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BlackBerry Bold (aka 9000) Officially Official
Posted by Wilson Rothman at 2:01 PM on May 12, 2008
They said it would be formally announced on the 12th. They said it would be called the Bold. Photos suggested that it would be the sexiest thing to come out of Canada since Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. And they wuz right. Boy Genius says it'll be available this summer on AT&T 3G, with a T-Mobile 3G edition in the wings—the handset can handle 850/1900/2100Mhz for HSDPA/UMTS, plus T-Mo's 1700MHz band. Sascha at PC Mag is reporting a CDMA/EV-DO version as well. Jump for more details—and giddy tittering—from sources all around the web, plus the official press release.
AU: Bet you Aussies want to know who this will be released through locally, don't you? Well, we have the answer - they don't know yet. They are currently "working with partners in Australia to bring the BlackBerry Bold smartphone to the local market. Australian carriers and pricing will be confirmed at a later time." Not as satisfying as you hoped, huh?
Here's the rundown:
• Has 802.11a/b/g plus good GPS, typically a tradeoff with BBs
• GPS is enhanced and assisted, and the handset has better map rendering, says Laptop
• 480 x 320 resolution screen with 65,000 colors—Crave says "never seen a better-looking display"
• 624MHz Intel PXA270/Marvell Tavor PXA930 processor (reports differ), up from 312MHz
• Runs BlackBerry OS 4.6
• Keyboard has 8800-style "sculpted keys," says PC Mag, "but the rows are separated by curved barriers"
• 4.5" tall x 2.6" wide x 0.5" deep, weighing 4.7oz
• Side-loading MicroSD/SDHC slot for up to 16GB additional
• 2MP camera with flash
• Talk time of 5 hours, with standby of 13 days
• MP3, WMA, AAC, DivX4 and WMV3 codec support
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• "Pretty powerful speakers—none of that weak, tinny junk," says Crave
• 128MB of flash plus 1GB of onboard memory (with encryption)
• Black leather back panel that can be swapped for other colour leather plates
• Pricing will be US$300 to US$500 says BGR, a pretty wide (and obvious) range; Crave narrows it to "US$300 to US$400"
Why the name? Well, since Mike Lazaridis stopped taking our phone calls (blog allergy, some say), my guess is that those dudes are either fans of Goethe or fans of Cameron Crowe. You know... "Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid." Keep it up, RIM. I think it's working. [Product Page and Press Release PLUS Boy Genius; Laptop; Crave; PC Magazine]
Official Press Release:
RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Bold SmartphoneTop of the line BlackBerry smartphone features premium design and unprecedented performance; perfect for business professionals and power users.
Waterloo, ON- For customers seeking a smartphone that makes a bold statement, Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the admirable BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone. Crafted from premium materials, inside and out, that radiate elegance with a dramatic presence, the BlackBerry Bold is designed to give business professionals and power users unprecedented functionality and performance in an intuitive BlackBerry® smartphone. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities. From its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leather-like backplate, to its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY* keyboard, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration.
"The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion.
SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone's support for tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks and its next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor make short work of downloading email attachments, streaming video or rendering web pages. The BlackBerry Bold also includes 128 MB Flash memory plus 1 GB on-board storage memory, as well as and a microSD/SDHC memory card slot** that is conveniently accessible from a side door. It comes with the renowned BlackBerry productivity applications, including phone, email, messaging, organizer and browser, and works with thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications, making it easier than ever to stay connected, productive and entertained. With this powerful new smartphone, users can even talk on the phone while sending and receiving email or accessing the web, and download Word, Excel or PowerPoint files and edit them directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz® Documents to Go® suite.STUNNING DISPLAY
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with the most vivid and bold display ever introduced on a BlackBerry smartphone. Its half-VGA (480x320 resolution) colour LCD is fused to the undersurface of the lens, making images leap out with stunning definition and clarity. Pictures are vibrant and razor sharp, while videos play smoothly and web pages, documents, presentations and messages snap with exceptional quality and contrast.DESKTOP-STYLE WEB PAGES
With its newly enhanced, high performance browser and high-resolution, ultra-bright display, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone gives users an on-the-go web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction. The trackball mimics a mouse, making it easy to navigate sites in "Page View" or "Column View" or to zoom in on specific parts of a web page, while various emulation settings allow users to choose between the full desktop-style HTML content and layout or the mobile version. Attachments can also now be downloaded from within the browser and there is support for watching streaming videos (RTSP - real-time streaming protocol).RICH MULTIMEDIA
While it is designed to meet the extensive requirements of the business professional during the day, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone also caters to the business person's consumer side during evenings and weekends. It features a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and 5x digital zoom. The enhanced media player can display pictures and slideshows quickly, play movies smoothly in full screen mode, and manage an entire music collection. Audio can be played over the handset's dual speakers in rich, stereo sound, and when using wired headphones or external speakers, the media player gives the user an equalizer with 11 preset filters - like "Lounge", "Jazz" and "Hip Hop" - that boost or soften audio ranges to create the perfect ambiance.For managing music and video, the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software includes Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry® as well as Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE, which makes it easy to enhance pictures and create photo albums on the computer. For users that manage their collection with iTunes®, the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application provides a simple way to sync iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone***. Support for High Speed USB 2.0 allows all files to be transferred quickly from a desktop computer to the BlackBerry Bold smartphone.
