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Blackberry Press Release:

Today, Research In Motion (RIM) launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800 – RIM’s first slider smartphone. This premium new smartphone features a capacitive touch screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and the new BlackBerry 6 operating system, which includes a powerful WebKit browser. With the legendary BlackBerry keyboard you love accompanying a large touch screen, users now have the best of both worlds – a refined smartphone designed for the heart and the head. And with BlackBerry 6, graphical menus, intuitive navigation and universal search make the BlackBerry user experience the most dynamic ever!

Specs:

• Size (LxWxD) Closed: 4.4″ x 2.4″ x 0.57″ / 111mm x 62mm x 14.6mm
• Open: 5.8″ x 2.4″ x 0.57″ / 148mm x 62mm x 14.6mm
• Weight: 161.59 g / 5.7 oz (includes battery)
• Operating System: BlackBerry 6
• Memory: 512 MB internal flash memory/4GB built-in storage memory
• Expandable Memory: 4GB microSD card included/Supports up to 32GB microSD card
• Battery Life: GSM Talk Time: 5.5 hours; GSM Standby Time: 17 days/MTS Talk Time: 5.8 hours; UMTS Standby Time: 13 days
• Physical keyboard: 35 key backlit QWERTY
• Touchscreen keyboards: portrait/landscape full qwerty, condensed portrait
• Display: High resolution touch screen – Half-VGA+ display (360 x 480 at 188ppi)/3.2″ (diagonally measured)
• Navigation – Capacitive traditional touch screen (no SurePress)/Optical trackpad
• Camera: 5.0 MP camera, flash, auto focus, face detection, image stabilization, scene modes, 2X zoom, video recording
• Video Camera: Normal Mode: 640 x 480 pixels
• WiFi: 802.11b/g/n, support for UMA (carrier-dependent)
• Bluetooth v2.1; Mono/Stereo Headset, Hands-free, Serial Port Profile, Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP) and Bluetooth SIM Access Profile supported

The keyboard holds the same basic design as both the Bold 9700 and Tour models, but it is surprisingly thin. It takes a bit of getting used to, but once you get going it is as smooth as a BlackBerry keyboard can be. Same goes for the on screen keyboard. In either potrait or landscape mode typing is easy and accurate. Change the device orientation with the keyboard open and there is almost no delay as it switches between portrait and landscape. At heart the Torch resembles the Bold 9700 only with double the internal memory (512MB).  The display shines bright and looks amazing at 480×360, but a higher resolution display would have really tricked this guy out. The camera gets an upgrade to 5MP which is a very welcome addition, and includes face detection, flash, multiple modes and much more. There is a new viewfinder and “scenes” that allow for different types of images, most notably the zero-lag sports mode. Video recording sadly isn’t much improved (still no HD) and is slightly better than the bold 9700 at 640×480. Navigating around the homescreen was both amazing and fun with BlackBerry 6 (read more below) but it did take all we had not to press in and try to get the screen to click.Some great “shortcuts” have been added into BlackBerry 6 as well. All of the items in the banner are now clickable. Click the signal indicator to jump to Manage Connections, the clock to open the Clock app, message alerts to see your Messages and the profile icon to change your profile. Overall there is a really a new coat of paint all around. The application switcher has been updated allowing for easy flow between apps. It has a new look and is much improved which should make for much easier multitasking. Icon menus are much cleaner and things just look amazing.

Save the best for last? Of course! How bout that WebKit browser??! Its what a browser on BlackBerry should be. No longer will we avoid using it (admittingly we have in the past). Tabs, speed, pinch to zoom and more – its all there. MUCH more on this to come so stay tuned.

In the U.S, the BlackBerry Torch will be available for AT&T customers on August 12 in AT&T company owned retail stores, online at www.att.com/blackberrytorch, and at Best Buy, Wal-Mart and RadioShack stores. The smartphone will be available for $199.99 with 2-year service agreement on a qualifying rate plan and data plan required.

Steve Jobs tried to explain this away by saying that all phones suffer from this death grip dead zone. They even created a whole new dedicated page on the Apple website at www.apple.com/antenna to “educate” customers about it. His first example is the BlackBerry Bold 9700 which has its antenna on the back all the way on the bottom.I have to say that I have noticed a bar or two drop when I hold my 9700 totally cupped in both hands so I agree that most phones have an antenna somewhere that you can block. The issue here seems to be that the iPhone has its antenna near where your hand naturally goes and it is sensitive to any part of your body touching it there. I have never really noticed any signal degradation when I use my 9700 and I cup it in my hands all day… Also using a case does nothing to improve my 9700s reception on AT&T like the proposed bumper solution does for the iPhone 4. Even more so I have yet to see a video of somebody touching a 9700 with one finger to bring the reception from full to none like they have on the iPhone 4. Personally I think Apple did the right thing by waving restocking fees and offering free bumpers.

