Especially BIS individuals and prosumers rely on the BlackBerry desktop synchronization for the calendar, tasks and to-do list. For a long time desktop synchronization was reserved to Windows users: the BlackBerry Desktop software that ships with the device is only Windows compatible. PocketMac however, empowers now the Mac user community to synchronize your BlackBerry life with your Mac.

The PocketMac software is compatible with all RIM devices - only the older models 957, 67xx and 5810 require a serial-to-usb cable - allowing a 2 way synchronization for calendar, contacts, tasks and notes. And because RIM has licensed PocketMac for BlackBerry, the software is free for all BlackBerry users.

PocketMac for BlackBerry
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Although RIM began discussions with China Mobile about launching a Blackberry service, one of the other two major mobile service providers "Chine Unicom" (CHU) has launched its own Redberry push email service.

The name "Redberry" refers to the China's national color "red" and RIM's populair push email service ("~berry"). Will Redberry become a local success on China's mainland market?

So now Webraska will release a Navigation package for the most populair business device, I'm wondering if other players on the market, like TomTom and Route66, will follow this very good example.

Since I'm intensively travelling through Europe for an international project, the company provided me with a UMTS/3G datacard in order to keep up with my email and calendar at airports and hotels. Now, 9 months later, I want to get rid of that card ASAP:

- Poor 3G network coverage within EMEA
- 384 Kbps still feels like thick @!$%# through a thin straw
- Exceptional roaming costs: 2,50 euro / MB within EMEA, 5,00 / MB for Switzerland

I have my personal Blackberry which is much better, but it wasn't syncing OTA. Now I requested a corporate BB account on the BES so I can read the mail and sync the agenda. Pushmail, realtime, flatfree and best of all... no more 3G frustrations.