iMessage - The New rival of BlackBerry Messenger

As if to match the features of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), a mainstay of BlackBerry, Apple presents iMessage. iMessage is a Apple cloud computing-based data services that functions the same as BlackBerry Messenger.

Some analysts also assess iMessage technology is a serious threat to BlackBerry Messenger. In fact, this warning could make the stock price by Research in Motion (RIM) as the manufacturer of the BlackBerry, declined in the United States.

Tavis McCourt of Morgan Keegan analyst firm mengistilahkan iMessage is a shot that directly led to the fuel. In fact, the fuel that has more than 40 million global users is one key to RIM's success outside the United States.

RIM relies on its sales growth in Latin America and Asia where they gained popularity because of BlackBerry Messenger feature. Well, could undermine the popularity viewed iMessage BlackBerry Messenger in this region that the edges are reduced sales of the BlackBerry.

"Given Apple's history, we think iMessage not be released if it does not have a competitive delivery time and a good performance," said Tavis, as he believes that ultimately the same iMessage good performance if compared with the BlackBerry Messenger.

Mike Abramsky, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets also assess iMessage will tempt young people BlackBerry user loyalty  to switch to the iPhone. According to him, the arrival of iMessage brings uncertainty as to whether the BlackBerry Messenger will remain competitive in the long term.
On the other hand, the pressure is more intense for the BlackBerry Messenger is expected to come from Android. Tavis view that given the rapid growth, Google might be triggered to make the same messenger service function to the BlackBerry Messenger.

Specifications of Blackberry Playbook

Blackberry Playbook has been officially launched to the market, BlackBerry Playbook software supports Flash 10.1, WebKit and HTML 5, OpenGL (for 3D graphics as in games), Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, Java, POSIX and BlackBerry WebWorks. Media that can be played on Playbook including video up to 1080p High Definition resolution. The format includes H.264, MPEG, DivX and WMV. While the audio include MP3, AAC and WMA.

Here's Blackberry Playbook Specifications:
- 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA
- Touch screen capacitive touch screens also support multi-touch and gesture (movement)
- BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
- 1 GHz dual-core processor
- 1 GB RAM
- Dual HD cameras (3 megapixel front-facing, rear facing 5 MP), supports 1080p HD video recording
- Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
- Audio playback: MP3, AAC, WMA
- HDMI video output
- Wi-Fi - 802.11 a / b / g / n
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB charging contacts
- Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
- Ultra thin and portable:
    - Measures 5.1 "x7.6" x0.4 "(130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
    - Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)
    - Also RIM intends to offer 3G and 4G models in the future.

RIM introduce two BlackBerry Bold new series

Research In Motion (RIM) introduce the BlackBerry Bold series, BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Bold 9930. News about these two types of Bold smartphone has long been circulating in cyberspace, even rumors have been there at the end of 2010. Both this smartphone has a 10.5 mm thick, making it the thinnest BlackBerry. In addition, RIM is also already using BlackBerry OS 7 for these products.

Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion said. "The new Blackberry Bold and Blackberry OS 7 was inspired by the millions of customers around the world who want a combination of performance, functionality and style. This is a complete smartphone, beautiful design also offers the experience users with super-fast performance, but it's brilliant Touch Screen provides exceptional typing experience. "

The BlackBerry Bold is built on a new platform BlackBerry 7 OS with 1.2 GHz processor, touch screen Liquid Graphics, and support for HSPA + network. BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 has a built-in compass (magnetometer) to support location-based services. This new smartphone, of course, already use the browser BlackBerry 7, RIM promised that perform more faster and stronger.

BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 Features and Specifications
- Size: 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm, approximately 130g
- 2.8″ capacitive touch screen display – VGA (640×480), 287 dpi resolution
- Ultra-easy QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad
- CPU: 1.2 GHz Processor
- Memory: 768 MB RAM; 8 GB on-board memory, plus microSD slot supporting up to 32 GB cards
- Camera: 5.0 MP camera, supports 720p HD video recording
- Accelerometer/Magnetometer: Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), Digital Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity Sensor
- Built-in GPS / aGPS
- Dual-Band Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and 802.11 a/n at 5 GHz:
   - 9900: Tri-BandHSPA+,Quad-BandGSM/EDGE
   - 9930: Dual-BandCDMA/EV-DORev.A,Dual-BandHSPA+,Quad-Band GSM/EDGE
- Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR support
- BlackBerry 7 OS
- Battery: 1230 mAh

BlackBerry Orlando, combines a QWERTY keypad with a Touch Screen

One more smartphones created by RIM in 2011, it began to manifest themselves in cyberspace. Following the BlackBerry Bold Touch / Montana that has already appeared, is now the BlackBerry Orlando again greeted by a display of the image.

Judging from the form factor that brings the BlackBerry Orlando similar to the BlackBerry smartphone is now also being prepared by RIM, the BlackBerry Apollo and Sedona.

Only, the BlackBerry Orlando, in addition comes with a QWERTY keypad will also have a touch screen. The result can be considered if the BlackBerry Orlando as Bold Touch Mini which will be a higher end version of the BlackBerry Apollo and Sedona.

In addition, the BlackBerry Orlando also said to enter into a variant of the Curve with the addition of a touch screen on the sector. And interestingly, the BlackBerry Orlando was not mentioned in the roadmap BlackBerry that leaked some time ago.

Unfortunately, details on the specifications and time of release of this smartphone is not yet known.

BlackBerry Playbook will Support Android Application

Rumors that the Playbook will contain applications from the Android finally answered as well. Rumors are true. This is good news for BlackBerry fans who have patiently waited for the presence of tablet computers made ​​by Research In Motion

RIM declares, "Playbook who come will have an additional Blackberry Java and Android applications to be packaged in a Blackberry Application World."

The application provided an Android applications from Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Playbook itself will be released in the U.S. and Canada on 19 April.

In addition to info about the merger of different applications of this platform, RIM also announced that Playbook will be equipped with HTML5 and Flash. To support the feature game, Ideaworks Lab and Unity Technologies will develop, good engine and platform games.

Based on this information, Playbook later will contain no fewer than 25,000 applications from the Blackberry Java and 200,000 more Android applications.

Playbook, which was undoubtedly due to less aggressive, now answer the doubts that. Processes that are not in a hurry and quickly selling like Android or iPad tablet was behind it actually offers something of a stir.


 

Video of the BlackBerry Storm 3 aka BlackBerry Monaco

When rumors of the presence of previous BlackBerry Storm 3 has been busy it seems to be discussed now begin to approach reality, this after a video circulated phone apparition Storm 3 by tech site CrackBerry.

At the site, Storm 3-called code-named Monaco will be Research in Motion's handheld device that uses a 1.2 GHz processor Qualcomm. Mentioned as well, full name is the BlackBerry, the BlackBerry Monaco Touch.

Besides using 1.2 Ghz processor, Monaco also comes with a memory capacity of 768MB of RAM, with 4GB of additional memory, including external memory that can accommodate up to 32GB.

There is no certainty about when the presence of this Monaco, but in the video was mentioned that this BlackBerry will appear in the third quarter from July to August 2011.

BlackBerry Monaco following specifications:
- 1.2GHz CPU Qualcomm
- 768MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory and expandable with up to 32GB SD
- BlackBerry OS v6.1, BlackBerry Evolution
- Dual band CDMA, EV-DO Rev A, RX Diversity, Quad band EDGE / Single-band UMTS
- Screen 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 800x480 resolution, 15:9 aspect ratio and 253dpi
- 5 megapixel camera with flash and 720p HD Video Recording
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- Magnetometer, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor
- Dimensions: 120x62x11.5 mm


     

Specs of BlackBerry Monaco, Montana, Sedona, and Malibu

The latest BlackBerry will reportedly codenamed BlackBerry Monaco, Montana, Sedona, and Malibu mentioned will become a mainstay of Research In Motion (RIM) in 2011.

Indeed, in addition to Monaco, Montana, Sedona and Malibu, RIM's business roadmap for 2011 which was also leaked the name of the BlackBerry Curve 9330 and BlackBerry Playbook.

