BlackBerry BIS 2.5 presentation, OS 4.5 not coming ’til September!
By now you all have heard that BlackBerry BIS 2.5 is rolling out to U.S. carriers on June 29th. Heck, there’s even going to be some downtime. But, maybe that isn’t enough? Maybe you’d like more information. We’ve definitely got you covered in that area. We just got a hold of this presentation outlining BIS 2.5 and all the various features. The sad part? As some of you know, all the sexy stuff requires BlackBerry OS 4.5 which according to the presentation will not be available until September. That’s not to say some of you aren’t running it already, but September guys? For reals? Head on over to the gallery to check it out for yourself, but we’ll break down the more interesting stuff here for all you lazy bums:
- You can save attachments including audio and video formats.
- Full list of supported downloadable attachments are: .doc, .ppt., .xls, .wpd, .txt, .html, .pdf, .zip, and the aforementioned audio / video formats.
- File size of attachments is limited to 3MB.
- The 4.5 OS will be “available for all BlackBerry’s in September.” This includes the 8100, 8800, 8820, 8300, 8310, 8120, and the 8110. No 8320 love?
- “If a BlackBerry launches before September, it will have 4.5 software.”
- Addition of push AOL email and Hotmail/MSN accounts.
Click on over to our BlackBerry BIS 2.5 presentation gallery!
if i did upgrade to 45 on my bb 8320 ! am i going to have to unlock my phone so my sim card can work ! cuz im not a t mobile or orange user.im in morocco !! different network servise!! ?
I am trying to upgrade a number of Blackberrys to 4.5 and am getting the same problem on most of them.. the problem being that they get an error uncought exception: java.lang.illegal etc etc.. and then they run really slow like the device has run out of memory..
Has anyone had this?? i really could do with a little help here
Cheers,
Lee
Lee Roussel – i get the same problems on mine. most of it works fine but there are definitely some problems. most recently it stopped receiving email messages altogether. i would recommend holding off on the upgrade until all kinks are worked out. either that or you take the pits with the pudding. i plan to try reinstalling the latest version of the os that i can find and then if that doesn’t work, to downgrade back to a stable pre-4.5 version. good luck! – nick