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Blackberry never stops wowing me:

BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 has been available for OTA download over the weekend and you’ve probably seen people Tweeting about it. The good folks at Omie Tech have been creating mirrors and redirects for the downloads because they keep getting pulled and exceeding their bandwidth.

Go to the OmieTech page for the latest mirrors and downloads for BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.

The latest build for BlackBerry Messenger has a ton of new features such as:

SMS support - BlackBerry devices are finally getting threaded SMS support. PIN barcode scanning - Rather than find your PIN and reading or sending it, you will be able to scan a barcode to get the PIN. Just press the barcode option and another BlackBerry with a camera can scan it. Backup/Restore Messenger list to microSD card —This is going to be huge, especially for people who change devices a lot. Avatar support — set your own avatar using the Camera or saved photo on your device (this is displayed locally as well as shown next to your Messenger name on your friend’s buddy list). GPS location integration — you can now set permissions so friends can always see your location, have to request it each time, or never can see it. Proximity sensor — we’re guessing this will let you know if you’re within a certain distance of friends (pending, of course, you’re both set to share locations freely with each other). Set conversation subjects — this will allow you to organize your convos on the main Messenger screen and label them with subjects to keep track of all your conversations. Homescreen support — you can pin/sticky actual Messenger contacts directly to the homescreen for easy access!

Personally, my favorite part about the new BlackBerry Messenger is the fact that it uses QR codes. I’ve been interested in this technology for a long time, and it’s going to make North American mobile culture much more interesting. The codes are used ubiquitously in Japan and Asia Pacific, for everything from using the subway, to social networks. They even have a clothing line that uses QR codes to help you socialize.

The avatar support is one of the first features you will get into and it’s a nice improvement. It seems RIM is taking social networking seriously, and you can see how all these initiatives will start converging in the coming years. I can see BlackBerry Messenger integrating with your contacts across all your networks, bringing them into one place and device.

Check out BBM for yourself!

UPDATE: Sorry, I obviously should have included the caveat that it could be bad for your device. Make sure you do all the necessary backups.

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© Matt Cameron aka W4LNUT for BlackBerry Cool, 2009

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