POWERFUL WI-FI & GPS
For even broader high-speed network coverage, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone supports the 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards, ideal for use in enterprise or campus wireless LAN deployments, over Wi-Fi hotspots and on wireless home networks. A new "Push Button Setup" is included, making it faster for users to connect to protected wireless networks that require a sign on process.Through its integrated GPS, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone can pinpoint its exact location, supporting applications like BlackBerry® Maps and other location-based applications or services. With its improved rendering capabilities, faster download speeds and ability to support simultaneous voice and data, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone even allows users to navigate while on a call.
FIRST CLASS PHONE
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone features a new acoustic design that increases the size of the phone's audio sweet spot, improving listening quality and clarity. It also comes with numerous premium phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth® 2.0, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including car kits that adhere to the Bluetooth Remote SIM Access Profile) and other Bluetooth peripherals. It is a quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA handset that supports global roaming**** and features dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, smart dialing, speed dialing, conference calling and call forwarding. It also features noise cancellation technology that offsets background noise, a powerful speaker phone and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones.ROBUST EMAIL & MESSAGING
Like all BlackBerry smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold gives users the industry's leading mobile messaging solution. It works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, which enables advanced security and IT administration within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments, as well as BlackBerry® Professional Software for small businesses. It also works with BlackBerry® Internet Service, which gives users access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), and the BlackBerry® Unite! software for SOHO and home users.CONVENIENT ACCESSORIES
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with a variety of convenient accessories including a stereo headset, travel charger, carrying case or sleeve and USB cable. Users will also be able to personalise their BlackBerry Bold smartphone by purchasing replaceable leather-like backplates that come in a range of colours. The removable / rechargeable 1500 mAhr battery provides multi-hour usage with a target talk time of approximately 5 hours and 13 days standby time.Accessories for BlackBerry smartphones, including leather holsters and totes, charging pods, premium earphones, the BlackBerry® Remote Stereo Gateway and Bluetooth headsets, are available through retail outlets or online at: www.shopblackberry.com.
AVAILABILITY
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone (model number: 9000) is scheduled to be available from wireless carriers around the world beginning this summer.For more information please visit: www.BlackBerryBold.com.
About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.* Keyboard also available in AZERTY and QWERTZ configurations to support different language groups.
** 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.
*** Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.
**** Check with service provider for roaming services.
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Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
Jessi
Posted July 9, 2008 11:40 PM
I have used one ! Blackberry reps came out to launch a comp in an Optus call centre this week. Its fantastic! leather back, very shiny piano black front, beautiful screen resolution. MSN, Facebook, Flicker all built in and ready to go. Optus are getting it ! Launch is in Sydney on 31st July. Start selling in August.
And with unlimited email and data on a HSDPA device for $40 a month on any plan, bring it on!
Way better than the iphone. don't get sucked into the iphone hype, wait a few weeks, the bold is heaps better!!
Long live Blackberry!
tuanye
Posted 2:48 PM 12/5/08
The Blackberry Bold vs. The HTC Diamond vs. The 3g iPhone vs. The Sony Ericsson Xperia...
Man, tough decisions...
...bye Blackjack, it's been a nice 1.5 yrs.
tuanye
Syrus28
Posted 2:44 PM 12/5/08
I want... I think i'll be bold and switch to AT&T this summer.
Syrus28
ROFL_Copter
Posted 2:43 PM 12/5/08
DO WANT
ROFL_Copter
carmen89
Posted 2:39 PM 12/5/08
thats damn near sexy.
