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The company has showcased its refreshed operating system at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, displaying a new home screen and social-network integration

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Research in Motion kicked off its annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium with an announcement from co-chief executive Mike Lazaridis, who showcased the upcoming BlackBerry 6 operating system refresh due in Q3 of this year.

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Published: April 29, 2010 -- 10:45 GMT (03:45 PDT)

Caption by: Joseph Hanlon

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