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- RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)
- Just as Sprint has been long overdue for the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330, so has Verizon Wireless. However, the time has come for the carrier, and we're happy to say it was worth the wait. With its full QWERTY keyboard and well-rounded feature set, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is a...
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330, RIM BlackBerry Curve, BlackBerry Curve, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Communications
- Product reviews 2008-05-20
- Consumer Reports: iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61. Baloney.
- Consumer Reports: iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61. Baloney.Russell, you're killing me.I've have a corporate BB and currently own an iPhone. The iPhone kills the BB in almost all aspects of my daily use. But this is my opinion, let's go to the lab tests.Of the BASIC criteria you...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Consumer Reports, iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61, Baloney, BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- Consumer Reports: iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61. Baloney.
- OK, let us break this one down, at least according to the way the testers at CR see it in the January, 2008 issue. Here are some of the quantifiable criteria CR applied to both devices: Performance: Listening: A tie. Talking:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Consumer Reports, BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Woman wakes up on top of her BlackBerry, "considers therapy"
- I have just been reading the Reuters newswire's own report on this week's Reuters Media Summit. A key panel found a bunch of influential people talking about how they use PCs, social media, and even BlackBerrys in their personal lives. Reuters reporter Yinka Adegoke...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Therapy, Handhelds, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
- BlackBerry Curve 8310 is $99.99 thru Sunday
- I wish the screen grabby thingie was clearer, but take it from me. BoyGenius reports that the AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8310 the one with more or less full GPS will be priced at $99.99 from Friday morning until Sunday evening. ...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Curve 8310, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-11-21
- The BlackBerry Curve with @Home UMA service convinced me to buy my first BB
- The BlackBerry Curve with @Home UMA service convinced me to buy my first BBExactly......how many gadgets do you have now?... ;)Not as many as you might think :)I own a T-Mobile Dash, Apple iPhone, and several other PDAs (Dell X51v, Palm m505, Zaurus, Newton, etc). The Nseries devices and the...
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Curve, @Home
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- The BlackBerry Curve with @Home UMA service convinced me to buy my first BB
- My experiences with the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home service began over a year ago when I beta-tested the service in Washington State. I was mildly impressed with the service, but the poor phone selection kept me from adding the service to my account. I then received a free compatible phone that...
- Tags: @Home, HotSpot, Device, Mobile, BlackBerry Curve, T-Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Volume, Service, QWERTY Keyboard, Display, Handhelds, Wireless, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- My "divorce" from SprintNextel becomes final today! Read my reasons
- Â Today's the day I officially stop being a SprintNextel BlackBerry subscriber, and launch my ATT Mobility account for my newly purchased BlackBerry Curve. Or to put it another way, my "divorce" from SprintNextel becomes final today. I got into this...
- Tags: Nextel Communications Inc., BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications, Handhelds, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
- How the BlackBerry Curve 8320 differs from other models
- Karl at BrokeIt.com has gotten hold of some comparison charts contrasting the BlackBerry 8320 with other models. Looking at the chart, it seems that the main difference between the 8320 and other models is the more powerful 2.0 megapixel camera and, of course,...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve, Chart, RIM BlackBerry, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
- It's Official: BlackBerry Curve 8310 on Rogers
- Just a few minutes ago, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion confirmed reports that Canada-based Rogers was putting the BlackBerry Curve 8310 in play. Starting next Tuesday, September 11, the BlackBerry 8310 will be available from Rogers Wirelessfor $299.99, as long as you activate a...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve, Bluetooth, RIM BlackBerry, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- Paris Hilton, her BlackBerry Curve, and the Playboy Mansion
- Paris Hilton, her BlackBerry Curve, and the Playboy MansionBut...I'm more interested in the fact Ms Hilton couldn't find a pair of tights that don't have holes in them ;) Check the legs...WTF - why is Paris Hilton a story here?she's a good reason to now avoid blackberry curve. Are...
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Hilton Hotels Corp., BlackBerry Curve, Playboy
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
- Paris Hilton, her BlackBerry Curve, and the Playboy Mansion
- That's Paris Hilton and her sister Nicky arriving at the Playboy Mansion.As you can see that is a BlackBerry Curve in her hand. Thanks from our "retina" to photo agency RETNA, who took photos for the London Daily Mail.The guy looks like a bodyguard type. He may smoke, but even...
- Tags: Paris, Agency, Hilton Hotels Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Playboy, Photograph, rnrnThat, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- BlackBerry 8310 with GPS due this fall
- Doug at BlackBerry Cool posts that according to a tipster named Rogersdude, the black-colored variant BlackBerry Curve soon to be sold by Rogers Wireless in Canada will be the GPS-enabled BlackBerry 8310.Word is it that Rogers has felt they've underpromoted the original Curve in favor of the BlackBerry 8800."The...
- Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Rogers Wireless, GPS, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- Vodafone introduces BlackBerry Curve 8310 in Germany
- Vodafone and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion introduced the BlackBerry Curve 8310 in Germany earlier today.With enhanced, location-specific GPS, the BlackBerry Curve 8310 is available now from Vodafone in Germany for 99,90 Euro (note, about $136.61 U.S.) in combination with a Vodafone Business Kombipaket Zuhause 240.Here are some key features of,...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve 8300
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Poll: If you could win a free BlackBerry Curve or iPhone, you'd choose?
- Poll: If you could win a free BlackBerry Curve or iPhone, you'd choose?Total Votes: 0Ah, that's quality polling software.Take the money and runBoth are non-starters. The iPhone because of the sucktastic network "service" it's locked to, the Blackberry for the lack of usable input device for anyone whose thumbs...
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Curve
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- Poll: If you could win a free BlackBerry Curve or iPhone, you'd choose?
- Â On my other ZDNet blog, I've posted a poll that asks readers if they could win a free BlackBerry Curve or iPhone, which one would they choose.iPhone is winning over there, but given that the BlackBerry Beat is more of a gathering place for BlackBerry partisans, I think the results...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve 8300
- Blog posts 2007-06-25
- Poll: if I could win a free iPhone or BlackBerry Curve, I'd choose:
- Poll: if I could win a free iPhone or BlackBerry Curve, I'd choose:The curve is too big. The iPhone too locked downI prefer something with a smaller footprint like my Pearl. Typing at a fast rate is not that important to me, so the multi-touch keyboard doesn't bother me....
- Tags: Keyboards, Wireless LANs, LANs, Symbian Inc., Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Curve, Nokia E61i, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- Poll: if I could win a free iPhone or BlackBerry Curve, I'd choose:
- Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal thinks that given the BlackBerry Curve's multimedia capabilities and email superiority, it could be a lower-priced, reasonable alternative to the Apple iPhone. For at least some folks.Folks that may be considering the purchase of one or the other device might have the following...
- Tags: BlackBerry, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-25
- Man shoots self with BlackBerry Curve
- Man shoots self with BlackBerry CurveAre you well.??Or maybe you need new glasses or something like that.. "objects in the rear view mirror may be closer than they appear.”"objects seem further away than they are"Don't these mean the same or do I need to explain english to you?100 brain cells...
- Tags: Handhelds, BlackBerry Curve, brain cell, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2007-06-23
- Man shoots self with BlackBerry Curve
- On his Flickr photostream, Dan_H takes a most interesting photo of his rear view mirror with his new BlackBerry Curve 8300.So where do I get off with that post headline?Within the image, you can actually see Dan holding the BlackBerry Curve, in the act of taking the photo. So in...
- Tags: BlackBerry Curve 8300, BlackBerry photos and video
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
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