::looks at her curve.."you stupid fat bitch::
carmen89
Dark-Dx
Posted 2:58 PM 12/5/08
Now it just needs windows mobile or symbian.
Dark-Dx
--Tito--
Posted 3:25 PM 12/5/08
Makes the other blackberrys say to the owner, who is the new bitch on the block?
--Tito--
chigga
Posted 3:19 PM 12/5/08
@Dark-Dx: our are kidding right?
chigga
scott johnson
Posted 3:18 PM 12/5/08
I think I may need one of these. The iPhone pales. But then again, a 3G iPhone might make for some stiff competition.
scott johnson
jvh
Posted 3:41 PM 12/5/08
i just got my curve =\
well, for a $0 price, w/e
jvh
daftrok
Posted 4:20 PM 12/5/08
Why is it that all that we are told is the resolution (480x320) and not the screen size? Seriously I can't find it anywhere.
daftrok
Ken_Darrow
Posted 4:16 PM 12/5/08
Kinda looks like an iPhone. Anyway, its a great upgrade from existing BB. Good for BB fans, but it doesn't look like it will do much to slow down the iPhone. Specially with 2.0 just around the corner.
Ken_Darrow
VirreVojj
Posted 4:10 PM 12/5/08
You call these sexy? The keyboards don't look very practical and I'll quote the Falcon beer commercial on this: "It's soooo thick!"
VirreVojj
Caidence
Posted 4:08 PM 12/5/08
who measured that? there's no way that's thinner than a Curve... but then that's assuming the height/width numbers are correct... arrgg.
Crackberry Sizemodo, por favor!
Caidence
Grifter
Posted 4:07 PM 12/5/08
This looks pretty damn sweet.
Available this summer eh? So we should expect approximately a late June arrival of this bad boy? Well I still have until 8/30 until I can renew my contract with AT&T so this is perfect timing. I do have one question though...
Why 2 choices for the 9000 BB? Are people really running over the 8gb a lot on thier BB memory? Why the 16gb? I mean are they really going to be using this as a subsitute for their music/vid player? Will they make 9000 music docking players? I will be using for files to send to clients and some music and vids but not for every day use. I really wonder how big of a hit the 16gb really will be.
Grifter
TheManator
Posted 4:04 PM 12/5/08
@TheManator: FUCK
You know, in THREE articles here on Gizmodo, I already said this device will be on ATT - as I work for ATT. This phone WILL be released by the end of June of this year too. Expect the 26th or around then.
TheManator
TheManator
Posted 4:03 PM 12/5/08
You know, in THREE
TheManator
iomatic
Posted 3:59 PM 12/5/08
dude, same.
@jvh:
iomatic
daversW
Posted 4:44 PM 12/5/08
@Ken_Darrow: fanboy! (had to be said)
how does it look like an iphone? sure its roundish, like many other BBs, and is rectangular in shape, like almost all smartphones, but the glaring difference would be that it has BUTTONS. why is it that apple never gets accused of ripping things off and everyone seems to think everything is a rip off of something apple did?
and i have a mac, so im not biased against apple or anything, it just seems like too many people take their brand of computer/phone as a religion these days
daversW
Grifter
Posted 4:33 PM 12/5/08
daftrok the screen siz hasn't changed much from the current 8830 which is Screen Size, 320 x 240, 320 x 240, 320 x 240. But the image quality is MUCH better. The old display was only 320x240 with QVGA vs Half-VGA display. It should make a huge difference in the overall appearance in the way the screen looks and how easy it is to view.
Grifter
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Posted 4:48 PM 12/5/08
@daversW: Amen.
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Posted 4:47 PM 12/5/08
@carmen89: Don't be angry with the curve it is a nice little phone, just wish there was some wifi on it and some 3G.... wait a tick, she is a stupid fat bitch... damn it.
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Bowler Hat
Posted 5:58 PM 12/5/08
You guys are forgeting the Nokia E71! :P
Bowler Hat
Brau
Posted 5:47 PM 12/5/08
Wow. The Bold reminds me of those really feature rich VCRs that came out just before they were killed off by the much simpler DVD player.
Brau
daftrok
Posted 5:40 PM 12/5/08
I got an estimate. Given that the device is 2.6" wide and the screen ratio is 480/320 (1.5), I would say that the screen size is around 2.7 to 3.0 inches diagonal.
daftrok
Darkest Daze
Posted 6:30 PM 12/5/08
I'd be all over that if I didn't have so much trouble typing on Blackberries.