But the specifications for the Playbook seems to have too often been disclosed to the public. Because, RIM are no longer shy to fling it on various occasions. Just waiting till the date when this product is released to the market.

There are 4 other products that are still mysterious, the Monaco, Montana, Sedona, and Malibu. Here it is leaked from the technical specifications of 4 products, which quoted from CrackBerry

BlackBerry Monaco
- Dimensions: 120 x 62 x 11, 5 mm
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Qualcomm
- Display: 3.7 inch, 800 x 480 resolution, 15.9 aspect ratio
- Camera: 5 megapixels, flash, and HD video recording
- Navigation: capacitive touch screen navigation keys + Blackberry + optical navigation module
- Memory: 4GB storage + 768 MB RAM + up to 32 GB SD card
- Wi-Fi/GPS: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n + GPS + Bluetooth mobile hotspot 2.1.EDR
- Connectivity: Micro USB + Bluetooth
- Sensors: Magnetometer - Accelerometer - Proximity
- Software: Enhanced BlackBerr SW v6.1, BlackBerry Evolution 6, Open GL ES 2.0
- Target released to the market: July - August 2011

BlackBerry Montana
- This product is said to be one of the most sleek BlackBerry
- Dimensions: 115 x 66 x 10, 5 mm
- Processor: 1.2 GHz Qualcomm
- Display: 2.8 diagonal - 640 x 480 VGA resolution - 287 dpi
- Camera: 5 megapixels, flash, IS, and 720 p HD recording
- Navigation: Capacitive touch - optical trackpad
- Keypad: Wide qwerty, physical send, end, esc, menu right side, volume control
- Memory: 8GB - 768 MB of RAM - up to 32 GB SD card
- Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz b / g / n - 5 GHz a / n - mobile hotspot
- Connectivity: Micro USB - Bluetooth - NFC
- Sensors: Magnetometer, Accelerometer, Proximity
- Estimates released in August 2011

BlackBerry Sedona
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM 8655 800 MHz
- Display HVGA Display, 480 x 360 display, 246 dpi
- Navigation: Trackpad + Navigation Keys + Narrow qwerty
- Camera: 5 megapixels
- Memory: 512 MB + 512 MB RAM + up to 32 GB SD card
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n
- GPS: Autonomous & A-GPS
- Software: BlackBerry v6.1 Lite
- NFC Connectivity - Micro USB - Bluetooth
- Prediction launch August-September 2011

BlackBerry Malibu
- BlackBerry Curve series first to use touch screen
- Processor: Qualcomm MSM 8655 800 MHz CPU
- Display: 3.25 inch, 480 x 360 HVGA
- Navigation: Trackpad and Navigation keys
- Keypad: Virtual qwerty
- Camera: 5 megapixels with HD video recording
- Memory: 1 GB Flash + 512 MB RAM, SD slot Micro Hot Swap
- Wi_Fi: 802.11 b / g / n
- GPS: Autonomous & A-GPS
- Connectivity: NFC - Micro USB - Bluetooth 2.1
- Sensor: Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer
- Target released late 2010 or early 2011

Rumors specification of BlackBerry Storm 3

Rumors presence BlackBerry Storm 3 had time to fade. But now rumors of the presence of the BlackBerry Storm 3 flare discussed again, the emergence of Storm 3 (Also known as BlackBerry 9570) are present to block the popularity of the iPhone 4.

Storm 3 will be equipped with large enough that resolution 800 × 480 pixels. Research In Motion (RIM) seems to want to approach the territorial retinal display iPhone. Now the question is, whether the Storm 3 is able to be worth opposed to the iPhone 4?

In terms of processor, Storm 3 reportedly has a speed of 1.2 Ghz. That said, RIM uses dual-core chip, the optical trackpad is still present, and the display is supposedly a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen with an AMOLED display, with 16M colors. You’ll find integrated WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth connectivity. The battery life is supposed to grant users 9 hours of talk time, and up to 432 hours of stand-by time. It’s still possible that the BlackBerry Storm 3 will feature the same Operating System as the PlayBook, or it could just ship with OS 6, as other BlackBerry devices have recently. No word on when, or even if, the device will make it to market. But, if it does, it sounds like RIM has a real contender in the smartphone market again.

