BlackBerry 9000 "BOLD" Official… Sexy!

Posted by: Peter Murphy on May 12 2008 - 690 views

Now this is a growing trend that, seems accepted, we all know what it looks like by now, we know the specs and here comes the press release. Oops, how do I delete that wrong photo, I don’t. I think Abbey might be after one of these BOLD Boys.

"The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion.

Possibly not as stylish as Abbey, but definitely geeky enough to earn an honourable mention in the Goth hall of fame.

Then I look again and the "Bold" seems reminiscent of the iPhone, the styling seems rather similair.

I do love the smooth lines, but it looks like a  fat iPhone, even though it’s the first BB that has actually ignited my visual senses.

Look, the specs on this new BlackBerry are so awesome, I could be converted, or maybe not.

What I do like is RIM’s commitment to lifting the style quota, included in their devices. Having a device that has a smaller screen and a qwerty or azerty keyboard is some thing

of a deterrent for me, I would prefer a smaller form factor and a larger VGA screen and qwerty keyboard.

It’s still a beautiful device!
Full press release after the link

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Jott On The BlackBerry- Let The Revolution Begin

Posted by: danc on Apr 07 2008 - 507 views

There are three kinds of people-
Those who know about Jott and use it all the time and couldn’t live without it.
Those who know about Jott but currently underutilize this amazing service.
Those who need to wake up and get to know Jott.

I do not know of a service that has received a more universally positive response than Jott.

I love Jott and have become a Jott-evangalist– speaking and writing about it every chance I get. More importantly, I use Jott ALL THE TIME for everything from creating reminders to putting down various thoughts that occur to me while driving. Heck, I even “wrote” the first pass of this using Jott.

Now, Jott is taking things to an entirely new level and, if it works as well as everything else Jott has done, it is nothing short of revolutionary.

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Coming Soon to a Verizon Near You

Posted by: weiganla on Mar 31 2008 - 548 views

Just ahead of the biannual CTIA wireless convention, Verizon has unveiled a new phone lineup which was apparently developed in consultation with Hollywood executives. Hollywood probably put out more sequels and remakes last summer, but not by much. Check out the retreads, I mean, releases:

Verizon Wireless XV6900 — Does this look like the Sprint Touch to anyone? That’s because it’s the same phone. If there’s a difference in specs I didn’t notice it, and still no WiFi. Available in late April.

MOTO Q 9c — Thank goodness Verizon recognizes their consumers have a range of needs. Now personal users can choose the MOTO Q 9m WinMo 6 smartphone and business users can go for the 9c, which has been thoughtfully optimized especially for them with a less colorful shell. Available in April.

enV2 by LG — The original texting-focused enV will be jealous of its successor, which got a slimming makeover. It may be blocky but it’s also kinda cute. Available in April.

 Alias by Samsung — It’s just like the existing dual-hinged SCH-u740, only… in silver! Available in April.

 BlackBerry Curve 8330 — Verizon’s version of the Curve looks at lot like other 83X0s such as this one from AT&T. At least it’s been beefed up with EV-DO. Unscheduled outages come standard. Available in May.

via Gizmodo

images from Verizon

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T-Mobile and RIM, BlackBerry 8820.

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Mar 25 2008 - 462 views

This is a pretty slick looking phone, and the biggest boost to the 8820’s functionality is wifi.

The stylishly professional BlackBerry 8820 helps people stay connected to business associates, colleagues, family and friends by offering Wi-Fi connectivity for voice and data, access to location-based applications and services, and a superior mobile experience for personal and corporate e-mail.

That’s where T-Mobile comes into the equation, this baby will utilise the HotSpot @ Home Wifi service, allowing customers nationwide calling through any accessible wifi network. Not to mention a better internet experience. The phone also has built in GPS, with native apps such as Blackberry Maps and TeleNav GPS Navigator. The quad-band phone also supports international roaming and is enabled for T-Mobiles popular MyFaves service.

 

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Find Me for Facebook from ElectricPocket.

Posted by: Peter Murphy on Mar 21 2008 - 352 views

ElectricPocket this week announced a new application for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry devices. FindMe allows you to update your facebook friends, with your location. Clever thing here is it is not GPS dependent, it determines your location via cell phone tower triangulation.

FindMe enables users, their friends,
family and colleagues to share their current locations automatically and
securely through their BlackBerry or Windows Mobile Smartphones without
needing GPS. FindMe offers the opportunity to "tag" commonly visited
locations, such as home, office, soccer field or favourite bars and
restaurants, and post those locations on their Facebook profiles.

Being only recently facebooked myself, I can see that this would be useful if your friends are all in one place, and you want to arrange a Face to Face not a facebook.

"Social networking sites such as Facebook are removing geographic barriers
to keeping friends connected, and FindMe adds a great new dimension by
sharing locations among friends when and how they want to be seen,"

FindMe is available for all trackball BlackBerry devices [81xx series (Pearl) , 83xx series (Curve) and the 88xx series] and all GSM Windows Mobile Phones.

You can view the original press release, or just head on over to the product page to download it and give it a try

 

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AT&T Offers Up BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with WiFi … no 3G?

Posted by: Brandon Steili on Mar 14 2008 - 727 views

Knock Knock. HEY RIM. The future is at the door and seriously guys its time to get in touch with her. EDGE data is not going to cut it for devices just hitting the market. How long did it take RIM to figure out that people wanted cameras in their phones? Media players? Yea… way too long. Here’s to hoping they figure out that 3G AND WiFi would be the way to go and make that the standard for the next revision.

The Pearl 8120 features an updated 2 megapixel camera, as well as a new web browser. WiFi has also been added, giving users the ability to get a taste of high-speed data.

Of course … here’s a taste of something cool. But only if you go to Starbucks

Anyway, the doomed to be popular Blackberry Pearl 8120 is NOW available from AT&T for a (relatively) low price of $200 with a 2 year contract or $350 off contract. Hit the link below for all the specs and info - via MobileBurn

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