BlackBerry OS running as an application on Windows Mobile phones

Want to run BlackBerry applications without buying, you know, a BlackBerry? Soon your dream may come true. BerryReview has a first look at the BlackBerry Application Suite for Windows Mobile. The software is basically a virtual version of the BlackBerry OS that you can run as a Windows Mobile application on supported phones.

The application weighs in at about 32MB which is pretty large for a Windows Mobile application. But it will allow employees at companies that are currently tied to BlackBerry software the option of picking up Windows Mobile phones that can support BlackBerry's push email and other services.

The first release is still pretty limited. GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, and video playback don't work. Neither does the ability to make phone calls. So the software clearly isn't ready for prime time yet.

[via MobileTopSoft]

Tags: blackberry, blackberry-application-suite, windows-mobile