Wall street Journal/ New Times Ipad reviews are in

SUPERIOR BATTERY LIFE, Blazing Speed,


In 10 years of reviewing tech products for The New York Times, I’ve never seen a product as polarizing as Apple’s iPad, which arrives in stores on Saturday." David POGUE - New York Times

After spending hours and hours with it, I believe this beautiful new touch-screen device from Apple has the potential to change portable computing profoundly, and to challenge the primacy of the laptop. It could even help, eventually, to propel the finger-driven, multitouch user interface ahead of the mouse-driven interface that has prevailed for decades." - Walt Mossberg - Wall Street Journal



Speaking of video: Apple asserts that the iPad runs 10 hours on a charge of its nonremovable battery — but we all know you can’t trust the manufacturer. And sure enough, in my own test, the iPad played movies continuously from 7:30 a.m. to 7:53 p.m. — more than 12 hours. That’s four times as long as a typical laptop or portable DVD player. POGUE

I was impressed with the iPad’s battery life, which I found to be even longer than Apple’s ten-hour claim, and far longer than on my laptops or smart phones. For my battery test, I played movies, TV shows and other videos back-to-back until the iPad died. This stressed the device’s most power-hogging feature, its screen. The iPad lasted 11 hours and 28 minutes, about 15% more than Apple claimed. I was able to watch four feature-length movies, four TV episodes and a video of a 90-minute corporate presentation, before the battery died midway through an episode of “The Closer.Oh, and all the while during this battery marathon, I kept the Wi-Fi network running and the email downloading constantly in the background. Your mileage may vary, but with Wi-Fi off and the screen turned down from the fairly bright level I used, you might even do better. Music plays far longer with the screen off. On the other hand, playing games constantly might yield worse battery life.” Walt Mossberg




iPad have nots:
Adobe Flash


http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/31/first-ipad-reviews-hit-the-net/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/technology/personaltech/01pogue.html

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Wall Street Journals Mossberg on iPad - video

Grace, Beauty, Feels good in the hand. "Holding the internet in your hand and making it more intimate".

Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg highlights some big points:
+ Out the box day one will run iPhone Apps... 140,000 apps
+ Starts at $499 that's' huge traditionally for a company that sells
expensive products. Will be a big problem for the netbook market and
the Dells, Lenovo etc... that go after the low price market.
+ 10 Hours of Battery life(no lightweight laptops can go 10 hours)
+ they made their own chip, allows them to charge a lower price



http://www.apple.com/ipad/
http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/20100127/apple-ipad-impressions/?mod=ATD_rss
http://www.apple.com/ipad/features
http://www.apple.com/ipad/gallery/

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad-first-impressions/
http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/20100127/apple-ipad-impressions/?mod=ATD_rss

Steve Wozniak carries 2 iPhones (battery & multitasking fixed)

Mr. Woz, needs 2 release his own phone at some point. I'm sure his current tweaked iPhone model would be a best seller. Steve Wozniak carries 2 iPhones (battery & multitasking fixed)... I wonder if a Family plan for a family of phones exists. For those that carry 3 or more devices at a time.


http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Interview-Steve-Wozniaks-Gadget-Love-Knows-No-Bounds-81538247.html

ha ha...I buy most of the significant gadgets that come out...I did not buy an Android right away but I did like the looks of the Motorola Droid so I bought it. When you buy a gadget and it works without hours of figuring things out, it's a joy. At different points in time you'll find me with different Blackberries and other phones. At the time of this interview I carried 2 iPhones (battery and multitasking fixed) and the Droid on my belt. And I do enjoy the Droid and it does my normal stuff fine, but it will take some time to find apps equal to some that are important on my iPhones. When the Nexus One came out I put the Droid aside and shifted to checking out the Nexus One. I'm always on the watch for the latest hot gadgets. When I don't like new gadgets, I keep my mouth shut. It's better to focus on the good. I'm not the conflict type of person so I don't try to get into arguments you never win about which is better. But if I only carried my iPhones, I wouldn't have as good an idea of how others do with their alternate choices....Woz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak
http://www.woz.org/
http://www.iwoz.org/
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/wozniak.htm