Darkest Daze
hypereric
Posted 6:37 PM 12/5/08
"out of Canada since Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"
Gizmodo +10
hypereric
radikaled
Posted 8:29 PM 12/5/08
BUT DOES IT DO REAL IMAP!?
radikaled
Stacky Botrus
Posted 8:47 PM 12/5/08
@Ken_Darrow:
It looks like an iphone? What are you on crack? Thought so.
Stacky Botrus
Stacky Botrus
Posted 8:44 PM 12/5/08
@carmen89:
LOL
Stacky Botrus
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 9:10 PM 12/5/08
@Stacky Botrus: Well, it has a black face and a chrome rim, two features invented by Apple.
OMG! Ponies!
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 9:08 PM 12/5/08
The black face with the metal bezel does have that iPhone-ish appeal about it. People sure are defensive, and it seems that iPhone has become a dirty word around these parts :P
Kaiser-Machead
Skeezix404
Posted 9:45 PM 12/5/08
@OMG! Ponies!: and Apple invented the color white, too!
iPhone is not a dirty word - the venomous pen zealotry of the iPhone loonies is the dirty language around here. From my lone outpost on the periphery of the intertubes, just once, I'd like to see an advanced phone introduced without the crapola cameras.
Skeezix404
packetsniffer
Posted 10:19 PM 12/5/08
"Has 802.11a/b/g plus good GPS, typically a tradeoff with BBs"
As opposed to bad GPS?
packetsniffer
mistamc
Posted 10:15 PM 12/5/08
Looks like a decent, although pretty much expected, update for bbery fans. If you are interested in media or web browsing, the iphone even on the edge version destroys this. I can't tell you I'm that excited about this bbery. Main function I use on mine is email and calendar, which worked great even on edge. Use my iphone for person email, texting, web browsing, and listing to music. If i didn't have to be tied to bbery for work I would just carry the iphone.
mistamc
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 10:02 PM 12/5/08
@Skeezix404: It's called snarkiness.
As for the cameraless phone, look at the Blackberry 8800. They do, in fact, sell Blackberries without phones and hopefully will continue to do so. Many large corporations as well as some government offices forbid cameraphones and Blackberry fills the niche with a model with no camera.
OMG! Ponies!
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Posted 9:59 PM 12/5/08
@Darkest Daze: Are you serious? It is a qwerty? How hard is it? I got me some fat digits but I still manage alright.
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
mrsalty
Posted 9:59 PM 12/5/08
Got to play with one the other day...still like the curve form factor, just to big for my taste but it does feel nicer then the 8800.
mrsalty
LankySean
Posted 9:53 PM 12/5/08
Wow that's a damn sexy phone... I think I know what i'll be getting myself as a going back to school present :D
LankySean
Sleeper_Service
Posted 11:07 PM 12/5/08
@mistamc:
Oh so you've used this particular BB then?
...
No?
Oh, I see.
Anyway...
Looks lovely but does it blend?
Sleeper_Service
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 11:03 PM 12/5/08
I love the RIM seems to be the one company that isn't afraid of the iPhone, and they just keep doing what they do, and making it better (instead of trying to make the iPhone lite, like everyone else.)
That, and the fact that they continue to make me look brilliant for buying their stock during all those litigation issues last year.
92BuickLeSabre
iPhoneGroupie
Posted 10:56 PM 12/5/08
if I didn't like my WIFI curve so much, I would consider the Bold when it gets to t-mobile, but i don't think even a great deal on the Bold will get me to make a change. I really like the form factor of the Curve. I don't want to give back size for a few more features.
iPhoneGroupie
Skeezix404
Posted 10:44 PM 12/5/08
@OMG! Ponies!: Alrighty then - yeah, I have the 8830 from VZW - except the the damn GPS lockdown, the 8830 is an excellent phone. -- packetsniffer - the bad GPS reference is made to poke VZW in the eye, I think.
Skeezix404
jvh
Posted 11:33 PM 12/5/08
@iomatic: my wifi-less curve disagrees =\
jvh
flyboy
Posted 11:22 PM 12/5/08
@OMG! Ponies!: black face and Chriome - afraid not Apple invention.
