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Good news for all BlackBerry Users, that awesome new BlackBerry Messenger Client is now available for ALL BlackBerry devices that have OS 5.0 running. Yay! The guys at BGR got their hands on a version of the client on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and spilled the beans. The BlackBerry Messenger Client is packed with powerful features (also fun features) like  avatar support, GPS integration (including proximity sensing), the ability to set and group conversations by subject and a way to create a homescreen icon for messenger contracts, and now it seems like RIM upped its game with some more goodness. Just take a look at these images, they speak for themselves. As for specific functional improvements, here’s what you’ve got;

1. 1. SMS support: Say hello to threaded SMS.
2. 2. PIN barcode scanning: this is for all you folks too lazy busy to add your friend to Messenger by entering in their PIN. Just have your friends click the Barcode option on their devices and a barcode will show up letting the other party scan it with their BlackBerry camera and immediately add that contact to your list. Simple right?
3. 3. Backup/Restore Messenger list to microSD card: speaks for itself.

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