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The BlackBerry Storm touches down

The BlackBerry Storm has been one of the most hotly anticipated cell phones of the year. On Friday, November 21, it hit store shelves for $200 with a two-year service agreement through Verizon. But the question is, does it live up to the hype? CNET Reporter Kara Tsuboi finds out.

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, News, kara tsuboi, bonnie cha, blackberry storm, iphone, apple

Videos 2008-11-21

AT&T Tilt, a user-friendly smart phone

The AT&T Tilt promises to be the carrier's most powerful smart phone for business users with its full range of wireless options, Windows Mobile 6, and innovative tilt screen. CNET's Bonnie Cha looks at the device in this First Look.

Tags: Phone, CNET Networks Inc., Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, at&t, at+t, tilt, smartphone, windows mobile, wireless, wifi, business, hardware, mobile, os, screen, first look, bonnie cha

Videos 2007-10-04

RIM's new, Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry

The RIM BlackBerry 8820 gets another boost with Wi-Fi capabilities. CNET's Bonnie Cha examines this and other features in the latest version of the popular communications device.

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., CNET Networks Inc., RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry 8820, Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Hardware, blackberry, rim, research in motion, wifi, 8820, first look, bonnie cha, portable, handheld, smartphone, smart phone, wi-fi, communication, device, business, email, Wireless

Videos 2007-09-19

BlackBerry 8800: the good and bad

On our sister site CNet, colleague Bonnie Cha reviews the BlackBerry 8800.Bonnie gives the 8800 7.7 out of a possible 10.In CNet's evaluation system, 7.7 equals "very good." (Gee, I wish the same grading criteria was around in college when a 77 on an exam would get me a "C")Here's...

Tags: BlackBerry 8800

Blog posts 2007-05-15

Motorola Q's industrial design gets thumbs up from CNET reviews

CNET senior associate editor Bonnie Cha gives a short video review of the new Motorola Q smartphone which runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone operating system. It's one of very few Windows Mobile phones on the market that doesn't involve a touch screen or a stylus. Cha focuses on...

Tags: smart phone, Bonnie Cha

Blog posts 2006-06-09

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Palm Pre beats iPhone 3G S in 2 out of 3 speed tests by CNET

In a special episode of Prizefight, CNET's Briant Tong, Bonnie Cha, and Nicole Lee pit the iPhone 3G S against the Palm Pre in three speed tests: boot up time, loading a Web page, and taking and sending a photo. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Apple iPhone, CNET Networks Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Channel Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Sprint CEO says Pre deal is longer than six months

Sprint Nextel CEO says "They need to check their facts" on Verizon Wireless claims that it will be offering the Palm Pre within six months. NEW YORK--Verizon Wireless's claims that it will be offering the Palm Pre within six months are not accurate, says Sprint Nextel's CEO Dan...

Tags: Network, Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Smart Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sprint, Verizon, Palm, Palm Pre, Marguerite Reardon CNET News

News items 2009-06-05

Palm reviewers: The Pre has a puncher's chance

Palm's Pre isn't going to topple the iPhone this weekend, but the device has a puncher's chance to be a threat in the smartphone market, according to a bevy of reviews. Palm's Pre makes its debut for the masses on Monday.   Here's the roundup---of the bunch...

Tags: Palm Inc., Engadget, Smart Phones, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

Verizon officially rolls out BlackBerry Storm firmware update

CNET's Bonnie Cha has the scoop that Verizon Wireless has begun rolling out a firmware update for the BlackBerry Storm. The software upgrade is available via its Desktop Software Manager and Web-based software first, while the over-the-air update will be pushed out at 9:30 p.m. PST today...

Tags: Firmware Update, Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Software Upgrade, Tools & Techniques, Handhelds, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Big tech on campus

CNET's Kara Tsuboi visits the University of California, Berkeley, to find out what gadgets students are craving at the start of their school year. CNET Reviews editors Bonnie Cha and Donald Bell also weigh in on their top cell phone, MP3, and laptop picks.

Tags: CNET Networks Inc., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, News, kara tsuboi, iphone, apple, mac book, ipod, school, berkeley, laptop, itunes, imac

Videos 2008-08-22

Reviewer: Wi-Fi on new BlackBerry 8820 makes it "powerful communication device"

CNET colleague Bonnie Cha is out with a new review of the BlackBerry 8820. Shipping today, the device gets an 8.0 overall, "Excellent" rating from Bonnie. She even posts a video review. I've posted a freeze frame from that review....

Tags: Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Wireless LANs, E-mail, Wireless, Hardware, Online Communications, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-09-19

Photos: Nokia re-tunes phone lineup

Nokia took the wraps off four new entertainment devices that also work as cell phones.Nokia unveils four new entertainment devices that also work as cell phones. Nokia took the wraps off its N81 multimedia computer with two versions: an 8GB model and one with a microSD expansion slot...

Tags: Card, Phone, Retail Price, Nokia Corp., Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-08-29

A possible iPhone killer?

HTC Touch melds touch screen with Windows MobileThe HTC Touch features an innovative touch screen and has all the Windows Mobile smart phone trimmings, but CNET.com's Bonnie Cha questions whether this device is ready for prime time.

Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & displays, Operating systems, Handhelds, HTC Touch, Apple iPhone

Videos 2007-06-08

Cell phones meet fashion

Cool clothes in hot OrlandoCNET's Veronica Belmont and Bonnie Cha survived a grueling week of new cell phones at the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show in Orlando, Fla., and then took themselves to the "Fashion in Motion" show. Find out what bikinis have to do with mobile phones.

Tags: Cellular phones, telephone, cell phone

Videos 2007-03-29

Samsung's new 3G smart phone: BlackJack

Phone aimed at business customers and consumersCNET's Bonnie Cha takes a First Look at Samsung's BlackJack, a 3G-enabled smart phone for Cingular Wireless that boasts Windows Mobile and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Tags: Blackjack, telephone

Videos 2006-11-13

Thursday's Mobile Review Roundup

Our reviews team was very busy with a bunch of new mobile products in the last day. Here's some of what our reviews team published in the last 24 hours:The big screen of handhelds? Creative's Zen Vision W video review here: It almost looks more like an OQO (that...

Tags: Revision, EVDO

Blog posts 2006-09-14

New Nokia N93 embraces the dark side

Cell phone maker is back in blackNokia reveals its latest mobile phone at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in Los Angeles this week. CNET's Bonnie Cha takes a First Look.

Tags: Cellular phones, Nokia Corp.

Videos 2006-09-13

Introducing the Treo 750v

Palm's new device comes sans an antenna stubAt the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in Los Angeles, CNET gets its hands on Palm's new Treo 750v, which looks a lot like the Treo 700w. Bonnie Cha takes a First Look.

Tags: Palm Treo, Treo 750V

Videos 2006-09-13

Mobile Roundup: CTIA and beyond

This is an experimental post. Tell me what you think. As much as mobile technologies are one of my favorite areas to cover in depth (I personally believe that it takes real-world, long term tests to really vet smartphones, notebooks, PDAs, etc.), I have to recognize that I'm only one...

Tags: camera, telephone

Blog posts 2006-09-13

Nokia's multimedia-rich phone

N80 has 3-megapixel camera, second VGA camera and integrated musN80 has 3-megapixel camera, second VGA camera and integrated music playerIf you can afford it, the Nokia N80 delivers a powerful multimedia phone packed with advanced imaging features, PIM functionality and good call quality. CNET's Bonnie Cha takes a look.

Tags: camera, N80

Videos 2006-07-18