BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370

   Blackberry has announced Today their new upgraded Curve model. Usually the Curve is RIM`s medium to low-end device and the new 9350 fits correctly in this category and is the first from this series with Blackberry OS 7. The design gives a more elegant, slim, stylish and ergonomic impression with only 11 mm thick. The main technical features are:

-- DISPLAY: 2.44 inches TFT 480 x 360 pixels screen, 246 ppi.

-- CPU:  800 MHz.

-- MEMORY:  512 MB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  512 MB (for 9350 only) 1GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 5MP led flash camera, video recording, face detection.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, micro-USB port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS, NFC.

-- MULTIMEDIA:  optical trackpad.

-- SENSORS:  Accelerometer, Proximity, Digital Compass.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 1000 mAh

-- OS:  Blackberry OS 7, HTML 5.

-- APPLICATIONS:  BlackBerry App The Weather Network, BlackBerry Maps, Vlingo, Backgammon King, Aces 3D Breaker Classic, ScoreMobile, Blackberry Protect social apps.

   I believe you already know my opinion about Blackberry devices but I like their design especially in this case - the last Curve was looking very cheap. Also I am glad that Blackberry still exists (not like the HP webOS devices which are about to disappear these days) as the mobile world needs competition to get stronger and better, offering many options for users (of course RIM is strong on the market). An important detail to be mentioned for this phone is that has a hot swappable MicroSD card which may be great if you would like to exchange data.

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Blackberry Torch 9810 and Torch 9850

   Blackberry has announced recently their latest two new products together with the Bold 9900 which I mentioned here. Now the Torch 9810 which is the slide-out QWERTY keyboard model and the Torch 9850 which is the 3.7 inches touch screen device have the same technical specifications with the 9900 Bold in terms of RAM memory, CPU, connection capabilities and others. I do not really like the Blackberry OS as it takes forever to setup a business email account and with lots of passwords. However their design is elegant, sober and stylish in the same time - and I find that great. I believe the 9850 looks great and is a competitor for iPhone, HTC, Samsung, LG devices.
   These models are expected to be released in September.

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BlackBerry Bold 9900 - pictures

BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930

   Blackberry has announced Today their latest premium smartphone. The new Bold 9900 version has the usual RIM design for QWERTY keyboard phones, but is the thinnest and most powerful Blackberry so far and the screen is a touch one - a first for the Bold line. On the sides has a stainless steel frame which works great with the high-gloss glass-wave backplate. The main technical specifications are below:

-- DISPLAY: 2.8 inches TFT capacitive touch 640 x 480 pixels screen, 287 dpi resolution with Liquid Graphics.

-- CPU:  1.2 GHz.

-- MEMORY:  768 MB RAM.

-- STORAGE:  8GB for internal, microSD card slot up to 32GB.

-- CAMERA:  Primary - 5MP led flash camera, HD video recording up to 720p.

-- CONNECTIVITY:  3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, (CDMA, EV-DO for 9930 version) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, micro-USB port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS, NFC.

-- SENSORS:  Accelerometer, Proximity, Digital Compass.

-- BATTERY:  Li-Po 1230 mAh

-- OS:  Blackberry OS 7, HTML 5.

-- APPLICATIONS:  BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.3, Docs To Go, BlackBerry Maps, Wikitude, social apps.

   I always thought that BlackBerry phones should be the first or among first brands who should have included the NFC technology. RIM phones are known mainly as business and are not exactly multimedia devices or build for common users. Their design has been sober, made for corporate, enterprise medium. I am glad that they have included the NFC chip because I believe a consultant or manager needs to exchange business cards and other information (like documents) quickly with the customers or peers apart from answering emails right away.

   The Bold 9900/9930 comes with the new BlackBerry 7 system which has improved web browsing, voice search and the ability to manage personal content separately than the business information. So this device is mainly for business but you can go ahead and check your Twitter or Facebook accounts if you feel like, not to mention that has augmented reality capabilities.

   As this is a touch and type QWERTY smartphone as see it as a main competitor for the Nokia`s recently announced business phone - the E6. The last BlackBerry I had my hands on was a 8900 I believe and I remember I needed to configure a corporate email account for a friend. I can not even tell you how many passwords and codes I had to enter so the email messages can appear. I hope RIM has improved this with their new Enterprise Server application and with the new OS 7 version.

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