Verizon Blackberry 8530 launches quietly

Research in Motion's Blackberry Curve goes for sale on Verizon Wireless online.

One of the quietest debuts for any RIM phones in a while, but will be a hard sell with the 8900, Bold and Storm on sale for a penny(all have a better camera and resolution). With the Motorola Droid, HTC Hero and iPhone GS released this summer some great RIM products are left in the storm(no pun). RIM should focus on ONE product or two and do it well then release it to the market. Some of the recent products didn't give customers a great reason to switch over and felt/were incomplete at launch.

1. The original bold went through complete plastic surgery(I believe in Germany).

2. They forgot to add the Trackpad and Wi-Fi on the Tour. %50 of people returned or exchanged the Tour due to faulty trackpads.

3. And due to outdated contract styles they released the blackberry 8530 on Verizon/Sprint, 6 months after they release the blackberry 8520 on T-Mobile.

Don't get me wrong RIM is a great company with a lot of great products and a proven history of innovation. But if they want to be the best in this game that's changed dramatically in the last two years. They will have to get their act together. The iPhone only release one phone and one upgrade this year. Their customers have little confusion over what is what. With RIM within the last 360 days we've seen, The Flip, 8900, 8520/8530, Tour, Storm 2 and Bold 2. Even more confusion on which has 3.2 mega pixel cam, 480/360 res, 3G and Wi-Fi. If the customers are confused that means the management and company are confused as well.

It's really funny how a lot of companies are copying the iPhone at every square inch. But in last two years they can't do the one thing the iPhone has done well. Make one solid product and then release it when it's ready with a bang, not quiet release.




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even Wired and Walt Mossberg Shocked:Palm Pre now at $79.99 84% off list

The prices of the phones are dropping day by day. This maybe Palms strategy to get rid of unmoving inventory before the holidays and everyone rushes in for the discounts on the iphones etc... As seen below from the tweet from Walt Mossberg and Wired Magazine that the smartphone wars are indeed getting brutal. But it's a smart chess move on Palms part to make the best of the sales before others start over the holidays. As we've seen the blackberry curve, bold and storm are a penny now too

RT @wired: Think the smartphone wars aren't brutal? You can get an "iPhone killer" Palm Pre now for 80 bucks — 84% off list.

Even the seasoned tech Guru's Walt Mossberg surprised RT @waltmossberg: Whoa! Drastic cuts! The Palm Pixi I reviewed yesterday is now $25 on Amazon down from $100; the Pre dips to $80 from $150. (via @kabster728)




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www.precentral.net/ -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Pre
www.cnet.com/palm-pre/

Blackberry Curve Gemini 8520 Unlocked Cell Phone, International Version at Amazon

If your looking for a good blackberry that's unlocked that you can travel the world with and use with either ATT or Tmobile. The Blackberry 8520 aka the Gemini is on sale at a good price on Amazon at $324.




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Google Launches Latitude for iPhone

Official Google Mac Blog: Google Latitude for iPhone

Normally the iPhone always get the new apps, in a strange odd twist of events, this time round their the last to enjoy Google's Latitude.

Google's Latitude lets you see where your friends are. You can share your location with friends that you allow to see your location status.

To start using Latitude, go to google.com/latitude from the iPhone's browser

HTC Hero Launch Event Video

This phone might be the only real competition to the iPhone... Combination of Google and HTC is a reputable adversary...


People first
SImplicity
Power and Value

Sprint updates Blackberry Tour availability(update)

@sprint: BlackBerry Tour availability update: On sale via sprint.com and Telesales at midnight EDT on 7/12. (Sunday morning).

@sprint update BlackBerry Tour will be available only online & through Telesales (800-SPRINT1) at launch. In-store sales will be announced at a later date.

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