The BlackBerry platform looks to be taking a large step forward this summer with the release of BlackBerry 6. Sneak peeks are starting to show up on the company's blog and in a YouTube video that was released this week.
Highlights include a completely redesigned home screen, universal search, and context-sensitive menus. A new Social Feeds app integrates information from social networking sites into one coherent stream, when you're ready to share the latest personal news you can update several networks at once with simultaneous postings.
Other new features include an updated BlackBerry Browser that is powered by Web-Kit and offers support for pinch/zoom, BlackBerry Messenger, an integrated RSS reader, and an enhanced media interface.
Full details have not yet been announced, but the company is planning to release BlackBerry 6 this summer
The professional black theme introduced with BlackBerry OS 5 remains, but the home screen now includes a swipe-up app menu on the bottom – similar to Android’s pull-down blind – that features multiple pages of apps organized by type (all, favorites, etc.).
Multitouch
Yes, it’s here. At long last, BlackBerry OS will step up to par with the likes of the iPhone, Palm Web-OS, and Google Android with support for two fingers on screen at the same time. That means pinching to zoom in the browser, on photo galleries, and maps.
Kinetic Scrolling
Things don’t come screeching to a halt the second you stop moving them in real life, and now they won’t on your phone, either. BlackBerry OS 6 will add preprogrammed “momentum” to scrolling to make pages keep gliding to a gradual stop after a swipe, the same way they do on the iPhone.
New Web-Kit Browser
The number one most decrepit piece of the BlackBerry OS will get a complete overhaul with a new browser based on Web Kit – the same rendering engine driving browsers on the iPhone OS, Android, and WebOS. It will also support the long-awaited tabs for flicking between multiple pages. All the changes should give BlackBerry devices a much better handle on plain old HTML pages – especially in conjunction with multitouch.
Universal Search
Looking for something? Whether it’s a contact or a song buried in your music library, the universal search, accessible from the home page via a magnifying glass icon, will dredge it up.
Media Player
Graphics move front and center in BlackBerry’s new media player, which now features album art alongside titles in every list, plus an Cover-Flow-style arrangement of albums on the “now playing” page.
Multitouch
Yes, it’s here. At long last, BlackBerry OS will step up to par with the likes of the iPhone, Palm Web-OS, and Google Android with support for two fingers on screen at the same time. That means pinching to zoom in the browser, on photo galleries, and maps.
Kinetic Scrolling
Things don’t come screeching to a halt the second you stop moving them in real life, and now they won’t on your phone, either. BlackBerry OS 6 will add preprogrammed “momentum” to scrolling to make pages keep gliding to a gradual stop after a swipe, the same way they do on the iPhone.
New Web-Kit Browser
The number one most decrepit piece of the BlackBerry OS will get a complete overhaul with a new browser based on Web Kit – the same rendering engine driving browsers on the iPhone OS, Android, and WebOS. It will also support the long-awaited tabs for flicking between multiple pages. All the changes should give BlackBerry devices a much better handle on plain old HTML pages – especially in conjunction with multitouch.
Universal Search
Looking for something? Whether it’s a contact or a song buried in your music library, the universal search, accessible from the home page via a magnifying glass icon, will dredge it up.
Media Player
Graphics move front and center in BlackBerry’s new media player, which now features album art alongside titles in every list, plus an Cover-Flow-style arrangement of albums on the “now playing” page.
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