Download BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac v2.1

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has made available for download a new version of its desktop application aimed at Apple's Mac users who own a BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac v2.1.

The new application release comes with various enhancements included into the mix, and also adds support for more devices from the handset vendor, including the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC.

The application was designed so as to offer users the possibility to easily sync their BlackBerry smartphones or the BlackBerry PlayBook to their Mac computers.

The new application version is available for all Macs running under OS X v10.5.7 and above, RIM announced.

With this application, users will be able to sync contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes, as well as to transfer data between BlackBerry smartphones, or to add or remove applications from the mobile phone.

In order to enjoy the features that this software has to offer, users will have to have iTunes v7.7.1 or later installed on their desktop machines, and to own a BlackBerry handset that runs under BlackBerry OS 4.2 or higher.

“BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac v2.1 includes media sync support for the BlackBerry PlayBook,” RIM explains.

“In addition to being able to drag and drop files directly to BlackBerry PlayBook over USB or Wi-Fi, you can now use Desktop Software for Mac to sync music, photos and videos with iTunes and iPhoto over USB.”

Version 2.1 of the BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac also provides the ability to backup the BlackBerry device, and to restore it if needed.

Syncing iTunes media between the computer and the BlackBerry smartphone is a simple task with this application, and the same applies to importing photos and videos captured with the mobile phone to iPhoto, or to moving files from a BlackBerry device to another.

The new BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac 2.1.0.24 is available for download