Nexus One, Nokia N900, HTC HD2(Power Phones)

Power Phones(Linux based Phones lead the way): Android(Nexus One, Motorola Droid) Maemo(Nokia N900) and Windows Mobile 6.5(HTC HD2)

Sorry but the Blackberry doesn't compare to these near net book devices that can REALLY browse the web. When it comes to e-mail, messaging and security the blackberry CAN'T be beat. But with web browsing and media it fails. These devices are so much like laptop be prepared to carry chargers and spare batteries. One phone doesn't fit all, chances are you will carry two to make the right balance. No phone beats the iPhone with the content universe of iTunes, i repeat NO PHONE!

Hardware wise the Nexus One is the Phone to Beat. The Nexus One is the lightest(130Grms), thinest(11.5mm), fastest(1Ghz) and brightest display. It sets the hardware and software standards of what phones will have to live up to for the next 2 to 3 years. Only to be match hard where wise to the HTC HD2. HTC is the luckiest company in the world to be at both sides of the coin making phones for MS and Google.

Nexus One, Motorola Droid, HTC HD2 and Nokia N900(most underated phone of the year) lead with High level Displays. These are this Falls HEAVY WEIGHTS!! Imagine what will be released next year. For the iPhone to maintain it's lead in this area it will have to give their weak 480/320 display a face light and processor a upgrade. And you can be sure they will step up to the plate. By the Competition going this hard, they've shown Apple the cards their holding...

Nexus One: $529(unlocked)
Network: T-Mobile(HighSpeed), ATT(EDGE low speed), Coming soon to Verizon
Operating System: Android 2.1(Eclair)
1400 mAH battery
Display

3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen: 800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate
512MB Flash
512MB RAM

noise canceling dual microphones


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ROM: 512 MB RAM: 448 MB

HTC HD2
largest of the bunch 4.3 Inches diagonal
Capacitive touch screen
Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA


157 grams (5.54 ounces) with battery
1GHz Snapdragon™ processor
Capacity: 1230 mAh
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Droid:
3.7-in.; WVGA (480 x 854 pixels); 16:9 widescreen
Dual microphone noise reduction
1400 mAh Li Ion
(a 600MHz, OMAP3430 chip downclocked to 550MHz)(it's similar to the chip inside the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre.)
256MB of RAM, and 512MB of ROM

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-DROID-US-EN.alt
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Nokia N900 $569 + tax comes unlocked.
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*has a TV output can watch content from phone on the TV. Plus the cables are included. TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) or WLAN/UPnP
*32 GB internal storage. You can show case pictures or video's you've taken on the larger screen.
Best camera/video off all powerphone devices:CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, Video recording at up to 848 × 480 pixels (WVGA) and up to 25fps

Processor and 3D accelerator PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support(same as iPhone 3Gs)

TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support

3.5 inch touch-sensitive widescreen display
800 × 480 pixel resolution
(256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
BL-5J 1320mAh
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LINKS/video:
Nokia N900:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/nokia-n900-review/




http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N900
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo_5#Maemo_5

Droid
http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola-DROID-US-EN.alt
http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/motorola-droid-review/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Droid

Nexus One:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/nexus-one-review/
http://www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone_tech_specs.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One

HTC HD2:

http://www.htc.com/www/product/hd2/overview.html
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/25/htc-hd2-review/
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-hd2-unlocked/4505-6452_7-33775409.html?tag=mncol;lst

Nexus One - 10 minute Video - official iphone killer?

Google has learned and harnessed the power of open source. When used correctly it can topple or shake any regime(ask Microsoft, Rupert Murdoch, Yahoo, etc...) IT ALLOWS THEM TO RE-WRITE HISTORY IN REAL-TIME. From Search, AdSense, G-mail, Google News(top 5 largest news sources), Google Wave etc... And now the maturing Android phone the Nexus One! The G1, MyTouch 3G, HTC Hero and Verizon Droid were only warm ups to the new possibilities. As amazing as the Nexus One is, it's only the beginning but a glimpse of what we will expect with future phones...








