Blackberry Bold (mini review – 75%)

The Blackberry Bold has been around for a while (having been released during summer last year) and it’s already been superseded by the Storm (which is probably in a tea-cup) though they are designed for different markets.

The Bold is a business phone, it has a nice screen and a keyboard that is usable – as usable as the earlier Curve and better than the dual key bodge of the Pearl.

The Storm is RIM’s attempt at a consumer phone to compete with the iPhone and public opinion says it pretty well fails at all counts, especially the software which is buggy.

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BlackBerry Storm Gets Off To A Wobbly Start

BlackBerry Storm Gets Off To A Wobbly StartThere seems to be a growing band of unhappy bunnies among Blackberry Storm customers, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal.

The paper reports that Research In Motion’s first touch-screen device has attracted a storm (sorry!) of complaints from users about the handset’s buggy software and temperamental hardware.

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BlackBerry Curve 8900 Hits Vodafone UK, T-Mobile US

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Hits Vodafone UK, T-Mobile USThe latest from the Blackberry stable, the Curve 8900, is now available on UK Vodafone and T-Mobile will have it in the US.

The Curve builds on the success of previous models – some people are even declaring it a combination of Curve, Bold and Storm.

With the screen from the Bold (high-res 2.4-inch 360×480), the 3.2Mpx camera from the Curve, WiFi, GPS and a very strong audio and video player, including divx playback, it’s going to be one to watch.

Big excitement
We’re hugely excited about getting our hands on the Blackberry Curve 8900.

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