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Rate Opinion: With 3G, quad-band and Wi-Fi calling, RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is best fixed QWERTY smartphone to dateVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at zdnet/gadgetreviews (Feedburner) external link    14 hours ago

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By Andrew Nusca Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the penultimate QWERTY BlackBerry handset. Image Gallery: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 hands-on] I had no problem pairing a Bluetooth headset to the Bold 9700. The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the best and most refined QWERTY BlackBerry ever made.

Rate Opinion: New BlackBerry App World Test Ceter is now Live

Original at Phones Review external link    Fri, Dec 4

By James Apparently BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has now gone live with what they call “Test Center” for BlackBerry App World the reason for which is apparently to receive better feedback from users reports an article over on crackberry.

Rate Opinion: The best BlackBerry ever: The BlackBerry Bold 9700

Original at InfoWorld external link    Tue, Dec 1

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See which smartphone is right for you in our mobile "deathmatch" calculator. ] I've been using the T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700 for a few weeks now, ... BlackBerry Bold 9700 ReviewDigitaltrends.com Coloware now offering BlackBerry Bold 9700iBlast

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Rate REVIEWS: BlackBerry Storm 2 9550 mobile phone

Original at lint.com external link    Wed, Nov 25

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By Stuart Miles Email is fantastic, giving you real power to search. Add that to Xobni's BlackBerry app when it comes out and this, for communicating on the go, will be hard to beat. It's what RIM do best after all, but that's true of the BlackBerry family, not just the Storm 2.

Rate Opinion: My on-going thoughts on the HTC Hero

Original at palmaddict.typepad.com external link    Thu, Nov 19

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By sam mcloughln Firstly, it is important to remember that rather than running Windows Mobile OS, HTC have adopted Google’s Android OS and the HTC/Android team is a great mix and straight away, my impression of HTC devices being more for business than pleasure went straight out the window.

Rate Review: OtterBox Defender Series for the BlackBerry Tour 9630

Original at palmaddict.typepad.com external link    Sun, Nov 15

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By Kevin Agot The OtterBox Defender Series for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is a heaven-sent solution for anyone who cares for their BlackBerry and wants to protect it from those moments of mishandling or misjudgment. One definitely gets more for his money when it comes to purchasing this case for the adde...

Year 2009

 

Rate Opinion: BlackBerry Bold 9700 Impressions: Small and Chirpy, Like a Black Hummingbird

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Nov 4

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By matt buchanan The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It's efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. Succinctly, it's the new BlackBerry to buy if you're on T-Mobile or AT&T. Doubly so on T-Mo, since it's their first 3G BlackBerry.

Rate Opinion: Has Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Lost its Edge?

Original at Wired external link    Wed, Nov 4

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By Priya Ganapati So what’s ailing RIM? See Also: Review: RIM BlackBerry StormReview: RIM Blackberry Tour 9630Review: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900Reviled by Reviewers, BlackBerry’s Storm Rages On5 Things RIM Needs to Fix in its BlackBerries Photo: (Ninja. M/Flickr)

Rate BlackBerry Storm 2 Review: Improving, But Still Mostly Cloudy

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Oct 29

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By matt buchanan The Storm 2 is where the Storm should've started, but at the same time, it's coming into a different world than a year ago—even on its own carrier—where not breaking new ground is simply moving too slow. More than that, while the Storm is overall a good phone, unless you have a very specific se...

Rate With BlackBerry Storm2, RIM wins the battle but loses the smartphone war [review]

Original at zdnet/gadgetreviews (Feedburner) external link    Wed, Oct 28

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By Andrew Nusca RIM BlackBerry Storm2 coming to Verizon on Oct. 28; $179RIM BlackBerry Storm2 fixes flaws, but can it compete?T-Mobile announces 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 with 624 MHz processorCan a BlackBerry watch succeed where SPOT watches failed?Accessories reveal that RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 (95...

Rate Opinion: Verizon expects little from the BB Storm 2, so should you.  Launch date and price set

Original at Gadgetell external link    Mon, Oct 26

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By JG Mason How is the 2 received by BB experts? From Crackberry: “Picking up the BlackBerry Storm2, it’s clear that Research in Motion’s thought process here was simply to build a better BlackBerry Storm. They weren’t thinking about building an iPhone killer or worrying about what Palm is up to with...

Rate REVIEWS: BlackBerry Bold 9700 - First Look

Original at lint.com external link    Wed, Oct 21

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By Duncan Geere Verdict: News -?BlackBerry Bold 9700 announced Photos -?BlackBerry Bold 9700 Tags: Phones Mobile phones BlackBerry RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700   BlackBerry Bold 9700 - First Look originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:04:36 +0100

Rate BlackBerry Storm 2 Review Roundup [Storm 2]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Sun, Oct 18

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By Dan Nosowitz CNET: "The RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 brings some welcome additions, such as Wi-Fi, updated software, and a better touch interface, but it's going to face some serious competition from Verizon's upcoming touch-screen smartphones."