Specifications:
http://technologizer.com/2009/12/30/droid-vs-google-nexus-one/
* Android 2.1
* 11.5mm thick
* 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 4GB microSD in-box expandable to 32GB
* 5 megapixel camera with mechanical AF and LED flash
* HSPA 900 / 1700 / 2100, 7.2Mbps down and 2Mbps up -- in other words, yes to T-Mobile 3G and won't work on ATT 3-G
* 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display


http://www.pcworld.com/article/184778/googles_nexus_one_specs_leaked.html
"a noise-cancellation chipset, OpenGL ES 2.0-capable graphics, and references to an auto-focus camera with LED flash. These are Droids also notes that the ROM 2.1 hints at a Snapdragon processor inside.

The Snapdragon is capable of clock speeds that top 1GHz--nearly double the processor speed of Motorola's DROID. The OpenGL ES 2.0 support should also satisfy gamers, and put the Nexus One on par with the iPhone in terms of graphical power."


Pricing: $530 unlocked, $180 w/ T-mobile $79.99 per month(500 Minutes, unlimited text)

Press Release: at Google Headquarters Jan. 5th, those invited will recieve a free Nexus One.

Links:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/new-google-nexus-one-phone-likely-to-launch-jan-5/

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/12/nexus-one-google-phone-picture/


http://www.pcworld.com/article/185615/googles_nexus_one_pricing_details_and_terms_of_sale_leaked.html

Google Phone = Chrome OS + Google Wave + Google Voice (A Unifying Theory)

Google's Unifying Theory = Chrome OS + Google Wave + Google Voice = Google Phone

People thought the Android powered phone was the "Google Phone" and it turned out not to be THE "Google Phone".

What we think would be this: The "Google Phone" would be a cloud phone leveraging Google OS, Chrome and Google Wave". At the time when Google on the drawing board sketching out the Android phone they didn't see the possibilities that were dawning. They hadn't started with Google Voice or Chrome Browser or Chrome OS or Google Wave. Google's cash cow has come with the help of the web browsers, with out the display of the ads theirs a huge loss of revenue. The better the browsers the better their bottom line. Google has a huge map in their office that shows places around the world that are dark spots with no searches. Most of those places have cell phones. If Google can provide phones in those areas with decent searches, then they will officially rule the world.

Apple's Unifying Theory = Mac OS + Safari + iTunes + iPod = iPhone
The leaders of the Genius Phone revolution at Apple built it and centered around iTunes. Which was a checkmate to bring aboard the millions of music, movie, tv, podcast people to one home. On top of it carries their real Mac OS and Safari. FOR Google to get it right, the Chrome OS will have to be at the heart of their new phone. That is the only way they can seriously increase their earning on the cell phone side. And pose a threat to the iPhone(Really a disguise of the best iPod ever).

What we have below is the biggest credible clue that Google will go in that direction to have Chrome OS run on the cell Phones. They must have tried that by now.

Google Chrome OS is a new project, separate from Android. Android was designed from the beginning to work across a variety of devices from phones to set-top boxes to netbooks. Google Chrome OS is being created for people who spend most of their time on the web, and is being designed to power computers ranging from small netbooks to full-size desktop systems. While there are areas where Google Chrome OS and Android overlap, we believe choice will drive innovation for the benefit of everyone, including Google.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html

Finally from Sergey Brin(Founder of Google) "CNET, Brin said that Android and the Chrome OS "will likely converge over time," noting the common Webkit and Linux foundation of both operating systems."

Microsofts Steve Ballmer ridiculed the Chrome OS initiative saying at the windows Partners Conference "highly interesting... I don't know if they can't make up their mind or what the problem is over there, but the last time I checked, you don't need two client operating systems. It's good to have one." http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/14/steve-ballmer-calls-chrome-os-highly-interesting-says-google/

A Unifying theory is what Apple has, no confusing or false starts. Their miles ahead. Google has all of the pieces but it's not yet complete. The question is, with the Google Phone do it?


