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Somewhere back last year, rumors had surfaced that were so awesome, they were just unbelievable. It seemed that Windows Mobile users were about to get the treat of a lifetime, the ability to use the BlackBerry Operating System to get access to BlackBerry Applications. This meant that the BlackBerry Operating System would run on Windows Mobile as an application.

Back then the rumor surged and then died down, because nothing material really showed up, but now there have been images out of that show off a damn good looking BlackBerry Application suite on the HTC Touch Pro. Not only images, but more details are gliding into the smartphone world straight from the mouth of RIM itself. The Application Suite is approximately 32 MB in size and is currently based on OS 4.2.1 which can be programmed to boot up as soon as Windows Mobile boots up. BlackBerry email, PIN messaging (and yes you can jump for joy, the BlackBerry Messenger works), calendar, tasks, address book and memos function in the same way as they do on a real BlackBerry, including BES synchronization. IT policies are supported and Windows Mobile and BlackBerry can operate simultaneously through their separate APNs. Another interesting feature is the fact that Windows Mobile and the Application Suite can each be tied into a separate Exchange accounts without complication.

Well that’s all the good stuff, but there are a few bugs to be sorted out, like GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi can’t work since the Application Suite does not have access to them. Also, phone calls can’t be made through the BlackBerry Application Suite and have to be routed back through Windows Mobile. There isn’t any support for Video Playback yet, not to mention some applications won’t work with a VGA resolution. These would be the blessed fruit of working with a non-open OS. Ah well, at Windows Mobile just got better.