BlackBerry Desktop Software Heading For Mac in September

Mac users rejoice, only if you also happen to be a BlackBerry smartphone user as well. Inside BlackBerry, the Official BlackberryBlog, has announced that BlackBerry Desktop Software is heading to Mac this September.

Aside for support for Mac OS 10.5.5 and above other features would include -

Sync your iTunes playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks
Add/Remove applications
Update your device when new software becomes available
Backup and restore your device data with such features like automatically scheduled backups and optional encryption
Manage multiple devices

This has been a while coming and it’s still a little wait away. You can register for updates here so that RIM can inform you of the software’s official launch.

HTC Possibly Working on New QWERTY Keyboard Handset

Another rumor making the rounds is from the HTC camp. It appears that HTC might be refurbishing an older handset, the Universal, that was a cross between a tablet laptop with a swivel screen and a Nokia Communicator with a full QWERTY keypad. The new handset, being dubbed the HTC Leo, could have similar features with slight variations of course.

According to reports, the Leo comes equipped with an 800 x 480 pixel resolution display (no information on the screen size yet) with a smaller screen in front that has a 320 x 240 pixel resolution. There’s a lot of speculation about the Operating System as of now. The same reports are also talking about it possibly having “OpenGL ES 2.0 acceleration” which could mean it might run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

As of now nothing has been confirmed by the company so we’ll have to wait and see. Stay tuned.