Blackberry’s new 9500 ‘Thunderstorm’ model has a 3.25inch TFT display sporting the resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. It also has an accelerometer for auto-rotation of the screen. It also carries a 3.5mm earphone socket and a microSD slot for up to 8GB of extended memory. It comes pre-equipped with 1 GB of internal storage.
On the imaging front, it has a 3.2 MP camera with features such as auto-focus and LED flash. The media player supports both DivX and XviD formats. For navigation, it also has a GPS (in the form of A-GPS) and uses the proprietary Blackberry Maps. For connectivity, it offers stereo Blue tooth and USB 2.0 slots. 3G is also supported out-of-the-box; however, presently it holds no significance in India.
The ‘Thunderstorm’ model boasts of the world’s first ‘clickable’ touch screen. It responds identical to a physical keyboard. Single-touch, multi-touch and gesture movements are supported that makes navigating the application quite a snap.
Overall, this first touchscreen-enabled blackberry Smartphone carries the best features of communication and multimedia and hence is suitable for a wider base of audience. It also effectively solves the problem associated with conventional touch screen typing. The phone will be launched in India very soon. Its going to be the best mobile phone for some time.
The Smart, Sleek, Stylish smartphone needs no introduction. Blackberry pearl has already presented itself before you many times. Now it comes to you as 8220 putting you in charge of how when and where you communicate. It is a pocket sized entertainment center which delivers fun into your life.
Previously named Kickstart it got itself a new name - the Pearl Flip. It boasts of a 320×240 internal display, built-in multimedia player, support for MP3 ring tones, Wi-Fi and a SureType keypad.It features a 2 megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording. Read the rest of this entry »
RIM’s Thunder is now renamed Storm. Blackberry’s 9530 Storm is going to be in the market in a few week’s time. Till then you can have a preview of what one can expect from The Box for Blackberry Storm 9530 for Verizon.
Taking a keen look at the contents of The Box, RIM seems to be entering the touchscreen zone with Storm 9530. It includes a SIM card which suggests it will be global, plus an 8GB SanDisk mircoSD card which will be preinstalled. Read the rest of this entry »
Blackberry Bold
Blackberry has added yet another feather to its cap - The BOLD. RIM announced the launching of this smart phone which has already got carriers competing with each other.
The BOLD comes with a wealth of functionalities.It’s the first Blackberry phone to support tri-band HSDPA networks, with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and a new full-QWERTY keyboard.Here’s a picture of the phone.
It comes with a 1GB internal storage memory and a microSD/SDHC expansion memory slot and a 624 MHZ processor.All this ensures good storage capacity and speedier work(business). Bold’s half-VGA(480×320 resolution) color LCD screen makes it the first high resolution display screen introduced on a Blackberry smart phone. It also features a 2MP camera with video recording capability, built in flash and a digital zoom. The media player which comes along keeps entertainment on the go - displays pictures and slideshows, plays moview in full screen mode and manages an entire music collection.
With the Blackberry’s enterprise solution one can stay connected while exchanging emails or accessing the web.Blackberry BOLD smart phone also allows users to download Word, Excel, PowerPoint files which can be saved to the handset and edited too
All these features make it an effective workstation away from home.
It also supports different language groups through its different configurations - AZERTY and QWERTZ.
The smart phone comes along with accessories including a stereo headset, travel charger, carrying case or sleeve, and USB cable. Users will also be able to personalize their BlackBerry Bold smart phone by purchasing replaceable leather-like back-plates that come in a range of colors. According to RIM, the removable/rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery provides multi-hour usage with a target talk time of approximately 5 hours and 13 days standby time.
Heard:- MicroSD/SDHC memory cards are available today in configurations of up to 8GB and the BlackBerry Bold is expected to support upcoming 16GB microSD/SDHC cards.
BlackBerry Curve 8330
BlackBerry Curve 8330 is now available in its World Edition through Reliance Communications in India. The Smart phone in candy-bar form is “feature-rich” and is being presented in a sleek silver case.
The Curve 8330 is a high-end phone which has RIM’s intuitive trackball navigation system, a full QWERTY key pad, advanced e mail and Web capabilities, enhanced desk-top media manager software, Voice Activated Dialing, speaker phone, noise and echo cancellation technology among its many features.
The Curve 8330 has a TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution, MMS capabilities, media player, a 2Mega pixel camera with flash, digital zoom and video recording. The Smart phone offers Blue tooth 2.0, USB and micro SD card support up to 8GB. That should take care of any requirements of storage. Read the rest of this entry »
