{"id":490630,"date":"2010-03-30T12:51:47","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T16:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/?p=28604"},"modified":"2010-03-30T12:51:47","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T16:51:47","slug":"blackberry-os-5-0-upgrade-now-available-for-the-verizon-blackberry-tour-9630","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/490630","title":{"rendered":"BlackBerry OS 5.0 upgrade now available for the Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Screen-shot-2010-03-30-at-March-30-9.43.40-AM-180x300.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2010-03-30 at [ March 30 ] 9.43.40 AM\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-28605\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Man, it&#8217;s a big day for ol&#8217; Red when it comes to software updates. All signs are indicating that the near-mythical Android 2.1 update for the Droid<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/2010\/03\/30\/verizon-to-start-pushing-android-2-1-to-droids-today-all-users-by-thursday\/\"> is beginning to trickle out right this second<\/a>, and now they&#8217;ve announced that the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is getting bumped up to OS 5.0.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t look like there&#8217;s going to be any OTA update route, as Verizon is suggesting that everyone heads to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.verizonwireless.com\/toursupport.\">the Tour support page<\/a> to get the upgrade juices flowin&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>So what&#8217;s new?<\/strong> Here&#8217;s everything Verizon thought worth mentioning:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\n<strong>Camera<\/strong> \u2212 Smoother operation in both camera and video applications.<br \/>\n<strong>Calling <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2212 Improved Bluetooth\u00ae functionality for last number dialed.<br \/>\n \u2212 Enhanced functionality for Voice Activated Dialing in both French<br \/>\nand English.<br \/>\n \u2212 Improved missed call log now shows missed Call Waiting calls.<br \/>\n \u2212 Upgraded Call Waiting caller ID and call timer.<br \/>\n<strong>Messaging<\/strong><br \/>\n \u2212 Improved functionality for reading, sending, forwarding, and<br \/>\ndeleting SMS messages.<br \/>\n\u2212 Corrected in-box display when device is used with a holster.<br \/>\n<strong>Media<\/strong><br \/>\n \u2212 Better video streaming functionality.<br \/>\n\u2212 Enhanced display for MMS messages containing both video<br \/>\nand text.<br \/>\n\u2212 Improved multitasking ability while streaming and downloading<br \/>\nvideos from www.youtube.com.<br \/>\n<strong>Basic operations<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2212 Improved operation during charging.<br \/>\n\u2212 Simplified key-lock functionality. A password is no longer needed<br \/>\nunless a security timeout has occurred.<br \/>\n\u2212 Improved GPS connectivity when using third-party<br \/>\nmapping applications.<br \/>\n\u2212 Push to Talk\u2013capable.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/GLegmd1TWuks6bhHCidSglZ2_mY\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/GLegmd1TWuks6bhHCidSglZ2_mY\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/GLegmd1TWuks6bhHCidSglZ2_mY\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/GLegmd1TWuks6bhHCidSglZ2_mY\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=_b296pWitOc:qRlh4Qgp23w:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?i=_b296pWitOc:qRlh4Qgp23w:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=_b296pWitOc:qRlh4Qgp23w:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?i=_b296pWitOc:qRlh4Qgp23w:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?a=_b296pWitOc:qRlh4Qgp23w:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Mobilecrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man, it&#8217;s a big day for ol&#8217; Red when it comes to software updates. All signs are indicating that the near-mythical Android 2.1 update for the Droid is beginning to trickle out right this second, and now they&#8217;ve announced that the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is getting bumped up to OS 5.0. 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