BoyGeniusReport.com:

While others are filing this under “certainty” we are still going to have to classify this one as a “class 1 rumor.... The article is pretty light on facts and fairly high on speculation so we’ll let you guys decide how high this one ranks on the certainty meter. While we don’t see a reason that Google would want to royally piss off their hardware partners, we also don’t see them letting much get in their way of world domination.”

TechCrunch(Michael Arrington):
But there are a few things we have absolutely confirmed: Google is building their own branded phone that they’ll sell directly and through retailers. They were long planning to have the phone be available by the holidays, but it has now slipped to early 2010. The phone will be produced by a major phone manufacturer but will only have Google branding... There won’t be any negotiation or compromise over the phone’s design of features – Google is dictating every last piece of it. No splintering of the Android OS that makes some applications unusable. Like the iPhone for Apple, this phone will be Google’s pure vision of what a phone should be.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/17/thegoogle-phone/
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/18/the-google-phone-may-be-data-only-voip-driven-device/



According to a trusted source who's seen it with their own eyes, the Google Phone "is a certainty." They'll don large LCDs while running a new version of Android—either Flan or the version of Android beyond it—which our source spotted running on Google's handset as well as a laptop. (Whatever the software was, it most certainly wasn't Chrome OS, we were assured.)

sprint blackberry phone as modem?

Sprint Phone as a Modem?

Recently Sprint has confused a lot long time savy customers with their new "Simply Everything Plan". A feature that was valuable to many users was the use their phone as a high speed modem. It was a add on or included with older 'grandfathered plans'. That feature has been removed from newly activated plans by Sprint fiercly giving new customers no option but to use the "Simply Everything Plan" to customers looking to upgrade to a Blackberry 9630, HTC Hero, Samsung Instinct, HTC Touch Pro 2 etc... They've trained their reps to use a meaningless word that "those phones aren't compatible with older plans or phone as modem features"??? All of those phones come with built in modems and are of course compatible with any data plans.

Well Sprint is struggling to stay afloat with the economy and every fleeting to the iPhone ship. They've mercilessly ripped a page out of ATT's iPhone playbook. That says, if you have a hot phone lock them into a plan whether they need the features or not. With ATT iphone are locked into the $30 data and voice plan. And Sprint their 'simply' locked into the "Simply Everything Plan" for $69.99. Regarless off wether or not the plans meet their needs. Sprint has non-verbally said "To Hell with being Fair and Flexible".

AS seen in this forum and similar sentiments throughout the web, customers aren't at all fair and flexible when the wool from the carpet is pulled http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/119480;jsessionid=5CCA6FB2DCA014E030C4349DEC1DDAAF.app1jive1



More info on Verizon, ATT, T-Mobile phone as modem

http://www.tetherberry.com/

movie Ong Bak 2 on Blackberry

Now that you know the science semiconductor secrets why the blackberry is a better media device than the iphone. You need the right movie. The best to watch on your commute or train is Ong Bak 2. See the movie trailer below. One of the best martial arts movie stars since Jet Li.





How to play DVD on Blackberry


More on Tony Jaa Ong Bak 2:
www.imdb.com/title/tt0785035/
www.ongbaktwo.com/
www.ongbak2themovie.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_Bak_2
http://www.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/ongbak2/
www.cinematical.com/2009/10/23/ong-bak-2-review/

More on Tony Jaa
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Jaa
www.tonyjaa.org
www.imdb.com/name/nm1388074/


Tony Jaa performance for Dallas Mavericks:

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.




more info on the blackberry
www.blackberry.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
crackberry.com/
www.blackberryforums.com/

Blackberry Bold 9000, Curve 8900 and Storm 9530 for a penny on sale at Amazon

Recommendations on which Blackberry to buy below page.

