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Research in Motion's Jim Balsillie's currently in Dubai, gassing about how amazing the latest update to [BlackBerry 7 OS](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/blackberry-7-gets-an-sdk-nfc-ar-other-acronyms/) will be -- probably between trips to the beach. When it arrives, those crackberries equipped with NFC (Bold [9900](http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/blackberry-bold-9900-hands-on/) / 9920 and [Curve 9350 / 9360 / 9370](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/rim-launches-new-blackberry-curve-video/)) will get BlackBerry Tag. You'll be able to tap two phones together to share contact details, multimedia content or add new friends to your [BBM](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/05/bbm-caught-cheating-with-android-crackberry-epidemic-to-spread/). RIM is planning to open up the relevant APIs so developers can use the facility in any number of interesting ways, like bringing [touch-to-share](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/09/hp-touchstone-tech-now-lets-you-tap-two-devices-together-to-swap/) to the system. Considering the speed constraints of [NFC](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/10/engadget-primed-what-is-nfc-and-why-do-we-care/), it's difficult to believe that big files like images could be carried by the technology -- it's more likely that NFC will pair the devices and then send your files down a larger pipe, like Bluetooth. There's an enigmatic press release after the break, and hopefully the company will explain how this works in a little more detail before the update arrives.
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