BlackBerry OS 6 Leaked
BlackBerry software leaks lately, and BlackBerry OS 6 is the most recent one. While the build is only for the coming BlackBerry Bold 9800 (codenamed ‘Torch’ or ‘Slider’), some ingenious hackers can probably get it up and running for other models. That may be your only option if want OS 6 and are stuck with a BlackBerry with only 256MB of RAM, as it looks like they might be passed over due to “hardware limitations” or something along those lines.
Only time and the hacking teams will let us know for sure if 256MB of RAM is too little, or if Research In Motion (RIM) is using the new operating system as an excuse to push more, newer handsets into the market. You can be sure that if OS 6 runs on older models but is not released for them, quite a bit of backlash might end up coming back to smack RIM in the face. I am keeping my fingers crossed that excellent BlackBerrys like the Bold 9700 do get the update. Of course, a lot of the new features will work better on a touchscreen device, so upgrading might not be a matter of whether or not the operating system runs, but how well it runs with only a trackpad.
