Blackjack to get Windows Mobile 6 and Video Share in late July?
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The folks over at WMExperts.com seem to think so! This information is based on various bits of unconfirmed sleuthing, so don’t take it as anything more than conjecture just yet. That being said, they certainly seem to have something. Pointing to the presence of a Video Share icon in the hacked version of AT&T’s Windows Mobile 6 Blackjack ROM that has been floating around the net for a while, they think that ROM’s official release will be timed to coincide with the nationwide Video Share service rollout in late July. The service is currently available in 3 test markets, and there’s been no mention of Blackjack support thus far. That makes sense given the handset’s lack of a front facing camera, but Video Share doesn’t necessarily need a front cam to function, and the service is currently supported on two other Samsung handsets, the CU500v and the A717. We’ll be the first to admit that we’re rather skeptical of the prospects for Blackjack Video Share support, but a late July release of a Windows Mobile 6 update doesn’t seem quite as far fetched. Stay tune for more info as it surfaces.
just a quick little correction. the two other samsung handsets that feature video share are the A717 and the A727(yes it has launched). The cu500v does feature video share, but is a LG handset.
This will be nice for those that have it. But I want it now… Well really I want an actual use for it. So maybe next time they come out with a product they release these goodies sooner.
Anyone here used the WM6 ROM on the Blackjack? How is it? Aside from the unimplemented stuff, is it stable?
I hope they throw a WM6 update out by the end of this month cuz oh boy do I want it bad. C’mon Cingular, you can(’t) do it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Randy –
I have WM6 on my BlackJack (which is how I made the leap of faith about Video Share on the Blackjack) and it’s *mostly* stable. I run in a little weirdness here and there which leads me to believe that the ROM that leaked out wasn’t quite finalized yet. I did make up a little video of it here
http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/wm6_on_a_samsung_blackjack.html
…one weird thing – the new integrated live wasn’t on the ROM!
freaking july!? come on att…
July? – Only 11 days away! Bring it on…
@Dieter
Thank you. Your Vid, was very informative. Btw, I’m still on WM5 and mine also says HWRev 0.0
Any news on this phone or another possibly working with the recently announced “Virtual” Blackberry software for WM6?