T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8120 to get OS 4.5 upgrade!

Finally it seems T-Mobile USA will be releasing the much needed OS 4.5 update for their BlackBerry Pearl 8120. Starting tomorrow (March 13th) you should be able to download the OS online from t-mobile.com/bbupgrade. Once upgraded you will notice many improvements such as multimedia streaming, wireless software updates, new browser start page, new version of MyFaves app and HTML email for BIS users. See the full list of new features/updates below.

New Features:

• Music/video streaming (e.g. YouTube)
• Free/busy calendar lookup
• Remote search for e-mails on server
• Attachment download and document editing
• Wireless software upgrades
• myFaves 1.5
• New browser start page
• Updated UI
• WAP 2.0 (Wireless Application Protocol) better downloading, games and applications
• Voice IT policy controls on International Dialing and more.
• BlackBerry Maps enhancements (points of interest, saving directions, graphical improvements)
• GSM/EDGE toggle
• HTML e-mail for BlackBerry Internet Solution (BIS) account

Fixed bugs:

• UMA performance
• myFaves icon sync
• myFaves activity log
• myFaves icon appearance
• myFaves birthday/anniversary pop-up
• Uncaught Java exception errors when downloading certain audio files
• Device rebooting when on a Belkin Router or certain N type routers

[via BGR]

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