'BIS 2.8'

BIS 2.8 has landed in North America

By: |Oct 3rd, 2009 at 11:06AM
Filed Under: BlackBerry, Carriers - Canadian, Carriers - US, News, RIM, Services
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North American BlackBerry Internet Service users have an excuse to drink mimosas this morning — RIM and its carrier partners have flipped the switch on BIS 2.8. As we told you some time ago, BIS 2.8 offers enhancements that countless that non-corporate types have been yammering for for ages including but not limited to:Two-way wireless synchronization [every four hours] with Google Mail Contacts and the Address Book on the BlackBerry smart phone:Synchronize Google Mail contacts quickly and easily to the...

BlackBerry BIS 2.8 feature list comes to light

By: |Aug 28th, 2009 at 09:20AM
Filed Under: BlackBerry, RIM, Rumors, Services, Software
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BlackBerry users, rejoice — it appears as though BIS will soon be upgraded to version 2.8 and a couple of long-awaited changes are coming along with it. BerryReview got its hands on an alleged change log for BIS 2.8, an update it says will begin rolling out on or around September 10th, and a few gems are found within:Two-way wireless synchronization with Google Mail Contacts* and the Address Book on the BlackBerry smart phone:Synchronize Google Mail contacts quickly and easily to the BlackBerry smart ph...