Research In Motion has developed a new version of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software specifically for Mac users. The new desktop software is now available for free download.
The new BlackBerry Desktop Manager software allows Mac users to smoothly and seamlessly sync data from Mac applications like iCal, Address Book, Microsoft Entourage and others, as well as add and remove applications, schedule automatic backups, encrypt backup files and install software updates for their BlackBerry smartphone.
BlackBerry Desktop Manager Software also integrates BlackBerry Media Sync, enabling Mac users to sync their iTunes music collections with their BlackBerry smartphone (certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies). From within the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software, users simply select the desired iTunes playlists and the music, including song information and album art, is quickly transferred onto their BlackBerry smartphone.
BlackBerry Desktop Manager software is designed to run on Mac OS 10.5.5 and higher, requires iTunes 7.2 and higher, and supports BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS 4.2 and higher.
More info and download link here.
Source: Research In Motion
Is anyone at Palm watching this?
No, they’re too busy trying to figure out how to use iTunes to sync to the Pre again…
Yay! I’ve been waiting for this because there isn’t any suitable smartphone that adequately syncs with my Mac……oh wait.
Bloodbath! oh wait..nevermind.
He, I thought RIM was circling the bowl.
Firms that are circling the bowl do not make Mac software.
Well, except for Microsoft, of course.
I’m a bit surprised MDN didn’t add a Take to rub this in Palm’s faces again. BlackBerry Media Sync is one of the strongest counter-arguments to the Palm-pushed “Apple’s iTunes is too closed” meme going around lately.
To little to late. Everyone that uses a Mac I know switched to the iPhone already and even most of the people I know that use Windoz has switched to the iPhone. The only people that I know that aren’t using an iPhone own and use dumb feature phones or really dumb talk only phones. I’d estimate that 99% of the people I know that don’t have an iPhone already, because they use a dumb phone, want an iPhone and most are planning to buy one within 6 months or less.
Does this work? A friend of mine has a Blackberry and she had to buy a third-party piece of software to sync. The Rim stuff never did work.
I am so happy that they finally released this software. I use a blackberry because ATT is so horrible where I work. I would love to have an iPhone but at the present time a blackberry is my best option.
Can we use this instead of, or to augment iCal?
Buy an iPhone instead.
@Big Als MBP
Microsoft isn’t circling the bowl… it is the bowl
too late.
They had their chance 10 years ago when they treated the Mac user’s like s***. Die Blackberry, DIE!
better too late than never….. I guess….
Mdn didn’t have to comment, we are going to do a fine job
Sorry, RIM, 5 years too late.
@jpgr,
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We’ll forgive you.
@Demon-
consider that all the people you know may not be representative of “all the people.” For example, I know many people who cannot get an iPhone within their employer’s contract because of long-standing contracts with other providers. For example, my employer has a contract with Verizon, and Blackberry is the best option we have (had a Palm Treo before this… problematic as hell).
My employer’s opinion, which some may not agree with but is reasonable, is that at this point, it’s likely Apple will soon be able to break away from AT&T;exclusivity, and that’s easier to wait for than switching everyone to AT&T;. I was hoping that would have been last June. For the time being, I’m stuck with BB, so I am glad I have recognition from RIM, even at this late date.
Jeez peoe. I just switched my business cro
Blackberry’s to iPhone’s. We are 100% Mac,run DayLite and feel like we have fallen into a vat of chocolate.
yes it works very well with my BBurry curve…slow to sync but works. nice