Rate REVIEWS: BlackBerry Storm 2 - First Look

Original at lint.com external link    Thu, Oct 15

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By Chris Hall Taken at first glance, the BlackBerry Storm 2 doesn't seem to make inroads into the consumer space with any great pace. It gives you your core BlackBerry functions - that premium email service that BlackBerry users know and love - but you can't help feeling that over the life of your next Bla...

Rate Opinion: 5 Things RIM Needs to Fix in its BlackBerries

Original at Wired external link    Wed, Sep 2

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By Priya Ganapati See Also: Apple may get all the press, but the venerable BlackBerry is untouchable when it comes to sales. Three of the top five best-selling smartphones in the first quarter of the year were BlackBerries, according to research company The NPD Group. So why aren’t the devices better? Sure,...

Rate Video: BlackBerry Storm 2 9550 pre-release reviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Phones Review external link    Sun, Aug 16

By James You may think that the BlackBerry Strom 2 is still somewhat under wraps at the Research In Motion labs, but it does seem someone has managed to get hold of one at leased as show in this cool 7 minute video pre-release review of the BlackBerry Storm 2.

Rate BlackBerry Curve 8520 Lightning Review: Cheap (Not the Good Kind) [Lightning Review]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Aug 6

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By matt buchanan The Gadget: It's cheap, it's ball-less, it's the BlackBerry Curve 8520. Oh, and it's the first BlackBerry carrying the trackpad that's probably gonna wind up on every BlackBerry eventually. Every new BlackBerry makes BlackBerry OS feel a bit more tired

Rate REVIEWS: BlackBerry Curve 8520 mobile phone - First Look

Original at lint.com external link    Tue, Jul 28

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By Duncan Geere Looking for a cheap BB hit? Related links: Photos - BlackBerry Curve 8520 Tags: Phones Mobile phones RIM First Look BlackBerry         BlackBerry Curve 8520 mobile phone - First Look originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:39:16 +0100

Rate Yet another Full Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Tour 9630 Review

Original at Phones Review external link    Fri, Jul 17

By James They state that the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 on Verizon Wireless is a solid business smartphone that incorporates an abundance of messaging options and is an all-round solid choice for business. The downside is the keyboard isn’t that good, the browsing isn’t up to the same standards of r...

Rate Yet another BlackBerry Tour 9630 Review: Pros and Cons

Original at Phones Review external link    Wed, Jul 15

By James The new Research In Motion BlackBerry baby the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is certainly garnering some reviews and today we have another review of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 courtesy of infosyncworld. The reviewer states the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is a solid business smartphone that incorporate...

Rate Full Blackberry Tour 9630 Review from BGR

Original at Phones Review external link    Tue, Jul 14

By James The reviewer has gone so deep in their review that they have decided to split the review of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 into two and with an abundance of images so the reader can gain a good view on what the BlackBerry Tour 9630 has to offer.

Rate TELUS BlackBerry Tour 9630 review, pics and comparisons

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Wed, Jul 8

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By Kyle “You may not love every BlackBerry released by RIM, but rest assured there is a BlackBerry for everyone.” The BlackBerry Tour Relative to the Curve 8900 The BlackBerry Tour Relative to the BlackBerry Bold 9000 © Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009

Rate T-Mobile BlackBerry Gemini 8520 unofficial model gets reviewedVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Sun, Jun 28

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By Kyle Design While the 8520 Gemini is one of the newest devices to be released by RIM, the only thing truly new about it is the design. The 8520 is slated as an introductory Curve model and comes with a 3.4” screen which sits above a full QWERTY keyboard. Two convenience keys adorn either side and a simp...

Rate Opinion: Time tracking software momentem updates and interview

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Mon, Jun 1

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By Kyle Terry: That’s easy, they have three choices; momentem is available in the BlackBerryCool app store, it’s also available on your BlackBerry via BlackBerry App World (search for the keyword “momentem”), or they can visit our official site to find out more. © Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009

Rate Opinion: Control your PC and media center with your BlackBerryVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Sun, May 24

By DanielB MobiMouse allows you to turn your BlackBerry into a wired or wireless mouse and keyboard. With support for USB, Bluetooth, WiFi and mobile, there are a variety of ways to connect. With MobiMouse, you can launch and control Windows Media Player, iTunes, PowerPoint, or even a DVR applicatio...

