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RIM has high hopes with the next iteration of its BlackBerry OS, version 6. Adding a ton of new features and a completely new UI, this is going to be a major software jump to compete with the newcomers in iOS and Android. The Home Screen itself has undergone a major update, and this is what has been examined in detail by Inside BlackBerry
http://blogs.blackberry.com/2010/07/blackberry-6-home-screen/