Here are the specs of the BlackBerry Storm 3:
- 1.2 GHz processor
- 3.7-inch 800 x 480 capacitive display
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- Tri-band UMTS/HSPA
- 5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording
- 8GB eMMC (storage for apps and data), 512MB of RAM
- microSD slot
- Magnetometer
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- 2.4 GHz b/g/n and 5GHz a/n Wi-Fi + UMA
- 3G Mobile hotspot
- Optical trackpad
- BlackBerry OS 6.1
- OpenGL ES 2.0
- 1230 mAh battery

BlackBerry Empathy - Concept phone that can detect the wearer's emotions

RIM as the holder of the Blackberry brand issued a mobile phone concept, BlackBerry Empathy. Designed by Kiki Tang & Daniel Yoon. BlackBerry Empathy connects the user straight away to sites like FaceBook and MySpace for quick messaging and status updates. The device also comes with proximity sensors, allowing you to detect the emotions of the folks nearby through an emotion chart with a visual timeline

Empathy uses movable keys, a translucent tactile keyboard and a flexible OLED display, plus a HUD (heads up display). The keypad on this phone can change color according to the user’s emotions, that are sensed through messages, phones calls and biometric sensors

The surface of  Empathy is described as touch based and all the user’s connections are shown graphically so you can see who is connected to whom. Each contact has an avatar that is encompassed by two colored rings. The inner colored ring shows the contact’s previous emotional state, and the outer ring represents the contact’s current emotional state.Another important feature is the ‘Emotional Health Chart’ that will monitor the user’s emotional health through an indefinite period of time. One would be able to see how a certain event, or phone call has affected the user

     

The secret code of BlackBerry

When I previously discussed the secret code of the Iphone, so now I want to give some secret code of the Blackberry, Here's the secret code:
Decibel meter
Displays your signal strength in decibels, instead of bars.
Hold "Alt" and press "N", "M", "L", "L" (repeat to reverse the effect).

Address Book file verification
Checks the data in your Address Book for inconsistencies.
In the Address Book, hold "Alt" and press "V", "A", "L", "D".

Address Book data structure rebuild
Forces a data structure re-build in the Address Book...
In the Address Book, hold "Alt" and press "R", "B", "L", "D".

View source code
Displays the source code of a Web page.
In the Browser, hold "Alt" and press "R", "B", "V", "S".

Help Me! menu
Provides crucial technical information about your device, for when seeking technical support or help in forums...
Hold "Alt" and (left) "shift", then press "H".
IMEI display.
Displays your device's international mobile equipment identity (IMEI - your serial number) on-screen... Also works from all other GSM handsets.
Type "*", "#", "0", "6", "#" on the Home screen.

"Soft" reset
Performs a "soft" reset of your device; the equivalent of doing a "battery pull" (ie. Removing the battery for a few seconds).
Press-and-hold "Alt", then press-and-hold (left) "shift", then press-and-hold "Del".


Event Log
Displays event logs of all the system-level events that occur on your device...
Hold "Alt" and press "L", "G", "L", "G".

All of these secrets have been tested on the BlackBerry 8800 and BlackBerry Curve 8300.

In some cases, you will need to be on the Home screen when you enter these codes
Key shortcuts:
A or C = phonebook
S = search
F = phone profiles
W or B = browser
H = help
K = locks the keys
L = calendar
V = messages
M = messages folder
R = alarm
T = tasks
U = calculator
I = applications
O = options
P = phone
T - Top of page (in browser)
B - Bottom of page (in browser)
Space - Page down (in browser)
ALT + Right Shift + Del = hard reset
D - Memo pad
U - Switch between hide/unhide in title bar (in browser)
ALT + NMLL = numbers instead of bars for signal strength

Blackberry Playbook, RIM's answer to the rumors making the Tablet PC

Earlier that RIM would make a Tablet PC with Blackberry OS is just rumors, it turns out this is proven and RIM actually make the Tablet PC 

Blackberry TabletPC previously planned BlackPad named the official finally came out with the name PalyBook. Blackberry Playbook presented above and has the name game only because the details are amazing and that is what one would expect from something that is capable of supporting.