Rate Opinion: Effectively manage your files on your BlackBerry

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Sun, Apr 26

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By CollinF The menu button quickly gives you access to all the features you would expect to find in a great file manager app… And one you wouldn’t! The compression feature is a great way to squeeze those items you couldn’t normally fit into an email on your blackberry. Another neat feature not listed in...

Rate Peek Pronto Lightning Review: Simple Email Faster [Peek Pronto]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, Apr 3

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By matt buchanan Hardware It's boxy, whimsical minimalism done right. Its unfussy shape and the front's bubbly keys are friendly and inviting. But its chrome back, and its slimness—thinner than the BlackBerry Curve 8900, the thinnest BlackBerry you can buy—infuse it with the sufficient gadget allure.

Rate Opinion: Tweak and optimize your BlackBerry settings

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Mon, Mar 16

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By Kyle keep in mind I am using a BlackBerry Storm 9530 running a beta OS version .109. So you might see mixed results in your own experiences. Special thanks goes out to BlackBerry Cool community member John DeBusk for this review} © Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2009

Rate Opinion: How to make calls faster on your BlackBerry StormVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Tue, Mar 10

By Kyle 2. It uses the contact info in your contact list to install, but then uses its own database to store the information. If anything changes in your contact, you need to go in and edit it again in picturedial. Very inconvenient. 3. Only one e-mail address per contact.

Rate Opinion: Introducing the BlackBerryCool staff and contributors

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Tue, Mar 10

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By Kyle Since March 2005, BlackBerry Cool has been the destination for those who desire the best in BlackBerry news coverage. Although lately you've seen my name on virtually all of the posts, there is a network of people who really make the site happen. Here are the good people who help make BlackBe...

Rate Opinion: Poynt for BlackBerry Storm hands on

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Fri, Feb 13

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By Douglas Soltys We’ve talked about Poynt, a free local search service, quite a bit on BlackBerry Cool: as a BlackBerry Developer Challenge winner, in podcast form with developer Multiplied’s Peter Werry during BBDC and in recent releases on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220.

Rate Opinion: Slacker for BlackBerry Hands-on ImpressionsVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at BlackBerry Cool external link    Wed, Jan 28

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By Nan Palmero Slacker BlackBerry Application allows for streaming audio and caching music for free. Have any questions about the Slacker BlackBerry application? Drop us a line in the comments and we’ll help you get it sorted out. © nan for BlackBerry Cool, 2009

Rate Opinion: T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 First Impressions [BlackBerry Curve 8900]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Jan 27

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By matt buchanan Oh, one other sore point for BlackBerry is trying to sync one to a Mac. It's not a fun experience, with PocketMac providing nowhere near the kind of complete functionality of the PC BlackBerry Desktop Software, which handles all of your syncing, app and media management, and the total inab...

Rate Opinion: RIM, FIX YOUR BLACKBERRY STORM !!!!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, Dec 30

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By rss@youtube.com (jessebouldin) I have no idea why RIM does not fix this issue. Anyway along time ago Someone had a Blackberry Storm... week later got a message in the mail saying that his bill was $13,000 ... I guess he was connected to the internet or something the whole time.. so that is why Verizon/RIM makes you pay for that stupid $3...

Rate Review: BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Flip Phone

Original at MobileWhack.com external link    Wed, Dec 17

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By Sandeep The Pearl Flip, despite its keyboard, is made for the business user like any other BlackBerry and therefore comes with support for adding various email accounts including POP3, IMAP, Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange. IM client support is also pre-installed, with Yahoo Messenger, MS...

Rate myBoxTone Expert announces General Availability this week; BGR gets down and dirty with a review

Original at Boy Genius Report external link    Mon, Dec 1

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By Marc Flores For the less savvy user who was issued or asked to acquire a BlackBerry for corporate use, it can be a headache trying to navigate around the BlackBerry OS (remember your very first time picking up a BlackBerry?). What’s worse is when something goes wrong, they typically haven’t a clue as to...

Rate Opinion: Stephen Fry Slams the BlackBerry Storm

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Nov 27

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By Jesus Diaz We have a soft spot for genius comedian-actor-writer-gadget-juggler Stephen Fry here at the Giz. He speaks things as he sees them, as an end user, with his usual wit. Lately he has been playing with a BlackBerry Storm and, like our review, he thinks that it's no you-know-who killer. In fact, h...

Rate CrackBerry reviewed the Treo ProVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at palmaddict.typepad.com external link    Wed, Nov 26

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By Andy J. S. Why did a BlackBerry dedicated site review the Palm Treo Pro? That might be the first thing that comes into our thought when we heard it, well it's because the Smartphone Round Robin program is on & up running again; and CrackBerry is part of it.

