I know the conversation is quite sad.  I did request a screenshot of BBM 5.0 from our friend Eric from OCK earlier as I only had my OS 5.0 equipped Storm via AT&T on hand while my Bold 9000 was not at arm’s length.  Great news like this just makes us do nothing but smile.  The folks over at CrackBerry got some inside information that BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 will be releasing on October 7th.  We’re not sure how accurate the information is but we will all hope that it is true for now.  As the CB forums stated before, BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 was supposed to be referred to as another version such as 2.0 or 2.5 but it looks like that information appeared incorrect according to the last anonymous tip given about tomorrow’s release.  Continue reading to check out some specs and features in the new BBM 5.0 which will include threaded text messaging.

• Enhanced SMS -Allows for a conversational chat-like user experience with a single contact list for the most personal mobile-to-mobile communications
  • Note: BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 and later is required for the SMS functionality.
• Avatars - Users can choose a picture from the BlackBerry Smartphone gallery and save it as their personal avatar, which will be seen by their contacts. They can also view other avatars in the contact list and zoom in on the avatars of contacts participating in a conversation by selecting “View participants.”
• Large Media File Transfer - Users can send/receive large file transfers up to 6 megabytes for pictures, files and audio.
  • Note: BlackBerry Device Software 5.0 is required to receive large media files.
• Enhanced Group Functionality - Allows for the ability to update, share & communicate with a subset community.
• Bar-code Identity - A user can add a contact to the BlackBerry Messenger contact list by displaying a 2-dimensional bar code that invitees can capture with their device cameras.
• Reliable Contact Backup and Restore - Contacts are backed-up on a server and do not require the need for BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.

So how do we expect this update to come to us?  Will we be prompted wirelessly to download it OTA (over the air)?  Will there be desktop download available?  How about OS 5.0 compatibility?  We don’t know yet but if Wednesday is the day, we’re going to have to wait til then to find out.

-by Mac Jadalhack

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