The Playbook runs a modified version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS that utilizes the robust QNX Neutrino architecture and support for multitasking. The device has beefy hardware components including 1GB RAM and a powerful dual core CPU that chugs along at a speed of 1 GHz. It will trounce the iPad in Flash support and Playback as the Apple tablet lacks support for it.

BlackBerry Playbook also has support for Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n. Apart from Flash it also provides support for Adobe AIR. It is not much heavy and weighs only 400gm. As of now 3G support is not there but RIM plans to add it in near future.

Here are full specifications and features:

• 7″ LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and support
• BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
• 1 GHz dual-core processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording
• Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
• Audio playback: MP3, AAC, WMA
• HDMI video output
• Wi-Fi – 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB, charging contacts
• Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
• Ultra thin and portable:
• Measures 5.1″x7.6″x0.4″ (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
• Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or)
• Additional features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook will be shared on or before the date this product is launched in retail outlets.
• RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future

Specification Blackberry Torch 9800

RIM Blackberry finally issued a new series Blackberry Torch 9800. Unlike the Blackberry Storm or the other like Gemini, A new breakthrough by RIM, Blackberry Torch combines both the touchscreen with a QWERTY Keyboard. Torch has a slide-out physical QWERTY keyboard.It is actually not new combines touch screen with qwerty keyboard has lots of other gadgets like this call it Palm Treo Centro, Treo 650 and others. But RIM's only applied just on Blackberry Torch.

Blackberry Torch full specification :

* 3.2-inch touchscreen display
* TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors* 480 x 360 resolution
* A full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard
* Optical trackpad
* 5-megapixel autofocus camera with video and scenes
* BlackBerry OS 6 with integrated search and new UI
* BlackBerry Enterprise Servicer, the BlackBerry Internet Service, Mobile Instant Messaging
* Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with AT & T Hot Spots support
* 512MB of RAM and 512 MB Flash
* 4GB of Flash memory and a 4GB microSD card
* UMTS: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz (bands 1,2,5 / 6)
* GSM / GPRS / EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900
* HSDPA
* Full HTML browser tabbed
* Social networking support for Facebook, MySpace and Twitter
* Music and video playing support including iTunes sync
* 1.300 mAh Lithium battery

Vonage - Free phone calls via facebook

Facebook development is incredible, from social networking, we can also do a lot of activity from the profile to find old friends, commenting on the status or photos, send messages, communicating via a chat feature, as well as play games and even now we can call your friends through the Facebook network.
Vonage application developers have recently introduced a new application that will complement Facebook. With the application called Vonage Mobile for Facebook, Facebook users can call friends Facebooknya via iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or Android phones.
As quoted from www.vonagemobile.com, "Vonage is an Internet World Mobile phone service for international mobile calls That works through a download on your iPhone ®, iPod touch ®, BlackBerry ® or ™ Android."

Calls made through Vonage at no charge or free, for calls made using this application will not spend a pulse, but consume the data. Condition, each phone must download the application first.
With Vonage application allows users to connect to more coverage of the contact, because he took advantage of Facebook Contact.

In addition, Vonage to Facebook users can also send instant messages to contacts on Facebook. To this, instant message recipients do not need to install Vonage at first.

After this, Vonage is currently developing another feature that is not less useful. Forward this application is expected to send text messages and video calls (video calls), which may be subject to a fee for the facility. Voyage also plans to develop this application into a broader mobile platform, and other social networks.

BlackPad, TabletPC with a sense of Blackberry

Plan BlackBerry smartphone manufacturer, Research In Motion (RIM) to enter the market tabletPC touch screen will probably really in feasible, 'BlackPad' thus the name that will be used for product tabletPC RIM touchscreen. As I've quoted Amateur that RIM is rumored to be making the BlackBerry tabletPC
Even for the success of the emergence of 'BlackPad' later, reportedly has recently been buying RIM BlackPad.com domain.

