Google Discontinues Gmail BlackBerry App, Use AstraSync to Get Gmail Sync

Google have announced that they are discontinuing their Gmail App for BlackBerry, with support for the App being dropped in less than 10 days time.

Google recommends that users access their email though the browser, but there is a better way; use AstraSync to get full PUSH two way sync of Gmail, calendar and contacts to your BlackBerry.

Tell us about your experiences with AstraSync in the BlackBerry outage and win!

We would love to hear from you about your experience using AstraSync during the recent BlackBerry network outage. We have many customers who were able to bypass the BIS outage by using AstraSync with a TCP connection. The best response will win a free years AstraSync subscription extension*

Please let us know your experience by emailing outage@astrasync.com.

Thanks,

The AstraSync Team

*Applies to subscriptions with up to 3 mailboxes. Larger subscriptions will receive an extra 3 mailboxes on their existing subscription.

AstraSync Certified for OS7

We are very pleased to announce that our Quality Assurance department has completed the testing and certification of AstraSync 4.2 for the new BlackBerry OS7 devices. AstraSync did not require any modifications to support OS7 and proved to be compatible “out of the box”.

Users of the latest OS7 devices are advised to run AstraSync in conjunction with Monitor to make the most of their new devices hardware.

Underwriters Laboratories Selects AstraSync to Connect BlackBerry Smartphones to Office 365

Microsoft Office 365, the cloud-based versions of Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint and other products, became available in a public beta last month, with Microsoft promising general availability later this year. So far, 100,000 organizations have signed up to test Office 365, which will replace and expand upon Microsoft’s current cloud-based productivity service, the Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS).

AstraSync 4.2 Released

We would like to extend a big thank you to all who helped with the 4.2 Beta program and are proud to announce the release of AstraSync 4.2 including…

New: Device Alert Profile Integration with Monitor

AstraSync now works with Monitor
(A new monitoring program for BlackBerry) to give closer integration with the device OS. Providing better network availability awareness, faster performance and integrated device profile alerts for new messages including;

• Status bar unread count
• Icon notification ‘Splat’
• LED notification
• Device audio profile integrated alerts

AstraSync Cyber Monday Sale

Get 25% off all renewals and new subscriptions this Cyber Monday!

Use code: THANKSG

Don’t worry if your current subscription isn’t due for renewal yet, we will add the extra time onto your current expiry date.

Announcing AstraSync 4.2 Public Beta 2

We are pleased to announce AstraSync 4.2 Beta 2

AstraSync now supports alert profile integration through Monitor for BlackBerry, meeting request creation, email content encryption, kinetic scrolling and more performance settings for power users.

Announcing AstraSync 4.2 Public Beta

We are pleased to announce AstraSync 4.2 Beta 1

AstraSync now supports alert profile integration though Monitor for BlackBerry, meeting request creation, email content encryption, kinetic scrolling and more performance settings for power users.

AstraSync Listed in “25 Best BlackBerry Apps” by TechRadar.com

TechRadar.com the largest UK-based consumer technology news and reviews site, has included AstraSync in its run down of the 25 best free and paid BlackBerry Apps.

See the full list here: http://techradar.com/715649

AstraSync brings Hotmail to BlackBerry with Email, Calendar and Contact Sync

BlackBerry owners can now synchronize their Hotmail Email, Calendar and Contacts with their BlackBerry smartphones over the air using AstraSync.

Microsoft officially announced support for Exchange ActiveSync with Hotmail and Windows Live Accounts on the 30th of August. We have now completed testing of the Hotmail service with AstraSync and have added it to our ever growing list of supported platforms.