BlackBerry Internet Service 4.0 details leaked

A bunch of new information about BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 4.0 has appeared thanks to documents leaked online. The BIS is what individuals use to handle email to and from their BlackBerry device in lieu of a Blackberry Server used by most enterprises. New features offered by the forthcoming BIS include integration with the BlackBerry ID (BBID), improved BIS end user communications, automatic login improvements, support for new service tiers, and Google Calendar improvements.

By having a BIS account associated with a BBID, users will be able to enter their BBID on a handheld with BlackBerry OS 6.1 to switch all services, including a BIS email account, to the new device. BIS 4 also improves end user communications by moving from the traditional text based messages to rich text messages with the BlackBerry logo. Messages will appear at the top of an Inbox even after other messages are received to ensure they are read. Communications have been improved to reduce the number of support calls received.

Also hoping to reduce support calls is the automatic login improvements to BIS. They eliminate the need for a user to remember a username and password when using an email setup application on OS 6.0 and above devices.

The final two improvements include Google Calendar synchronization enhancements and changes to the user interface. Google Calendar sync improvements include delete sync for events that belong to a deleted calendar and status field sync. User interface changes include the removal of import control and clearer text regarding entering a security question and answer.

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LG Optimus 3D official with dual-lens camera, details scarce

Forget the pinch of salt, the 3D-enabled LG Optimus 3D is official. It's at the teaser announcement stage right now, the full reveal won't happen until February 14 at the MWC when LG will takes us "into the new dimension".

Last Tuesday we started piecing things together and were convinced that LG is readying a 3D-capable smartphone - 3D-enabled (as in stereoscopic not 3D as 3D graphics) Tegra 2 from NVIDIA and a 4.3" 3D mobile display were pretty telling and so were some other things.

Then yesterday an alleged photo of the Optimus 3D leaked (the one on the left).

Today, we see LG issuing an official press release giving us teasing details on the LG Optimus 3D. They promise a glasses-free 3D LCD display and HDMI and DLNA for sharing 3D content.

Of course, LG is aware that there's not much 3D content around, so the Optimus 3D will feature a dual-lens camera capable of capturing stereoscopic shots and videos. There's nothing on resolution so far, but we've heard rumors that each cam will be 8 megapixels.

More details will be released at the MWC and there will be a live demo - then it should officially become the first 3D smartphone. By the way, there's a good chance that LG will announce a 3D-capable tablet too along with the LG Optimus 3D.

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