BlackPad is similar tabletPC Ipad Aplle output with less screen 9.7 inches, the price will also be pegged at around the same as Apple's Ipad start from U.S. $ 499.

Blackpad have been pinned on the Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth in it, of course, users will be able to internet via their BlackBerry, this is different from Ipad where Apple iPad forbid users to access 3G data services via the iPhone.
BlackPad could be going into a rival that needs to be calculated by considering the success of Apple's current Blackberry Blackpad enough to guarantee success when launched later.

Specifications may be like:

Operating System

BlackBerry 6 OS

Processor

Marvell 1 GHz Armada 610 processor

Display

7-inch or 8.9-inch

Resolution

may feature above 800x480 resolution

Memory

May have 256MB RAM or 512MB RAM

Video Capture

1080p

Wi-Fi

May have 802.11n

Storage

4GB and upgradable

Camera

16MP

Battery

Specs Not Available

RIM is rumored to be a Making a Blackberry Tablet PC

Research in Motion (RIM), manufacturer of the Blackberry is rumored to be following Apple by releasing tablet computer. The product is planned for a while will be produced in limited quantities and will be sold before December 2010. This 8.9-inch-sized tablet computer has been discussed in the forum sites like Crackberry.
Supply of the RIM tablet PC components were imported directly from Foxconn Technology Group. Foxconn and another three Asian companies who participate supplying tablet component has also confirmed the truth of this news.
Foxconn is the largest manufacturer of electronics and computer components worldwide, and mainly manufactures on contract to other companies. Among other things, Foxconn produces the Mac mini, the iPod, the iPad, and the iPhone for Apple Inc.; Intel-branded motherboards for Intel Corp.
According to these reports, RIM is working on a Q3 or Q4 launch will come with a 3.5G modem and Wi-Fi capabilities. As expected, the device will also allow users to sync their tablet with their Blackberry.
IPad presence, no doubt has triggered a number of vendors to make similar products. Before RIM, Samsung and Nokia are also rumored to be developing these touch-screen tablet PC
For that please you imagine her with a BB for a big screen, whether it would be cool or even so strange. Let's wait its presence

Voice Over WiFi on BlackBerry

Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) on Monday unveiled two new BlackBerry smartphones and a voice over WiFi feature to its voice technology.

The BlackBerry Bold 9650

The new devices are the BlackBerry Pearl 3G and the BlackBerry Bold 9650.

The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G measures 4.25 by 1.96 by 0.52 inches and weighs 3.3 ounces. It has a 624 MHz processor with 256 MB of flash memory and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports cards of up to 32 GB capacity.

Other Pearl 3G features are an optical trackpad and a keyboard; a media player for videos, pictures and music; and dedicated media keys. It also has a 3.2 megapixel (MP) camera with zoom, autofocus, video recording capability and flash.

The Pearl 3G has a built-in GPS, photo geotagging capabilities, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 support. It also has voice-activated dialing, a speakerphone and support for various headsets.

Further, the Pearl 3G has a removable, rechargeable battery that provides about 5.5 hours of talk time on 3G networks. It will be available in two models and will be available from different carriers in May.

Details of the Bold 9650

The BlackBerry Bold 9650 is a global smartphone that supports 3G EVDO networks in North America and HSPA/UMTS networks overseas. It measures 4.4 by 2.4 by 0.56 inches and weighs 4.8 oz. The device has a full QWERTY keyboard, an optical trackpad and built-in WiFi so users can talk on the phone while browsing the Web or dealing with email.

The Bold 9650 has 512 MB of flash memory and an expandable memory card slot that supports microSDHC cards of up to 32 GB. It comes with a 2GB microSDHC card.

The 9650 has a 3.2 MP camera with flash, variable zoom, image stabilization, autofocus and video recording capabilities. It has an advanced video player for videos, pictures and music; a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack; and support for the Bluetooth Stereo Audio Profile.