Cnectd has launched a free beta version of their cross-platform messaging and social networking application for BlackBerry smartphones. With cnectd you can message friends who use other smartphone platforms (like Android, iPhone

or Symbian) as if you were using BlackBerry Messenger.

• IT’S COMPLETELY FREE. For a limited period only you will be able to download cnectd for free. Use cnectd as much as you like without any limitations.
• SEND IMAGES. Allows you send photo’s to any of your contacts
• WORKS WORLDWIDE. It makes no difference what country your contacts reside in. Cnectd works across the globe.
• BETTER THAN IM. No more logging in and out. You are always logged in and will always get your messages. You are always cnectd!
• UPLOAD YOUR OWN PROFILE PIC & UPDATE STATUS. Manage your own personal profile. You can edit your status to alert people if you available or not.
• GROUP CHAT. Cnectd has the unique offering of being able to create and manage your own groups and have group chats.
• SHARE YOUR LOCATION. Send contacts your location on a map so you are easily locatable.

Download Cnectd For Your Phone Here

Here Is The New Blackberry Pearl 3G It Will Be Available Very Soon.

BlackBerry users will have a smile on their face today as RIM have officially announced the release of the BlackBerry Pearl 3G. As with all other recent BlackBerry phones, the device comes with a QWERTY keyboard and optical trackpad. But this time RIM have decided to include their SureType style keyboard which doubles up with two letters per numbered key.The Pearl 3G also comes standard with quadband GSM and triband UMTS with rumors that North American and European versions could be released soon. The handset measures in at 108 x 50 x 13.3 mm and comes with Bluetooth and WiFi b/g/n connectivity as standard.RIM have also decided to release the phone in two flavors, the Pearl 9105 being the other will stable a regular numeric keyboard instead, and both will come with a 3.2 megapixel camera which comes with autofocus, flash and image stabilization. Obviously, one of the most important factors of the phone will be the price, and RIM have not released any information regarding this as of yet, but due to several leaks over the Internet throughout the week, you can expect to see the phone released on Bell, Telus and Rogers in Canada.

Thanks To The Guys At Crackberry ,We Get A First Look At The inPulse SmartWatch For Blackberry.Today at WES 2010 and finally got a chance to see this with its screen turned on. Check out the video below to get a glimpse of it. The watch will sell for $149 and is currently available for pre-order

There is rumored to be a new device coming out from Rim.The BlackBerry 9670 is said to be a CDMA device with a full QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera (a first!), Wi-Fi, a 360×480 internal display, huge external display, trackpad, OS 6.0, microUSB port, microSD internal storage slot, Bluetooth, and a metallic finish casing.Few Pictures Below

Sprint And Verizon Users Get Ready Rim Has Announced That The Blackberry Bold 9650 Will Be Available As Early As Next Month.The BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone supports 3G (EVDO) networks in North America and (HSPA/UMTS) abroad and has a full-QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad and built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g), which makes it possible to talk on the phone while browsing the web or sending and receiving email. The BlackBerry Bold 9650 also includes 512 MB Flash memory and an expandable memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB microSDHC cards, with a 2 GB card included.
The BlackBerry Bold 9650 fuses form and function in a striking design and, in addition to providing premium phone and multimedia features, it of course delivers the industry’s leading mobile solution for email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking.Here Are Other Key Features:
* Stylish design (4.4″ x 2.4″ x .56″ and 4.8 oz.) with glossy black finish and chrome highlights
* Large (2.44″) high-resolution display (480 x 360 resolution at 245 ppi), able to display pictures, videos and web pages with impressive contrast and detail
* 3.2 MP camera with flash, variable zoom, image stabilization, autofocus and video recording
* Advanced media player for videos, pictures and music, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and support for the Bluetooth® Stereo Audio Profile (A2DP/AVCRP)
* BlackBerry® Media Sync for easily syncing photos as well as iTunes® and Windows Media® Player music with the smartphone*
* Easy mobile access to Facebook®, MySpace and Flickr®, as well as popular instant messaging services including BlackBerry® Messenger
* Support for BlackBerry App World, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
* Full HTML web browser, streaming audio and video via RTSP
* Built-in GPS with support for geotagging, BlackBerry® Maps and other mapping applications
* Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, speakerphone, and Bluetooth (2.1).
* Support for high-speed EV-DO Rev. A networks in North America, as well as UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz) and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks abroad
* Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery for 5 hours of CDMA talk time
The BlackBerry Bold 9650 smartphone is expected to be available from carriers in the United States beginning in May. For more information visit www.blackberry.com/bold