RIM has released a BlackBerry Knowledge Base article explaining which webmail accounts have enhanced BIS integration. While this may seem extremely boring, it’s actually pretty important, as the knowledge base effectively indicates which webmail accounts receive push-like email delivery speeds. Check out the list below to see if your webmail account is the recipient of a little extra love from the boys and girls of Waterloo.
Enhanced integration of webmail accounts is available with the following service providers:
* AOL
o Near real-time delivery of email messages
o AOL Mail icon on the BlackBerry smartphone Home screen * Yahoo!
o Near real-time delivery of email messages
o Yahoo! Mail icon on the BlackBerry smartphone Home screen * Gmail
o Near real-time delivery of email messages * Windows Live Hotmail/MSN
o Near real-time delivery of email messages
o Premium account is no longer required for BlackBerry Internet Service email account integration * Hostopia
o Near real-time delivery of email messages * GoDaddy
o Near real-time delivery of email messages
Have you recently purchased one of those fancy new BlackBerry devices with multimedia features? Have no idea what types of media your BlackBerry supports? Worry not, your friends at RIM have your back, and have published a BlackBerry Knowledge Base stating which media formats work with your BlackBerry. Click the link below for the knowledge base, as well as handy instructions on how to transcode audio and video files for the Media application.
RIM has posted a Knowledge Base article describing a critical security flaw within the BlackBerry Desktop Software. The flaw has been confirmed by Secunia, a leading vulnerability intelligence provider. Here’s the problem as described by RIM:
The BlackBerry Desktop Manager includes the Roxio Media Manager for managing media synchronization between the BlackBerry smartphone and the Microsoft Windows computer. The Roxio Media Manager includes a Microsoft ActiveX control used for retrieving and installing application updates. A buffer overflow exists in the DWUpdateService ActiveX control that could potentially be exploited when a user visits a malicious web page that invokes this control.
For instructions on how to determine whether your system has been affected and patch the flaw, follow the link below.
RIM has just released a new Knowledge Base article detailing how to use an on-device self-diagnostic tool to test hardware issues on your BlackBerry. The video above is from our friends at BlackBerryNews using the self-diagnostic tool (on a simulator, but still) to test vibration functionality. Pretty cool, huh?
It appears as though this BlackBerry self-diagnostic works on all OS 4.2 devices and higher, including 4.3, 4.5 and 4.6. Besides the vibration function, bluetooth, audio, GPS, keyboard, trackball, LED and screen colour can all be tested.