[www.doxa300t.com]
flyboy
igneous
Posted 11:17 PM 12/5/08
The res sounds nice, but the screen is still way too small. Still, it sounds like ATT will be getting a LOT of new customers this summer. Im probably going to finally switch to the iphone as long as it goes 3g. Bye bye cheap sprint sero plan :(
igneous
packetsniffer
Posted 12:01 AM 13/5/08
@JacquesAss:
I realize it comes with both WiFi and GPS and that previous models did not. That isn't what I asked. I asked why the GPS was described as "good GPS". As opposed to what? Bad GPS?
packetsniffer
Lestat
Posted 11:50 PM 12/5/08
Can't any of these nice phones come out for Verizon already damnit! I'm sick of not having a good smart phone that doesn't break when I touch it.
Lestat
JacquesAss
Posted 11:49 PM 12/5/08
Wow.
From the PCMag review:
"The camera can now record 480-by-320 videos, and can geotag photos with your GPS location."
@Grifter: I don't think there are two versions re: memory. It will take a memory card of up to 16GB (it has 1GB built-in).
@packetsniffer: Most (all?) of the older BB made you choose b/w GPS _or_ WiFi. This has both.
JacquesAss
Shenzhov
Posted 12:32 AM 13/5/08
Blackberry Mold. Somebody tell the captain these people have finally hit the iceberg.
Shenzhov
Monty
Posted 12:27 AM 13/5/08
They are still using keyboards? How quaint of those Canadians. It is like stepping into the way-back-machine and visiting a time before Apple dominated the phone business. (Yes, this paragraph is a joke.)
As usual, RIM appears to have created one heck of a phone, and I am thankful that RIM appears to not care about Apple and their keyboard-less device. It is interesting to me that two companies that control the software and the hardware will respectively control the consumer and business space of smart phones.
Microsoft and Palm: RIP
Monty
Reapman
Posted 1:07 AM 13/5/08
@radikaled:
That's what I want to know too.. my Treo 680 is looking like a beatup junker right now, but it does what I need, which is direct IMAP access. This looks like the nicest pure QWERTY out there right now but IMAP push email will be the deciding factor betwee this, the iPhone, and the Xperia.
Reapman
justinpe
Posted 12:57 AM 13/5/08
@flyboy:
No, Apple did not invent metal or black, or even the phone; however, I would like you to find a phone that resembles the overall DESIGN of the iPhone more than this copy-cat. Take out the QWERTY keyboard, fill it with screen, slim it down a bit, and you have an iPhone here (aesthetically).
Other blackberries have used black with metal accents before, but none have come this close to resembling the iPhone as previous metal edges were more square and did not go around the entire edge. You have to be on crack to say this thing was not inspired by the design of the iPhone.
justinpe
frigg
Posted 1:35 AM 13/5/08
The Blackberry 9000 (HAL 9000, anyone?) is such a cooler name than the "Bold." If it's ditching 9000, and with that leather back and all, I'm thinking "Blackberry (b)Old, pronounced be-old.
frigg
jeepingeek
Posted 1:19 AM 13/5/08
Do you think Verizon will kill the GPS on this like they did the 8830 if they get a hold of it?
jeepingeek
leetgeek
Posted 2:27 AM 13/5/08
DAMMIT...where the hell is Sprint. Oh wait...they are about 2 years in the PAST!!
leetgeek
Sleeper_Service
Posted 2:19 AM 13/5/08
@justinpe:
So if we make some major structural changes it looks like an iPhone?
OK.
Sleeper_Service
faslane
Posted 2:12 AM 13/5/08
@VirreVojj:
shhhhhh....
faslane
faslane
Posted 2:10 AM 13/5/08
@chigga:
I second that!! WinMob, dumb...
faslane
justinpe
Posted 2:42 AM 13/5/08
@Sleeper_Service:
Why are you people so offended that RIM borrowed a great design from Apple? Now Blackberries can be considered sexy. That should be a good thing for RIM and Blackberry owners.
Seems pretty obvious to people that don't hate the iPhone. Of course, RIM didn't copy the entire design (keyboard + much smaller screen + bigger overall size), but there are a couple of aspects that are so parallel, only a moron would say that they aren't similar. Are you saying that the metal bezel around the edge does not resemble the iPhone's at all? If so, you are BLIND and retarded.
justinpe
justinpe
Posted 2:31 AM 13/5/08
[seekingalpha.com]
justinpe
justinpe
Posted 2:30 AM 13/5/08
@ThatsMrOffDutyNinja:
Actually, the keyboard is the second most complained about feature on Blackberries. Blackberry owners complain that they often makes mistakes typing because the keys are too small. Might work for you, but when it is the second most complained about thing about Blackberries, there is obviously an issue for a lot of people.
