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Video — WebKit BlackBerry Browser In Action: I’m Fairly Impressed

July 21st, 2010

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Salomondrin has a new video of the upcoming WebKit BlackBerry Browser, and, after watching it, I’d have to say that I am fairly impressed. When compared to the BlackBerry Browser found in the BlackBerry 9650, the new WebKit BlackBerry Browser appears to be light years beyond its predecessor. I’s still like to see RIM smooth out scrolling and transitions from landscape mode to portrait mode and back, however, all-in-all, the WebKit BlackBerry Browser looks pretty good.

Video — WebKit BlackBerry Browser In Action: I’m Fairly Impressed is a post from: RIMarkable

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Tags: Blackberry, Browser, Landscape Mode, Light Years, Portrait Mode, Predecessor, Transitions, Webkit

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Video: BlackBerry 9800 Torch Slider, 9670 Clamshell Oxford and Curve 9300 Kepler

July 13th, 2010

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Videos and walkthroughs of the latest upcoming devices from RIM have hit the internet and there are a ton of tidbits worth watching for. Tabbed browsing in OS 5.2, new native apps for the devices and a look at a huge flash memory increase are all cool features worth checking out.

Click through for more info about these devices. The main talking points have been taken from the videos because they’ll likely be taken down soon.

BlackBerry 9800 Torch Slider

The Torch Slider is a cool new form factor that is heading towards AT&T in the very near future. The screen is a little smaller than . We think it’s a 5.0MP camera with a flash but this hasn’t been confirmed. Compared to the Storm, the Slider is a little smaller, but they’re basically the same size and weight. The battery door on the Slider is plastic, not metal. One cool feature of the Slider is the way it slides open and closed. There is no way you can slide the device open accidentally. It seems the screen has a fairly strong spring that controls the sliding movements, and it will be interesting to see how it holds up after a year of intense usage. If the sliding mechanism doesn’t hold up, it would render the device almost useless.

As you would have expected, the Torch Slider has portrait and landscape modes, and if you’re in portrait mode, the screen is locked. OS 6 on the device looks nice and the global search feature is much appreciated. The homescreen is much more customizable, allowing you to add as many icons as you’d like. It’s too bad that nobody can demonstrate the new Webkit based browser because the service providers are blocking access to it. Hopefully these files will be opened up once the device launches and we’ll be able to bring the browser files to other devices. One of the best parts of the device? Four gigs of memory for apps!

BlackBerry 9670 Clamshell Oxford

The device shown in the video is an older device because it’s using a 3.2MP camera and rumor has it that the new device will use a 5.0MP camera. The device is heading for CDMA networks such as Verizon and Sprint and the 9670 in the video is running OS 5.2, the predecessor to OS 6. The clamshell only has 512MB of flash memory so it seems RIM’s latest devices are sort of all over the place in terms of memory. What’s really cool about the browser on the 9670 is that it has tabs! Tab browsing is a basic browser feature that users have been requesting for some time and it’s cool to see it in the 5.2 browser. Another cool feature of OS 5.2 is the ability to see CPU usage for the various apps that are running on your device. This native feature will allow you to try out new apps and see if they’re hogging your device CPU and you’ll know to uninstall.

BlackBerry 9300 Kepler

The Curve 9300 Kepler is basically the new 8520 and it’s 3G. The device has the familiar media keys on the top for listening to music. The device is T-Mobile branded and is running OS 5.0. The memory hasn’t been upgraded and it’s still 256MB, which is really disappointing. Other than that, it seems the default native theme has a semi-hidden dock feature which is sort of cool. There isn’t much to show but the device looks pretty nice. Hopefully, being the new 8520, the price point will be really low, especially because there is absolutely nothing new here.

What do you think? Looking forward to any of these devices?

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Tags: Blackberry Device, Browser Files, Clamshell, Flash Memory, Gigs, Global Search Feature, Homescreen, Intense Usage, Kepler, Landscape Modes, Memory Increase, Native Apps, Os 6, Portrait Mode, Rim, Slider, Strong Spring, Talking Points, Torch, Walkthroughs

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Is A BlackBerry Pearl With A T9 (regular phone) Keyboard A Good Idea?

April 19th, 2010

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Pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry Pearl 9105 with the T9 keyboard have been making their way around the web and it really got me to wondering if putting a regular keyboard mobile phone keyboard is a good idea. To be completely honest, I don’t know how to call this one…

On one hand, the biggest segment of new potential BlackBerry users currently use phones with T9 keyboards. On the other, I doubt that any of them have said that they aren’t interested in the BlackBerry because RIM makes it too easy to type out texts and emails and they would rather keep it challenging.

I know that there a lot of T9 users out their that can text unbelievably fast as they have memorized the layout and sequence of the alpha numeric keypad, however, these folks kids aren’t the ones that would be interested in candy bar form factor BlackBerry if interested in a BlackBerry at all.

Personally, my BlackBerry 8130, was my favorite BlackBerry of all time. I love SureType and still use it in portrait mode on my BlackBerry Storm. I can’t imagine, however, trying to use the Pearl with T9 keyboard, and, although there is probably someone or sometwo who would love a BlackBerry with a T9 keyboard, I am struggling with why this is a good idea for RIM.

Is A BlackBerry Pearl With A T9 (regular phone) Keyboard A Good Idea? is a post from: RIMarkable

6 reasons to get the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 (with video)

September 7th, 2009

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YouTube user Salomondrin hasn’t been having any problems posting videos of the BlackBerry Storm 2, while other users are seeing their videos ripped down by RIM’s legal department. Why? Probably because it’s good press. He does a good job of selling users on the Storm 2, and in the end it’s good for business. I’d like to see Salomondrin post something highly critical of the Storm 2, and see if he can keep the video up.

Sal gives the following 6 reasons why you should get the BlackBerry Storm 2:

1. The Storm 2 is better looking.
2. WiFi
3. Memory – Storm 2 has 138 MB of application memory and 1.8 GB on device.
4. Texting – the texting experience is much faster due to the new sensors underneath the screen.
5. Faster – Even though Sal is using a device with an older OS, it’s still much faster to browse through the menu options and go from landscape to portrait mode.
6. Better Camera

While having more memory, a better camera and a faster processor is great, it is still very close to the Storm 1. There doesn’t seem to be anything revolutionary going on with the device, and I think with more OS updates to the Storm 1, you could have a very similar experience.

Carriers everywhere are dumping the Storm 1 to make inventory room for the Storm 2, but they’re going to have to do a lot to sell us on the Storm 2. Your BlackBerry Storm is a very decent device, I’m just not seeing the great leap forward. Lets see what marketing has to say about this.

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