Blackberry's for a Penny:
Older Blackberry Bold 9000


ATT Blackberry Curve 8900


TMobile Blackberry Curve 8900


Verizon Blackberry Storm 9630





More info on blackberry's below
Blackberry Bold 9700

http://macspotlight.blogspot.com/2009/11/wall-street-journal-blackberry-bold.html

Blackberry Tour
http://macspotlight.blogspot.com/2009/11/blackberry-tour-2-aka-essex-gets-video.html

Blackberry Curve
http://macspotlight.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-blackberry-curve-8530-up-on-sprint.html

more info on the blackberry
www.blackberry.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
crackberry.com/
www.blackberryforums.com/

I guess the safe question ask yourself if your confused about the blackberry products online is to ask yourself does it have a trackpad? If so it's one of the new ones and buy it. However the differences with the new blackberry are slightly noticeble to most people. Therefore an upgrade may not be the best idea for most people who are happy only receiving emails and sending text messages. Or for the bargain hunters that can find one for a penny.

On ATT and T-mobile we only recommend the Blackberry Bold 9700. T-mobile is already ahead of ATT when the release Monday November 16th. The Bold is the only blackberry on ATT/T-mobile with 3G. It helps on the occasion you still want to browse the web, chat on bb messenger and send/receive emails.


T-Mobile New Blackberry Bold 9700:


On Sprint or Verizon we recommend you wait for the Blackberry Tour 2. That will have the trackpad, more memory and wi-fi. One of the great features about the Blackberry Tour is it can work on any network around the world. You can have a Tmobile or ATT sim card and switch to Verizon/Sprint if you have the money to have two plans simultaneously. The Blackberry Curve on Sprint/Verizon can't do that. The Blackberry curves on Sprint/Verizon also have a lower screen resolution and mega-pixel camera. As they are nearly identical in price. The Tour is the best bet not only for the added features but higher value you'll be able to sell the Tour two years from now. As it's quadband if can be sold anywhere around the world so you have a larger pool of buyers to sell to.

iPhone Flash Back(Phil Schiller talks to CBS news John Blackstone

Looking back sometimes gives us a fresh perspective on things. This youtube video goes back to January 10th, 2007(where were you that morning;). When the iPhone was announced. Apple's executive Phil Schiller gives John Blackstone a first look at the iPhone.

Some of the interesting things that he said was "this is the advanced iPod we've ever made". The key point highlights some key advantages that the iphone has over it's competition All of the competing phones with the iphone(HTC Hero, Windows Mobile, Motorola Droid, Nokia etc..) have one thing in common, applications can't be stored to the 3rd party microSD. Also the big problem with the microSD's is that they slow down the phones and different phones require different classes of memory.

Simply put the iphone killers come with "Memory not included". If it is because it's subpar it's slow and sluggish.

For more on Apple's iPhone
www.apple.com/iphone/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone
www.cnet.com/apple-iphone.html
theiphoneblog.com/

Blackberry Tour 2 aka 9650, Essex get's video review

The good folks at Blackberry look to have a new CDMA blackberry ready to enter the smart phone market. Will it take on the iPhone or any of the Android powered devices? To give that argument a rest people should just ask if the phone will satisfy there most important needs(as this is phone that falls into the needs not wants category). The blackberry come with a few major upgrades which are WiFi, more memory and The TrackPad(Fixing many of the complaints people have had with the Trackball). The phone will be available on Verizon and Sprint.

No Specifications to date.



more info on the blackberry
www.blackberry.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
crackberry.com/
www.blackberryforums.com/

Suprise Storm has much less SAR levels than the Blackberry Curve

SURPRISINGLY The blackberry with the lowest SAR levels is surprisingly the Storm 2 at .78 and the highest is the Blackberry Curve 8300 at 1.51


6 of the highest-radiation cell phones in the United States are from RIM




http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6602_7-6258775-13.html?tag=rb_content;rb_mtx
Curve 1.54
Bold 1.510
Tour 1.46

iphone 3GS at 1.19
Motorola Droid 1.49
HTC Hero(sprint) 1.13


SURPRISING The blackberry with the lowest SAR levels is surprisingly the Storm 2 at .78 and the highest is the Blackberry Curve 8300 at 1.51

top 20 phones with the highest SAR Levels...