Funny thing is that the same survey applied to iPhone owners found that they are much less concerned about the keyboard and more so about 3G, 3rd party apps, GPS, and voice recognition.
justinpe
justinpe
Posted 3:20 AM 13/5/08
@Sleeper_Service:
What's embarrassing, that your new Blackberry will look like an iPhone with a physical keyboard?
Seriously though. How can you say that the metal bezel does not look the same as the iPhone's. Oh wait, you can't, unless you ignore reality.
The Bold is an awesome phone (stupid name), and there are a lot of things that will separate it from the iPhone. Go ahead and buy one, I'm sure a lot of people will. Just stop ignoring the very real fact that the design was borrowed (intentionally or unintentionally) from the iPhone. Sorry to burst your bubble.
justinpe
Sleeper_Service
Posted 2:54 AM 13/5/08
@justinpe:
Please. Just stop.
It's embarrassing.
Sleeper_Service
TheSonOfKrypton
Posted 3:45 AM 13/5/08
@Sleeper_Service: Ahhh, yes....Sleeper Service....back with his vehement Apple disgust...Dude, Justin is right, stop denying it. That thing looks like a fucking iPhone with real keys and a tiny ass screen and ugly ass ports on the side. Come to terms with it. Don't believe me? Look at its earpiece speaker shape....Now look at the iPhone's earpiece speaker shape...Now look at EVERY OTHER BLACKBERRY'S EVER MADE earpiece speaker shape....What is your conclusion?
TheSonOfKrypton
justinpe
Posted 3:27 AM 13/5/08
@Sleeper_Service:
Also, something else RIM seems to have copied from Apple. Apparently John Mayer will be performing at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium tomorrow night.
[www.wirelessenterprisesymposium.com]
justinpe
justinpe
Posted 4:25 AM 13/5/08
@Sleeper_Service:
Maybe this will clear things up for you?
[discovermotorsports.com]
justinpe
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 6:42 AM 13/5/08
All this bickering aside, it does have some cues that resemble those used on the iPhone. There's simply no denying this.
Kaiser-Machead
carmen89
Posted 6:16 AM 13/5/08
@ThatsMrOffDutyNinja: i have t-mobile, my curve DOES have wi-fi :)
It's ok, i am not going to bully the chunky crackberry...i'll just make it my fat bitch
carmen89
flyboy
Posted 6:59 AM 13/5/08
@justinpe: um like the separate keyboard that you can actually buy for the iPhone cos its so CRAP?
flyboy
Grifter
Posted 7:17 AM 13/5/08
Who has an iphone raise their keyboards. Now have you really tried to type fast? I mean really? Have you tried to send a document, stored on your phone to a client? Have you? Now if you have successfully then I want to talk to you. If you are a business person in the world who uses their phone for business then a BB is the way to go. If you want a beautiful phone that looks great and has pretty pictures and does great mp3 and web browsing... the iphone is your peice of equipment. I am a business person and currently an iphone would never cut it. Who knows, in the future apps and the product may evolve but as of now there is no substitute for a Crackberry. There is a reason they call it that you know. 9000 come to Daddy!
Grifter
justinpe
Posted 8:06 AM 13/5/08
@flyboy:
Just saying....
I didn't conduct the survey and my opinion has nothing to do with the results. However, I can type much faster on my iPhone than my buddy can with his pearl.
justinpe
Darkest Daze
Posted 10:20 AM 13/5/08
@ThatsMrOffDutyNinja:
I think it may be that I'm just used to my i760's keyboard. I'm sure if I owned a BB, I'd get used to the keyboard, but I prefer a wider keyboard that's not so squished together.
Darkest Daze
iomatic
Posted 12:27 PM 13/5/08
@Monty: Naw, dude. Apple fan here. Own an iPhone. Guess what I switched to? Yup. Blackberry.
Oh yeah, ask what I do fer a livin'. Yup. Designing interfaces. For about ten years... no, no, no; Apple is great. Their screen keyboard, though?
Naw. No thanks, bro.
iomatic
iomatic
Posted 12:25 PM 13/5/08
@jvh: aw, bro. my wi-fi-less curve sux0rz. naw, we did good. wi-fi will eater the powah.
iomatic
sanrioscenario
Posted 4:23 PM 15/5/08
Ah, it's not even on the market yet and they're spoofing it! [www.236.com]
sanrioscenario