The 9650 offers access to Facebook; MySpace and Flicker; and supports various instant messaging services. It offers a full HTML Web browser and supports streaming audio and video. The device has a built-in GPS with support for geotagging. Other features include voice activated dialing, a speakerphone and support for Bluetooth 2.1.

The Bold 9650 has a removable, rechargeable battery that supports 5 hours of CDMA talk time. It will be available in May.

Voice Over WiFi

RIM also announced BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 with voice over WiFi calling on Monday. This works with Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) Unified Communications Manager. It lets enterprise users leverage their workdesk phone numbers and extensions on their BlackBerry smartphones.

Users will be able to make and receive business calls over a WiFi connection. Enterprise IT can set which WiFi networks employees can access. Network preference settings let IT prioritize the use of either WiFi or cellular for making phone calls.

The WiFi feature could be favorably received by businesses. "If you're an enterprise user and go from campus to campus and have WiFi connectivity between campuses, you'll save a lot of minutes," Ramon T. Llamas, a senior research analyst at IDC, told TechNewsWorld.

"I think it's a good response to RIM's vast enterprise base," he remarked. "Now you see enterprises moving towards unified communications and wanting to be connected at all times. By letting them do this while saving some money at the same time through using voice over WiFi, RIM's scored a major coup."

Voice over WiFi is already available on other smartphones, so is RIM late with this development? Not so, Maribel Lopez, principal analyst and founder of Lopez Research, told TechNewsWorld.

"Voice over WiFi needs to be engineered for good battery life," she pointed out. "The difference between RIM and other platforms is that RIM is always concerned with efficiency and battery life; most other platforms are not."

The BlackBerry Pearl 3G

Other Bold 9650 features that could be attractive to enterprise IT are authentication (which ensures that only authorized BlackBerry smartphones have access to the corporate phone system) and incoming call filtering.

BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 will be available later this year.

Market Blues

Despite the new releases, RIM shares began falling Monday after CoCEO Jim Balsillie announced the new products. Shares started the day at over US$70 but at one point fell to $68.51.

Investors were perhaps disappointed that Balsillie had not announced a new browser or user interface.

RIM has received a lot of knocks for having a "somewhat outdated operating system that can't compete with Android and the iPhone's operating system," IDC's Llamas said.

RIM's share price largely recovered later in the day when RIM's other coCEO, Mike Lazaridis, spoke up about BlackBerry OS 6. The sooner the company can implement its new software, the better, according to Lopez. "RIM will be challenged to maintain growth until it changes the browser and UI experience," she said. "However, they have said that this will happen this year."

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Onyx Review

Have you read my personal review on Blackberry 9700 “Onyx”? You have? Ok then This time I just got a Blackberry 9700 Onyx review made by our friends at the Boy Genius Report. The difference between my 9700 Onyx review with their review is that I didn’t got the chance to try the device; but they do. Therefore, this review can complete my9700 review since they can tell the performance of the 9700 directly…

Anyway, please remember that the 9700 Onyx unit reviewed here is not the production unit. It is a pre-release unit. Therefore prepare for updates In this review I will shortened the BGR review and point some important parts, and if you would like to, you can pay them a visit at the link provided at end of this review

Ok so lets just start the 9700 Onyx Review, shall we?

BB Bold 9700 Onyx Hardware, Design, Screen:

Yap. They have confirmed that this one is a the most beautiful Blackberry to date. At the back of the phone, there’s a faked leather textured battery cover; which has some fans (and haters). It is smaller than the tour, it has rounded corners, and has powder-coated keyboard… In addition, the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx has titanium chrome finish on the bezel and the high gloss black finish on the front of the device. To make it short, it is the sexiest Blackberry design to date.

As I said earlier, the default trackball was replaced with the optical one. While many recently Tour users complaint about the new optical trackball; but the performance of this new breed of optical trackball is definitely above the predecessor. The vibration of the phone is also amazingly loud and satisfactory.

About the screen, our folks at BGR found out that the Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx has the best screen compared to other Blackberry phone to date. With resolution of 480×36; the screen is really awesome. It offers vibrant colors and appears as if they’re floating on top of the display.