Rate Opinion: What’s a BlackBerry Without a Keyboard?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at GigaOM external link    Thu, Nov 20

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By Om Malik While I can live without a keyboard on iPhone, I cannot do the same on a BlackBerry. One of the reasons I like BlackBerry is the physical QWERTY keyboard. The Bold’s keyboard was one of the reasons I gave that device a big thumbs up. The keyboard and push email make BlackBerry a device to love beca...

Rate BlackBerry Storm Review (Verdict: Not Quite a Perfect Storm) [Blackberry Storm Review]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Nov 19

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By matt buchanan It's hard to overstate how important the BlackBerry Storm is to RIM and Verizon. It's RIM's bold effort to fend off the iPhone and Verizon's best hope for a star handset that draws people in, or at least keeps them from bailing. The Storm's major innovation is what RIM calls SurePress—the ent...

Rate Palm Treo Pro first impressions video review

Original at Phones Review external link    Wed, Nov 19

By James The Palm Treo Pro runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system rather than the Palm OS and incorporates 3g connectivity along with GP and WiFi all in one. The Palm Treo Pro seeks to be a BlackBerry and would probably make a good alternative to the BlackBerry Bold if it wasn’t around.

Rate Opinion: BlackBerry Storm: Would it be your choice?

Original at Phones Review external link    Fri, Nov 14

By James So now we reach the release of the BlackBerry Storm, and I can’t help holding it up to the Apple iPhone and thinking…nope. Maybe the BlackBerry Storm has been pushed enough, maybe its “clickable” touch-screen is enough to make it sell well, but will it sell as good as the Apple iPhone, I doubt...

Rate BlackBerry Storm Mini Video ReviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MobileWhack.com external link    Fri, Nov 7

By Chris via Stuff.tv Related PostsThe FCC Approves GSM-Only BlackBerry Storm Well then, the FCC has approved the GSM-only BlackBerry Storm. The GSM version will have GSM and W...BlackBerry Storm Coming Exclusively from Vodafone in UKAs rumored before, Vodafone will pick up RIM's BlackBerry Stor...

Rate Opinion: BlackBerry Curve 8900 First Impressions (Kills the Original)

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Oct 30

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By matt buchanan Again, this isn't a final unit, so really digging into the OS and software like it's a production model isn't quite fair, but so far, it's a really stable version of the BlackBerry 4.6 OS we've seen on the Bold and Pearl Flip. And obviously, that's where a lot of the improvement is over the old Cu...

Rate Opinion: The Return of Cool: BPlays Animated Themes

Original at palmaddict.typepad.com external link    Sat, Oct 25

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By Kevin Agot My new company gave me an enterprise version of a BlackBerry 8800 and I can definitely understand why it is aptly named “Crackberry”. While the bundled software that comes with the BlackBerry is “better than the average bear”, there is a wide variety of software available to personalize a...

Rate BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Worth the Hype? (Hands-on Review)

Original at Switched external link    Mon, Oct 13

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By Tom Samiljan HYPE CHECK: BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 What it is: It's the first clamshell-style 'flip' handset that runs the much-beloved BlackBerry operating system (OS) for mobile phones. Continue reading BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Worth the Hype? (Hands-on Review)

Rate BlackBerry Pearl Flip Review [Blackberry Pearl Flip Review]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Sun, Oct 12

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By matt buchanan New BlackBerry Pearl Flip Features Most Popular Mobile Phone Design in U.S. Key features of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip from T-Mobile include the following**: · Stereo Bluetooth® support (A2DP/AVRCP) and 3.5mm stereo headset jack T-Mobile]

Rate BlackBerry Bold Review

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Aug 28

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By matt buchanan Keyboard A BlackBerry lives and dies by its keyboard. When the iPhone 3G was still a perfect device in the minds of fanboys before it launched, RIM diehards countered reckless banter about the death of the BlackBerry per the iPhone's Exchange support by pointing to the keyboard. After you g...

Year 2007

 

Rate Opinion: How Good is the iPhone Browser?: iPhone vs. BlackBerry and Blackjack

Original at PC Magazine external link    Fri, Jul 6

By MichaelMiller For instance, I loaded the pcmag.com site on the iPhone, a Samsung Blackjack (running Windows Mobile) and a BlackBerry 8800.   All three are using AT&T, though theoretically the Samsung uses a faster network.    In many respects, that should make it more useful, but in practice, I find...

Rate First International Review: Testing BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Abroad (Verdict: Works Flawlessly, Except for 3G)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, May 25

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Clearly, the RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition and the Verizon Wireless/Vodafone partnership works great. Extremely easy setup, even doing it abroad, clear calls, access to e-mail, the web and voice mail, and almost instant short messaging makes the 8830 a winner for anyone who needs t...

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