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The results are in!  If you are just tuning in, I have been spending the last 3 weeks testing the official 5.0.0.713 OS against the latest hybrids from BBhybrids.net.  A week or so ago, I posted my initial results running 5.0.0.713.  The week after I used lyricidal’s Storm2/9530 – .758 Hybrid v2 (713/607/591-Based) without shrinking [...]

So last week was Phase One of my Hybrid Project.  I spent the week running Verizon’s official 5.0.0.713 for my Storm2.  Using MeterBerry, I tracked my signal strength, memory usage, and battery discharge rate.  I also pulled the battery at 4 different times during the week to measure how long it took to start up.  [...]

To explain how a hybrid OS works, I feel I first have to explain how the BlackBerry OS is structured.  When you install an OS for your BlackBerry, it loads a bunch of COD files to your PC, which the AppLoader then copies to your device.  To make a hybrid OS, you start with the [...]