BlackBerry 8300 Curve: The Media CrackBerry You Really Want
Posted by Seamus Byrne at 11:30 PM on May 3, 2007
If you've been waiting for the right BlackBerry before making the jump into CrackBerry land, your time has come. The BlackBerry 8300 Curve is the e-mail checking, media-heavy smartphone we've been waiting for.
Design-wise, the 8300 is a looker with its thin Pearl-like profile, full QWERTY keyboard, and silvery finish. But the real reason you'll want it is 'cause of its media features. Both the guys at Laptop and Wired agree, this is RIM's best handheld easily blending in at the office during the day and doubling as a cool smartphone at night. So what do we get?





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