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V3G or kwmf any idea when this is coming our way? :)
Thanks

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2255033,00.asp

What the BlackBerry Update Means for You
by Sascha Segan

BlackBerry owners rejoice! The upcoming BlackBerry 4.5 software will vault your Pearls and Curves into the top ranks of multimedia devices. We got RIM to explain, model by model and server by server, what the new software will give existing BlackBerry owners. (Version 4.5 used to be called 4.3.1, if you're really plumbed into the BlackBerry landscape.)

There's a lot of awesome stuff here, with multimedia streaming support, Microsoft Office document editing and HTML e-mail support at the fore. We're still waiting for RIM to tune up its Web browser, though—it's falling behind the options available on Windows Mobile, Symbian, and the iPhone.

Some of the new features are handheld-only; some require server upgrades. If you're on BlackBerry Enterprise Server, your IT department will need to upgrade; if you're on BlackBerry Internet Service, you'll need to wait a few months for your carrier to upgrade. I've marked server features with an (S), and handheld features with an (H) to show what you'll be able to do immediately.

Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and Alltel all confirmed that you'll be able to upgrade existing BlackBerries to the new software. We're still waiting for word from T-Mobile. The software will arrive within a few months, but the carriers and RIM aren't being any more specific than that.

Here's the scoop by model number.

If you have a BlackBerry Pearl 8100 or BlackBerry 8800, you'll get:

• Spell check (H)
• BlackBerry Maps with Points of Interest (H)
• Improved media player with playlist support and automatic playlist generation (H)
• Voice note recording (H)
• Streaming support for YouTube and Sling Player (H)
• Bluetooth stereo music (H)
• Microsoft Office document editing with DocumentsToGo (H)
• Native format attachment downloading (S)
• HTML e-mails (S)
• Over-the-air device upgrades (S)
• Free/busy calendar lookup (S)
• Searching the server for old e-mail messages (S)


If you have a BlackBerry Pearl 8130, you'll get:

• Automatic playlist generation in the media player (H)
• Microsoft Office document editing with DocumentsToGo (H)
• Native format attachment downloading (S)
• HTML e-mails (S)
• Over-the-air device upgrades (S)
• Free/busy calendar lookup (S)
• Searching the server for old e-mail messages (S)


If you have any BlackBerry Curve or the BlackBerry 8820 or 8830, you'll get:

• BlackBerry Maps with Points of Interest (H)
• Improved media player with playlist support and automatic playlist generation (H)
• Voice note recording (H)
• Video recording on Curve models (H)
• Streaming support for YouTube and Sling Player (H)
• Microsoft Office document editing with DocumentsToGo (H)
• Native format attachment downloading (S)
• HTML e-mails (S)
• Over-the-air device upgrades (S)
• Free/busy calendar lookup (S)
• Searching the server for old e-mail messages (S)


If you have a BlackBerry 8700 or 8703e, you'll get:

• Spell check (H)
• BlackBerry Maps with Points of Interest (H)
• New pictures and ringtones applications (H)
• Voice note recording (H)
• Microsoft Office document editing with DocumentsToGo (H)
• Native format attachment downloading (S)
• HTML e-mails (S)
• Over-the-air device upgrades (S)
• Free/busy calendar lookup (S)
• Searching the server for old e-mail messages (S)


If you have an older BlackBerry, maybe it's time to upgrade!

What the BlackBerry Update Means for You - Reviews by PC Magazine
 
Sweet - wonder how long till we get it though :o
 
If we go by the forums and websites it looks like it will be end of Feb 2008. Then we prob need to wait another few months before it is released in SA
 
Pretty much what wantedz said....

When I asked about OS 4.3 back in Dec last year, the answer I got back from RIM was "4.3 has not been released into the public domain. This is still in beta. The 8110 will be the first device that would possible be releases with 4.3 the rest is still in beta."

If you were sharp, you would have picked up the scent of this in late November last year. Here's the link from the public RIM knowledge base..

http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB14216&sliceId=SAL_Public&dialogID=92850950&stateId=1%200%2092852529

They have obviously decided to take even bigger steps (hence the 4.5 naming) than originally planned.
 
When the first carriers release the new 4.5 the links will appear on the BB forums. You should be able to use another carrier's download to get the firmwware and install it on your BB (remeber to backup before you start)
 
There is indeed a service book for the SatNav, but service books are a function of the carrier you use, not the hardware your SIM is in.

What software you looking for?
 
The new Desktop 4.3 and on the 8310 the rest are on ver 4.2.2.338
 
kwmf said:
There is indeed a service book for the SatNav, but service books are a function of the carrier you use, not the hardware your SIM is in.

What software you looking for?
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Indeed, the carrier specifies which SB's are to be pushed too your device from RIM.

4.5 does look good ... but sad there is no enhancements to the browser
 
MrSmith said:
Yeah not a big fan of that browser, they could do better
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Surely they (Vodacom/RIM) could accommodate for that by allowing for Opera to be used with the blackberry apn?
 
wantedz said:
The new Desktop 4.3 and on the 8310 the rest are on ver 4.2.2.338
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Shoot me a PM with your name and physical address and I'll burn a CD for you. Desktop 4.3 is available from RIM publically but it's over 200mb :eek:
 
@wantedz
I got your details, I will reply to your PM with a RAM tracking number once I have got it done later today for you
 
Anybody had issues with the new blackberry pearl 8110? I'm hacked off cause I got the phone under the impression the GPS satnav was free (outside packages shows "free 24 month contract") now only after I've gotten the phone does it look like I need to 'buy' the blackberry services for R69p/m! What a cheek! Are there any other GPS (TomTom etc) programmes that work on this phone?
 
gazza777 said:
Anybody had issues with the new blackberry pearl 8110? I'm hacked off cause I got the phone under the impression the GPS satnav was free (outside packages shows "free 24 month contract") now only after I've gotten the phone does it look like I need to 'buy' the blackberry services for R69p/m! What a cheek! Are there any other GPS (TomTom etc) programmes that work on this phone?
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You got the blackberry without wanting blackberry service? Its the best thing about it! :confused:

You could try http://www.nav4all.com/site2/www.nav4all.com/enguk/index.php
 
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