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6602_7-5020357-1.html?tag=rb_content;rb_mtx

More on Cell Phone Radiation on Howstuff Works
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone-radiation2.htm

Wall Street Journal Blackberry Bold Review

Katie Boehret, Walt Mossberg's protege at the Wall Street Journal reviews the new blackberry bold.

Katie wasn’t too shy with the review she ended of by saying “But since many of the Bold 9700’s features are about the same as less-expensive BlackBerrys, it’s worth considering the Tour and Curve 8900 before you spend $200 on a device that no longer lives up to its bold name.”





more info on the blackberry
www.blackberry.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
crackberry.com/
www.blackberryforums.com/

Nokia releases N900

New Blackberry Curve 8530 up on Sprint web site

http://now.sprint.com/8530/?id16=8530

It's a great new phone, if your up on your contract we'd recommend the blackberry Tour. The only real new thing with the blackberry curve or Tour Light is the Trackpad. Other than that there's not much of a difference versus the older trusty blackberry curve. The screen resolution is still the same at 320/240 and camera still at 2.0. The Tour however is the best blackberry on the market until the blackberry 3.2MP camera with Flash and Auto-Focus. And a better construction, world wide GSM(including local ATT & Tmobile incase you ever decide to crossover). Also the Tour has a more potent battery at 1400mAh vs the Curve at 1150mAh.


In short the Tour and Curve will look different but will be closer in price. The Tour will hold greater value in the long run if you decide to sell it locally or overseas or switch providers locally or overseas. The trackpad is great but don't let it fool you of it's real value...

The curve is simply RIM's attempt to win in the market they can win in now which is the lowend. However customers have become spoiled and expect more for less of a price. If apple's selling a iPhone at $99 and Droids are selling at $179 it will be hard to pull wool over the customers eye. By cutting down on the Resolution, battery life, Camera and sturdiness. In short RIM would have been better off only launching one product the Tour on Verizon and Sprint. I'm guessing they don't want executives seen with the same devices as savvy teenagers. Well Apple has been able to rock that balance as well as cocacola. Same product across the tax brackets...

more information can be found here:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/blackberrycurve8500/curve_specifications.jsp

Seinfeld on Conan O'brien late show says why he doesn't like the blackberry or iphone(funny)

Seinfeld on Conan O'brien late show says why he doesn't like the blackberry or iphone(funny). It's one of the funniest jokes about blackberries and iphones.


More on the iPhone:
www.apple.com/iphone/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone
www.cnet.com/apple-iphone.html
theiphoneblog.com/

More on the blackberry:
www.blackberry.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackBerry
crackberry.com/
www.blackberryforums.com/

are new 3G speeds on Blackberry placebo's?

Like millions of blackberry fanatics I went out and bought one of their latest blackberry's on the market. Promising more memory, crisper screens etc...

However I came to find the device quite slow and sluggish. The older versions were a lot snappier and the screens never froze. The new ones even take just about 5 minutes to reboot. Not sure where the problems stems from, could be that RIM has added a lot to it's OS in trying to compete with the Droids and iPhone. The source of the problems I don't know. Even after updating the software, removing unnecessary software etc... Users are still finding their devices to be quite slow... below are some links around the net showing this new but growing problem with the blackberries...

Freezing. Sluggish. Enough is enough

blackberry slow - yahoo answers

Running slow - Crackberry forum

Blackberry Slow - Blackberry Support Forums

Sprint'sHTC Hero Android makes more Sense than iPhone

"
HTC Hero The most impressive widget is called People. It’s an address book in which each contact’s page features a scrolling bar at the bottom with icons that allow you to see that person’s most recent Facebook status, photos from Facebook and Flickr, plus emails and text messages she’s sent to you and recent calls between" Walt Mossberg - Wall Street Journal

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