Review The original BlackBerry Bold 9000 cut quite a dash when it debuted last year, signalling clearly to any doubters that Research in Motion was moving the BlackBerry out of the boardroom and into the pockets and handbags of consumers who had need for its exemplary e-mail service in their day-to-day lives.
Yet, times move fast on planet mobile, and already we’re looking at the update, which offers a sleeker case, better screen, new track pad, upgraded Camera and more besides. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 – also known informally as the BlackBerry Bold 2 – is a slimmer and sharper looking device than its predecessor.
At 109x60x14mm and 122g it’s lost a good 6mm off the sides, 5mm from top and bottom and a sliver under 1mm in thickness. It’s also 16g lighter, which is all to the good. All this millimetre shaving leads to noticeably sleeker looking handset, that wears its Qwerty keyboard considerably lighter than its predecessor, so it looks less like standard office drone issue and more like a style-led purchase. Even so, it’s unmistakably a BlackBerry.
‘Twixt keyboard and screen sit the usual hard buttons – call start and stop, menu and back – but the track ball has now been replaced by the optical trackpad that BlackBerry has been including on recent models such as the Curve 8520. Supposedly, this choice offers longer life due to there being no moving parts, but with no loss of sensitivity. Read the rest of this entry »
Research in Motion clearly isn’t happy with LG’s upcoming GD910 watchphone stealing the limelight. The BlackBerry maker has also announced plans to make a branded wrist accompaniment.
The Rim Alpha 1 watchphone, supports voicecalls – but not videocalls
Unfortunately – judging by the picture – it doesn’t look like the Alpha 1 will support videocalls, but Rim executive Antoine Boucher has promised to build in a solid selection of features alongside the watch’s analogue dial. Read the rest of this entry »
Review Research in Motion’s latest offering in the BlackBerry Curve range is described as an entry-level model. Indeed, it doesn’t have a touch screen, GPS, or even a 3G network connection. However, it is a slim and efficient little work horse at a reasonable price with Wi-Fi, a 2Mp Camera and all of BlackBerry‘s push email know-how built in.
It’s not the smallest BlackBerry so far – that would be the Pearl with its numeric keypad and two letters for each key – but the 8520 is a full Qwerty keyboard design. Yet, at just 109 x 60 x 14mm and a lightweight 106g, it is smaller and lighter than its predecessors; the Bold, the Curve 8900 and the 8320.
On the front it looks standard BlackBerry, with its well laid out four-line Qwerty keyboard, plus a line of buttons for call start and stop, menu and back. The keyboard has the same layout as that on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 but just a little smaller, and without the older phone‘s chrome trim. Moreover, there was no problem finding the keys with our thumbs, for either one or two-handed messaging. Read the rest of this entry »
The striking, 480×360-pixel display on the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone offers up crisp images, text and even maps so information is easier to read, even when you’re on the go.
You’ll be amazed by the vivid color the screen projects when you’re browsing the Internet1, playing games or watching your favorite video. Read the rest of this entry »
We just had some great pictures sent in to us showing a Windows Mobile HTC Touch Pro running a virtual BlackBerry OS. This is what RIM is officially calling the BlackBerry Application Suite which we told you about in the past that is posed to replace the aging BlackBerry Connect. Essentially the BlackBerry OS is running as an application on Windows Mobile virtualizing the BlackBerry OS. From what I can tell this will have all of the BlackBerry 4.2 OS features in it. Hopefully we will have more to come! I have to thank the tipster for taking pictures with the BerryReview mobile site. Way to show you are a fan! Read the rest of this entry »