BB Bold 9700 Onyx OS and Keyboard:

the pre-release Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx came with OS 5.0.0.169… A bit different with the rumored OS 5.0 features. The one leaking over at the internet have a slight UI refresh with more blues, more gradients, updated icons and buttons and kinetic scrolling on some devices.After BGR updated the OS of the pre-release BB9700 Onyx; they finally got the updated features and sexified UI elements. We don’t know which OS will be used by the official BB 9700 Onyx yet…

The Blackberry Bold 9700 Onyx’s keyboard is a blend of the Bold and the Tour keyboards. Tour-shaped (little better) with the bounce and feel of the Bold keyboard. It’s really fantastic. Definitely not as large as the original Bold’s mammoth boat-sized chiclet pad, but it’s great. Once again, the BB Bold9700 Onyx has the best keyboard to date.

BB Bold 9700 Onyx Phone utilities

The actual ear speaker seems less recessed than previous BlackBerrys and we could hear callers loud and clear using the ear speaker. Speakerphone also worked well (as it should) with minimal distortion at maximum volume. Quite refreshingly, the device didn’t get too hot during long voice sessions and we really had no problems using the phone as a phone.

BB Bold 9700 Onyx Browser:

The BBBold 9700 Onyx’s browser has been improved with Javascript support; but still it is not as good as other mobile browser. I recommend you to try using third apps browser like Opera Mini etc. The optical trackpad makes the surfing the web experience a smooth ride…

BB Bold 9700 Onyx Battery:

Quite simply the 9700 Onyx has the longest and best battery life. It might be even better than the 8900 battery. WOW. For some rough statistics, the BlackBerry Bold with normal usage patterns lasted me around 7 hours of usage until the battery was dead. How long do you think the 9700 lasts using the exact same BlackBerry Bold battery? Try around 15 hours. We’re talking more than double with a faster CPU and using the same battery. Really remarkable and will help those on-the-go warriors.

Note: Battery life was based on OS 5.0.0.169. It’s dramatically worse in OS 5.0.0.215 which the unit is now running.

Review Conclusion:

The BlackBerry 9700 combines the most-loved features that have been sprinkled about on BlackBerry phones over the last year (3G, 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, trackpad, QWERTY keyboard, smaller size, faster CPU) and combines them into a single sexy and compact package. It is simply the best Blackberry available to date.

Every single thing about the BlackBerry 9700 screams high-end to us, and for a device that’s a part of the Bold-series (the Bold won’t go anywhere, we’ve been told), it should. It’s the best of the best to come out of Research In Motion to date and we can’t wait until everyone’s able to use one.

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BlackBerry Gemini "high end pack" phone

New BlackBerry Curve 8530 is truly a heck of useful points. First of all need to mention that it comes in really updated curved rounded design with compact, pocketable dimensions 4.29 inches (109 mm) x 2.36 inches (60 mm) x 0.55 inches (13.88mm). Display 1.5 inch x 2 inch, 320x240 LCD Screen, light weight (3.9 ounces (110 grams).

Set of convenience keys and media controls are located on the top of the phone and along sides as well as full Qwerty keyboard. Armed with 2.0-megapixel camera, expandable memory up to 32GB, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g). Bluetooth 2.1 profile allows to stream into most popular social networks as MySpace, Facebook and Flicker. Also any user can get access to the variety of preloaded applications in BlackBerry App World

Productivity:


• BlackBerry Push Technology allows to have and use multi email accounts both business and personal
  
• Build-in viewer allows to download, view, edit and work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint files
  
• 2.0 MP picture and video capture with 5x optical zoom
  
• Memory: 256 MB RAM
  
• Integrated GPS
  
• Voice dial-up, speakerphone
  
• Up to 5.4 hours continuous talk time
  
• Tools to keep in order contacts, schedule meetings, diary, task lists etc
  
• Entertainment functions: Social networking, Sprint applications, media player

New BlackBerry gadget is another successful product. Such points as new, slim profile, fast processor for bigger productivity, advanced multimedia, features like e-mail, contact sorting, networking, applications for downloading and many other is a perfect “high end” pack for customer.