Did Hell Freeze Over? BlackBerry Desktop Manager Finally Coming to Mac in September Says RIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on 20 Jul 2009 01:44 PM

YES. Finally. Thank God. It's about time. WooHOO. w000000t! SWEEEEt. AWESOME. Unbelievably good news. YES... that's right... RIM has officially announced that BlackBerry Desktop Manager software for MAC will be available this September. THANK YOU RIM. You can visit blackberry.com/mac to sign up for updates and learn more or visit the Inside BlackBerry blog to see a few screen captures of it in action. Key features found in the first release will 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 (security is #1 as always...)
Manage multiple devices

Now if you excuse me, I need to go splash some cold water on my face to calm down. I'm going to have trouble sleeping tonight with news like this running through my head.

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176 Comments

Posted by acb5456 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

FINALLY!!!!

Posted by gojulas895 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Why are you all saying thank you as if RIM is doing us some huge favor? OSX has been a widely used platform in NA for a while and rather than saying 'thank you' we should be saying 'it's about damn time.' I mean don't get me wrong, this is excellent news. I will finally able to back my BB up to my laptop and I'm happy for that, but I think we as a user base are too kind to RIM...

Posted by acb5456 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Chill. It's okay.

Posted by sims5487 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Agreed. We shouldn't be rejoicing for a product that should have been out ages ago. And not to be a TOTAL downer, but opening a post like that makes the entire site seem really unprofessional, in my opinion.

Posted by acl198 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

i'm sooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by ADberry Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Excellent! Finally RIM is coming to terms with reality!

Posted by camarojones Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Awesome!!! Mac folks now get the love too!

Posted by mb978n Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

add the ability to share articles on Twitter!!! please

and totally stoked bout DM coming to Mac, i will officially have NO need to run windows anymore

Posted by jtbritto Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Yay! I won't have to go into XP on VMware Fusion to update or backup my BlackBerry! :-D

Posted by Ravenell Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Stole the words right outta my head. LOL.

Posted by Lucifax Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

That can not be true... :-) What have they been smoking? But nice that it finally is coming for mac... NICE!!!! :-D

Posted by tallyviperz Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

i have been waiting for this for a VERY VERY long time.

Posted by StormDiva Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

OMG!!!!!!! I can't believe it's finally happening! I've been so frustrated with Pocket Mac and Missing Sync!!! THANK YOU, RIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooohooo!

Posted by Califilm Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Just another sign that the onyx will be my first Blackberry.

Posted by ChaosShadow Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

It's about da*n time the Mac users get some lovin from RIM! :D

Posted by thymaster Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Finally Mac fans can get some love from RIM.

Posted by d_1000 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Posted by Rayford Booth Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

We just need a mac simulator and SDK now

Posted by Daddystarbucks Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

I hope this isn't on of those cruel jokes you guys play sometimes.

Posted by Kevin Michaluk Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

I assure you it is NOT a cruel joke. :) :) :)

Posted by Duvi Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

If anyone can assure you, that's Kev! -_*

Posted by ROB ROCKSTAR Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

It's about time the pocket mac is usless and a piece of crap thank you rim it only took u since the begining of time to come up with this one....now lets see how good it is

Posted by fs9 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Hm, seems like I'm about to save some 4GB on my Mac's disk :)

Posted by Greyman Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

This is simply too good to be true :-)

Posted by SaraBear Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Excuse me while I shed a few tears. This is such a happy day. It is like finding out you are pregnant! Can't wait until the due date of September gets here.

Posted by Rob128 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Recently got a Macbook pro and hated pocketsync. Good job RIM.

Posted by nobius Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Woohoo! Finally I can get rid of Missing Contacts.

Posted by chris3896 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Extremely convenient considering I just bought a Macbook yesterday lol...

Posted by calikola Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

IT'S ABOUT TIME! I was seriously considering buying Windows and installing it on my Mac.

Posted by prich3 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

this made my week. i found out about this while i was simultaneously looking on ebay for a cheap version of xp. not needed anymore!!!

Posted by jsox78 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

It's about time. This is one of like three programs I have to continue to use on Windows right now.

Will definitely help in moving to a Mac only home.

Posted by JiveMasterT Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Awesome. I hope this will allow us to flash the devices as well. Maybe we will see a proper OS X SDK for BB in the near future? Would definitely catch the interest of those who are already developing for the iPhone.

Posted by skindoc Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

No more running to my office where I keep my PC. My Mac at home has all my music on iTunes and all my pics on iPhoto. My PC at the office now exists for the sole purpose of sync'ing/updating my BB. Time to kiss that PC goodbye, esp. since my practice management software is now Mac based.

Posted by nycfly89 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

yesssssssssssssssssssss cannot wait for this! finally!

Posted by Marquisimo Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

This is great news, but I wonder how Mac users will be able to update to leaked operating systems since the files are in .exe format. I wonder if RIM will release two different formats or just use the .exe until it is ready for an official release.

Posted by Rayford Booth Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

As with MANY ported applications on the mac from windows, once the .exe file is inside the application package, the system can read the .exe file. Now of course this is not a built in feature of mac,

So if Rim sets it up properly, the mac application will be able to read the exe and extract the files needed.

Posted by vx1 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

dont get me wrong I think its great but - what changed ? lol

Posted by mattkrets Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Wouldn't that make you some kind of freakish outcast? Would you be shunned by Mac users for not buying an iPhone?

Posted by yaya1223 Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

I'm not following your logic. If that were the case wouldn't all PC users have to use a Windows Mobile Device? Since RIM does not make a computer how is a PC any more "BlackBerry-ish" than a Mac when neither Windows or Apple are any more a part of RIM than the other? Using a PC with BlackBerry is just as much as a "freakish outcast" as with a Mac if your logic is to make any sense.

Posted by The Gift Wednesday, Aug 05, 2009 919 days ago

I hate tech snobbery, just buy what you like and what fits your personal purpose.

I own a mac for home use, a windows machine for work and a Curve 8900. Yeah I have my tech preferences but at the end of the day they all get the job done somehow or another.

Posted by hagosrush Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

HALLELUJAH!! I mean about FREEKIN time RIM. Of course as with everything, I will not believe it until I see it.

Posted by sesme Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

Let the leak's begin and the lost data cease.

pocketmac and missing sync suck. I pray thee gets it right!!

I gave up pcs 2 years ago and loveth my mac. Hate losing date while syncing.

The world is watching.

But seriously, The folks I spoke to at RIM said there would be NO WORD until they had a beta ready. LEAK LEAK LEAK

Posted by jeniferlynne Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

FINALLY!!! thanks RIM!!

Posted by AgentScribe Monday, Jul 20, 2009 935 days ago

I use desktop manager at work (small business on BIS not BES) on a PC. At home, I have Macs....is it wise to use my phone with two DMs? Especially on these different platforms?
I'm excited to have this support for my Macs but don't want to cause any problems. Thanks, feel free to BBM me at: 31e686d7