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Latest News

  • BlackBerry Storm gets OS update

    Verizon's release of Storm 9530 OS 5.0.0.328 is the first official OS 5.0 release, so it looks as though RIM's sticking to its word.This weekend, the BlackBerry maker also published an official list of BlackBerry smartphones that will get the OS…
  • RIM launches touch-screen iPhone rival

    Last month, the Canadian handset maker introduced a "flip" or clamshell model, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. Unlike the iPhone however, the Storm has a "clickable" touch-screen, which apparently responds much more like a physical keyboard.The…
  • Sony Ericsson debuts smaller smartphone

    Its keyboard has rocker-keys and a Qwerty layout with two letters on each key, somewhat similar to the BlackBerry Pearl. Sony Ericsson has announced the successor to its P800 and P900-series smartphones and introduced three other mobile phones…
  • New Blackberry on its way

    RIM said that the Curve would be different from other QWERTY models thanks to a "liquid silver" finish and a more lightweight design, by being slimmer than the 8700 and 8800 models and weighs less than either at 3.9 ounces.Like the 8800 series and…
  • Palm returns to Europe with Treo 750v

    Ironically, just as RIM has abandoned the traditional look and feel of the BlackBerry, for a more consumer-friendly device, the Pearl, Palm has progressed further towards the original BlackBerry style.
  • BlackBerry Pearl makes a splash

    Weighing only 89 grams, the Pearl is "one hundred percent smartphone, and one hundred percent Blackberry," said Larry Conlee, chief operating officer of RIM, at the simultaneous launch in Europe of the device whose main criteria has been size and…

Latest Features

  • The essential guide to BlackBerry

    Forget about lengthy Wi-Fi hotspot login processes and usage fees.If you have a BlackBerry 7130v, Pearl, Curve or 8800 series device it can be employed as a tethered modem - though charges for data may vary, so check that before you proceed…
  • BlackBerry rumour round up

    A Bluetooth certification for the BlackBerry 8910 was also recently spotted, suggesting it's on its way to market.Not including RIM's SureType (Pearl) or SurePress (Storm) keyboards, the company makes two "physical" keyboard styles: the Bold/Tour…
  • Why Palm is doomed

    And everyone seems to be innovating except for the great innovator - Palm.During the past year, all the major players launched "Treo Killer" devices, including Research in Motion with both its BlackBerry Pearl and the Pearl's full-keyboard cousin…
 

How-Tos

  • How to transfer data between BlackBerry devices

    Note: If you're transferring data to or from a device with a micro USB port, like the new Pearl 8220 Flip, you'll also need a micro USB sync cable.Step One: Get BlackBerry Desktop ManagerFirst things first: You'll want to download or install RIM's…
  • Use your BlackBerry as a modem

    Forget about lengthy Wi-Fi hotspot login processes and usage fees.If you have a BlackBerry 7130v, Pearl, Curve or 8800 series device it can be employed as a tethered modem - though charges for data may vary, so check that before you proceed.1.

Reviews

  • Telmap Navigator on BlackBerry

    However, having got accustomed to larger-screen satnavs and smartphones, we found ourselves keener on using such apps on the Bold rather than the dinky Pearl. Note, however, that you won't also be able to send emails or perform other data-dependent…
  • T-Mobile Shadow review

    A custom key is at the upper right.The T-Mobile Shadow sports a slider design and a 20-button keypad (with shared character keys and predictive-text for typing, as with Research in Motion's design with the RIM BlackBerry Pearl) hidden beneath the…
  • RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Flip review

    The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone isn't new, but the flip, or clamshell, design of the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Flip certainly represents a big change for the leading business smartphone maker, RIM. The BlackBerry Pearl smartphone isn't new, but the…
  • BlackBerry Bold 9000

    This is helped by the fact that there's a smart silver magnesium-alloy trim around the Bold's circumference with silver lines separating each line of keys on its full Qwerty keypad.These 'frets' between the rows of keys help distinguish between…
  • BlackBerry Bold 9000 review

    These 'frets' between the rows of keys help distinguish between them – a device that Bolds designer borrowed from the guitar (though we think RIM's reference to the keys being on a musical stave is stretching the analogy somewhat).NEXT PAGE: look…
  • BlackBerry desktop Charging Pod review

    RIM's elegant BlackBerry desktop Charging Pod for Curve 83xx series and Pearl 81xx devices is great for making speaker phone calls, watching video clips or listening to music. RIM's elegant BlackBerry desktop Charging Pod for Curve 83xx series and…
 
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