BlackBerry Desktop Manager With Mac Support Due in September

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If up until now RIM deliberately failed to consider Mac support for their smartphones, things are about to change with the announcement of the new BlackBerry Desktop Manager. Apparently Mac users who chose a BlackBerry over an iPhone are going to be happier sometime in September when the new BlackBerry Desktop Manager is expected to launch with Mac OS 10.5.5 (and above) support.

When the final date arrives, we’d be looking at iTunes sync for playlists, calendars, contacts, notes and tasks, allows to manage multiple devices, adds and remover applications. Other than these, the new BlackBerry Desktop Manager also firmware updates for your smartphone when new software is available, brings in new security features that automatically schedule backups, restores and does optional encryption for your handset.

RIM’s attempt to keep BlackBerry-owning Mac users from switching to an iPhone sounds like a good solution, but it’s going to be pretty interesting to see Apple’s response given the fact that they don’t love the Palm Pre anymore.