If you've been making use of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager 6 beta, you should be pleased to know that it should soon be going official. With the expected release of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 to arrive anytime now, it only makes sense to accompany that device which will be running BlackBerry 6 with BlackBerry Desktop Manger 6. Rumor has it we'll see release of BlackBerry Desktop Manager 6 roll out on August 10th, which puts it right in line with the rumored release dat of the BlackBerry Torch 9800. No word on a Mac version release as of yet but, heres hoping Research In Motion doesn't wait too long to roll it out.
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