The Blackberry Tour is a smartphone manufactured by the cellular phone company Research in Motion (RIM). The Tour was introduced in the summer of 2009 and included the Blackberry OS 5. This operating system included several key elements of Blackberry software including Blackberry Messenger, Maps and other programs. This open platform allows improvements to be made and released to all users who simply need to download the latest OS version and can then take advantage of the updates provided by RIM. It also provides Blackberry experts the ability to create "hybrid" OS versions that may compile the best elements from each OS update into one collaborative software.

Since the Tour was released, there have been several OS updates. The latest update is 5.0.0.732.http://forums.crackberry.com/f141/latest-os-official-5-0-0-732-9650-tour-483068/ Updates can be downloaded either OTA (over the air) or from the Verizon website.http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/tour.pdf Leaked OS updates are those that have not yet been officially released by the carrier. Leaked OS updates are not available for OTA download until they are official from the cellular network.

BlackBerry provides information about all of their products and software on their website at BlackBerry.com. You can visit the support section of their site to read up on information related to your BlackBerry Tour device.http://eu.blackberry.com/eng/support/software/ They also feature information on previously offered models, so you don't need to worry about information about your Tour disappearing after BlackBerry no longer sells them.

Software released for Blackberry smartphones such as the Tour are also reported on websites and forums where discussions, tips and information is shared. Crackberry.com and Blackberryos.com are two examples of sites that are dedicated to featuring any news and informative reports as they pertain to the Blackberry smartphone. http://crackberry.com/