Aussie BlackBerrys updated to OS 7.1

Optus and Vodafone Rim clients are now able to update their phones to OS version 7.1, an update that provides numerous additional features, including near-area communication (NFC) tags.

The update is applicable to many Rim items, such as the Bold 9900, the bend 9360 and also the Torch 9860. If the update is applicable for your phone, you are able to download it by hooking up your phone to some PC, going to the Rim update page and following a prompts.

Besides various speed and stability improvements, the brand new 7.1 update provides several key upgrades towards the consumer experience on compatible mobile phone models. The brand new NFC tag-readers application allows customers pair their mobile phone models to permit NFC-enabled products, like loudspeakers, by touching the 2 products together. It is also accustomed to share information, like photos, between two NFC-enabled BlackBerrys.

Mobile Hotspot opens up using the 7.1 update too, permitting customers to talk about 3rd generation data along with other products, like pills and laptops, on the private Wi-Fi network. Proprietors from the Curve 9360 will even find that they'll now pay attention to Radio using their phones. Apparently, the circuitry was always obtainable in the telephone, however it will be active publish-update.