Desktop Software, Mac users will be able to sync iTunes
playlists, tasks, and Calendar, Contacts and Notes applications between their
computers and their mobile devices; add and remove applications; update the mobile
device when new software is available; back up and restore the device with
features such as scheduled backups and optional encryption; and manage multiple
devices.
The BlackBerry blog includes preview screenshots of what users can expect, and
at BlackBerry.com,
anyone interested in being alerted to the software's availability can register
to be updated.
Until September, RIM encourages BlackBerry owners to make user of PocketMac for
BlackBerry, which offers features including synchronization between iTunes,
Mail.app, Contacts and Entourage, and which RIM offers free support for.
While an Apple iPhone may be the more expected device for a Mac user, RIM has
had enormous success in building its BlackBerry user subscriber base, which has
expanded well beyond enterprise customers.
On June 18, RIM announced revenues of $3.42 billion for the first quarter of
fiscal year 2009, representing a 53 percent increase from the first quarter of
the previous year. Co-CEO Jim Balsillie
stated that day that a number of new products and opportunities were planned,
and that "approximately
80 percent of net new [subscriptions] came from non-enterprise customers."
He continued, "These customers now represent over half of the total
BlackBerry subscriber account base."
Apple will be announcing its most recent profits, for the third quarter of 2009,
on July 21.
